Wentworth College wanted a website that matched the quality of the school itself. Their existing site didn't reflect the experience prospective parents and students would find when they visited in person. They needed something premium, modern, and easy for the school's own team to keep up to date.
The Brief
The primary goal was a public-facing website that would make a strong first impression on families considering the school. It needed to showcase the college's facilities, curriculum, culture, and community in a way that felt polished and professional. The school's communications team also needed to be able to update content themselves, without relying on a developer for every change.
On top of that, the college saw an opportunity to add a secure portal where students and staff could access their timetables, assessment results, and school calendar, all powered by live data from KAMAR, the student management system used across New Zealand schools.
The Website
We built the site on Umbraco, a content management system that gives the school full control over their pages. Staff can create and edit content using custom block editor components, building blocks they can mix and match (text, images, calls to action, embedded media) to compose pages that look polished and stay on brand. No coding knowledge required.
The design was crafted to feel premium and inviting. Every page is built to present the school at its best, whether a prospective family is browsing programmes, exploring facilities, or reading about student life. The site is fully responsive, performs well on mobile, and includes built-in search, automated sitemap generation, and SEO-friendly metadata.
Contact forms are protected with reCAPTCHA and deliver enquiries directly to the right team via email.
The Portal
Beyond the public website, we added a secure portal for the school community. Students and staff sign in with their existing Microsoft 365 accounts, the same credentials they use for email and Teams, so there's nothing new to remember.
Once logged in, students see their weekly timetable, assessment results, and upcoming calendar events. Staff see their teaching schedule. Everything stays current because the data flows directly from KAMAR. Rather than anyone manually updating the portal, KAMAR pushes changes automatically: enrolments, timetable updates, results, calendar events, and even photos.
The Result
Wentworth College now has a website that genuinely reflects the school. Prospective families see a polished, professional online presence that matches the quality of the college. The communications team updates content themselves with confidence. And students and staff have a portal with live information that stays current without any manual effort, saving the school hours of admin work each week.
