A James Cook High School student has been taken to hospital after being assaulted on school grounds.
A police spokesperson said they were notified by ambulance shortly before 11.30am that a 16-year-old male had been assaulted at the school.
The teen, who was taken to Middlemore Hospital, was in a stable condition this afternoon and awaiting further medical attention, a Counties Manukau DHB spokeswoman said.
A St John spokeswoman said two ambulances had attended the incident and one male patient had been transported to Middlemore Hospital in a critical condition.
Police are at the scene and are making inquiries into the incident. No arrests have been made at this stage, but a police spokesperson confirmed a person was assisting police with their inquiries.
James Cook High School is a state co-ed secondary school in the South Auckland suburb of Manurewa.
James Cook High School has been approached for comment.
