Kelston Girls' College

Kelston Girls’ College
Location
Achibald Rd, Kelston, Auckland New Zealand
Information
Type	State single-sex girls secondary (Year 9-13)
Motto	To wisdom with honour
Ministry of Education Institution no.	84
Principal	Linda Fox
School roll	519(July 2016)

Kelston Girls’ College (KGC) is a single-sex girls state secondary school in Kelston, a suburb in the Waitakere region of Auckland, New Zealand. It was created in 1963 when the roll of Kelston High School (formed in 1954) became too large for the site on the corner of Archibald and Great North Roads. The boys moved to a new site further down Archibald Road and the original site became the home of Kelston Girls’ High School (now Kelston Girls' College).

In 2004 Kelston Girls’ High School Board of Trustees decided to undergo a change of name. Following consultation with the community, the school was renamed Kelston Girls’ College. At the time Board chairwoman Rosemary Caldwell commented that the name change would help to attract international students.

Kelston Girls' College is a Te Kotahitanga school. Te Kotahitanga is an education style aimed at raising Māori student achievement. It prescribes that the student is at the centre of learning in the classroom and that culturally responsive relational trust is the focus of all teachers.

Kelston Girls’ College prides itself on its diverse student body. As of 2014 the school’s ethnic composition was as follows:

Kelston Girls' College receives a number of students who have come to New Zealand as refugees. These students are supported with an orientation programme, regular homework tutorials and career planning.

Kelston Girls' College has an onsite Hauora centre. Students have access to a doctor, registered nurse, physiotherapist, guidance counsellors, youth work, social worker and family planning services. The purpose-built centre aims to support students' physical, emotional and mental health.

Kelston Girls’ College website

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