Auckland Grammar School

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Auckland Grammar School
The school is built in Spanish Mission style architecture.
Address
Mountain Road, Epsom Auckland , 1023 New Zealand
Coordinates	36°52′9″S 174°46′10″E / 36.86917°S 174.76944°E / -36.86917; 174.76944
Information
Other names	Auckland Grammar
Type	State, day and boarding secondary school
Motto	Latin: Per Angusta ad Augusta (Through difficulties to greatness)
Established	1869; 155 years ago (1869)
Sister school	Epsom Girls' Grammar School
Ministry of Education Institution no.	54
Chairman	Mark Sandelin
Headmaster	Tim O'Connor
Years	9–13
Gender	Boys
School roll	2,664 (February 2024)[1]
Colour(s)	Navy blue and gold
Socio-economic decile	9[2]
Website	www.ags.school.nz

Founded in 1869, Auckland Grammar School (often simplified to Auckland Grammar, or Grammar) is a state, day and boarding secondary school for boys in Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand.

The school was originally situated on Howe Street in Freeman’s Bay, where Auckland Girls Grammar School is now located. It moved to its current site on Mountain Road in Epsom in 1916. As of 2020, it has 2606 students, making it the third largest school in New Zealand.^[3] The current headmaster, Tim O’Connor, who was appointed in 2012, received a Blake Leader Award in 2007.^[4]