Westlake Girls High School
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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 1957 as a coeducational school, changing to girls only in 1962 when Westlake Boys High School opened. Westlake Girls has a roll of approximately 2,286 students from Years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18), making one of the largest single-sex schools in New Zealand.[1]
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Coordinates | 36.7825°S 174.7508°E / -36.7825; 174.7508 |
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Type | Public school |
Motto | Virtute Experiamur (Let Courage Be Thy Test) |
Established | 1957 (1957) (co-ed), 1962 (single-sex) |
Sister school | Westlake Boys High School |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 38 |
Principal | Jane Stanley |
Years offered | 9–13 |
Gender | Female |
Number of students | 2,286[1] (February 2024) |
Houses | 5 |
Colour(s) | Red & Green |
Socio-economic decile | 9Q[2] |
Website | www |
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The school is divided into five house groups; based on the five Olympic Rings: Akoranga (black), Hauraki (gold), Onewa (red), Pupuke (blue) and Wairau (green).[3]