Academic

Important Things to Note – 11 February 2022
Welcome to 2022! We hope your daughter has a fun-filled and rewarding year at Westlake Girls High School. Here are a few things that might

Team makes the national finals
By Susana Tomaz TIC STEAM Our Year 10 STEAM students have worked very hard through lockdown to develop their Community Project prototypes. They have risen

ActivAsian Equip’d brings students together for fun and fellowship
By Kate Segetin Lead Facilitator of Equip’d at WGHS Harbour Sport in conjunction with Westlake Girls High School have been facilitating the ActivAsian Equip’d programme

The sweet taste of Christmas
Charlotte Lockie has some extraordinary talent when it comes to baking. You might remember her from a previous story in Te Roto, where we showcased

NASDA provides first step to Broadway for upcoming musical star
The performing arts are shining bright at Westlake Girls, with the award-winning Socially Distanced Shakespeare and two of our students gaining places at prestigious acting

Office life was never on the cards for this talented drama student
Izzie is pictured top left with Mia Thomas during a Friday Lunch Live performance earlier this year. Kia ora! I’m Izzie Newton-Cross, and as of

Future Problem Solving success!
We had a brilliant year with our Future Problem Solving team. Not only did we have the highest number qualify for Nationals, but we also

Otago Junior Mathematics Competition
This year the Otago Junior Mathematics Competition was staged in two parts. From the initial 4500 students sitting, only 1600 made it through to the

Textbook Assistant – part-time role available
Our Textbook Assistant is leaving to become a teacher, which is fantastic for the profession, but means we need to find someone to join our

2022 Prefects announced
Ivy Mitchell and Ella Dorward have been announced as Westlake’s 2022 Head Prefect and Deputy Head Prefect respectively. They are part of a group of