Lynfield College
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| Lynfield College | |
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| Motto | Disce Vivere "Learn to Live" |
| Type | State coed secondary, years 9-13 |
| Year established | 1958 |
| Address | White Swan Road, Mt Roskill, Auckland |
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| Principal | Steve Bovaird |
| School roll | 1755 |
| Socio-economic decile (10 is highest) | 7 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 75 |
| Website | www.lynfield.school.nz |
Lynfield College is a secondary education provider in Lynfield, Auckland, New Zealand. It is one of Auckland's most respected and highest achieving high schools.[citation needed] It is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2008.[1]
The Principal of Lynfield College and head of the 179 teachers is Mr Steve Bovaird.
Lynfield College students wear uniform accordingly to their gender and year level.
- Junior boys: white/bottle green polo shirts with grey shorts and school socks
- Junior girls: white/bottle green polo shirts with green checkered A-line skirts and white socks
- Senior boys: white/bottle green polo shirts OR white business shirt with school tie with charcoal-grey shorts and school socks
- Senior girls: white/bottle green polo shirts OR white school blouse with charcoal-grey skirts
All students may wear black dress pants in winter with the green school jackets. Students also have a choice in which jumper they wish to wear - a grey or a green woollen jumper. Uniform is strictly enforced with students being required to have socks pulled up. Formal attire is available from the College Shop, consisting of blazers and ties.
The school practices NCEA for assessments and examinations, and has high achievement rates compared to the national average.
[edit] Staff
[edit] Deans
- Year 9 - Sophia Hameed
- Year 10 - Dennis Van Dijck
- Year 11 - Claire Nelson
- Year 12 - R. Prasad
- Year 13 - K. Strong[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Lynfield College 50th Reunion. Waitakere City Council. Archived from the original on 2008-02-29.
- ^ Admin and Staff. Lynfield College.
