Auckland Grammar School

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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, along with Nelson College, Wellington College, Christchurch Boy's High School and others use different terminology from other state schools due to historical reasons.

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 NCEA and the Labour Administration.

Auckland Grammar School owns a facility called VentureLodge which is used by students of school on camps.

Well Known "Old Boys" of the school include :

• Edmund Hillary
• Doug Howlett

External link

• Auckland Grammar School website

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References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Auckland_Grammar_School" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_Grammar_School, used under the GNU Free Documentation License