King's College (

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: ''Collegium Regis''; mi, Kīngi Kāreti), often informally referred to simply as King's, 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

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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

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suburb of Otahuhu. The school 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 College is a member of the Round Square 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 Simon Power.

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 February 2011

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(ERO) review, King's College had 975 students including 31 international students. The school's gender composition was 85% male and 15% female, or 72% male and 28% female in the final two years. At the same review King's students identified as 79% New Zealand European (Pākehā), 7% Chinese, 4% Māori, 3% Indian, 2% Korean, and 5% 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

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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.

Teaching and community activities

The school, like some others in New Zealand, offers students

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A-Level, and IGCSE courses as well as those from New Zealand's national qualification, the

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. The school co-ordinates a service programme which aids the

community.

Houses

All students are organised into Houses, which form separate communities within the College. *The colour for Parnell House is Gold, not Yellow as proclaimed previously. This is shown in a Parnell Newsletter from 2013 stating their house colour.

Traditions

School song

The school song 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

Notable former pupils

King's alumni or former pupils are traditionally named Old Boys or Collegians.

Academic

* George Cawkwell – ancient historian * Richard F. Thomas — classicist

Arts

* Jack Body – composer *

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– actor *

David de Lautour David Hugh de Lautour (born November 28, 1982) is a New Zealand television actor. He was born in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand and attended King's College, then The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) to which he received a $50 ...

– actor * Laura Hill – actor * Elizabeth Marvelly – singer * Jamie McDell – singer * James Wallace – businessman and arts patron * KJ Apa – actor

Business

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– former chief executive

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* Rob Fenwick – Sustainable Advisory Panel * Hugh Fletcher – chief executive of Fletcher Challenge * Douglas Myers – brewer, philanthropist * David Richwhite – merchant banker (of Fay, Richwhite)

Public service

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(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 * Peter Blanchard, KNZM, PC – Justice of the

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, Member of the British Privy Council * Roy Calvert, DFC (1913–2002), WWII pilot * Brian Carbury, DFC (1918–1962), leading

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of the

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Paul East Paul Clayton East (born 4 August 1946) is a former 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 University ...

, CNZM, QC – former Cabinet Minister and High Commissioner to the

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* Leon Götz, KCVO, (1892–1970), MP for the National Party * John Henry, KNZM, QC – Justice of the

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, Privy Councillor (see

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) * Colin Kay, CBE – former Mayor of Auckland and New Zealand triple jump champion *

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– former Headmaster, Eton College and

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* Jim McLay, KNZM, QSO – former

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, former leader of the National Party, former

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(New York) for New Zealand, and current Representative of New Zealand to the Palestinian Authority * Simon Moore, QC – Justice of the High Court *

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, 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

* Geoffrey Sim, QSO, (1911–2002), Member of Parliament representing the National Party *

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* Sam Uffindell, 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 * Allan Wilson – evolutionary biologist

Sport

* Pita Alatini – All Blacks rugby player * Teariki Ben-Nicholas – Rugby player for the Highlanders * James Bevin – First-class cricketer * Daniel Braid – 2002–03 All Blacks, 2002– Auckland NPC and Blues Super 14 rugby teams * Mark Chapman — Black Caps cricketer * Marcus Child – New Zealand hockey player * Simon Child – New Zealand hockey player * Mark Craig – Black Caps cricketer * Peter Dignan – Olympic bronze medallist: rowing * Alistair Dryden – Commonwealth Games silver medallist: rowing * Ryan Fox – Professional Golfer * Peter Hillary – Son of Sir

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, mountaineer and motivational speaker * Bill Hunt – Olympic skier * Josh Ioane – All Blacks and Highlanders rugby player * Mitchell Karpik – Maori All Blacks and Chiefs rugby player * Ian Kirkpatrick – All Blacks rugby player and captain * James Lay –

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and

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rugby player * Jonah Lowe – Maori All Blacks and

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rugby player * Stefan Marinovic – Wellington Phoenix and New Zealand football goalkeeper * Hamish Marshall – New Zealand Test/ODI cricketer * James Marshall – New Zealand Test/ODI cricketer * Peter Masfen – Olympic rower * Anthony Mosse – Olympic bronze medallist, Commonwealth Games double gold medallist, silver medallist and bronze medallist * Jared Panchia – New Zealand hockey player * James Parsons – All Blacks and North Harbour NPC and Blues Super 14 Rugby teams (Captain) *

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– Maori All Blacks and

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rugby player * Jamie Smith – New Zealand hockey player and captain * Kim Smith – Olympic long distance runner * Tim Southee – Black Caps cricketer * Rob Waddell – Olympic gold medallist: rowing; crew Member Emirates Team NZ * Ali Williams – 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

References

* * {{authority control Boarding schools in New Zealand Anglican schools in New Zealand Cambridge schools in New Zealand Educational institutions established in 1896 Member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference Secondary schools in Auckland 1896 establishments in New Zealand