Mount Roskill Grammar School
| Mount Roskill Grammar School | |
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| Coordinates | 36°54′43″S 174°44′53″E / 36.911959°S 174.747945°E |
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| Type | State co-educational secondary (Year 9-13) |
| Motto | Sursum To the Heights |
| Established | 1954 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 74 |
| Principal | Greg Watson |
| School roll | 2284 |
| Socio-economic decile | 4 |
| Website | Official site |
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.
Premises
The school has had several structural improvements, such as the construction of new buildings such as the S Block, the Maclean Centre, T-Block, renovation of H-Block (including the Year 13 Common Room - a room with lockers dedicated to final year students), and most recently the new gymnasium.
Academics
Mount Roskill Grammar School has been described by the New Zealand Herald newspaper as the "best public school in New Zealand".[1] The school has 8 computer labs [2] catering for students from Year 9-13. Mount Roskill Grammar operates under a strict contract, which every student signs, so that these technologies are not abused. Mount Roskill Grammar is also one of the schools participating in the Phase 2 of the Beacon Practice from GIF Technology Education initiative.[3]
Motto
In 1957 the school was granted its own board of governors and adopted the emblem of the Phoenix with the motto 'Sursum' meaning 'To the Heights'. The Phoenix was chosen for its symbolism the pursuit of excellence and periodic renewal and revitalization.
The Maclean Centre
The Maclean Centre for disabled students was opened in 1977, named in honour of Mr B H Maclean, Principal from 1966-1981. The Centre moved into a new building in 2003 and the staff and students are fully involved in all areas of school life.
Extracurricular activities
Mount Roskill Grammar School offers many sports, music and other extracurricular activities. The Flame is the student newspaper. Notably there are culture groups in Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Kapa haka, Tongan, Samoan, Tokelauan, Niuean and Cook Islands culture.
Awards
- Goodman Fielder School of the Year Award, for Outstanding Performance in Education in 1998.[4]
- Goodman Fielder Secondary School of the Year Award, in 2002, and finalist in the Secondary School section in 1999 and 2001.
Alumni
- Russell Crowe, actor
- Owen Glenn, businessman[5]
- Graeme Hart, New Zealand's richest man[6]
- Clinton Randell, reality show contestant
- Brett Steven, tennis player
References
- ^ "Surprises on NCEA's report card [[New Zealand Herald]]". Retrieved 2007-05-01.
{{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help) - ^ "Mount Roskill Grammar School Website, Facilities page". Retrieved 2007-05-01.
- ^ "Beacon Practice Phase 2 Schools". Retrieved 2007-05-01.
- ^ New Director named, The University of Auckland news, March 2006. Accessed October 12, 2007. "During his 12 years at Mount Roskill Grammar the roll has grown from 1576 to 2340 students. Staff numbers total 210. The school won the inaugural Goodman Fielder School of the Year Award in 1998."
- ^ "Expat backs business school", Television New Zealand, 21 February 2005
- ^ "Food for thought", The Sydney Morning Herald, November 19, 2005. Accessed October 12, 2007. "The son of a radiographer, Hart was raised in Auckland where he attended Mount Roskill Grammar School before leaving at 16."