Welcome to new and returning students of Westlake Girls’ High School.
You will find lots of great information here in our 2026 Parent and Caregivers’ Guide for new students and in our Practical Information section.
School buses will run from late Jan/early Feb 2026, tying in with the start of the school year. If you drop your daughter at school by car, please use one of the surrounding streets as a drop-off point. Smales Farm does not allow parking for school drop-off/collection and issue infringement tickets. There are bike racks between B and C Blocks. Please ensure your daughter has a lock for her bike.
The school gates are locked from 3 – 3.30 pm each day for the safety of our students. You will not be able to enter the school grounds to collect your daughter.
Click here for the Bus Timetables
Please note the 2026 bus timetables are not yet available.
NO YEAR 9 STUDENTS AT SCHOOL TODAY.
Students new to Westlake Girls at Years 10, 11, 12 and 13 go to the covered area in the quad outside the Event Centre at 10.00am. They will be welcomed into the Events Centre, introduced to key staff and then taken to their 2026 form class.
All Year 10, 11, 12 and 13 students that attended Westlake Girls High School in 2025 are to go to their 2025 form rooms at 10.30am.
All students will be released at approximately 12.30am. School buses have not been requested to operate this day. Year 13 student leaders will need to remain at school on Tuesday 27 January until 3pm.
Years 10, 11, 12 and 13 are NOT required to be at school (except forY13 student leaders).
All Year 9 students meet in covered area in the quad outside the Event Centre at 9.00am. They will be welcomed into the Event Centre and introduced to key staff. Students will then be divided into Form/House classes and taken to their form rooms.
An orientation programme will run for the day taken by the Year 13 student leaders. The Year 9 students will have activities to get them to know other class members, be taken on tours of the school, attend an ICT session to log into the school network and a library session. Year 9 students should bring their laptop to school on this day.
Thursday, 29 January is a Timetable Day 4 and the first day of classes being taught. Form time begins at 8.50am.
For Term Dates including public holidays for 2026, see our Term Dates and Daily Timetable page.
Students should be in correct uniform, including skirt or culottes, blouse, blazer (optional), and sandals or shoes/socks. Students will not need to bring their full range of stationery for their first day at high school. However, they should bring:
The canteen will be open for lunch purchases. Your daughter will not be permitted to leave the school grounds until the day finishes.
