Waiopehu College

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Waiopehu College
Address
74 Bartholomew Road
Levin 5510
New Zealand
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Information
Opened February 1973 (February 1973)
Ministry of Education Institution no. 237
Principal Mark Robinson
Years offered 9–13
Gender Coeducational
School roll 667[1] (March 2016)
Socio-economic decile 2F[2]
Website

Waiopehu College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Levin, New Zealand. The school opened in February 1973 as Levin's second secondary school, after Horowhenua College struggled to cope with 1200 students.[3] Serving Years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18), the school has a roll of 667 students as of March 2016.[1]

Demographics

At the September 2014 Education Review Office (ERO) review, Waiopehu College had 635 students enrolled. Forty-eight percent of students are male and 52 percent are female. Fifty-one percent of students identified as New Zealand European (Pākehā), 38 percent identified as Māori, eight percent as Samoan, three percent as another ethnicity.[4]

Waiopehu College has a socio-economic decile of 2F (high-band decile 2), meaning it draws its school community from areas of moderately-high to high socioeconomic disadvantage when compared to other New Zealand schools.[2]

Notable alumni

References

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External links

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