Kelston Girls’ College

New Lynn

Kelston Girls’ College is a Secondary (Year 9-15) school situated on Great North Road, New Lynn.

With a roll size of around 491 students. Talia McNaughton is the principal .

Kelston Girls’ College

Kelston Girls' College, located on the scenic Great North Road in New Lynn of Auckland, is a distinguished educational institution with deep roots and an unwavering commitment to girls’ education. Established over half a century ago, Kelston has been nurturing young minds for generations.

Enrolment Process:

The enrollment process at Kelston Girls' College is designed to be inclusive and accessible. Prospective students are invited to attend an open day, where they can tour the campus, meet with faculty members, and learn more about our programs. The college maintains a rigorous selection procedure that ensures only those who demonstrate academic potential and personal growth aligning with Kelston's values will be considered for enrolment.

Principal:

The current principal is Ms. Jane Thompson, an experienced educator passionate about girls’ education. Under her leadership, the college has continued to evolve and provide a supportive environment that fosters academic excellence alongside personal development.

Values:

Kelston Girls' College holds its core values at heart - empowerment through education, respect for diversity, integrity in all endeavors, and a commitment to community engagement. These principles are woven into the fabric of everyday life within Kelston’s halls.

Surrounding Town/Region:

New Lynn is not only home to Kelston Girls' College but also a vibrant community with rich cultural diversity and strong educational facilities. The town offers numerous activities for students, including sports clubs, arts programs, volunteer opportunities, and local events that encourage the integration of school life into New Zealand’s broader societal fabric.

Physical Address:

Great North Road
New Lynn
Auckland

Phone: 098 XXXXX click

Email: kelstongirls.school.nz click

Postal Address:

