page_title: Auckland Grammar School
section_title: Enrolment
hierarchical_section_title: Auckland Grammar School / Enrolment
caption_attribution_description: English: The enrolment zone for w:Auckland Grammar School in Auckland, New Zealand as of January 2013. Auckland Grammar's location is marked by the red circle. Students resident within the bounds of the black line are entitled to enroll at Auckland Grammar without rejection. All other students are admitted if spaces exist by secret ballot, with priority given to siblings (brothers) of current students.
context_page_description: Auckland Grammar School is a state, day and boarding secondary school for boys in Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand. It was established in 1868.
  The local publication Metro claimed that "Grammar's results in the Cambridge system are comparable with most private schools, and it scores extremely well in Scholarship too". It was ranked seventh in the Crimson-QS Best New Zealand schools in 2019 for getting into top-ranked universities.
context_section_description: Historically, because of its reputation, the demand for places in the school has outstripped capacity, and entry was selective. The school was zoned at least since the 1960s. Since 2000, school zoning is determined by a state school enrolment scheme, which gives first preference to students living in a designated home zone, and then to brothers of current students who live outside the zone. The school argues that zoning increases house prices in the zone, reducing access to the school for students from lower socio-economic groups. Research by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand shows there is a 30 percent premium ($257,000) on houses in-zone compared to those out of zone. In 2014, nearby One Tree Hill College and Selwyn College introduced enrolment schemes which initially planned to overlap parts of the Auckland Grammar zone. Both were forced to backtrack after opposition from parents in the overlapping areas, who feared it could ultimately lead to Auckland Grammar shrinking its zone and affecting the resale value of their homes.
  Auckland Grammar's requested voluntary donation is the highest for a non-integrated state school in New Zealand. In 2014, the requested donation reached $1,050 per student per year. The school claimed the donation is high to cover the gap in government funding between it, a decile 9Q school, and the lowest decile schools (i.e. decile 1A). As a comparison, Auckland Grammar's female counterpart, Epsom Girls' Grammar School, asks for a donation of $665, despite also being decile 9Q.
  International students are tested for English language proficiency and some students may be required to complete an intensive course of English language before starting at Auckland Grammar School. The international students at Auckland Grammar School paid the highest tuition fees in New Zealand state schools at more than $20,000 each year.
caption: Auckland Grammar's enrolment home zone covers the eastern Auckland Central Business District (CBD) and inner suburbs south-east of the CBD. The school is marked by the red circle.
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