Westmere is a residential suburb of Auckland City

Auckland City

Auckland City was the city and local authority covering the Auckland isthmus and most of the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, in the North Island of New Zealand. On 1 November 2010 it was amalgamated into the wider Auckland Region under the authority of the new Auckland Council...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

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. Westmere is under the local governance of the Auckland City Council

Auckland City Council

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. The suburb was originally a working-class area, containing some state houses; mostly private housing originating from housing development in the 1920s.It is known for its Californian style bungalow architecture. It is now a highly sought after residential location with extensive redevelopment.

Westmere is broadly bisected by Garnet Road and is bounded by Coxs Bay to the North and the green belt running from Western Springs, the Auckland Zoo and Western Springs College to the South and West.

Schools

Westmere Primary School is located within the suburb. The closest State secondary school is Western Springs College

Western Springs College

Western Springs College is a co-educational state secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand. It teaches students from years 9 to 13 and is located near both Western Springs Park and Auckland Zoo...

 and others are Avondale College

Avondale College, Auckland

Avondale College is a secondary education college in Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. It is one of the largest secondary schools in New Zealand with 2,700 students, with 100 of those being international students...

 and Mount Albert Grammar School

Mount Albert Grammar School

Mount Albert Grammar School, or MAGS, is a co-educational secondary school in Central Auckland, New Zealand. It teaches from year 9 to year 13. Mount Albert Grammar is one of the largest secondary schools in the country...

. Catholic students may attend Marist College

Marist College, New Zealand

Marist College is a Catholic girls high-school located in Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand. It teaches from year 7 through to Year 13 with a curriculum based on Roman Catholicism...

 and St Mary's College

Saint Mary's College Auckland

St Mary's College is a year 7 - 13 integrated Catholic girls' high school situated at 11 New Street, Ponsonby, Auckland.-History:St Mary’s College is the oldest existing secondary school for girls in Auckland and one of the oldest existing schools in New Zealand...

 (girls) or St Peter's College

St Peter's College, Auckland

St Peter's College is a Catholic college for year 7 to 13 boys . The school, located in Auckland, is one of the largest Catholic schools in New Zealand and is an integrated school under an integration agreement entered into by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland and the Government of New Zealand in...

 and St Paul's College

St. Paul's College, Auckland

St Paul's College is a college for year 7 to 13 boys and offers a Catholic education to its students. It is located in the central Auckland suburb of Ponsonby. The school originates from 1903 when the Marist Brothers opened Sacred Heart College, Auckland on the site...

(boys). Some high school students from Westmere attend Northcote College on the North Shore and there is a daily bus service to and from this school.