Auckland Grammar School

Auckland Grammar School
The school is built in Spanish Mission style architecture.
Address
Map
Mountain Road, Epsom

,
1023

New Zealand
Coordinates36°52′9″S 174°46′10″E / 36.86917°S 174.76944°E / -36.86917; 174.76944
Information
Other names
  • Auckland Grammar, AGS
TypeState, day and boarding secondary school
MottoLatin: Per Angusta ad Augusta
(Through difficulties to greatness)
Established1869; 155 years ago (1869)
Sister schoolEpsom Girls' Grammar School
Ministry of Education Institution no.54
ChairmanMark Sandelin
HeadmasterTim O'Connor
Years913
GenderBoys
School roll2706 (August 2024)[1]
Colour(s)Navy blue and gold   
Socio-economic decile9[2]
Websitewww.ags.school.nz

Auckland Grammar School (often simplified to Auckland Grammar, or Grammar), established in 1869, is a state, day and boarding secondary school for boys in Auckland, New Zealand.

The school was originally situated on Howe Street in Freeman’s Bay, where Auckland Girls Grammar School is now located. It moved to its current site on Mountain Road in Epsom in 1916. As of 2020, it has 2606 students, making it the third largest school in New Zealand.[3] The current headmaster, Tim O’Connor, who was appointed in 2012, received a Blake Leader Award in 2007.[4]

  1. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Secondary Schools in Auckland, New Zealand". Aucklandforkids.org.nz. Auckland for Kids. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Tim O'Connor". Blakenz.org. Blake. Retrieved 15 November 2021.