King's College (
Latin
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: ''Collegium Regis''; ), often informally referred to simply as Kings, is an independent secondary boarding and day school in New Zealand. It educates over 1000 pupils, aged 13 to 18 years. King's was originally a single sex boys school but has admitted girls in the Sixth and Seventh forms (Years 12 and 13) since 1980, and in the Fifth form (Year 11) since 2016. King's was founded in 1896 by Graham Bruce. King's was originally situated in
Remuera
Remuera is an affluent suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located four kilometres southeast of the city centre. Remuera is characterised by many large houses, often Edwardian era, Edwardian or mid 20th century. A prime example of a "leafy ...
,
Auckland
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, on the site now occupied by
King's School, Remuera, in 1922 the school moved to its present site in the
South Auckland
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suburb of
Ōtāhuhu
Ōtāhuhu is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand – to the southeast of the CBD, on a narrow isthmus between an arm of the Manukau Harbour to the west and the Tāmaki River estuary to the east. The Auckland isthmus is the narrowest connect ...
.
The school has strong links to the Anglican church; the
Anglican Bishop of Auckland
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and the Dean of Auckland are permanent members of the school's board of governors. The college is a member of the
Round Square
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group. King's celebrated its 125-year anniversary in 2021, while the 40 year anniversary of girls attending King's was celebrated in 2020.
Senior leadership
King's is governed by the King's College Board of Governors, which is made of 13 members and chaired by Shan Wilson.
Enrolment
As a New Zealand private school, King's receives around $2000 per student from the government and charges parents of students tuition fees to cover costs.
At a May 2017
Education Review Office
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Leader ...
(ERO) review, King's College had 1004 students including 50 international students. The school's gender composition was 81% male and 19% female. At the same review King's students identified as 63% New Zealand European (Pākehā), 11% Chinese, 10% Māori (including 2% Cook Islands Māori), 3% Indian, 3% Samoan, and 10% other.
Sports
King's College competes in the
1A Rugby Competition and has won 16 times, most recently in 2019. The annual King's College v
Auckland Grammar School
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rugby game is one of the oldest rivalries in New Zealand schoolboy rugby. The King's 1st XI Cricket team won the
Gillette Cup in consecutive years between 2009 and 2011, producing notable cricketers with the most recent being
Tim Southee
Timothy Grant Southee (born 11 December 1988), is a former New Zealand international cricketer who has captained New Zealand cricket team in all formats of the game. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler and a hard-hitting lower order batsman. ...
.
Teaching and community activities
The school, like some others in New Zealand, offers students
Cambridge
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A-Level, and
IGCSE
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courses as well as those from New Zealand's national qualification, the
National Certificate of Educational Achievement
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.
The school co-ordinates a service programme which aids the
South Auckland
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community.
Houses
All students are organised into Houses, which form separate communities within the College.
Traditions
School song
The
school song
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Australia
* Somerville House — '' Our God, Our Help in Ages ...
of King's College is the ''Carmen Regale'', the melody of which was composed by Dutchman
Eduard Kremser and the lyrics were authored by I G G Strachan. The school song is shared, among some other things, with
King's School in
Remuera
Remuera is an affluent suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located four kilometres southeast of the city centre. Remuera is characterised by many large houses, often Edwardian era, Edwardian or mid 20th century. A prime example of a "leafy ...
.
Heritage listings
Three locations within King's College are included on the
Heritage New Zealand
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List. King's College Chapel, a late Gothic style brick chapel that opened in 1925, is listed as a
category 1 historic place. King's College Main Block, and the statue dedicated to former principal Charles Thomas Major are both
category 2 historic places.
Notable alumni
King's alumni or former pupils are traditionally named Old Boys or Collegians.
Academic
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George Cawkwell
George Law Cawkwell (25 October 1919 – 18 February 2019) was a classical scholar who specialised in the ancient history of Greece in the 4th century BC.
Life and career
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Cawkwell was educated at King's College, ...
