McAuley High School
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McAuley High School in brief
McAuley High School is a large state integrated girls' secondary school (Year 9–13) in Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, with 772 students on the roll. Its Equity Index of 483 is above the national midpoint, meaning more of its students face socio-economic barriers, and the school receives extra funding to support them. EQI reflects funding need, not school quality. As a state-integrated school it enrols by preference for its special character rather than by home zone. It opened in 1963.
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
McAuley High School
26 High Street, Ōtāhuhu, Auckland
This state-integrated school enrols by preference criteria, so zone rules don't apply in the same way. The map shows the school location — check the school's own enrolment scheme.
McAuley High School is a state-integrated school. Places go first to applicants with a preference connection to the school's special character (for example, a faith connection), so the usual in-zone and ballot rules don't apply in the same way. Where a geographic priority exists, it works within those preference criteria. Check the school's own enrolment scheme before relying on a zone result.
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How enrolment at McAuley High School works
- McAuley High School is a state-integrated school with no enrolment scheme listed. That does not make it open enrolment: admission turns first on its special-character preference criteria — a religious or philosophical connection the school sets out — rather than on where you live.
- Year levels: Year 9–13
- Roll size: Large school
- School website: mcauleyhigh.school.nz
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What families ask about McAuley High School
- Does McAuley High School have an enrolment zone?
- McAuley High School is a state-integrated school, so places go first to applicants who meet its special-character preference criteria. Any geographic priority applies within those criteria, so an address alone doesn't decide it — check the school's own enrolment scheme.
- What year levels does McAuley High School teach?
- McAuley High School teaches Year 9–13.
- What is McAuley High School's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 483. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 772 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is March 2023.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1963
- Principal
- Jan Waelen
- Urban/rural setting
- Major urban area
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)
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