auckland grammar school is a public school in auckland new zealand. it teaches boys from age thirteen to eighteen. the school also has some places near the school where students who come from distant places can live. it is one of the biggest schools in new zealand. the school has more than two thousand students. the school's motto is "per angusta ad augusta". it means "through difficulties to greatness". this motto is most often reiterated within the school. the current headmaster is tim o'connor.