Carmel College in Auckland has come out of a lockdown declared earlier this afternoon.
Auckland high school Carmel College has come out of lockdown after a disorder incident this afternoon.
In a post on Facebook, the North Shore girls’ school confirmed the lockdown was lifted at 3.13pm.
The post said all staff, students and on-site staff were “safely accounted for”.
“Everyone did extremely well and responded to instructions.
“A notice will be going out to parents/caregivers tonight to provide some information on what has occurred today.”
Police said officers were called to the school on Shakespeare Rd about 2pm to support staff during the incident.
“This involves a student and there is no ongoing risk to the school or the public.
“Police are aware the school initiated their own lockdown procedures as a response. This has now been lifted.”
The girls’ school earlier posted a message to parents saying there had been an “incident”.
“Carmel College is still in lockdown and dealing with an incident,” the school said on its website.
“The police are supporting us with an incident, the staff and students are safe.”
On Facebook, it had asked parents not to come to or phone the school.
“This may cause disruption to the management of this incident and could potentially place yourselves and/or our staff and students’ safety at risk.”
Carmel College is a Catholic girls’ school in Milford on Auckland’s North Shore and caters for students from Year 7 to Year 13.