Nulli Secundus: second to none.
Middlemore House shield
The arrival of 14 girls in 1980 kicked off what is now a very large demand for girls to spend their senior years at King’s. This meant that the house system had to adapt to welcome our wonderful cohort of female students.
This Girls' Boarding House was established in 1984. With accommodation for 67 boarders, it continues to demonstrate the popularity of an innovation that was almost contentious nearly 30 years ago.
Girls spent four years as members of the three boys' day houses, but it was soon considered time to establish a house just for girls at King's. Work began on the site in Golf Avenue in August 1983 and the first students arrived on 1 February 1984.
For this first year there were just 18 boarders and 17 day girls. However, the demand for places soon outgrew the buildings.
In 2005, the Headmaster, Roy Kelley, split the house into two to better cater for the pastoral needs of the day and boarding students. Since Middlemore House was initially a boarding house, the 'new' one would retain this name and day students were transferred to the new Taylor House in 2006.
Our short but simple motto is also a mindset: we strive for excellence in everything.
The Middlemore logo
- Designed by Michael Olm, it was based on the Parnell shield.
- The cross was replaced with the ankh, a symbol of enduring life and generative energy.
- The stars (etoiles) of Parnell were replaced by Tudor Roses from the crest of the original King’s College, Cambridge.
Housemaster: Bridget White (b.white@kingscollege.school.nz)