It moved to its current site on Mountain Road in Epsom in As of , it has students, making it the third largest school in New Zealand. Auckland Grammar was recognised as an educational establishment in through the Grammar School Appropriation Act.
A growing roll caused the school to move twice in the s, and in , it moved to Symonds Street , where it remained for 35 years. Due to the economic impact of the s depression, girls from Girls High School joined what was by then called the Auckland College and Grammar School. Auckland Grammar School buildings contain two Category I historic places , the school's main block and a war memorial, [10] [11] [12] and one Category II historic place , the former janitor's house. The school's main block, built in in the Spanish Mission style, is used for daily assemblies and exhibitions, and it also contains classrooms on its two levels.
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Surrounding the main hall in which students sit [14] for daily assemblies are the school honours boards, listing the names of the school's top scholars. In the early 20th century, inmates from the neighbouring Mount Eden Prison worked at two stone quarries adjacent to the school [15] and were involved in the construction of the school building itself.
The school owns a facility called the VentureLodge located in the township of Ohakune , in the central North Island , which is used by students for camps. The school's motto is in Latin : Per Angusta ad Augusta , which translates to " Through difficulties to greatness ". Following the completion of the main building, three smaller buildings were constructed in the same style; the library block to the north, the gymnasium to the south and a toilet block adjoining the main building.
In the s, a large science block was constructed to the south of the main block in a modern style with metal windows. Further to the south again is a concrete block built in the early s, raised on pilotis to give access to the upper playing fields. Between it and the gymnasium is a large gymnasium which was constructed in the mids and opened by then Prime Minister Robert Muldoon.
