Auckland Grammar

Does not do the right thing and let a lot of teachers get a way with / mask questionable behaviours that would been condemned has it been known in the public sphere. For example, it is still employing a teacher who instead of teaching his subject in class, constantly get distracted and ramble about Asians, expressing racist thoughts about Asian people, to show he can defy political correctness in this country, just because he is / was married to an Asian person. How is it tolerated? Why do students need to be exposed to this? Why is this cultural incompetency still tolerated in such a culturally diverse school in the heart of one of NZ most culturally diverse city. He is still there after 20+ years and how come nobody came forward, given so many students / potential victims pass through his classroom? How come the school doesn't know, why is the school so blind, focusing on attacking Ministry of Education and NCEA, instead of looking inward and seeing that problem is right in your classrooms?

And to this said teacher, if the same thing is done onto you, and your children, for whole calendar year, how would you feel? Then you would understand how your students feel. Having been exposed to Asian culture through familial ties, everyone who think you would be much more understanding and be empathetic, and wouldn't act like a bigot. Unfortunately, such ties somehow fuel your own bigotry and you smartly utilise the power imbalance that is your classroom to express such bigotry on unwilling participants that are your students. Maybe share your thoughts to everyone in NZ instead in the privacy you generated in your classroom, victimising students that are yet fully grown into adult.. Go and join a political party if you are sick of political correctness. Students are going to school to learn not to listen to your personal rambles and problems, and be scarred with the experience.

I genuinely hope you have reformed or if not, may God forgive your sins and spare future victims from your clutches.

ok school good extracurriculars

There isn’t a vape room for our students. And I get stepped out for being white

It’s a good school which if you buy into fully and follow the rules will greatly reward you and build your character.

It’s sports are excellent with external coaches and many teams from social to premier teams competing on a national stage. Fully engaging and working with the coaches and specialist staff to get the best out of yourself is very rewarding and many athletes from grammar go on to achieve results on international stages.

The academics of this school are great, the streaming creates a very competitive environment which if you work hard in you can move up in, the teachers are fully committed to your success and are happy to spend break times or after school helping you if you aren’t understanding certain topics.

Overall buying into the school will set you up well for life and make your high school experience a fun and successful one.

Excellent school. Brilliant Headmaster, exceptional teachers, and a great competitive environment to push for the academic excellence of all boys.

Auckland Grammar does not care about the well-being of its students, and many of the school’s teachers are not into teaching and helping the students at all. The school’s cruel streaming system actually discouraged many pupils from studying further and even destroyed some boys’ confidence. The school leadership team is so old-fashioned and not willing to adapt to any 21st century elements of education, no matter it’s the method of academic teaching, school management, or even the uniforms. They have the worst school uniforms in NZ - the students can only wear short trousers even in winter months, which is freezing and even distracting their attention from learning because it’s just too cold to focus on anything.

From day one, the attitude they set out is - put your head down and work hard to reap the rewards.
My experience at Grammar was phenomenal and helped me build my confidence as a guy. The opportunities thrown at me, strong push for competitiveness to drive passion and persistence in academics was what kept me working hard. Other ‘modern’ Auckland private schools tend to take a much softer approach and award simple work, as opposed to hard work.

Grammar don’t mess around. Wake up, shower, shave, get to school, sit through assembly, finish your classes and get home. The school care greatly about their students and the guidance counseling and career assistance departments are second to none.

What I really liked, was the fact they didn’t have the whole BYOD and bring your own laptop to school. The only computers available were library ones. There was no distraction, you were forced to listen to the class whether you liked it or not - this made revision and exams far better. Too many students in other schools are also distracted by their mobile phones, if you have it out on campus - it’s gone for a week.

Grammar is hands down one of the best schools in Auckland and if you’re lucky enough to get one of the top five teachers from each faculty, your time there will be a breeze.

Don’t be intimidated by the structure, rules and regulations - when you get into the real world, you’ll be thankful you learnt basic respect and beaming confidence, when you’re applying for a job or meeting a new significant other.

Auckland Grammar turned me, a wimpy, lazy boy lacking confidence, into a well rounded man who felt he had the necessary skills to thrive outside of the school gates.

Amazing school, great teachers, students and a great challenging environment. The boarding hostel is strict and firm but comforting as well. Creat culture and history.

Put in the hard work and reap the rewards