Rotorua Lakes High School
| Rotorua Lakes High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Porikapa Road, Owhata, Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 38°08′11″S 176°18′06″E / 38.13638°S 176.30161°E |
| Information | |
| Funding type | State |
| Motto | Māori: Mauria Te Pono (Keep Steadfastly to the Truth) |
| Established | 1971 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 154 |
| Principal | Jon Ward |
| Staff | 75 |
| Years offered | 9–13 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| School roll | 722 (March 2025) |
| Houses | |
| Colour(s) | Navy, gold and teal |
| Socio-economic decile | 5M |
| Website | rotorualakes |
Rotorua Lakes High School, commonly known as Lakes High, or simply Lakes, is a state school educating boys and girls from Year 9 to Year 13. It is situated in Owhata, in the eastern suburbs of Rotorua, New Zealand, and draws many of its students from the eastern Rotorua urban area, and the semi-rural lakes communities to the south and east of Rotorua; this giving rise to the name Rotorua Lakes.
The school has a roll of 706 students from year 9 to 13. It offers the National Certificate of Educational Achievement qualification, alongside New Zealand Scholarship. Opened in 1971, the school is the youngest secondary school in Rotorua and is built in the "S68" style common for secondary schools in New Zealand in this period. Special features of the school include a special needs unit, Astroturf, squash court and horticulture complex.