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Study in 2025

Out-of-Zone enrolments have closed for 2025.

In-zone applications for 2024 and 2025 are still being accepted, using the link below.

Please note you will need to have some documentation ready to attach in order to complete the application process. You will be sent an email confirming we have received your enrolment application.

Out of Zone Ballot

Each year, the Board determines the number of places likely to be available in the following year for the enrolment of students who live outside the school zone. Once in-zone enrolment numbers are confirmed, out-of-zone applications are prioritised and drawn by ballot according to the priority list.

  • First Priority. This priority is not applicable as the school does not run a special programme approved by the Secretary for Education.
  • Second. Priority will be given to applicants who are siblings of current students.
  • Third. Priority will be given to applicants who are siblings of former students.
  • Fourth. Priority will be given to any applicant who is a child of a former student of the school.
  • Fifth. Priority will be given to applicants who are children of Board employees and Board members.
  • Sixth. Priority will be given to all other applicants.

In Zone Enrolments

In-zone

To find out if your property is in-zone please select the link on the previous page.

Students who live in the Westlake Girls High School zone may enrol at the school as of right, provided:

  • They are entitled to a state education
  • They live in-zone as their main residence, with a parent or legal guardian

Applicants must first complete the Online Enrolment Form and submit the requested documentation. Once the school is satisfied that the enrolment criteria have been met, the student and parent/caregiver will be invited by email to book an Enrolment Interview with senior staff.

You will receive the email from the school within 7 days after you have submitted your Online Enrolment Form.

Please note that “living in the school zone” means a student has her main residence in the school zone. The school will not accept the temporary transference of guardianship to someone living in-zone as evidence that a student is living in zone.

We will only accept the following evidence of residence in-zone:

If you are renting

  • A copy of a lease agreement for a rental property whereby the agreement is valid for 12 months, from when your daughter starts attending at WGHS, PLUS
  • A recent utility bill (power, contents insurance, landline/broadband) PLUS
  • A copy of your bond receipt letter from Tenancy Services confirming lodgement of the bond (ph 0800 737 666 to request a copy)

If you own your home

  • A recent rates notice: PLUS
  • A recent utility bill (power, contents insurance, landline/broadband)

Important information before you begin

The online Enrolment Form requires you to upload several documents which should be prepared prior to completing the form.

The documents are:

  1. Copy of the student’s most recent school report (all applicants)
  2. Copy of the student’s proof of identity and eligibility for state education (all applicants). This should be ONE of the following: NZ birth certificate, NZ passport, NZ citizenship certificate, Australian passport, copy of a passport from another country along with a current visa and date stamp of entry into New Zealand
  3. Verification of in zone address (for in zone applicants only)
  4. If you own your home, a recent rates notice PLUS one recent utility bill (power, contents insurance, landline/broadband)
  5. If you rent your home, a tenancy agreement of at least 12 months, from when your daughter starts attending at WGHS, PLUS
    1. A recent utility bill (power, contents, insurance, landline/broadband)
    2. A copy of your bond receipt letter from Tenancy Services confirming lodgement of the bond (ph 0800 737 666 to request a copy)

These documents can only be in PDF or JPEG format and should be scanned and saved USING NAMES THAT INDICATE THE CONTENTS  (e.g. Report, Identity, Address).  If uploading JPEGs, please ensure the image is clearly legible and resized to a smaller file if necessary.  A maximum of 8MB can be uploaded per application.

PLEASE NOTE:

The school may request original copies of any documents that have been uploaded as part of the enrolment process.

You must post (or hand-deliver to the main office of Westlake Girls High School) hard copies of any documents you cannot upload.

Students who hold domestic student visas must bring their original passport for sighting at the time of the interview.

If you have difficulties completing this form, please contact the Enrolment Administrator at [email protected] or +64 (9) 489 4169.

A completed online application is not a confirmation of enrolment at the school.  Following the submission of all the required documentation, we will contact you to invite the student and parent(s)/legal caregiver(s) to an enrolment interview with a member of senior management in August.

We look forward to receiving your application and meeting with you soon.

To apply to attend Westlake Girls High School as an International student, apply hereYou can visit our dedicated International Students website here.

Entrance Testing

All students who have completed the enrolment process and will attend WGHS at Year 9 in 2025 will be invited to our Testing Day on 29 November 2024.

Cygnet Programme

Year 9 Music Academy

STEAM

Library and Exam Info

The library is open from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm daily. All students on study leave can come to the library to study, including Y9s. The library is also a silent study zone from Tuesday, 5 November to Thursday, 29 November. 

Exams & More

To find out more about exam times, finishing dates and more ‘end-of-year’ information, click here.