One of New Zealand’s Most Prestigious Schools

A Tr u l y U n i q u e S c h o o l

A rich history and tradition (founded in 1869) A magnificent main building and superb teaching and sports facilities A prestigious and favoured location A student cohort that is motivated and ambitious for success Unprecedented community support Strong governance and management Extraordinarily strong teaching and support staff

Ke y Fa c t s A b o u t A G S

Location: Epsom, Central AucklandSchool Size: 16 hectaresType: Boys, Year 9 – 13 (13-18 years old)School Roll: 2500School Founded: 1869

International Students Number: 78Accommodation: HomestayEnglish Requirement: Intermediate or above(English test is required before enrol at AGS)Course Commencement: Term 1 – 4Tuition fee: NZ$20,000 per year

S u p e r b Fa c i l i t i e s

The School’s main block, built in 1916 in the ‘Spanish Mission’ style, is one of Auckland’s finest historic buildings.

S u p e r b Fa c i l i t i e s

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.

A c a d e m i c P r o g r a m m e s

As New Zealand’s leading academic secondary school for boys, Auckland Grammar School offers both the New Zealand National Qualification (NCEA) and the University of Cambridge International Exams (CIE).

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.

To p A c a d e m i c S c h o o l

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 (Professor Vaughan Jones 1990)

To p A c a d e m i c S c h o o l

Grammar students go on to study at many leading universities around the world, including Cambridge, Oxford, Warwick, Yale, Harvard,Colombia, Duke, NYU, Dartmouth, Stanford, NSW, Sydney and Melbourne.

“Results in international and national exams show that the School ranks amongst the highest performing schools in New Zealand.”Education Review Office 2008.

S t u d e n t S t o r y

University Destinations (2009 AGS Top Scholars)

Oxford University (UK) 1Imperial College London (UK) 2London School of Economics and Political Science (UK)

1Dartmouth College (Ivy League) (USA) 1Melbourne University (Australia)

1University of Queensland (Medical degree) (Australia)

3Flinders University (Australia) 1Macquarie University (Australia)

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S t u d e n t S t o r y

Eric Liu (AGS Dux 2005)

Education Background: Has been offered a place in the University of Oxford for the PhD in Medical Oncology (2010) Bachelor of Science in Biomedical (Honours) in the University of Auckland (2009) Auckland Grammar School (2001-2005)

Prizes: Top of NZ in CIE A Level Chemistry and A Level Biology in 2005 Top in 1st NZ Biology Olympiad 2005 Awarded Abbott Watson Scholarship & Auckland university Scholarship in 2006.

E x a m i n a t i o n Re s u l t s

The School’s success in external national and international examinations is unparalleled:

Regularly ranked in the top 5 schools in the elite New Zealand Scholarship examination 100% pass rate in International Cambridge A-level exams since boys started entering these exams in 2004 Consistently had University Entrance pass rates over 90% during the past 17 years Majority of entrants ranked in the top 1% in other international examinations (e.g. American Classical League and Australian Mathematics, Science and English)

S p o r t s

The School has a remarkable sporting reputation across many different sporting codes. We have produced 50 All Blacks to date, more than any other school, as well as a number of international sporting greats.

More than 400 teams represent the School each year, in over 50 different sports, including rugby, football, hockey, cricket, tennis, squash, badminton, weightlifting, fencing, waterpolo, cycling, distance running, swimming, rowing and basketball.

C u l t u r a l A c t i v i t i e s

Auckland Grammar School offers a wide range of cultural activities

including music performance groups, school productions, Maori,Pacific Island and Asian cultural groups, debating, public speaking and chess.

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