The purpose of Westbridge Residential School is to provide a safe and secure environment for students who are in Years 3-8 of schooling.  

Westbridge operates three types of programmes; Seven day residential, Five day residential and Centre for Extra Support day students.  There are 3 cottages on site, Te Puna O Te Aroha, Pohutukawa and Puawai each accommodating eight children.  One cottage specifically caters for seven day children who live outside the Auckland metropolitan area; the other two cottages accommodate five day children who live within the Auckland metropolitan area.

Each room is alarmed and has a solid wall divider which enables two children to have a space each

The residential programme is structured, planned and supervised by the residential team of each cottage and within a larger team when the afternoon programme is in place.  During the daily afternoon programme your child has the opportunity to practise small peer group skills such as negotiation and sharing.  Your child attends a social skills programme twice daily within their own cottage.

Children and their families are assisted to:

- Follow through with day-to-day routines and chores

- Practise target behaviours in small groups and individually

- Succeed working side by side with their peers

- Spend one-on-one time with their PKW (Primary Key Worker)

- Practise new skills learnt in the programme with experienced staff

- Provide firm boundaries

- Learn within a safe, structured environment

- Gain confidence

- Attend appropriate community based programmes

 
SCHOOL HOURS 

School hours are from 9.00am to 3.00pm daily.  If your child is in the five day residential programme they must be collected by 3.00pm each Friday and returned at 9.00am Monday morning.  Five day students cannot be admitted to the cottages on Sundays. 

For 7 day residential students, weekend home visits may be scheduled with your Residential Manager and Programme Director.  Parents / Caregivers are to arrange transport to and from Westbridge and are to return children to their cottage after 2.30pm on a Sunday afternoon.

 
SEVEN DAY RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMME:

The children reside seven days a week at Westbridge, returning home for statutory holidays, school holidays and planned home visits


FIVE DAY RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMME:

The children reside at Westbridge from 9.00am Monday to 3.00pm Friday.  Returning home every Friday afternoon at 3.00pm.

 
CENTRE FOR EXTRA SUPPORT (Day Programme)

The children attend Westbridge School daily from 9.00am until 3.00pm.  This programme is specifically for children who reside in West Auckland.