Wangaratta High School is a co-educational government secondary day school in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. As of 2026, it has approximately 600 students. It was officially established in 1909. Over its 117 year history there has been several itirations of the school across different campuses. Most recently it has consolidated from three campuses (Ovens College and the Wangaratta HS / GoTAFE Campus), back to one campus in 2014.
The Senior Years Learning Community, housing students in Years 10âÂÂ12 is a state of the art building powered by geothermal energy. It was completed in 2009 along with the refurbishment of the PAC (Performing Arts Centre). A new administrative office and Science / Technology and Arts building was completed in 2013. The Middle Years Learning Community, housing students in Years 7âÂÂ9 has also been. Future plans include demolition of the 'old' buildings on the Edwards street site; refurbishment of the current Year 7 Learning Community (old library) into the Wellbeing Precinct as well as a new sports centre and double gym. The school has a strong reputation in outdoor education, adventure and skiing. It has a long association with Mittagundi Outdoor Education Centre, and a number of Directors/Principals have been past students. The school has previously won the Victorian Interschools Cross Country Skiing Championships, and a number of alumni have represented Australia in cross-country skiing, including Xanthea Dewez.
Extracurricular activities include involvement in the schools many bands, each of which go on a camp each year, to various parts of Australia. In 2022, Wangaratta High School was a premium venue of the Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival.
It was the 2002 winner of the Kool Skools award.
In years 7-9, Wangaratta High School runs a Select Entry Accelerated Learning (SEAL) program. It is one of only 38 schools that is accredited to run the program by the Department of Education in Victoria.
In years 11 and 12, Wangaratta High School offers the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and the Vocational Major (VM) to all students.
There have been several incarnations of Wangaratta High School across multiple sites and campuses over its 117 year history.https://whs.vic.edu.au/about/history/ Alumni featured below attended one of these many iterations of the school.