Westlake Girls' High School

At Westlake Girls High School we have a clear vision for our school, and a defined purpose for what we do. Our Vision: Confident, optimistic, robust young women who are proud citizens of Aotearoa New Zealand, equipped for global success. Our Purpose: To provide a positive, inclusive environment delivering the highest quality academic education, with rich opportunities for personal growth.

Westlake Girls High School is an all-girls secondary school situated in Milford, near Takapuna, Auckland, on New Zealand's north island. The school opened in 1958, and was designed to serve the needs of both girls and boys until Westlake Girls High School opened in 1962. Because of our shared history, Westlake Girls has always had close links with our brother school.

The Westlake Girls Careers Department helps students make decisions about the best course, job, and study and training options. Students are helped to develop clear ideas of their career goals along with the skills to make realistic career decisions and plans. They are encouraged to take a number of steps, including researching opportunities, writing curriculum vitae, completing applications for courses and jobs, gaining work experience, practising interviews, and making decisions on future work or study opportunities.


Program

  • Art:

    The Art Department at Westlake Girls High School is well known for the innovative and exciting courses that are offered to the students. This is a very large department with a staff of 9 full time teachers. More than half the school’s population attend core or option art classes. Students who select to study an art subject in this school are very successful. Because of the departments size and the range of teacher expertise, a wide range of art fields are offered to students.

  • Music:

    Music has a strong influence in the school and students may study music as an academic subject as well as joining in music groups such as choirs, orchestras, jazz or rock bands and various ensembles. Students are often successful in gaining places at University of Auckland for performance music degrees in voice, cello, piano, violin and flute. Selection for these courses is highly competitive.

  • Westlake Girls High School Sport:

    Westlake Girls High School is one of New Zealand’s leading sporting schools with a long-standing tradition and strong commitment to sporting excellence. The school encourages participation in extra-curricular sporting activities offering over thirty sports for students. The aim is to foster an active participation, provide opportunities to develop personal, leadership skills, social interaction and practice a sense of fair play.