Principal | Ms Jane Stanley |
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Year levels | 9 to 13 |
Enrolment numbers | 2160 |
Boarding or day | day |
Website | http://www.westlakegirls.school.nz |
Phone | 09 489 3070 |
Fax | 09 4861 860 |
Postal address | 2 Wairau Road, 2 Wairau Road |
Address | 2 Wairau Road Takapuna, Auckland 0627, New Zealand |
Our school motto is Virtute Experiamur, Let Courage Be Thy test. The motto is the underlying theme behind everything we offer at Westlake Girls. The curriculum is designed to support the personal development of each student so that she may fulfil her potential in as many fields as possible, through a wide range of academic, cultural, social and recreational activities.
Westlake Girls is well located between Lake Pupuke and the Northern Motorway on10 hectares of landscaped grounds. Facilities include classrooms equipped with the latest audio visual / multimedia and ICT technologies, a comprehensive computer network, music suite, science laboratories, drama room, dance studio, swimming pool, fitness rooms and three gymnasiums.
Teaching staff come from a wide range of backgrounds and offer an enthusiastic, supportive and welcoming environment for all students. The school has developed an excellent reputation for the teaching of mathematics, sciences and languages and many of our former students who majored in these subjects have had distinguished university careers.