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Auckland Grammar School is a State Secondary School for boys and caters for students from Form 3 to Form 7 (Years 9-13) who reside in the 'Grammar Zone'. The School also has a boarding hostel which caters for 120 boys from outside the Auckland isthmus. The School insists on the pursuit of all-round excellence in academic, sporting and cultural
activities, encouraging each boy to recognise and develop his individual potential and gain pride and satisfaction through setting demanding personal goals and striving to attain them. Opportunities are given to all boys for participation in group and team endeavours to develop skills in cooperation, and healthy competition is promoted in all activities.
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- ANZAC Day at Grammar - 25 April 2012
- The annual ANZAC Day commemoration service was held in the School Hall before a huge crowd of 1000 people, the largest numbers ever present at this service. The address was given by Michael Wynd, Historian at the RNZ Navy in Devonport. As usual the service was a moving tribute to those who gave their lives in war for our country.
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- Gala Dinner 2012
- Register now for this year's Gala Dinner to be held on Saturday 26 May in the Main Hall at the School.
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- Maadi Cup Rowing - 29-31 March 2012
- AGS rowers enjoyed a very successful Maadi Cup regatta this year. They won 3 gold medals (the Under-17 8, Under-17 4 and the Under-16 8) and 3 silver medals (Under-18 pair, Under-18 4 and Under-18 8). The senior four lost the Springbok Shield title to an extremely strong Marlborough Boys' crew, and the senior eight lost the Maadi Cup title to a very fast-finishing Christ's College crew (by 0.7 secs).
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- AGS Win NZ Young Physicists' Tournament - 31 March 2012
- The AGS Physicists won the national final of the New Zealand Young Physicists’ Tournament in Wellington this weekend. They led at the half way stage and continued to outscore the opposition in the afternoon.
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- Grammar wins two APO Music Scholarships 2012
- The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra awards 7 prestigious scholarships each year to outstanding performing musicians. We were delighted to learn that two of our students from Grammar Symphony Orchestra both gained two of these APO scholarships: Alexander McFarlane (Principal Viola) and Christo Karadjov (First Clarinet).
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- Maths Buddy 2012
- After running Maths Buddy for the past two years, the Maths Teaching Staff of Auckland Grammar School have decided to incorporate this wonderful online resource as part of our teaching program for Form 3 -5 2012.
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AUCKLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL: Making Excellence Happen
Auckland Grammar School continues its phenomenal success in both CIE exams and NZ Scholarship exams last year.
In IGCSE (F5) 90% of grades awarded were passes (50% or better) and this was the first year the entire Form 5 cohort sat this exam.
In AS and A Levels success continued with pass rates of 90% and 95% respectively.
In NZ Scholarship, Grammar boys had their best ever results with 108 Scholarships awarded, one Premier Award, two Outstanding and 16 Scholarship Awards. Three Top of Subject awards were also gained by Grammar boys.
Highlights of Academic Success 2011
- NCEA Level 2 & 3 pass rates above the NZ average
- 90%+ pass rates in IGCSE, AS and A Level exams
- Three Top in World Awards in IGCSE and AS exams
- 18 Top in New Zealand Awards in IGCSE, AS and A Level exams
- Six awards for best aggregates across subjects sat in IGCSE, AS & A Level
- 108 Scholarships gained
- Nick Orr won a Premier Award (only 10 awarded in NZ)
- Henry Yuen and Robbie Zhang gained Outstanding Scholarship Awards
- A further 16 boys gained Special Scholarship Awards (more than any other school in NZ)
- Students offered places at prestigious universities in Australia, USA and UK
- 40 Financial Scholarships from a range of NZ universities were awarded to Grammar boys from the class of 2011.
John Morris Resigns after 19 years as Headmaster
The Board of Trustees of Auckland Grammar School today announced that John Morris has given notice of his resignation as Headmaster to be effective in late 2012.
The Board will now undertake the process of seeking a new Headmaster for only the third time in the last 60 years. John Morris will continue to lead the School until he leaves at the end of September 2012.
As Headmaster, John Morris has been a visionary leader guiding the School through a period of massive structural and policy change. As a result of his leadership Auckland Grammar School has consistently maintained its position as one of the top ranked state school in New Zealand.
Chairman of the Board of Trustees Jeff Blackburn said, “John has continued the Auckland Grammar School tradition by being a remarkable Headmaster. As a professional leader he has enhanced the Grammar ethos of the pursuit of excellence. John is stepping down at the top of his game. The Board thanks him for his outstanding contribution to Auckland Grammar School and wishes him every success ahead.”
“The 2011 ERO Report is a fitting endorsement of John’s leadership. ERO awarded Grammar the top rating of a 5 year review cycle which recognised the significant success of Grammar boys at a regional, national and international level in a wide range of academic, sporting and cultural endeavours.”
John’s leadership in education stretches beyond Auckland Grammar School. During his time as Headmaster he has chaired both the Education Forum and the Cambridge Schools’ Association, introduced Cambridge International Qualifications to New Zealand and was a long-standing member of the University of Auckland Council. In addition John has sat on a number of Government Think Tanks on Education. He has also been heavily involved in sports leadership and was Chairman of New Zealand Football for six years and represented NZ Football on the FIFA Technical Committee for four years.
After nearly 20 years of outstanding school leadership at Auckland Grammar John is looking forward to new and different opportunities.
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Postal Address
Auckland Grammar School
Private Bag 99930
Newmarket
Auckland 1149
New Zealand
Telephone: +64 9 623 5400
Fax: +64 9 623 5401
Street Address
Auckland Grammar School
Mountain Road
Epsom
Auckland 1023
