Kelston Deaf Education Centre is a coeducational state special school with a roll of 127 and a decile rating of 3.
The lock and weir are overlooked by the remains of the Kelston Brass Mill, which was working until 1925.
The Whau board, named after the Whau River estuary which runs through the board area, covers the suburbs of Avondale, Blockhouse Bay, Green Bay, Kelston, New Lynn and New Windsor.
Kelston School for the Deaf, opened 1958 (Auckland) and Kelston School for the Deaf Children was renamed in 1991 to Kelston Deaf Education Centre.