Academic

Community challenges win in regional competition
Westlake Girls placed first and second in the Auckland Regional Tahi Rua Toru Digital Challenge Competition. “Epilepz” was selected as the Auckland Regional winner, with

STEAM innovation showcased
We held our third Innovation Expo at Westlake Girls, on 30 November, where our STEAM students displayed their innovative prototype solutions to the community issue

Making the future of food sustainable
By Susana Tomaz TIC of STEAM A shift to plant-based foods was recommended by Sir David Attenborough in his new documentary “A Life on our

Career Bites
Pictured above are some of this year’s amazing speakers. From left: Courtney McCormick, Chemical Engineer (Engineering); Saba Samiei, Partner Developement Manager/Founder and CEO of her

Passion for maths brings pride to Westlake
By Angela Han 10AKM Junior Mathex is a maths competition that happens annually and is open to students from different year levels in schools across

Inspiring student ideas incorporated into school structure
The power of student agency was highlighted and celebrated in the Kahui Ako Student Action team sharing session, held last week at Wairau Intermediate. The

Important Things to Note – 4 December
School Office hours Our School Office will be closing on Wednesday 23 December and opening again on Monday 11 January 2021. The first day back for Year 10-13

A smoothie end to the year
For our final Year 9 Health unit of the year students have been looking into social action for Nutrition and Drugs. As a part of

See 2021 in with style
We’ve all got high hopes for 2021, and a great way to start the year on the right foot is to have a WGHS Diary

Your guide to Westlake Girls High School
If you’re new to the Westlake whānau or have a daughter starting in Year 9 with us in 2020, we have a new Parents’ Guide