Whangaparaoa College

Whangaparaoa College is a Secondary (Year 7-15) school situated on 8 Stanmore Bay Road, .

With a roll size of around 1,741 students. Steve McCracken is the principal and you can view their school website here .

They provide support for international students to enrol at Whangaparaoa College. If you're looking for a New Zealand Education you can visit their website or phone them Phone: +64 XXXXX click (The current time in New Zealand is 9:34 AM).

Whangaparaoa College

Whangaparaoa College, situated at the heart of Stanmore Bay in New Zealand'self charming community, is a place where academic excellence meets personal growth. Nestled on 8 Stanmore Bay Road within this picturesque town known for its serene landscapes and friendly locals, Whangaparaoa stands as an educational beacon.

Principal: The school's principal is a dedicated leader who embodies the core values of respect, integrity, inclusivity, and perseverance. Under their guidance, students are encouraged to challenge themselves while fostering strong bonds within our diverse community.

Enrolment Process

Application Deadline: Applications for the next academic year close on [insert date here]. Prospective students and their families are invited to submit applications through our online portal or by contacting our admissions office directly.

Admission Requirements: To be considered for enrolment, applicants must possess a Level 3 qualification (e.g., NCEA level 3) and meet the school's academic criteria based on their previous performance in subjects like English, Maths, Science, Social Studies/Geography.

Interviews: Selected candidates may be invited to attend an interview with our admissions team. This provides a valuable opportunity for applicants and parents alike to learn more about the school's culture and expectations.

School Values & Principal Overview

Values: Whangaparaoa College is founded on five pillars of excellence - academic achievement, personal growth, community engagement, cultural diversity and environmental stewardship. Our students are encouraged to develop their talents while respecting the unique backgrounds that make up our school's fabric.

Principal:

The principal of Whangaparaoa College is a passionate educator who has dedicated years to shaping young minds. With an unwa0beding commit

Physical Address:

8 Stanmore Bay Road
Stanmore Bay

Phone: 094 XXXXX click

Email: wgpcollege.school.nz click

Postal Address:

P O Box 775
Whangaparaoa 943

Upcoming Events at Whangaparaoa College

Event Date Details
Monday 23/03/2026 L1CRIM01 US27839
SOCS
Monday 23/03/2026 L1CMBL01 AS92020
SCIE
Monday 23/03/2026 L3DRAM01 AS91515
ARTS
Monday 23/03/2026 L2CPSY01 AS91844
SOCS
Monday 23/03/2026 Kōrero - Year 11
Tuesday 24/03/2026 Y9-13 Meet the Kaiārahi
School closes for all learners at 12:30pm
Tuesday 24/03/2026 Kōrero - Year 9
Wednesday 25/03/2026 Y9-13 Meet the Kaiārahi
School closes at normal time of 3:15pm
Wednesday 25/03/2026 Deans Assembly - Year 13
11:30am
Wednesday 25/03/2026 Deans Assembly - Year 12
12pm
Thursday 26/03/2026 L1GEOG01 AS91933
SOCS
Thursday 26/03/2026 Kōrero - Year 12
Friday 27/03/2026 L2BIOL01 AS91153
SCIE
Friday 27/03/2026 L2HEED01 AS91236
PHED
Friday 27/03/2026 L1HEED01 AS92008
PHED
Friday 27/03/2026 L2BCON01 US24354
TECH
Friday 27/03/2026 Kōrero - Year 7
Monday 30/03/2026 L2SPSC01 AS91190
SCIE
Monday 30/03/2026 L2MATS01 AS91263
MATH
Monday 30/03/2026 L1ARTC01 AS91914
ARTS
Monday 30/03/2026 L1DSPH01 AS91914
ARTS
Monday 30/03/2026 L2PHOT01 AS91312
ARTS
Monday 30/03/2026 L1DANC01 AS91937
ARTS
Monday 30/03/2026 L2DANC01 AS91207
ARTS
Monday 30/03/2026 L2DANC01 AS91208
ARTS
Monday 30/03/2026 L1DRAM01 AS91940
ARTS
Monday 30/03/2026 L2MUSP01 AS91278
ARTS
Monday 30/03/2026 L3MUSP01 AS91425
ARTS
Monday 30/03/2026 Kōrero - Year 8
Tuesday 31/03/2026 L2CHEM01 AS91910
SCIE
Tuesday 31/03/2026 L2OUED01 US32840
PHED
Tuesday 31/03/2026 L3HEED01 AS91464
PHED
Tuesday 31/03/2026 Kōrero - International
Wednesday 1/04/2026 WA1R / L1MAOR01 US31507
MAOR
Wednesday 1/04/2026 WA1R / L1MAOR01 US31509
MAOR
Wednesday 1/04/2026 WA2E AS91102
MAOR
Wednesday 1/04/2026 WA3E AS91476
MAOR
Wednesday 1/04/2026 WA2H AS91229
MAOR
Wednesday 1/04/2026 WA3H AS91434
MAOR
Wednesday 1/04/2026 L2GEOG01 AS91246
SOCS
Wednesday 1/04/2026 L3GEOG01 AS91428
SOCS
Wednesday 1/04/2026 L3PHED01 AS91789
PHED
Wednesday 1/04/2026 L2ENCOM01 AS91107
ENGL
Wednesday 1/04/2026 House Assembly
11:30 - 12:30pm

