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).

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.

• CIE is administered by Cambridge Assessment, a subsidiary of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Established in 1863, it provides examination services in over 160 countries. Although CIE is based in the UK and the structure of the CIE awards is the same as the UK awards, its courses are designed for the international community.
• Universities around the world recognise CIE qualifications as University Entrance Qualifications.
• NCEA is accepted for University Entrance in New Zealand, Australia and in most countries where New Zealand has a cross government protocol arrangement.

Boys must be prepared to work hard and tackle the requirements of the rigorous, advanced courses on offer. In return we guarantee that we will give all boys the very best in teaching, guidance and support to ensure they achieve the highest level of success.

All international students please note that entry into courses depends on a number of factors including confirmation of prior learning and ability in your chosen subjects and at least an intermediate level of English. Students without the prerequisite level of English on arrival will be referred to the onsite high school preparation class until the required English level is reached.

Curriculum Overview

The following senior subjects are offered conditional on sufficient student numbers.