Westlake Boys High School
| Westlake Boys High School | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Address | |
|
30 Forrest Hill Road Forrest Hill, Auckland, New Zealand |
|
| Coordinates | 36°46′36.04″S 174°44′57.98″E / 36.7766778°S 174.7494389°ECoordinates: 36°46′36.04″S 174°44′57.98″E / 36.7766778°S 174.7494389°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State single-sex boys secondary (Year 9-13) |
| Motto |
Virtute Experiamur Let Courage Be Thy Test |
| Established | 1961 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 37 |
| Headmaster | David Ferguson |
| School roll | 2333(February 2017) |
| Socio-economic decile | 9Q |
| Website | www.westlake.school.nz |
Westlake Boys High School is a state secondary school for boys located in Forrest Hill, Auckland, New Zealand. The school caters for Form 3 (Year 9) to Form 7 (Year 13). In February 2012, Westlake Boys High School had over 2300 students, making it one of New Zealand's largest schools for boys in terms of student numbers. Its sister school, Westlake Girls High School, is nearby.
Westlake Boys considers itself to follow a 'traditional but progressive' model similar to that in operation at Auckland Grammar School.
Westlake Boys now features recently constructed facilities, including a new administration block, student services centre, and large auditorium capable of holding all of the school's students and staff simultaneously.
Westlake Boys Deputy headmaster David Ferguson took on the role of Headmaster of Westlake Boys High School, taking over from Craig Monaghan, a former Commonwealth Games Judo representative and referee. David Ferguson was appointed by the board to take the position of Headmaster of the school.
Westlake Boys introduced a house system at the end of 2007 where each individual belongs to one of six houses: Pupuke, Ururoto, Hood, Smale, Murchison and Stanley.
Physically only 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 two schools share a motto - "Virtute Experiamur" - "Let Courage Be Thy Test" in Latin.
Westlake Boys High School offers two academic pathways for students:
Each year, the top six streamed classes (generally around 180 students) study in the Cambridge pathway. The balance of the students study for NCEA examinations. Beginning with the 2016 Year 9 cohort, Westlake Boys High School no longer offers the Cambridge pathway to new students.
Westlake Boys High School has built a tradition of sporting achievement throughout Auckland and New Zealand. The school's teams compete in all Auckland and North Harbour inter-secondary school competitions leading to regional, national and international championships. In 2008/09, Westlake came second in both the Gillette and Maadi Cups in 2009, in both cases, losing to Hamilton Boys'.
...
Wikipedia