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DescriptionEstablished 1923
Descended from Auckland House (1914)

Neligan House is named after Bishop Moore Richard Neligan, who succeeded Bishop Cowie as Bishop of Auckland in 1903. It was Bishop Neligan's vision and commitment to education that established Diocesan Girls' High School in 1903. Bishop Neligan put forward his idea for an Anglican Girls' School in some detail. Shortly after synod ended, steps were taken to realise Bishop Neligan's vision and in May 1904, the School was opened.

As Bishop of the Diocese, Neligan was involved in all aspects of the life of his Diocese. Eventually, however, stress and ill health forced him in 1910 to resign his office and he returned to Britain.

In his farewell address, the Bishop asked the School to 'Remember that Service is always a greater thing than Success'. Bishop Neligan himself knew the cost of service and passed away in 1922, but his work and example live on in the life of the School that he co-founded.

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