Westlake Girls' High School

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Westlake Girls' High School

Motto	Virtute Experiamur Let Courage Be Thy Test
Type	State Single-sex Girls Year 9-13
Year established	1958 (co-ed), 1962 (single-sex)
Address	2 Wairau Road , Takapuna, Auckland
Principal	Alison Gernhoefer
School roll	2202
Socio-economic decile (10 is high)	10
Ministry of Education Institution no.	38
Website	www.westlakegirls.school.nz

Westlake Girls' High School is an all-girls secondary school situated in Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand. The students range in level from Year 9 (Form 3) to Year 13 (Form 7). With 2202 ^[1] girls enrolled as of 2006, it is one of the largest single sex schools in New Zealand.

1 History
2 Westlake Girls' and Boys'
3 Classes
4 External links
5 References

[edit] History

The school has its early origins in 1958, when it opened as a co-ed institution. It wasn't until 1962 that Westlake Girls' and Westlake Boys' High School emerged as separate schools, though they maintain relations.

[edit] Westlake Girls' and Boys'

Physically merely a few hundred metres apart, Westlake Girls' and Westlake Boys' engage in an annual theatrical production together, a joint choir, and some social dances, among other things. The two schools share a motto - 'Virtute Experiamur'; 'Let Courage Be Thy Test' in Latin

[edit] Classes

Classes run Monday - Friday, four terms a year, usually beginning in late January/early February. Students must attend a Form Class every morning from 8:45 - 9:05, where a roll check is performed. Two periods, 9:05 - 10:05 and 10:05 - 11:05 precede a morning break. From 11:25 - 12:25 Period 3 runs, followed by lunch. 1:15 - 2:15 and 2:15 - 3:15 are the last two periods of the school day. Only Year 13 students are permitted to leave the school grounds, and only Year 13 students receive Free Periods in their timetable.