Academic

What a Kahoot!
Ms Giz Visser-Heydon’s Year 12 Dance Class is currently studying the 1973 military coup in Chile, and General Augusto Pinochet’s reign. To inject a little

Debaters make top 10 in Senior Open category
Two Year 11 speakers from Westlake Girls have received a Top 10 Speaker prize from Auckland Schools Debating for their performance this year: Kirsten Abustan

Important Things to Note – 1 October 2021
Extra NCEA credits Year 11-13 students in Auckland will receive bonus NCEA credits this year, after spending weeks longer away from the classroom than their

When in Rome …
Students dressed the part recently for Classical Studies lessons on ancient Rome. Organised by Ms Kay Brown, her Year 10 Social Studies class is studying

Lisa Carrington offers lockdown advice to Westlake students
By Shella Dabbach Onewa Environmental Prefect A true lockdown legend, Lisa Carrington offered me the opportunity to interview her for my PE scholarship report this

Important Things to Note – 17 September 2021
Level 3 details Once the Government has announced Auckland will move to Level 3, we will send emails to parents and students outlining what this

Ocean’s Treasure proves a real gem
Talented writer Julia Wilkins has had her story The Ocean’s Treasure accepted into the prestigious Toitoi book Jillion 2. The Year 9 student wrote the

Business challenges hone leadership skills
By Jacqueline Ramos and Isabelle Lee Entrepreneurs We recently participated in Entrepreneurs in Action (EIA), a four-day annual activity run by the Young Enterprise

2021 New Zealand Economics Competition
Recently some of our students participated in the 2021 New Zealand Economics Competition. This is a prestigious event that showcases the exceptional talent that New

Important changes to NCEA for 2021
Because being in COVID-19 lockdown has affected learning and assessment, changes have been made to NCEA, NZ Scholarship and University Entrance. These changes help give