King's School (Auckland)
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| Address | |
| 258-272 Remuera Road, Remuera, Auckland |
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| Coordinates | 36°52′45″S 174°47′34″E / 36.8791°S 174.7929°ECoordinates: 36°52′45″S 174°47′34″E / 36.8791°S 174.7929°E |
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| Type | Private Boys |
| Motto |
Latin: Virtus Pollet ("Manliness Prevails") |
| Established | 1922 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 4116 |
| Headmaster | Tony Sissons |
| School roll | 670(February 2017) |
| Socio-economic decile | 10 |
| Website | kings.school.nz |
King's School is a primary school for boys from the Early Learning Centre (4-years-old) to Year 8 (13-years-old). It is situated in Auckland, New Zealand, and it also has strong links to the Anglican church; the Anglican Bishop of Auckland and the Dean of Auckland are permanent members of the school's Board Of Governors. The school sits on the former site of King's College and was established there on June 6, 1922 when the College moved to its current site in the South Auckland region of Otahuhu. Boys at King's School are offered a variety of curriculum activities. These include numeracy, literacy, Christian education, physical education, science, technology, art, music, drama, band and French.
The school opened on June 6, 1922 with 164 boys, after the King’s College Secondary Department moved to Middlemore. The King's College headmaster, Colonel Charles Thomas Major, passed the site in Remuera to the newly formed King’s School Board of Governors, and continued to play an active role at the school.
The first Chairman of the Board of Governors was Professor H S Dettman and the first Headmaster was A Clifton-Smith, who arrived from The Hutchins School. In 1927 Lt-Col T H Dawson, took over as Board Chairman and J G T Castle succeeded Clifton-Smith as Headmaster. The original stables were converted into a school chapel dedicated in 1928 by A W Averill, Archbishop of New Zealand and officially named The Chapel of the Holy Child.
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