philosophy  daily routine  history  location  school leadership  student support  charter  board of trustees  uniforms    discipline	location Birkenhead College is situated on Auckland’s North Shore in the residential suburb of Birkenhead.The college is on a well-serviced bus route and is only 15 minutes from Auckland’s city centre by bus. Nearby are the business centres of Takapuna and Albany with the beautiful East Coast beaches and parks a short distance away.