New Zealand - Mount Albert Grammar School - IV Com - 1951 - Photo Courtesy of Janine Arthur Mount Albert Grammar School - Mount Albert Grammar School, commonly known as MAGS, is a co-educational state secondary school in Mount Albert in Auckland - As of August 2019, Mount Albert Grammar School is the second largest school in New Zealand, behind Rangitoto College - Mount Albert Grammar was founded in 1922 as a subsidiary of Auckland Grammar School, but now the two schools are governed separately - Mount Albert Grammar School was originally boys only, but became co-educational in 2000 - After the opening of the school, a need for boarding accommodation for students became apparent. In 1927, the Mount Albert Grammar School Hostel opened for boarders at 807 New North Road - This hostel closed in 1970 and a new one was opened in 1971, built on one of the school's playing fields. This is a boys' boarding hostel called School House - The School's Latin motto is Per Angusta Ad Augusta, which means "Through Hardship to Glory" - The school purchased what was meant to be a girls' hostel, but due to the Auckland housing crisis turned into accommodation for teachers - Since 1933 Mount Albert Grammar School has a 10.8-hectare (27-acre) farm adjacent to its school site in the middle of Auckland city. It is a fully working model farm, home to sheep, pigs, rabbits, cattle and poultry, cared for by a farm manager who lives on site - The school is one of a few schools in New Zealand with an active observatory and possesses a telescope open to students and the public occasionally (Reference: Wikipedia)