It was relocated to a new site at 47/49 Red Oaks Drive, Frankton during the 2017/18 summer holidays.

[6] Development of the new Wakatipu High School cost approximately $50 million and took place over the course of 2017.

[7] The school was developed with a controversial open plan design with the intention of encouraging constructive communication between students.

[11] In 2024, it was forecast that continuing growth in the school roll would require that within three years, the 17 temporary classrooms that had been removed from the Frankton site following completion of property upgrades would need to be returned, unless a site for a second school could be obtained.

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