The first school to open in the area was the New Lynn School, which opened on the modern site of
Kelston Girls' College in 1888, moving from the site in 1914. In 1953, Kelston Primary School opened, and in 1954 a coeducational school, Kelston High School, opened at the old site of the New Lynn School, Kelston High School was separated into two schools in 1963, with
Kelston Girls' High School remaining at the site and
Kelston Boys' High School moving to a new campus to the north.
Kelston Boys' High School is a single-sex state secondary (years 9–15) school with a roll of students. It is renowned for its
rugby union team, the Kelston Boys High 1st XV. The school has produced a number of
All Blacks, and regularly wins Auckland, nationwide and even worldwide secondary school rugby championships.
Kelston Girls' College is a single-sex state secondary (years 9–15) school with a roll of . In 1958 the Kelston Deaf Education Centre was opened as a centre of learning for hearing-impaired children from the northern half of the North Island, from preschool to year 15. It has boarding facilities. Some senior classes are held in conjunction with Kelston Boys High School. It is currently a campus of
Ko Taku Reo: Deaf Education New Zealand, the combined body for deaf education in New Zealand. The Kelston campus is coeducational state special school with a roll of students. Kelston Intermediate is a coeducational state intermediate (years 7–8) school with a roll of students. It opened in 1958. Rolls are as of ==References==