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
Thursday 16/04/2026 Gateway Mitre 10 Holiday Course
Students will be attending their placement at Mega Mitre 10 in the scchool holidays.
They will experience different areas of the store.

They will gain confidence and communication skills whilst completing a workbook which needs to be signed off by their supervisor.
They can receive up to 22 US
Thursday 16/04/2026 Rugby Training
preparation for season
Friday 17/04/2026 Gateway Mitre 10 Holiday Course
Students will be attending their placement at Mega Mitre 10 in the scchool holidays.
They will experience different areas of the store.

They will gain confidence and communication skills whilst completing a workbook which needs to be signed off by their supervisor.
They can receive up to 22 US
Monday 20/04/2026 - Friday 24/04/2026 Conservation Week
Monday 20/04/2026 Assembly - Whole School
Tuesday 21/04/2026 Pūhoro STEMM
Pūhoro STEMM is an in-school wrap around tutorial and support system for Māori students in STEMM subjects.
Wednesday 22/04/2026 Earth day
Wednesday 22/04/2026 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 22/04/2026 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 22/04/2026 Academic Learning Hub
JBN/XGY
Wednesday 22/04/2026 Rugby Training
preparation for season
Thursday 23/04/2026 Year 9 Immunisation Programme
The Year 9 Immunisation Programme mainly protects against HPV-related diseases, and sometimes includes catch-up or booster vaccines if a student has missed earlier ones.
Thursday 23/04/2026 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 23/04/2026 UNITEC Overview Session
Study options, scholarships and students services that are available at UNITEC
Thursday 23/04/2026 Blues Leadership Program
The Blues Leadership Programme focuses on building confidence in future leaders, not only on the sports field but also in the classroom. Delivered by BCT, the programme offers focused and interactive youth leadership empowerment workshops and keynote sessions designed to inspire, challenge, and develop young people both personally and academically.
Thursday 23/04/2026 Rugby Training
preparation for season
Friday 24/04/2026 AUT Iti Kopara year 11 campus visits
These ten year 11 students are part of the AUT Schools partnership programme (Iti Kopara), supporting Pasifika and Maori students to succeed and be engaged at school.
Friday 24/04/2026 Iti Kōpara AUT School Partnership Programme Whanau Hui
Iti Kōpara AUT School Partnership Programme involves seven Auckland secondary schools who work in partnership to support a group of students from Years 11 till Year 13, aimed to support students reach their highest secondary school NCEA achievement: University Entrance.

The opportunity on the Iti Kōpara programme will support them to develop their self-efficacy and expand their skills, while unlocking their full potential to build a bright and successful future.
This is an information evening to learn about what it looks like.
Tuesday 28/04/2026 Pūhoro STEMM
Pūhoro STEMM is an in-school wrap around tutorial and support system for Māori students in STEMM subjects.
Tuesday 28/04/2026 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.
Wednesday 29/04/2026 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 29/04/2026 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 29/04/2026 Academic Learning Hub
JBN/XGY
Wednesday 29/04/2026 Rugby Training
preparation for season
Thursday 30/04/2026 Te Huinga - Ngā toa o Kerehana
Thursday 30/04/2026 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 30/04/2026 Blues Leadership Program
The Blues Leadership Programme focuses on building confidence in future leaders, not only on the sports field but also in the classroom. Delivered by BCT, the programme offers focused and interactive youth leadership empowerment workshops and keynote sessions designed to inspire, challenge, and develop young people both personally and academically.
Thursday 30/04/2026 Rugby Training
preparation for season
Friday 1/05/2026 AUT Iti Kopara year 12 campus visits
These ten year 12 students are part of the AUT Schools partnership programme (Iti Kopara), supporting Pasifika and Maori students to succeed and be engaged at school.
Monday 4/05/2026 Assembly- Cohort/Te Wheke
Monday 4/05/2026 - Friday 8/05/2026 New Zealand sign Language week
Tuesday 5/05/2026 Pūhoro STEMM
Pūhoro STEMM is an in-school wrap around tutorial and support system for Māori students in STEMM subjects.
Wednesday 6/05/2026 Careers out West
AHN
EOTC needed
Wednesday 6/05/2026 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 6/05/2026 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 6/05/2026 Academic Learning Hub
JBN/XGY
Wednesday 6/05/2026 Rugby Training
preparation for season
Thursday 7/05/2026 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 7/05/2026 - Saturday 9/05/2026 Health Science Camp (Motu Moana)
To promote responsibility, leadership, discipline, self-pride, goal setting and self-assessment to ensure all students reach their full potential and achieve the ultimate goal of being successful in the career of their choice.
To explore areas of Hauora (well-being) and strategies to enhance our learning
To create and reinforce whanaungatanga and community links within HSA
Thursday 7/05/2026 Rugby Training
preparation for season
Monday 11/05/2026 - Friday 15/05/2026 Rotuman Language Week
Tuesday 12/05/2026 Pūhoro STEMM
Pūhoro STEMM is an in-school wrap around tutorial and support system for Māori students in STEMM subjects.
Tuesday 12/05/2026 Trees for Survival Planting Day
MRO/JCN, 30 students
Bus to and from Shelley Beach Road, Kaipara
Tree planting, lunch and return
Wednesday 13/05/2026 Health Science Academy Fono
Whanaungatanga, getting to know families, informing families onwhat is happening for HSA and what is coming up. Student and family responsibilities are introdiuced and reinforced. Student badging ceremony, FOU information, scholarship information etc.
Wednesday 13/05/2026 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 13/05/2026 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 13/05/2026 Academic Learning Hub
JBN/XGY
Wednesday 13/05/2026 Rugby Training
preparation for season
Thursday 14/05/2026 Environmental Committee: After school walk
Students will gain an appreciation for the natural spaces in our rohe and form a deeper connection with Papatuanuku
Thursday 14/05/2026 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.

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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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