The principal of McAuley High School, Anne Miles, has won the Social Enterprise category at the 2014 Fairfax Women of Influence Awards.
She shares the title with Jo-Anne Wilkinson of the Foundation for Youth Development.
“I feel humble and very surprised. When I looked at the fantastic finalists I really didn’t think I would win,” Miles said.
Miles has been the principal of McAuley, in Otahuhu, Auckland, for the past 10 years and has contributed greatly to the high academic achievement of young Maori and Pacific women.
More than 90 per cent of students at the decile one school now achieve NCEA and 75 per cent gain university entrance.
“As I said in my speech the award belongs to the board of trustees, the staff and above all the students,” Miles said.
“A simple philosophy she lives by is to “believe in yourself”.
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