Academic Achievements
Student Achievement at Westlake
Westlake Boys High School has a long and proud tradition of excelling boys’ learning and educational achievements in a wide range of disciplines. Our boys have consistently achieved, and are continuing to achieve, outstanding results in NCEA, Cambridge International and Scholarship examinations. A number of our boys have been successful in international academic competitions. Many of our old boys move on to enjoy exciting and fulfilling academic careers in reputable universities.
School leavers data
In 2018, our Year 13 leavers were very well prepared for their future academic pathways:
• 100% achieved Level One
• 99.8% achieved Level Two
• 95% achieved Level Three
• 84% gained University Entrance.
Scholarships
Our Scholarship results are a testament to the quality of the curriculum design and teaching and learning in our school.
2018 Outstanding Scholars
Jay Ko: 5 Scholarships including 1 Outstanding Scholarship
Mark Seddon: 3 Outstanding Scholarships
Bill Song: 5 Scholarships including 1 Outstanding Scholarship
2018 Premier Scholar
Stefan Ivanov
Outstanding Scholarship in Chemistry
Outstanding Scholarship in Statistics
Outstanding Scholarship in Health and Physical Education
Scholarship in Biology
Scholarship in Physics
Scholarship in English
Scholarship in Media Studies
Scholarship in Calculus
Extension pathways
Our extension pathways ensure that our most capable students are challenged and extended sufficiently. Our pathways recognise individual talents and aim to be as inclusive as possible. This means students can be placed in one or multiple extension classes, depending on their ability in specific subject areas. Students are able to move between extension and core courses. Owing to the flexibility of NCEA, we are able to use assessments from different learning areas or different levels to construct truly unique extension courses that respond to student interests and needs.
In 2018, we achieved a 100% pass rate in every single Year 11 extension course, meaning all students gained 14 and over credits within a course, with the majority of the credits gained at Merit and Excellence levels.
Cambridge International Examinations
2019 marks the final year of CIE as an assessment pathway in our school. We have continued to commit to our boys following the CIE programme, and are fiercely proud of the results they have produced.
AS Pass Rates | A level Pass Rates | |
2018 | 98% | 100% |
2017 | 95% | 98% |
2016 | 94% | 98% |
2015 | 95% | 99% |
2014 | 96% | 98% |