Case Study: Southland Girls’ High School achieves learning transformation and improved collaboration with Microsoft Teams

New Zealand high school transforms learning with cloud technology

Southland Girls’ High School in Invercargill, New Zealand, faced frustration with slow servers and aging infrastructure that left it unprepared for the government’s 2020 digital‑technology requirements. The school partnered with pcMedia and moved to a cloud‑first environment by summer 2018, adopting Microsoft solutions — including Azure Active Directory, Office 365, Intune for Education, Windows 10, OneNote — and embracing Microsoft Teams for communication and classroom collaboration.

pcMedia and Microsoft Teams helped implement a cloud migration that moved identity and storage into Azure, deployed cloud‑managed Windows 10 devices, and rolled out Office 365 tools and OneNote class notebooks with ongoing training and support. The result: all teachers now have cloud‑managed HP ProBooks, staff widely use Microsoft Teams to share best practices and collaborate on files, the school reduced costs and aligned with Ministry strategy, and it’s positioned to introduce a BYOD program — with measurable milestones like the completed cloud migration (summer 2018) and 100% teacher device provisioning.

Southland Girls’ High School

Yvonne Browning

Principal