Mount Roskill Grammar School
Mount Roskill Grammar is a secondary school in the suburb of Mount Roskill, Auckland, officially opened in 1954. The school has students of over 70 different nationalities including approximately 200 International students. The school has been noted by media for its rising academic success and proving that wealth doesn't always influence grades.PremisesThe school has had several structural improvements, such as the construction of new buildings such as the Science Block, the Maclean Centre, T-Block, renovation of H-Block , and most recently the new gymnasium and classrooms. At the end of 2009, the new Pastoral Care Centre has been built and will open 2010. Rebuilding of the school's C-Block was started and has finished in the late 2010.HousesAs of 2012, Mount Roskill Grammar School has 5 houses which have been created and have been temporarily named after the first 5 colours of the spectrum - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green And Blue. These names were meant to be chosen at the end of Term 1 of 2010, after students were requested to provide their input; however, so far no names have been decided. Junior students: From the start of the year students will be placed into house groups through their core class groups. Senior students: Remain in the existing house group from the previous year.AcademicsThe school has a very proud academic record, with top scholarship results comparable to other higher-decile schools in Auckland. Mount Roskill Grammar School has been described by the New Zealand Herald in 2007 as the "best public school in New Zealand". In 2009 Metro Magazine has also ranked MRGS as the top school in Auckland, saying "Mt Roskill is not uniquely gifted; it has to work hard to get the results it does. But it was in the top 10 for every indicator we looked at, and usually it was first or second. In general its academic results were what you would expect of a decile-9 school.".