Auditorium
Gymnasium
Wednesday 1/04/2026 L1BUST01 AS92028
SOCS
Wednesday 1/04/2026 L2BUST01 AS90847
SOCS
Wednesday 1/04/2026 WA1E AS91926
MAOR
Wednesday 1/04/2026 WA1H AS92024
MAOR
Wednesday 1/04/2026 WA1R / L1MAOR01 US27105
MAOR
Wednesday 1/04/2026 WA1R / L1MAOR01 US29316
MAOR

Whangaparaoa College Daily Notices

Yr 9-13 Autumn Golf Tournament

Wednesday 11/03/2026 - Monday 16/03/2026

If you're golfer with a handicap and membership, sign up at the Sports Office for our Autumn Golf Tournament at Whangaparaoa Golf Club on 22 April.


Yr 7-9 Girls Basketball Skills Session

Friday 20/03/2026 - Tuesday 24/03/2026

Yr 7-9 All Girls basketball skills session. Last one is Tuesday 24 March. Remember to come along and have a go in the gym at lunch time. All levels welcome, fun environment, female coaches.


Epro8 Challenge

Friday 20/03/2026 - Tuesday 24/03/2026

Interested in puzzles, engineering and solving problems The epro8 challenge is a team-based competition to work together and build various working models using equipment to solve problems with a little Math on the side.



If this sounds like you please come along to S6 at Lunchtime on Wednesday for more of an explanation around what it's all about.


D&D - Beginner Friendly

Monday 23/03/2026 - Thursday 26/03/2026

Interested in learning how to play Dungeons & Dragons Then this beginner friendly group is for you.

Meet Tomas and Friends on Friday lunch times in S4. This is the last meeting of Term 1.


Meeting for 2026 Science & Technology Fair

Friday 27/03/2026 - Monday 30/03/2026

A meeting for all those interested in participating in 2026 Science & Technology Fair.

Monday 30th March 2026 1:40pm onwards. Bring your lunches.

If you haven't signed up already, fill in the form using the link below.

https://forms.gle/nM9ZhUrSFvE94fcg6


Whangaparaoa College Curriculum

Below are some of the subjects that Whangaparaoa College offers to their students for 2026/2027.

