Westlake Boys High School

Westlake Boys High School
Māori: Te Kura Tuarua o Ngā Taitamatāne o Ururoto
Location
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Forrest Hill, Auckland, New Zealand
Coordinates36°46′36.04″S 174°44′57.98″E / 36.7766778°S 174.7494389°E / -36.7766778; 174.7494389
Information
TypeState single-sex boys secondary (Year 9–13)
MottoVirtute Experiamur
Let Courage Be Thy Test
Established1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Ministry of Education Institution no.37
HeadmasterDavid Ferguson
School roll2,711[1] (February 2024)
Houses  Hood
  Murchison
  Pupuke
  Smale
  Stanley
  Ururoto
Colour(s)  Green
  Red
Socio-economic decile9Q[2]
Websitewww.westlake.school.nz

Westlake Boys High School (Māori: Te Kura Tuarua o Ngā Taitamatāne o Ururoto) is a state secondary school for boys in Forrest Hill, Auckland, New Zealand. The school opened in 1962, when Westlake High School (opened 1958) split into Westlake Girls High School on the existing site and Westlake Boys High School on a new site.[3] Serving Years 9 to 13, the college has 2,711 students as of February 2024.[1]

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.[4]

View of the school's main entrance
  1. ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ Sparks, Zizi (17 February 2017). "Former Westlake High School students celebrate 60-year reunion". North Shore Times.
  4. ^ [1][dead link]