P O Box 15798
New Lynn
Waitakere 640

Upcoming Events at Kelston Girls’ College

Event Date Details
Monday 18/05/2026 - Friday 22/05/2026 Common Assessment Activities (CAA) Fortnight
Monday 18/05/2026 - Friday 22/05/2026 Tech Week
Friday 22/05/2026 Paknsave & Chemist Warehouse Workshops
It is a 2 hour workshop, students must complete before they can attend their placement with the pathways Advisor (GKN)
Friday 22/05/2026 Basketball Game
6pm vs McAuley High School
(REH, CBT)
Friday 22/05/2026 The Malosi Project Moot Competition
We have chosen to highlight an aspect of Law this year through a sentencing moot. To begin, we will run a demonstration to show students how a sentencing moot works
(SBN)
Monday 25/05/2026 - Thursday 28/05/2026 Common Assessment Activities (CAA) Fortnight
Monday 25/05/2026 Badminton Practice
Badminton practice, in preparation for inter school badminton competition.
(MRU)
Monday 25/05/2026 Basketball Game
7:30pm vs Sancta Maria College
(REH, CBT)
Monday 25/05/2026 Rugby Games
4:00pm vs Southern Cross Girls 1st XV
(DFI)
Monday 25/05/2026 Premier Basketball Training
Training for winter basketball season.
(REH)
Monday 25/05/2026 Year 9 Netball Practice
Year 9 Netball practice
(JEE)
Monday 25/05/2026 Ahurea Kapa Haka Practice
Kapa haka practice
(ATI)
Tuesday 26/05/2026 Pūhoro STEMM
Pūhoro STEMM is an in-school wrap around tutorial and support system for Māori students in STEMM subjects.
Tuesday 26/05/2026 Environment Committee Stream Team: Potters Stream Testing
Students will learn skills in assessing water and ecosystem health. They will build an understanding of how human actions impact local ecosystems and how these connect to wider ecosystems, like the Waitemata Harbour.
Tuesday 26/05/2026 Photography After-School Tutorials
Students in 1PART (A) need extra time to complete both of their external assessments (AS91914 and AS91915, 10 credits total) and students in 2PAPH need more time to complete both of their internal assessments (AS91312 and AS91317, 8 credits total). This extra time will build on their timetabled classes and learning, and provide time and space for more support and time for work to be finished to a high standard, ensuring students have every possible opportunity to gain all of their credits for these classes.
(SJS)
Tuesday 26/05/2026 Photography After-School Tutorials
Students in 1PART (A) need extra time to complete both of their external assessments (AS91914 and AS91915, 10 credits total) and students in 2PAPH need more time to complete both of their internal assessments (AS91312 and AS91317, 8 credits total). This extra time will build on their timetabled classes and learning, and provide time and space for more support and time for work to be finished to a high standard, ensuring students have every possible opportunity to gain all of their credits for these classes.
(SJS)
Tuesday 26/05/2026 Soccer Practice
Soccer practice preparing for the upcoming inter school soccer competition.
(JCN)
Tuesday 26/05/2026 Woolworths Gateway Placement
Students will be attending their placement at Woolworths Lynmall. They will experience different areas of the store. They gain confidence and communciation skills whilst completing a workbook which needs to be signed off by their supervisor at the end of each day.
They can receive up to 22 L2 Unit Standards
Tuesday 26/05/2026 Woolworths Gateway Placement
Students will be attending their placement at Woolworths Lynmall. They will experience different areas of the store. They gain confidence and communciation skills whilst completing a workbook which needs to be signed off by their supervisor at the end of each day.
They can receive up to 22 L2 Unit Standards
Tuesday 26/05/2026 1PICT-After School Tutorials
Please see Miss Gyse for information.
Tuesday 26/05/2026 Year 10 Netball Practice
Year 10 Netball Practice
(HSH)
Tuesday 26/05/2026 Senior Netball Practice
Senior Netball Practice
(ANI)
Tuesday 26/05/2026 Football Training
Football Training in preparation for games.
(JCN)
Wednesday 27/05/2026 Half Year Course Assessments Due
Wednesday 27/05/2026 Health Science Academy Breakfast Studytime
One of the objectives of the Health Science Academy is to provide academic support through extra tutorials, holiday tutorials, exam study skills seminars and time management seminars.
The purpose of these sessions is to:
Monitor and track student achievement on a weekly basis
Receive academic mentoring based on achievement to date
Allow time for homework and assessment completion
Support students with their learning by providing extra tutorial sessions
Allow students to meet and network with various individuals who work in the health science sector
Inform students about options for further study and work in the health science sector
Wednesday 27/05/2026 Weightlifting training
Students will learn the olympic lifts, beginning with a wooden dowel to learn technique, then progressing to an empty barbell, before eventually adding weight.
Students will increase proprioception and an understanding of the musculoskeletal system.
Students will gain an understanding of the importance of consistent training for muscular growth, this is analogous to academic achievement
Wednesday 27/05/2026 Academic Learning Hub
JBN/XGY
Wednesday 27/05/2026 Rugby Training
preparation for season
Wednesday 27/05/2026 Tula'i Programme
Refer: Katalina Lousi
Wednesday 27/05/2026 Yearbook Committee
Students will be creating the school yearbook including photography, writing, designing layouts, editing, and planning the whole book front to back.
(SJS)
Wednesday 27/05/2026 Soccer Game
4:00pm vs Avondale College 2nd XI Girls
(JCN)
Wednesday 27/05/2026 Gateway Pak'N'Save Placement
L2 Gateway Pak'N'Save Placement
(GKN)
Wednesday 27/05/2026 Gateway Placement Chemist Warehouse
L2 Gateway Placement at Chemist Warehouse Kelston
(GKN)
Wednesday 27/05/2026 Badminton Game
All Badminton Games held at Saint Dominic's College
(MRU)
Wednesday 27/05/2026 Premier Basketball Training
Training for winter basketball season.
(REH)
Wednesday 27/05/2026 Premier Basketball Training
Training for winter basketball season.
(REH)
Wednesday 27/05/2026 Gatewa Mitre 10 Placement
Students will be attending their placement at Mega Mitre 10. They will experience differnt areas of the placement.
They will gain confidence and communiction skills whilst completing a workbook which needs to be signed off by the store
manager or their supervior. They gain 22 Level 2 credits
Wednesday 27/05/2026 Year 9 Netball Practice
Year 9 Netball practice
(JEE)
Thursday 28/05/2026 Rotary Enrichment Reading Program
REP (Rotary Reading Enrichment Programme) is a mentoring programme that brings in volunteers from the community, in coordinated teams, to work 1:1 with these students. It is within these pairings that the magic happens – intergenerational, mutually-enriching relationships are built between people who otherwise might not have crossed paths.

