 The King's School was opened in temporary rented quarters at "Harrisford" in Parramatta in February 1832 with three day boys.By the end of the year there were 41 boarders and 12 day boys enrolled and additional cottages were rented for the boarders.The Trustees of the Clergy and School Lands' Corporation who administered church property at this period commissioned John Verge to prepare plans for the School at Parramatta.