Mount Roskill Grammar School
| Mount Roskill Grammar School | |
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| Address | |
| Frost Road, Mt Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 36°54′43″S 174°44′53″E / 36.911959°S 174.747945°ECoordinates: 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 | 2084(July 2016) |
| Socio-economic decile | 4 |
| Website | www |
Mount Roskill Grammar School is a secondary school in the suburb of Mount Roskill, Auckland, officially opened in 1954. The school is widely regarded as one of the most diverse schools in Auckland, having students of over 70 different nationalities including approximately 200 International students. The school has been noted by media for its rising academic success and exceptional performance for its low socio-economic decile.
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 of the pursuit of excellence and periodic renewal and revitalization.
The 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 (including the Year 13 Common Room - a room with lockers, kitchen appliances, and recreation features dedicated to final year students), and most recently the new gymnasium and classrooms. At the end of 2009, a new Pastoral Care Centre was built and opened in 2010. Rebuilding of the school's C-Block finished late 2010.
The school has a very proud academic record, with top scholarship results comparable to other higher-decile schools in Auckland, despite the fact that it is a decile 4 school. 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.".
Mt Roskill Grammar School's head prefects for 2016 are Sanaj Deshpande and Deeksha Vijayakumar and while Janita Fuller, Mary Kate Fonua, Joshua Simmons and Victor Chitando the Deputies.
The school has 10 computer labs 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.
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