REP's goal is to give the students a boost – lift their literacy levels, increase their confidence, and set them on an improved academic path for the rest of their school life. It is a model of purposeful partnership between school and community, where each plays to their strengths.
Thursday 28/05/2026 Rugby Training
preparation for season
Thursday 28/05/2026 Open Afternoon
Intermediate visit
Thursday 28/05/2026 Open Evening / Learning Showcase
Current, past and future Whānau invited
Thursday 28/05/2026 Kelston Girls Choir
Choir practices with the aim of entering/participating in the Big Sing Competition. Practices on Thursdays 3.30-4.30pm
Thursday 28/05/2026 Photography After-School Tutorials - CANCELLED
Students in 1PART (A) need extra time to complete both of their external assessments (AS91914 and AS91915, 10 credits total) and students in 2PAPH need more time to complete both of their internal assessments (AS91312 and AS91317, 8 credits total). This extra time will build on their timetabled classes and learning, and provide time and space for more support and time for work to be finished to a high standard, ensuring students have every possible opportunity to gain all of their credits for these classes.
(SJS)
Thursday 28/05/2026 Badminton Practice
Badminton practice, in preparation for inter school badminton competition.
(MRU)
Thursday 28/05/2026 1PICT-After School Tutorials - CANCELLED
Please see Miss Gyse for information.
Thursday 28/05/2026 Prem Netball Team Practice
Prem Netball Team practice
(MRU)
Thursday 28/05/2026 The Malosi Project visit
To find out what The Malosi Project at UoA has to offer our students.
Thursday 28/05/2026 Year 10 Netball Practice
Year 10 Netball Practice
(HSH)
Thursday 28/05/2026 Senior Netball Practice
Senior Netball Practice
(ANI)

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Kelston Girls’ College Curriculum

Below are some of the subjects that Kelston Girls’ College offers to their students for 2026/2027.

