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School · Secondary · StateiSource and licenceSource: New Zealand Ministry of Education, Schools Directory, roll returns and teacher numbers, as held on whatschool.ai. Attendance is a national peer-group benchmark; per-school attendance is not published. Independent edition, not affiliated with the Ministry.How we handle data

Wakatipu High School

State secondary (year 9-15) school in Frankton, Otago.

Equity Index (EQI)
416
▼ 47 nat. avg 463
Total roll
1,544
▲ 1210 nat. avg 334
Students per teacher
14.4
roll ÷ teachers (FTTE), 2024
Maori students
10.1%
▼ 22pp nat. avg 32%
Pacific students
4.6%
▼ 7pp nat. avg 11.8%
Asian students
17.1%
▲ 1pp nat. avg 16.1%
Roll change, 5 years
+37.5%
+395 students, 2020 to 2025
School type
Secondary
State · Co-Educational
More schools in Otago, SouthlandAll New Zealand schools

Equity Index (EQI)

iMinistry of Education, Schools Directory and roll returns 2026. The Equity Index replaced the decile system in 2023.

An EQI of 416 means Wakatipu High School serves a community with fewer equity barriers than most.

416School EQIfewer equity barriers (lower EQI)
463Average of NZ schools held2,580 schools
450Otago, Southland average232 schools
2.74Isolation indexgeographic remoteness

Attendance context

iPeer-group figures, not this school.Per-school attendance is not published in New Zealand. These national benchmarks show how attendance looks for schools like this one.Ministry of Education, Regular Attendance Data, Term 4 2024. "Attending over 90%" is the government definition of regular attendance; serious absence means attending 70% or less. These figures apply to similar schools, not to this school.
Peer groupAttending over 90%Attending over 80%Serious absence
All NZ schools56.4%78.9%11.3%
Secondary schools (this type)48%70.1%18%
Lower equity need (this EQI)65.6%86.2%6.5%

Location and authority

iMinistry of Education, Schools Directory and roll returns.
Authority
State
School type
Secondary (Year 9-15)
Territorial authority
Queenstown-Lakes District
Region
Otago Region
Urban or rural
Medium urban area
Ward
Queenstown-Whakatipu Ward
General electorate
Southland
Maori electorate
Te Tai Tonga
Area (SA2)
Frankton

School donations

iMinistry of Education Schools Directory. State schools in the donations scheme receive extra funding in exchange for not asking for donations.

Donations may be requested

Enrolment scheme

iWhether a school has an enrolment scheme comes from the Schools Directory.Ministry of Education, Schools Directory.

Wakatipu High School does not have an enrolment scheme, so it enrols students on an open basis, subject to its roll capacity.

Zone boundaries are not shown.

Understanding these measures

iPlain-English notes on how to read these figures.

EQI - Equity Index. The EQI replaced the decile system in 2023. It uses individual-level student data to estimate the barriers to learning in a school community. A higher number means more equity need, and more funding.

Enrolment schemes (zones). A zone manages roll capacity and gives local students priority. It says nothing about school quality.

Territorial authority. The local council area the school sits in.

Isolation index. A measure of geographic remoteness; a higher value means a more remote school.