Milford School

Auckland, New Zealand

  • Day School

  • 1926

  • $ N/A-N/A

    • NCEA

School History & Details

With 511 students enrolled, Milford School is a coeducational contributing elementary school serving grades 1-6. As a spillover from Takapuna School, it opened in 1926 and became autonomous in 1946. The dates of rollover are April 2023. Pupils at Milford School come from a variety of countries. A significant portion of our student body is composed of Europeans from New Zealand, with the remainder hailing from other countries such as Korea, China, Taiwan, Egypt, Iran, Malaysia, Brazil, Germany, Iraq, Serbia, Russia, Tonga, Fiji, India, and Maori from New Zealand.

    School Values

  • Critical Thinking
  • Tolerant
  • Introspective
  • Communicators
  • We at Milford want our students to be the following: curious, informed, critical thinkers, communicators, moral, tolerant, risk-takers, balanced, and introspective. Our school's culture is built around these learner traits, which also give pupils lifelong learning skills.

School Achievements

Achievements

The Principal has created high-quality procedures for monitoring and analyzing student progress in collaboration with the Board and educators. Senior management makes sure that a range of National Achievement Objectives are suitably used to evaluate students. Every year, children in Years 3 through 6 take standardized examinations in New Zealand, such as the Progressive Achievement examinations (PATs), which measure their listening, math, reading, and comprehension abilities. Senior leaders have created a framework that works well for both offering a balanced curriculum and making sure it is applied correctly. A hallmark of the school is the meticulous preparation done at the year level. Each term, the teams set learning objectives that align with the curriculum documents. High levels of expertise and enthusiasm from teachers are evident in the great learning environment that permeates the entire school. Within these very successful routines and expectations frameworks, kids are free to work on their own, take initiative, and be accountable for their education. Instructors are well-versed in the unique learning preferences and abilities of each student, and they design their curricula appropriately. Students work with purpose, feel safe, and are content. The surroundings in classrooms are lively and engaging. Instructors utilize the room well to showcase a range of student learning.
School Achievements

Non-Academic Achievements

The school has won many sports and extracurricular activities where the students have performed extremely well in all these tournaments and won many individual and team medals and awards.  
Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

The students of the school are admitted into top universities in the USA, UK, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia and have become responsible citizens of the world.

School Information

Large, mature trees surround the lovely grounds of the school. The southern edge of the school is bounded by Lake Pupuke. A beautifully designed and well-appointed school campus that offers top-notch ...View moreView Less

Lucy Naylor

Link

+64 9 489 7216

34 Shakespeare Road, Milford, Auckland 0620, New Zealand

Subjects & Curriculum Offered

  • Mathematics
  • History
  • Geography
  • Art
  • Science
  • Social Sciences
  • English

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