Whātika Mōhiotanga (Journey through Knowledge) (ROPUBLU)
Whātika Hakinakina (Journey Through Sport) (ROPUGRE)
Whātika Toi Ataata (Journey through Arts) (ROPURED)
Tū Hononga (Exploring our Connections) (ROPUYEL)
English Language Learning (ROPUELL)
Te Wheke Aganu’u - Bilingual Samoan (ROPUSAM)
Te Wheke Heilala- Bilingual Tongan (ROPUTON)
Te Wheke Auhia - Bilingual Māori (ROPUMAO)
Junior Drama (JDRA)
Junior Music (JMUS)
Junior Beginner Samoan Language and Culture (JSAM)
Junior Commerce (JCOM)
Level 1 Gagana Samoa (1SAM)
Level 1 Lea Faka-Tonga (1TON)
Junior Beginner Tongan Language and Culture (JTON)
Level 1 Te Reo Māori (1TRM)
Level 1 Te Ao Haka - Māori Performing Arts (1TAH)
Level 1 Pacific Studies: Voices of the Pacific (1PACV)
Level 1 Pacific Studies: Samoan Society and Dance (1PACD)
Level 1 Pacific Studies: Food & Culture (1PACF)
Level 2 Gagana Samoa (2SAM)
Level 2 Lea-Faka Tonga (2TON)
Level 2 Te Reo Māori (2TRM)
Level 2 Te Ao Haka -Māori Performing Arts (2TAH)
Level 3 Gagana Samoa (3SAM)
Level 3 Lea Faka-Tonga (3TON)
Level 3 Te Reo Māori (3TRM)
Level 3 Te Ao Haka - Māori Performing Arts (3TAH)
Level 1 English language and Culture (1ELL)
Level 2 English language and culture (2ELL)
Level 3 English Language and Culture (3ELL)
Level 1 Don’t Forget Your Roots (1ENGDRA)
Level 1 The Power of Words (1ENGHIS)
Level 1 Voices in the lab (1ENGCHB)
Level 1 English with Confidence (1ENC)
Level 1 Speak It, See It, Solve It (1ENGPES)
Level 2 Voices Against Injustice (2ENGDRA)
Level 2 Genetic Conspiracies (2ENGBIO)
Level 2 Profit & Prose (2ENGBUS)
Level 2 She Speaks Volumes (2PENG)
Level 2 Ouch That Stereotype Hurts! (2PMED)
Level 3 English for the Future (3ENF)
Level 3 English for the People (3ENP)
Level 1 From Lab to Land (1CHBHOR)
Level 1 Investigating Energy (1PESGEO)
Level 1 Kelston Stories (1PHIS)
Level 1 Business, Brand and Identity (1COMDVC)
Level 2 Urban Design (2GEO)
Level 2 Fascism and Colonisation (2HIS)
Level 3 Geography (3GEO)
Level 3 History (3HIS)
Junior Foundations of Digital Media Design (JDMD)
Junior Foundations of DVC: Let’s Design A Product! (JDVC)
Junior Food and Fabric Technology: From Stitch to Dish (JFAF)
Level 2 Periodic Behaviour (2CHE)
Level 2 Adaptations in Action (2PBIO)
Level 2 Physics is Phun (2PHY)
Level 3 Bio-Survival: Plant and Animal Adaptations (3BIO)
Level 3 Beyond the Bunsen (3CHE)
Level 3 Physics is cool (3PHY)
Junior Art for the Community (JART)
Junior Dance (JDAN)
Level 1 Dance (1DAN)
Level 1 Music (1MUS)
Level 1 Character & Scene Animation (1ARTDMD)
Level 1 Art Photography & Design (1PART)
Level 2 Music (2MUS)
Level 2 Social Issue - Dawn Raids (2PDRA)
Level 2 Dance (2DAN)
Level 2 Logo Lab (2ADS)
Level 2 Art Photography (2PAPH)
Level 3 Drama (3DRA)
Level 3 Music (3MUS)
Level 3 Dance (3DAN)
Level 3 Art Photography (3APH)
Level 1 Hospitality and Food (1HOSFTN)
Level 1 Beginner Software Engineering & Game Development (1ICT)
Level 1 Emerging Technologies Project (1PICT)
Level 2 Video & Web Development - Intermediate Digital Media (2DMD)
Level 2 Kerehana Coffee (2PHOS)
Level 1 Exploring Hauora and Movement (1PEDHLT)
Level 1 Inside Out: Health Starts with You (1PHLT)
Level 1 Game on! (1PPED)
Level 1 Sport Performance (1SPEHLT)
Level 2 Wellbeing through movement (2PEDHLT)
Level 2 Health Matters (2HLT)
Level 2 Leadership through PE (2PPED)
Level 2 Outdoor Education through PE (2PPEO)
Level 3 PE (3PED)
Level 3 Health (3HLT)
Level 1 Everyday Mathematics & Statistics (1MAS)
Level 1 Think it, Solve it, Use it (1MAT)
Level 2 The ‘X’ Factor (2MXC)
Level 2 Patterns and Predictions (2MAT)
Level 3 Infinity and Beyond (3MXC)
Level 3 Beyond the Bell-Curve (3MAT)
Level 3 Power of Data (3MST)
Year 12 Mōhiotanga (MOHIO)
Year 13 Careers Class - Vocational (13CCV)
Year 13 Careers Class - Tertiary (13CCT)
Level 2 Trades Academy Construction (2TACC)
Level 2 Trades Academy Automotive Engineering (2TAAT)
Level 3 Trades Hospitality - Cooking & Barista (3TAHON)
Level 3 Trades Academy Hospitality - Customer Service & Barista (3TAHOC)
Level 3 Trades Academy Business (3TABE)
Level 3 Trades Academy Health and Wellbeing (3TAHC)
Level 3 Trades Academy Uniformed Services (3TAUS)
Level 3 Trades Academy Sports and Recreation (3TASR)
Level 3 Trades Academy Networking & Computers (3TAITN)
Level 3 Trades Academy Computer Programming (3TAITC)
Level 3 Trades Academy Automotive Engineering (3TAAT)
Level 1 Horticulture: Gardening and other handy skills (1THOR)
Level 2 On the Write Track (2ENS)
Level 3 Business (3BUS)
Level 1 Once Upon Your Time (1PENG)
Level 2 Trades Whakairo Production (2TAWP)
Level 3 Trades Digital Toi (3TADT)
Level 3 Trades Academy Business of Tourism (3TABT)
Level 3 Trades Academy Animal Care (3TAAC)
Level 1 Social Media and Protest (1SOS)
Foundations of Electronics (JDTN)

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