Westlake Girls High School

Westlake Girls High School
Address
2 Wairau Road
Takapuna
Auckland 0627
New Zealand
Coordinates 36°46′57″S 174°45′03″E / 36.7825°S 174.7508°ECoordinates: 36°46′57″S 174°45′03″E / 36.7825°S 174.7508°E
Information
Funding type State
Motto Virtute Experiamur
(Let Courage Be Thy Test)
Established 1958 (co-ed), 1962 (single-sex)
Sister school Westlake Boys High School
Ministry of Education Institution no. 38
Principal Roz Mexted
Years offered 9–13
Gender Girls
School roll 2188[1] (March 2015)
Socio-economic decile 9Q[2]
Website www.westlakegirls.school.nz

Westlake Girls High School is a state girls secondary school, located to the west of Lake Pupuke in Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand. The school was established in 1958 as a coeducational school, changing to girls only in 1962 when its brother school, Westlake Boys High School, opened. Westlake Girls has a roll of approximately 2188 girls from Years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18), making one of the largest single-sex schools in New Zealand.[1]

History

The school has its origin in 1958, when it opened as a co-ed institution. In 1962 Westlake Girls' and Westlake Boys High School emerged as separate schools, though they maintain relations.

Westlake Girls and Boys

Physically merely a few hundred metres apart, Westlake Girls and Westlake Boys engage in an annual theatrical production together, several joint musical ensembles (including a joint choir, two orchestras, a concert band and a jazz band), and some social dances, among other things. The joint choir, "Choralation", has won the top award in the nation wide secondary schools choir competition The Big Sing for three years in a row, something never done before in the history of the competition. The two schools share a motto - Virtute Experiamur (Let Courage Be Thy Test).

Classes

Classes run Monday - Friday, four terms per year, usually beginning in late January/early February. Students attend a Form Class every morning from 8:45 - 9:05, during which time 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. Year 13 students are permitted to leave the school grounds, are excused from wearing the school uniform. However, recently, year 13 will require to wear a senior uniform.They also receive study periods within their timetables.

Subjects

Subject Information

This section is still being edited.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Directory of Schools - as at 7 April 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

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