Dame Kate Harcourt Performing Arts Centre
Woodford House had the privilege of welcoming Old Girl, Dame Kate Harcourt, as guest of honour at the Grand Opening of two special buildings. On Thursday 9 March, about 150 guests gathered at... Read more
Principal’s News – Term 1 2017
Welcome to the first issue of Inhouse for 2017 where we celebrate student and staff successes, and provide an insight into living and learning at a leading school for girls. This year... Read more
Equestrian Student Selected to Represent New Zealand
Phoebe Burns, Year 9, was selected to represent New Zealand in the FEI Children’s International Classics 2017. Phoebe came second overall at the series finals in Masterton. She also won Round... Read more
NZBSA Boarding Conference 2017
A few weeks ago Michaela Fleming, Pippa Steele and I flew to Christchurch for the NZBSA Boarding Conference. The minute we arrived at Christchurch Girls’ High School we were blown away by the... Read more
Wacky Worm Squad
Woodford House has a new family adopted by Year 9 students. The girls have been busy setting up Woodford House's very own worm farm. Some of you might be thinking 'eww worms, they are disgusting... Read more
A National Award for Bella Christie
Year 12 student Bella Christie was thrilled to receive the news from Speech New Zealand that she was the recipient of their award for Excellence in the Use of Language and Expression in Speech and... Read more
Te Matatini Festival Experience
Te Matatini takes place every two years and is the biggest event in the Māori calendar. This four-day festival is filled with kapa haka, singing, poi, haka and meeting and interacting with new... Read more
In for the Challenge
“We can do it, we’re Woodford girls!” we all kept telling ourselves as we felt like we swam in our shoes. It was the first day of our Year 9 camp and the weather was not on our side. We were... Read more
Hikoi Encourages Māori Student Achievement
A Hikoi was held at Woodford House for senior Māori students on 1 March 2017. The focus was to encourage Māori student advancement and achievement. The hour long session was led by five Māori... Read more
Learning Through Adventure
On Monday 20 March, Year 10 girls departed for Hillary Outdoors Tongariro for a week long camp. This programme is designed to develop skills in co-operation, communal living, self-leadership and... Read more