Level 3 Dance (L3DANC01)
Level 3 Drama (L3DRAM01)
Level 3 Music (L3MUSP01)
Level 3 Photography (L3PHOT01)
Level 3 Design (L3DES01)
Level 3 Visual Arts Painting (L3ARPA01)
Level 3 Media Studies (L3MEST01)
Level 3 French (L3FREN01)
Level 3 Māori (L3MAOR01)
Level 3 Māori Performing Arts (L3MAPA01)
Level 3 Mathematics with Calculus (L3MATC01)
Level 3 Mathematics with Statistics (L3MATS01)
Level 3 Health Education (L3HEED01)
Level 3 Outdoor Education (L3OUED01)
Level 3 Physical Education (L3PHED01)
Level 3 Practical Physical Education (L3PRPE01)
Level 3 Biology (L3BIOL01)
Level 3 Chemistry (L3CHEM01)
Level 1 Chemistry Biology (Specialist) (L1CMBL01)
Level 3 Earth and Space Science (L3ESSC01)
Level 3 Physics (L3PHYS01)
Level 3 Business Studies (L3BUST01)
Level 3 Geography (L3GEOG01)
Level 3 History (L3HIST01)
Level 3 Sociology (L3SOCI01)
Level 3 Trades Academy (L3TRA01)
Level 3 Design and Visual Communication (L3DVC01)
Level 3 Digital Technology (L3DTEC01)
Level 3 Food Technology (L3FOTE01)
Level 3 Hospitality (L3HOSP01)
Level 3 Materials Technology (L3MTEC01)
Level 3 Textiles (L3CLTX01)
Level 3 Gateway (L3GATE01)
Level 2 Dance (L2DANC01)
Level 2 Drama (L2DRAM01)
Level 2 Music (L2MUSP01)
Level 2 Visual Arts (L2ARTC01)
Level 2 Design (L2DES01)
Level 2 Visual Arts Photography (L2PHOT01)
Level 2 Business Studies (L2BUST01)
Level 2 English Communication (L2ENCM01)
Level 2 Media Studies (L2MEST01)
Level 2 French ( Via Correspondence ) (L2FREN01)
Level 2 Māori (L2MAOR01)
Level 2 Māori Performing Arts (L2MAPA01)
Level 2 Mathematics with Algebra (L2MATH01)
Level 2 Mathematics with Statistics (L2MATS01)
Level 2 Health Education (L2HEED01)
Level 2 Outdoor Education (L2OUED01)
Level 2 Physical Education (L2PHED01)
Level 2 Practical Physical Education (L2PRPE01)
Level 2 Biology (L2BIOL01)
Level 2 Chemistry (L2CHEM01)
Level 2 Physics (L2PHYS01)
Level 2 Space Science (L2SPSC01)
Level 2 Geography (L2GEOG01)
Level 2 History (L2HIST01)
Level 2 Sociology (L2SOCI01)
Level 2 Building and Construction (L2BCON01)
Level 2 Design and Visual Communication (L2DVC01)
Level 2 Digital Technology (L2DTEC01)
Level 2 Food Technology (L2FOTE01)
Level 2 Hospitality (L2HOSP01)
Level 2 Materials Technology (L2MTEC01)
Level 2 Textiles (L2CLTX01)
Level 2 Gateway (L2GATE01)
Level 1 Dance (L1DANC01)
Level 1 Drama (L1DRAM01)
Level 1 Music (L1MUSP01)
Level 1 Visual Arts (L1ARTC01)
Level 1 English (L1ENGL01)
Level 1 French ( via Correspondence ) (L1FREN01)
Level 1 Māori (L1MAOR01)
Level 1 Māori Performing Arts (L1MAPA01)
Level 1 Mathematics with Algebra (L1MATH01)
Level 1 Numeracy (L1MATN01)
Level 1 Mathematics with Statistics (L1MATS01)
Level 1 Health Education (L1HEED01)
Level 1 Physical Education (L1PHED01)
Level 1 Practical Physical Education (L1PRPE01)
Level 1 General Science (L1SCIE01)
Level 1 Business Studies (L1BUST01)
Level 1 Geography (L1GEOG01)
Level 1 History (L1HIST01)
Level 1 Sociology (L1SOCI01)
Level 1 Building and Construction (L1BCON01)
Level 1 Design and Visual Communication (L1DVC01)
Level 1 Digital Technology (L1DTEC01)
Level 1 Food Technology (L1FOTE01)
Level 1 Hospitality (L1HOSP01)
Level 1 Materials Technology (L1MTEC01)
Level 1 Textiles (L1CLTX01)
Level 1 Personalised Learning Pod (L1PPOD01)
Year 10 Dance (10DANC)