– ancient historian
*
Richard F. Thomas — classicist
Arts
*
Jack Body
John Stanley Body (7 October 1944 – 10 May 2015) was a New Zealand composer, ethnomusicologist, photographer, teacher, and arts producer. As a composer, his work comprised concert music, music theatre, electronic music, music for film and d ...
– composer
*
Marton Csokas
Marton Paul Csokas (, ; born 30 June 1966) is a New Zealand actor of film, stage, and television. A graduate of the Toi Whakaari drama school, he has worked extensively in Australia and Hollywood, along with his native country, and often portr ...
– actor
*
David de Lautour
David Hugh de Lautour (born 28 November 1982) is a New Zealand television actor, producer and director. He was born in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand and attended King's College, then The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) to w ...
– actor
*
Miles Gregory – founder of
Pop-up Globe
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*
Laura Hill – actor
*
Elizabeth Marvelly
Elizabeth Lillian Marvelly (born 5 July 1989) is a singer, songwriter and social commentator from Rotorua, New Zealand. She first achieved success as a classical crossover vocalist before switching to pop music. She ran the website ''Villainesse' ...
– singer
*
Jamie McDell
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– singer
*
James Wallace – businessman, arts patron, and convicted sex offender
*
KJ Apa
Keneti James Fitzgerald Apa (born 17 June 1997), known by his stage name KJ Apa, is a New Zealand actor. He gained recognition for playing Kane Jenkins in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' (2013–2015) and Archie Andrews in the C ...
– actor
Business
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Jamie Beaton - founder of Crimson Education
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Sam Chisholm
Samuel Hewlings Chisholm AO (8 October 1939 – 9 July 2018) was a New Zealand-born Australian media executive who was a significant figure in the Australian media.
Career
Chisholm attended King's College, Auckland.
Chisholm had been ...
– former chief executive
Nine Network
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and
British Sky Broadcasting
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*
Rob Fenwick – Sustainable Advisory Panel
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Hugh Fletcher – chief executive of Fletcher Challenge
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Douglas Myers – brewer, philanthropist
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David Richwhite – merchant banker (of
Fay, Richwhite)
Public service
*
John Manchester Allen (1901–1941), MP for the National Party
*
Douglas Rivers Bagnall, DSO DFC (1918–2001), RAF Wing Commander, notable WWII Wellington bomber pilot and commander
*
John Percy Bayly, Member of the
Legislative Council of Fiji
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The first Legislative Council
Immediate ...
* Sir
Peter Blanchard, KNZM, PC – Justice of the
Supreme Court of New Zealand
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,
Member of the British Privy Council
*
Roy Calvert
Roy Oldfield Calvert, (31 October 1913 – 26 March 2002) was an officer of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during the Second World War. He is one of only four New Zealand-born airmen to receive two Bars to his Distinguished Flying ...
,
DFC (1913–2002), WWII pilot
*
Brian Carbury
Brian Carbury, (27 February 1918 – 31 July 1961) was a New Zealand fighter ace of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He was officially credited with destroying German aircraft.
Born in Wellington, Carbury joined the RAF ...
,
DFC (1918–1962), leading
flying ace
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of the
Battle of Britain
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* Sir
Robert Chambers, KNZM, QC - Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
*
Andrew Coster
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,
Police Commissioner
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*
Paul East
Paul Clayton East (4 August 1946 – 27 February 2023) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Early life and family
East was born in Ōpōtiki on 4 August 1946, and was educated at King's College, Auckland. He studied at the Un ...
, CNZM, KC, PC – former Cabinet Minister and High Commissioner to the
United Kingdom
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* Sir
Leon Götz
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, KCVO, (1892–1970), MP for the National Party
* Sir
John Henry
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People
Artists and entertainers
* John Henry (actor) (1738–1794), Irish and early American actor
*Seán Ó hEinirí (1915–1998), known in English as John ...
