Description

Top Academic School

Auckland Grammar School is the pre-eminent academic secondary school in New Zealand. Over the years the School has produced:
* 25 Rhodes Scholars (to Oxford)
* 14 Girdlers Scholars (to Cambridge)
* 7 Fellows of the Royal Society of London (the largest number of any school outside UK)
* 1 Fields Medal winner (Vaughan Jones 1990)

Location and Facilities

Auckland Grammar is an inner city school, close to motorways and railway. Located in the central Auckland suburb of Epsom on 16 hectares of land, the facilities include; an auditorium, water-based artificial hockey turf, six artificial turf tennis courts, an indoor sports centre, two squash courts, three pavilions, two gymnasiums, two senior cricket wickets, one practice turf, music suite, library and an information technology block. Grammar has its own outdoor education centre at Ohakune which is 30 minutes from the skifields on Mt Ruapehu.

Academic Programmes

Auckland Grammar School offers both the New Zealand National Qualification (NCEA) as well as international qualifications offered by Cambridge International Exams (CIE).

CIE exams offered are:
* IGCSE (Year 11),
* AS (Year 12),
* A2 (Year 13)

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.

Highlights

Extracurricular Programmes

A huge range of opportunities is available to students in culture and sports. The range is always expanding to meet the needs and interests of students. Activities include: chess, debating, drama, electronics, film studies, journalism, music, photography, singing and traditional dancing from Maori, Samoan and Tongan cultures. The sporting activities are:

** aikido, badminton, basketball, canoeing, cricket, cycling, fencing, harriers, hockey, parachuting, rowing, rugby, scuba diving, soccer, squash, swimming, table tennis, tennis, triathlons, waterpolo, weightlifting, wrestling, yachting.

Type of Programs

• High School Study Abroad

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 13,000 per year

Program Fees Include:

Tuition fee

This Program is open to

American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Phone/Video Interview
• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

1-2 weeks

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network

Auckland Grammar School's Mission Statement

The school was created by the Auckland Grammar Appropriation Act 1868, but is predated by the school's charter given by Governor Sir George Grey's Trust Deed in 1850. Auckland Grammar School is the location of two Category I historic places under the Historic Places Act 1993 - the school's main block and a war memorial. An obelisk in front of the school commemorates former students of the school who fought in various wars. The school's main block, built in 1916 in the "Spanish Mission" style, contains a hall for school assemblies, classrooms and offices, with a vaulted ceiling covering the centre of the building. It owns a facility called VentureLodge on the outskirts of the township of Ohakune in the central North Island which is used by students for camps. The school's motto, "Per Angusta ad Augusta" (Through narrows/difficulties (Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary) to hallowed heights), is shared by some other grammar schools in Auckland. In recent times Auckland Grammar has used the translation Through difficulties to greatness (a much better translation). Grammar Boys, a 60 minute documentary about the school, was shown on New Zealand television.

Year Founded

1869