▁China . ▁The ▁student ▁body ▁is ▁currently ▁around ▁ 4 7 % ▁Ma ori , ▁ 4 5 % ▁European , ▁and ▁ 6 % ▁of ▁other ▁eth nic ▁background s ▁including ▁Pacific ▁and ▁Asian . ▁ ▁C urr icular ▁and ▁co - curr icular ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁The ▁school ▁offers ▁N CE A ▁Level s ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁at ▁Year ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁respectively , ▁in ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁subjects . ▁N Z ▁Sch olar ship ▁is ▁offered ▁to ▁able ▁Year ▁ 1 3 ▁students ▁in ▁some ▁subjects . ▁Junior ▁students ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁varied ▁programme , ▁which ▁follows ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁C urr icul um . ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁an ▁annual ▁academic ▁exchange ▁with ▁Forest ▁View ▁High ▁School , ▁in ▁Tok oro a , ▁in ▁the ▁subjects ▁of ▁Deb ating , ▁Mathemat ics , ▁General ▁Know ledge , ▁Econom ics , ▁Science ▁and ▁Visual ▁Arts . ▁ ▁Ach iev ement ▁rates ▁for ▁N CE A ▁Level s ▁ 1 – 3 , ▁for ▁both ▁Ma ori ▁and ▁non - Ma ori ▁students , ▁are ▁broad ly ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁national ▁aver ages . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁Rot or ua ▁L akes ▁High ▁School ▁is ▁a ▁regular ▁particip ant ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁cultural ▁events . ▁These ▁include ▁Kap a ▁H aka , ▁Stage ▁Challenge , ▁Shakespeare ▁in ▁School s , ▁Cy ril ▁Bass ett - R SA ▁Spe ech ▁Compet ition , ▁Man u ▁Kor ero ▁and ▁others