Lynfield College is a secondary education provider in Lynfield, Auckland, New Zealand. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008. The Principal of Lynfield College and head of the 130 teachers is Mr Steve Bovaird. The school practices NCEA for assessments and examinations, and has high achievement rates compared to the national average. THE SCHOOL STATEMENT 2011. Founded in 1958, Lynfield College is a state, co-educational Year 9 – 13, secondary school, situated in west-central Auckland. It is classified as decile 7 by the Ministry of Education with a catchment area considered advantaged. The community however, is characterised by considerable population movement, immigration and a wide range of socio-economic groups. The College has an Enrolment scheme in place and enjoys strong support from parents, who are keen for their children to graduate after 5 years into further tertiary education and training. Because of the high demand for places, a ballot was held for out of zone Year 9 enrolments for 2009. In 2011, the March 1st roll was 1900 students. A noticeable trend over the past 3 years has been the increased retention of students.