Year 10 Drama (10DRAM)
Year 10 Music (10MUSP)
Year 10 Visual Arts (10ARTC)
Year 10 Business Studies (10BUST)
Year 10 English (10ENGL)
Year 10 French (10FREN)
Year 10 Māori (10MAOR)
Year 10 Mathematics (10MATH)
Year 10 Health Education (10HEED)
Year 10 Physical Education (10PHED)
Year 10 Sports Institute (10SPOR)
Year 10 Science (10SCIE)
Year 10 Social Studies (10SOCS)
Year 10 Design and Visual Communication (10DVCM)
Year 10 Digital Technology (10DTEC)
Year 10 Food Technology (10FOTE)
Year 10 Materials Technology (10MTEC)
Year 10 Textiles Technology (10CLTX)
Year 7 Art (7ART)
Year 8 Art (8ARTC)
Year 8 Dance (8DANC)
Year 9 Dance (9DANC)
Year 8 Drama (8DRAM)
Year 9 Drama (9DRAM)
Year 8 Music (8MUSP)
Year 9 Music (Core) (9MUSP)
Year 7 Music/Music Studies (7MUSC)
Year 7 Physical Education (7PERF)
Year 9 Visual Arts (9ARTC)
Year 7 English (7ENGL)
Year 9 English (9ENGL)
Year 7 English Language Learning (JUNEL02)
Level 2 English Literature (L2ENLIT0)
Level 3 English Communication (L3ENCM01)
Y7 Specify Subject Name (7MIND)
Year 10 Chinese (10CHIN)
Year 8 Chinese (8CHIN)
Year 9 Chinese (9CHIN)
Year 8 French (8FREN)
Year 9 French (9FREN)
Year 8 Māori (8MAORI)
Year 9 Māori (9MAOR)
Year 7 Māori (7MAOR)
Year 7 Mathematics (7MATH)
Year 8 Mathematics (8MATH)
Year 9 Mathematics (9MATH)
Year 7 Health (7HEED)
Year 9 Health Education (9HEED)
Year 7 Physical Education (7PHED)
Year 8 Physical Education (8PHED)
Year 9 Physical Education (9PHED)
Year 9 Sports Institute (9SPOR)
Level 1 Physics Earth/Space (Specialist) (L1PESS01)
Year 7 Science (7SCIE)
Year 8 Science (8SCIE)
Year 9 Science (9SCIE)
Year 7 Social Studies (7SOCS)
Year 8 Social Studies (8SOCS)
Y7 Specify Subject Name (7BSTE)
Year 8 Design and Visual Communication (8DVC)
Year 8 Digital Technology (8DTEC)
Year 9 Digital Technology (9DTEC)
Year 9 Food and Textiles Technology (9FOCL)
Year 7 Food and Nutrition (7FOTE)
Year 7 Materials Technology (7MTEC)
Year 9 Materials Technology/Design and Visual Communication (9MTDVC)
Year 8 Textiles Technology (8CLTX)
Year 7 Digital Technology (7DTEC)
Year 9 Social Studies (9SOCS)
Year 7 William Pike Challenge (7WPCH)
Year 8 English (8ENGL)
Year 8 Health Education (8HEED)
Level 3 English Literature (L3ENLIT0)
Level 1 Criminology (L1CRIME0)
English Medium (MMMM2)
Māori Medium (Wananga1)
Level 1 English Language (L1ENLU01)
Level 2 English Language (L2ENLU01)
Junior English Language (JUNEL01)
Level 1 Media Studies (L1MEST01)
Maori Language (Core) (8MAOR)
Level 3 English Language (L3ENLU01)
Senior Online Learning Course (SNROLC)
Level 1 General Social Studies (L1GNST01)
Year 11 Wānanga (WA1)
Year 12 Wānanga (WA2)
Year 13 Wānanga (WA3)
Year 10 Wānanga Pathway (10WANA)
Year 10 Wānanga Reo (10WAREO)
New Zealand Experience (NZEXP)
Level 3 Study (L3STUDY)
Level 1 Design/Photography (L1DSPH01)
Level 1 Literacy (L1LIT01)
Level 3 Literacy (L3LIT01)
Level 2 Criminology / Psychology (L2CPSY01)
Year 10 Athlete Development (10ATHD01)
10 English Pathway (10ENGPTH)
10 Wānanga English (10ENGLWA)
Level 1 Wānanga English (WA1E)
Level 2 Wānanga English (WA2E)
Māori Medium (WANANGA3)
Year 10 Wananga (10WA)
Māori Medium (Wananga2)
English Medium (MMMM1)
English Medium (MMMM3)

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