Editing Grammar school (section)

===New Zealand===
{{See also|Secondary education in New Zealand}}
[[File:Auckland Boy's Grammar School.jpg|thumb|[[Auckland Grammar School]] (1868)]]
In [[New Zealand]], a small number of schools are named "grammar schools" and follow the academic and cultural traditions established in the United Kingdom. Grammar schools were established only in [[Auckland]] and originally came under the authority of the Auckland Grammar Schools' Board. Auckland's grammar schools share a common line of descent from the British grammar school system, with a strong focus on academics and traditional British sports. Originally, the schools used entry assessments and selected academic students from across New Zealand. The schools mentioned below all share the school motto: "Per Angusta Ad Augusta" (Through difficulties to honours). They also share the same icon/logo, the "Auckland Grammar Lion". Today, all grammar schools in New Zealand are non-selective state schools, but they use school donations to supplement their government funding. Within the [[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]], they are regarded as any other secondary institutions.

New Zealand did not establish a state education system until 1877. The absence of a national education system meant that the first sizable secondary-education providers were grammar schools and other private institutions. The first grammar school in New Zealand, [[Auckland Grammar School]], was established in 1850 and formally recognised as an educational establishment in 1868 by the Auckland Grammar School Appropriation Act. In 1888, [[Auckland Girls' Grammar School]] was established. In 1917 Auckland Grammar School's [[sister school]] was established, [[Epsom Girls' Grammar School]]. In 1922, [[Mount Albert Grammar School]] was established as part of Auckland Grammar School. Both schools have since become separate institutions. [[Takapuna Grammar School]] was established in 1927 and was the first co-educational grammar school to be established in New Zealand.