Auckland Grammar School: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Auckland Grammar School (AGS) (officially The Auckland College and Grammar School), is a school in Auckland, New Zealand commonly known as "Grammar" to Aucklanders. It is a mixed day and boarding school for boys aged 13 (Form III or Year 9) to 18 (Form VII or Year 13).

Governor Sir George Grey established the school by Deed of Endowment in 1850. However, it was the Auckland Grammar School Appropriation Act 1868 which legally founded the school.

Since then, it has been shaped into one of New Zealand's largest and most controversial schools. Its headmaster, John Morris, is well-known for his criticism of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) and the Labour Administration. It is well known for its implementation of the British GCSE and GCE A-Level examinations instead of the NCEA for the majority of its pupils.

Auckland Grammar School 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.

Well Known "Old Boys" of the school include :

• Charles Goldie (1870-1947), artist
• Sir Edmund Hillary (born 1919), explorer
• Jonathan Hunt (born 1938), Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives
• Doug Howlett (born 1978), international rugby union player