# Waitara High School

**Type:** Secondary (Year 9-15) (State)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** 18 Princess Street, Waitara  
**Region:** Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū  
**Total roll:** 418  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 524  
**Founded:** 1947  
**Website:** <http://waitarahs.school.nz>  

> ⚠️ **Active MoE intervention** — a limited statutory manager has been appointed (2015-12-10). Source: <https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2015-go7279>

## Audited financials (year ended 2024)

- **Total revenue:** $7.99M
- **Surplus/(deficit):** +$182,809
- **Net assets/equity:** $1.70M
- **Audit opinion:** unmodified
- **Source:** <https://www.waitarahs.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Audited-financial-statements-2024-signed.pdf>

## Tags

`surplus_latest_year` · `audit_unmodified_multi_year` · `revenue_growth_15pct` · `holidays_act_disclosure_open` · `related_party_disclosure` · `state_school` · `coeducational` · `secondary_school` · `eqi_above_average_need`

## Machine-readable siblings

- JSON: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/waitara-high-school/facts.json>
- ERO history (markdown): <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/waitara-high-school/ero-history.md>

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