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 1/06/2026 - Friday 5/06/2026 Samoa Language week
Monday 1/06/2026 Badminton Practice (CANCELLED - SCHOOL CLOSED)
Badminton practice, in preparation for inter school badminton competition.
(MRU)
Monday 1/06/2026 Year 9 Netball Practice (CANCELLED - SCHOOL CLOSED)
Year 9 Netball practice
(JEE)
Tuesday 2/06/2026 Semester 2 starts
Tuesday 2/06/2026 Pūhoro STEMM
Pūhoro STEMM is an in-school wrap around tutorial and support system for Māori students in STEMM subjects.
Tuesday 2/06/2026 Soccer Practice
Soccer practice preparing for the upcoming inter school soccer competition.
(JCN)
Tuesday 2/06/2026 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 2/06/2026 Year 10 Netball Practice
Year 10 Netball Practice
(HSH)
Tuesday 2/06/2026 Senior Netball Practice
Senior Netball Practice
(ANI)
Tuesday 2/06/2026 Football Training
Football Training in preparation for games.
(JCN)
Wednesday 3/06/2026 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 3/06/2026 Academic Learning Hub
JBN/XGY
Wednesday 3/06/2026 Rugby Training
preparation for season
Wednesday 3/06/2026 Tula'i Programme
Refer: Katalina Lousi
Wednesday 3/06/2026 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 3/06/2026 Soccer Game
4:00pm vs MAGS 3rd XI (Mt Albert Grammar School)
(JCN)
Wednesday 3/06/2026 Gateway Pak'N'Save Placement
L2 Gateway Pak'N'Save Placement
(GKN)
Wednesday 3/06/2026 Gateway Placement Chemist Warehouse
L2 Gateway Placement at Chemist Warehouse Kelston
(GKN)
Wednesday 3/06/2026 Badminton Game
All Badminton Games held at Saint Dominic's College
(MRU)
Wednesday 3/06/2026 Premier Basketball Training
Training for winter basketball season.
(REH)
Wednesday 3/06/2026 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 3/06/2026 Year 9 Netball Practice
Year 9 Netball practice
(JEE)
Wednesday 3/06/2026 Mind Flight VR Experience
Mind Flight VR Experience
Students use VR to craft 3D art, boosting their artistic confidence and technical abilities.
(SJS)
Wednesday 3/06/2026 PHW Pathway Planning sessions
8:30 to 9:30am - 3 students will be interviewed by the PHW staff
9:30 to 10:30am - 3 students will be interviewed by the PHW staff

(SBN)
Thursday 4/06/2026 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 4/06/2026 Rugby Training
preparation for season
Thursday 4/06/2026 Kelston Girls Choir
Choir practices with the aim of entering/participating in the Big Sing Competition. Practices on Thursdays 3.30-4.30pm
Thursday 4/06/2026 Badminton Practice
Badminton practice, in preparation for inter school badminton competition.
(MRU)
Thursday 4/06/2026 Rooted & Rising - Year 9 Programme
Rooted and Rising is a Year 9 wellbeing programme designed to help students build a strong sense of identity, belonging, and confidence as they begin their journey at Kelston Girls’ College.
Students go to NTK for 10 mins to do attendance, then go to the hall.
(SBS)
Thursday 4/06/2026 Prem Netball Team Practice
Prem Netball Team practice
(MRU)
Thursday 4/06/2026 Year 10 Netball Practice
Year 10 Netball Practice
(HSH)
Thursday 4/06/2026 Senior Netball Practice
Senior Netball Practice
(ANI)
Friday 5/06/2026 Ugly Shakespeare Co
The junior Drama classes are studying Shakespeare and Year 11 and 13 will be doing the respond to a Drama external where they can use the play as a reference.
Friday 5/06/2026 Basketball Game
6pm vs Auckland Girls Grammar
(REH, CBT)
Friday 5/06/2026 Business Market Day
Business Studies Market Day
(GVN)
Friday 5/06/2026 Academic Learning Hub
JBN/XGY
Monday 8/06/2026 Badminton Practice
Badminton practice, in preparation for inter school badminton competition.
(MRU)
Monday 8/06/2026 Rugby Game
4:00pm vs Rosehill College 1st XV Girls
(DFI)
Monday 8/06/2026 Premier Basketball Training
Training for winter basketball season.
(REH)
Monday 8/06/2026 Year 9 Netball Practice
Year 9 Netball practice
(JEE)
Monday 8/06/2026 Ahurea Kapa Haka Practice
Kapa haka practice
(ATI)
Monday 8/06/2026 Health Science Academy Studytime
Health Science Academy Tutorials (AJS)
Tuesday 9/06/2026 Pūhoro STEMM
Pūhoro STEMM is an in-school wrap around tutorial and support system for Māori students in STEMM subjects.
Tuesday 9/06/2026 Trees for Survival Planting Day
MRO/JCN, 30 students
Bus to and from Shelley Beach Road, Kaipara
Tree planting, lunch and return
Tuesday 9/06/2026 Soccer Practice
Soccer practice preparing for the upcoming inter school soccer competition.
(JCN)
Tuesday 9/06/2026 Year 10 Netball Practice
Year 10 Netball Practice
(HSH)
Tuesday 9/06/2026 Senior Netball Practice
Senior Netball Practice
(ANI)
Tuesday 9/06/2026 Football Training
Football Training in preparation for games.
(JCN)
Wednesday 10/06/2026 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 10/06/2026 Academic Learning Hub
JBN/XGY

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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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