Auckland Grammar won't let students buy single tickets to school ball
An Auckland Grammar student is criticising the school for not allowing single tickets to be purchased for the annual ball.
The information sheet provided to Re: News for the 2023 Auckland Grammar School annual prefects’ ball says “single tickets are not available”.
Tickets for the ball due to be held in August this year cost $305 and cover “the entry cost for you and your partner”.
The Auckland Grammar school ball information sheet provided to Re: News. (Source: Supplied)
The student, who did not want to be named as he says he is nervous about how the school would respond to him speaking to media, says the decision to exclude single tickets “has deeply disappointed and frustrated many of us” and “sparked a wave of discontent”.
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“It is essential to recognise that not all students have partners.”
Auckland Grammar Headmaster Tim O’Connor told Re: News via email: “The Prefects’ Ball is a highlight of the year and led by our Form 7 students. It’s a formal event with partners, not a dance, and is optional to attend.”
He did not provide any further comment.
