school overview
The French-English unit at Birkdale North School is called L'Étoile du Nord and was established with the help of Frenz in 2012.
Birkdale North School is a publicly funded primary school on Auckland’s North Shore, just a few minutes from the Harbour Bridge and 20 minutes from downtown. Our school is committed to bilingualism and diversity, also featuring a bilingual Te Reo Māori class, mainstream English classes and sharing our grounds with a special needs unit.
small school
Birkdale North School has about 200 students and is located in a quiet neighbourhood close to the sea.
There is currently no school zone for Birkdale North School.
Green space
Our school has large green playing fields, playgrounds and a swimming pool used in the summer months (Terms 1 and 4).
Bilingual class structure
The NZ curriculum is taught 60% in French and 40% in English.
Enrolment process
(for citizens, permanent residents and work visa holders)
enrol your
children at
Birkdale North School
Fill the school's online enrolment form
Check enrolment date at:
ttps://www.birkdalenorth.school.nz/our-school-2/enrolment/
If class is not full, you can enrol anytime.
Become a
Frenz member
complete the Language
Evaluation
A Frenz representative will contact you to schedule a language evaluation if applicable.
Birkdale North School Principal:
Jan McDonald
Frenz representative for
L'Étoile du Nord:
Pascale Desrumeaux
(French or English)
contact Birkdale North School
