WaitÃÂkere College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand, established in 1975. A total of students from Years 9 to 13 (ages 13 to 18) attend WaitÃÂkere College as of
Students entering the college are allocated into one of three "Houses". The house names use MÃÂori words: Aroha (Love), Manawanui (Perseverance), and Matauranga (Knowledge).
WaitÃÂkere College offers an extra 'Performing Arts' subject formerly run by Stephen Nightingale. Entry is based on an audition process and the course runs for years 9 and 10. It covers drama, dance, music, singing, theatre, film/television, editing, theatre lighting, make-up and costume.
WaitÃÂkere College is often used as a filming location for the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, as the location of Ferndale High School.
As of , WaitÃÂkere College has a roll of students, of which (%) identify as MÃÂori.
As of , the school has an Equity Index of , placing it amongst schools whose students have socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 4 and 5 under the former socio-economic decile system).