9. Location: Epsom, Central Auckland School Size: 16 hectares Type: Boys, Year 9 – 13 (13-18 years old) School Roll: 2500 School Founded: 1869 International Students Number: 78 Accommodation: Homestay English Requirement: Intermediate or above (English test is required before enrol at AGS) Course Commencement: Term 1 – 4 Tuition fee: NZ$20,000 per year Key Facts About AGS
10. The School’s main block, built in 1916 in the ‘Spanish Mission’ style, is one of Auckland’s finest historic buildings. Superb Facilities
11. 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. Superb Facilities
16. 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. Top Academic School
17. University Destinations (2009 AGS Top Scholars) Oxford University (UK) 1 Imperial College London (UK) 2 London School of Economics and Political Science (UK)1 Dartmouth College (Ivy League) (USA) 1 Melbourne University (Australia) 1 University of Queensland (Medical degree) (Australia) 3 Flinders University (Australia) 1 Macquarie University (Australia) 1 Student Story
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19. Awarded Abbott Watson Scholarship & Auckland university Scholarship in 2006. Student Story
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21. 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. Sports
22. 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. Cultural Activities