, KNZM, KC – Justice of the
Court of Appeal of New Zealand
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, Privy Councillor (see
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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)
*
Colin Kay
Colin Milton Kay (30 October 1926 – 5 June 2008) was a New Zealand sportsman and politician. He was the 34th Mayor of Auckland City, elected for one term serving from 1980 to 1983, and chairman of the Auckland Regional Council from 1986 to 19 ...
, CBE – former Mayor of Auckland and New Zealand triple jump champion
*
John Lewis
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– former Headmaster, Eton College and
Geelong Grammar School
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Establ ...
* Sir
Jim McLay
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, KNZM, QSO – former
Deputy Prime Minister
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, former leader of the
National Party National Party or Nationalist Party may refer to:
Active parties
* National Party of Australia, commonly known as ''The Nationals''
* Bangladesh:
** Bangladesh Nationalist Party
** Jatiya Party (Ershad) a.k.a. ''National Party (Ershad)''
* Californ ...
, former
Permanent Representative to the
United Nations
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(New York) for New Zealand, and former Representative of New Zealand to the Palestinian Authority
*
Simon Moore, KC – Justice of the High Court
* Sir
Keith Park
Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park, (15 June 1892 – 6 February 1975) was a New Zealand-born officer of the Royal Air Force (RAF). During the Second World War, his leadership of the RAF's No. 11 Group RAF, No. 11 Group was pivotal to t ...
, GCB, KBE, MC & Bar, DFC, RAF – New Zealand soldier, World War I flying ace and World War II senior Royal Air Force commander, the key military figure in the
Battle of Britain
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*
Geoffrey Sim
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Biography
Sim was born at Ngatapa near Gisborne in 1911. He received his education at Morrinsville, Pukekohe High School, and ...
, QSO, (1911–2002), Member of Parliament representing the National Party
*
George Tupou V
George Tupou V (Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Manumataongo Tukuʻaho Tupou; 4 May 194818 March 2012) was King of Tonga from 2006 until his death in 2012. He was the eldest son of King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV.
After ascending the throne, George Tupou ann ...
, (1948–2012), King of
Tonga
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from 2006 to 2012
*
Sam Uffindell
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Uffindel ...
, Member of Parliament representing the National Party
*
T. M. Wilkes, CBE, MC (1888–1958), Controller of Civil Aviation, New Zealand, developer and regulator of civil aviation policy
Science
*
Charles Fleming – scientist and environmentalist
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Allan Wilson – evolutionary biologist
Sport
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Pita Alatini – All Blacks rugby player
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Teariki Ben-Nicholas – Rugby player for the
Highlanders
*
James Bevin – First-class cricketer
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Daniel Braid
Daniel John Braid (born 23 February 1981) is a former rugby union player from New Zealand who captained Sale Sharks in the English Premiership. He played at open-side flanker. Previously, he played for the Blues in Super Rugby. He also won six ...
– 2002–03 All Blacks, 2002– Auckland NPC and Blues Super 14 rugby teams
*
Mark Chapman —
Black Caps
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cricketer
*
Marcus Child
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– New Zealand hockey player
*
Simon Child
Simon James Law Child (born 16 April 1988) is a New Zealand field hockey player, who earned his first cap for the national team, ''The Black Sticks'', in 2005 against Malaysia.
Personal life
Simon Child was born and raised in Auckland, New Ze ...
– New Zealand hockey player
*
Mark Craig
Mark Donald Craig (born 23 March 1987) is a New Zealand former Test cricketer who played first-class cricket for Otago. A spin bowler, he bowled right-arm off spin, and batted left-handed. He fielded predominantly at second-slip.
Domestic care ...
–
Black Caps
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cricketer
*
Peter Dignan
Peter Fraser Dignan (6 March 1955 – 20 June 2013) was a New Zealand rower.
Biography
Dignan was born in Gibraltar in 1955, to a former Berlin airlift pilot. His father later entered the diplomatic corps and, as a result, Dignan spent a ...
– Olympic bronze medallist: rowing
*
Alistair Dryden
Alistair Garth Dryden (born 18 December 1942) is a former New Zealand rower.
