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McAuley High School (New Zealand)
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McAuley High School is a Catholic girls’ secondary school in Otahuhu
, New Zealand
. The school was founded by the Sisters of Mercy
in 1962, and run by the order until the 1990s.
In 2006 the principal stated in the school newsletter the police would continue to be involved in serious cases of text bullying at McAuley, after a student was sent to the police having received abusive text messages.
Otahuhu
Otahuhu is a suburb of Auckland. It is located to the southeast of the city centre, on a narrow isthmus between an arm of the Manukau Harbour to the west and the Tamaki River estuary to the east...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The school was founded by the Sisters of Mercy
Sisters of Mercy
The Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy is an order of Catholic women founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland, in 1831. , the order has about 10,000 members worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations....
in 1962, and run by the order until the 1990s.
In 2006 the principal stated in the school newsletter the police would continue to be involved in serious cases of text bullying at McAuley, after a student was sent to the police having received abusive text messages.
Notable alumni
- Annette PresleyAnnette PresleyAnnette Sylvia Presley is a New Zealand telecommunications entrepreneur, known as a co-founder of Slingshot, one of New Zealand's largest internet service providers ....
- businessperson and founder of SlingshotSlingshot (ISP)Slingshot is a New Zealand owned telecommunications company. Founded in 2001, it is one of the major internet service providers in New Zealand. Slingshot is a subsidiary of CallPlus Services Ltd, the majority of which is owned by Annette Presley and her ex-husband Malcolm Dick, with ex-CEO Martin...