Auckland Grammar School

Auckland Grammar School is located on 16 hectares of land in the central city suburb of Epsom, just minutes from CBD. The school’s main block, built in 1916 in the ‘Spanish Mission’ style, is one of Auckland’s finest historic buildings

Faculties: Accounting, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Design, Economics, English/French/Japanese/Latin/Spanish, Geography, Graphics, History/History of Art, Maths (Calculus and Statistics), Music, Physics, Practical Art, Physical Education, Technology

Overview

Auckland Grammar School is located on 16 hectares of land in the central city suburb of Epsom, just minutes from CBD. The school’s main block, built in 1916 in the ‘Spanish Mission’ style, is one of Auckland’s finest historic buildings

Areas Of Study

Subjects offered include: accounting, biology, business studies, chemistry, classical studies, economics, English, French, geography, graphics, history, history of art, Japanese, Latin, Spanish, maths (calculus and statistics), music, physics, practical art, physical education, design and technology.

Campus Facilities

Faculties/Programmes

Auckland Grammar School was established in 1863 a boys-only state secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand. It teaches from years 9 to 13.

As New Zealand’s leading academic secondary school for boys, Auckland Grammar School offers a dual qualification pathway: both the New Zealand National Certificate of Education Achievement (NCEA) and the University of Cambridge International Exams (CIE).

Subjects offered include: accounting, biology, business studies, chemistry, classical studies, economics, English, French, geography, graphics, history, history of art, Japanese, Latin, Spanish, maths (calculus and statistics), music, physics, practical art, physical education, design and technology.

Location

Auckland Grammar School is located on 16 hectares of land in the central city suburb of Epsom, just minutes from CBD. The school’s main block, built in 1916 in the ‘Spanish Mission’ style, is one of Auckland’s finest historic buildings.

New Zealand is a safe and politically-stable country with a high standard of living. Auckland is New Zealand’s largest city with a population of 1.5 million. It is the country’s economic and multi-cultural hub. Auckland’s unique geographic position means you can enjoy the city’s great cafés, bars, museums and shopping but still be within half an hour of stunning beaches, mountain bike tracks, nature walks and subtropical islands. Add to that great cafés, restaurants and bars, excellent theatres, galleries and museums, terrific shopping and colourful Polynesian and Asian cultural influences. It’s clear why Auckland is ranked 3rd out of 221 world cities for quality of life.

Student Services

Deans oversee each year level, the Guidance Counselors are available should there be significant personal issues and the Careers Department staff assist with application and placement to tertiary study. The ESOL Department supports students who don’t speak English as a first language, but if students require significant ESOL assistance, the School has a close affiliation with a language school less than one kilometer from Grammar.

Homestay: Assistance with homestay accommodation is provided with selected New Zealand Families and monitored by the International Student Manager.Boarding places are also available for international students

Welfare: International students are supported by the wider pastoral care network in the School. Deans oversee each year level, the Guidance Counselors are available should there be significant personal issues and the Careers Department staff assist with application and placement to tertiary study.

Auckland Grammar School is a signatory to the “Code of Practice” Which ensures that all international students are provided with quality education and pastoral care.

Campus Life

World-class facilities at the School include a water-based hockey turf, a 360-seat auditorium, three separate sports pavilions, squash courts, a heated outdoor swimming pool and six sand carpet rugby and football fields. The School also has a well-resourced music suite, library and information centre, new technology block and IT laboratories.

World-class facilities at the school include

• 400 seat performing Arts theatre
• 2500 seat Assembly Hall
• Gymnasium and new indoor Sports centre
• 6 grass pitches rugby and football fields
• 2 well prepared wickets for our senior cricket teams
• 6 artificial turf tennis courts
• 3 separate sports pavilions
• Heated swimming pool
• Weights room
• 2 squash courts
• Olympic size water based Hockey turf
• New technology block and IT laboratories
• Well-resourced music suite and library
• Outdoor Education Centre - Venture lodge is Located in Ohakune in the central North Island and set on 4.2 hectares of land and offers students opportunities for bush walking, skiing, canoeing, rock climbing and tramping.
• Tibbs House is home to 120 boarders