Dryden was born in 1942 in Auckland, New Zealand. The wrestler Jim Dryden (1907–1974) was his father. He received his education at King's College.
At the 1962 Br ...
– Commonwealth Games silver medallist: rowing
*
Ryan Fox
Ryan Fox (born 22 January 1987) is a New Zealand professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, PGA Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia.
Professional career
Fox turned professional in 2012, starting on the 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia. He had ...
– Professional Golfer
*
Peter Hillary
Peter Edmund Hillary (born 26 December 1954) is a New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist. He is the son of Sir Edmund Hillary, who, along with mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, completed the first successful ascent of Mount Everest.
When Peter H ...
– Son of Sir
Edmund Hillary
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, mountaineer and motivational speaker
*
Bill Hunt – Olympic skier
*
Josh Ioane
Joshua R. Ioane (born 11 July 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Connacht in the United Rugby Championship. His position of choice is fly-half.
Early life
Born in Auckland, Ioane also has family with the Taito's on his Sa ...
– All Blacks and
Highlanders rugby player
*
Mitchell Karpik – Maori All Blacks and
Chiefs rugby player
*
Ian Kirkpatrick
Ian Andrew Kirkpatrick (born 24 May 1946) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. Described as "supremely athletic, fast, fearless and with an uncanny sense of anticipation", Kirkpatrick is widely regarded as one of the greatest flankers ...
– All Blacks rugby player and captain
*
James Lay –
Samoa
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and
Bristol Bears
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The club was founded as Bristol Football Club in 18 ...
rugby player
*
Jonah Lowe – Maori All Blacks and
Hurricanes
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rugby player
*
Stefan Marinovic
Stefan Tone Marinovic (, ) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for German Bayernliga club TSV Grünwald.
Club career
Born in New Zealand to Croatian parents,Marinovic attended Auckland private school, Kings Col ...
–
Wellington Phoenix
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and New Zealand football goalkeeper
*
Hamish Marshall
Hamish John Hamilton Marshall (born 15 February 1979) is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played all formats of the game for New Zealand. He is the identical twin brother of James Marshall. Hamish and James became the third pair of twins (af ...
– New Zealand Test/ODI cricketer
*
James Marshall – New Zealand Test/ODI cricketer
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Peter Masfen – Olympic rower
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Anthony Mosse
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– Olympic bronze medallist, Commonwealth Games double gold medallist, silver medallist and bronze medallist
*
Jared Panchia
Jared Kiran Panchia (born 18 October 1993) is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays as a forward or midfielder for the New Zealand national team.
Life and career
Panchia was born on 18 October 1993 in Auckland to Peter Panchia and Ramila ...
– New Zealand hockey player
*
James Parsons – All Blacks and North Harbour NPC and Blues Super 14 Rugby teams (Captain)
*
Marcel Renata – Maori All Blacks and
Blues
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rugby player
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Jamie Smith – New Zealand hockey player and captain
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Kim Smith – Olympic long distance runner
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Tim Southee
Timothy Grant Southee (born 11 December 1988), is a former New Zealand international cricketer who has captained New Zealand cricket team in all formats of the game. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler and a hard-hitting lower order batsman. ...
–
Black Caps
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cricketer
*
Rob Waddell
Robert Norman Waddell (born 7 January 1975) is a New Zealand Olympic Gold Medalist and double World Champion Single sculler rower, and America's Cup yachtsman. He is a triple New Zealand Supreme 'Halberg Awards' Sportsperson of the year winner ...
– Olympic gold medallist: rowing; crew Member
Emirates Team NZ
*
Ali Williams
Alexander James Williams (born 30 April 1981) is a retired New Zealand professional rugby union player who played as a lock most notably for Super Rugby club Blues and the New Zealand national team.
Williams spent almost all of his playing car ...
– All Blacks and Auckland NPC and Blues Super 14 Rugby teams
*
Dan Williamson – Olympic gold medallist in rowing
Headmasters
The following individuals have served as headmaster of King's College.
Coat of arms
Notes
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