Hamilton Boys' High School
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| Motto | Sapiens fortunam fingit sibi |
| Type | State single-sex boys, Secondary (Year 9-15) with Boarding Facilities |
| Year established | 1911 |
| Address | Private Bag 3201, Hamilton |
| Principal | Susan Hassall (Headmaster) |
| School roll | 1483 |
| Socio-economic decile (10 is high) | 8 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 131 |
| Website | www.hbhs.school.nz |
Hamilton Boys' High School is a boys' secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand. The school was established as Hamilton High School in 1911 but was later split into separate boys' and girls' schools. The school crest features a lion, sash and star, and bears the motto "sapiens fortunam fingit sibi" which translates to "a wise man carves his own fortune". The school colours are black and red.
Most of the school's approximately 1500 students are day boys from Hamilton and surrounding townships such as Cambridge, Te Awamutu, and Morrinsville. Around 120 boys are housed in an onsite boarding hostel - Argyle House, which forms one of the six houses into which the school is divided.
In 1999 the school hit the news when it appointed a female Headmaster - Susan Hassall - the first boys' school in New Zealand to do so.
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[edit] Academic
Under the previous Bursary regime, Hamilton Boys' High School students often gained a significant number of A grades and scholarships. Now, under the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) qualification regime, such statistics are less meaningful. With the advent of the state run NCEA, Hamilton Boys' High School has adopted the Cambridge International Examinations for its top students.
In recent years students from the school have been awarded the top mark in New Zealand in Mathematics, History of Art and Māori examinations.
[edit] Sport
Hamilton Boys' High School fields a number of sports teams in a variety of codes. In recent years it has won the New Zealand secondary schools competitions for rowing , cricket, touch rugby, rugby sevens and clay target shooting. Its football, rugby and hockey teams are also often in the top ten teams in New Zealand. Its Under 15 rugby team has been one of the most successful in New Zealand, appearing in 8 national finals (only Auckland Grammar School and the now defunct St Stephen's School have appeared in more), however it has never won this competition.
In particular, the school has won the Gillette Cup for schoolboy cricket twice since it was established in 1990, and it has won the Maadi Cup for rowing Eights three times and the Springbok Shield for Fours six times.
The school is one of the Super 8 schools.
Hamilton Boys' High School competes regularly against another Hamilton school, St Paul's Collegiate. The two schools are traditional foes, and games between them generate intense but good-natured rivalry.
The rugby fields are also noted for easily turning almost bog-like.
[edit] Houses
Hamilton Boys' High School currently has six houses. All of the day boy houses are named after former headmasters of the school.
- Tait - Red
- Taylor - Green
- Wilson - Blue
- Steel - Grey
- Baigent - Yellow
- Argyle - Black
[edit] Enrolment
Like all previously selective state schools, Hamilton Boys' High School operates an enrolment scheme.
Enrolment was traditionally by academic examination followed by an interview. Alternatively a student might be enrolled if he had a family connection to the school. The school still examines new students but only for the purposes of streaming students.
[edit] Notable Old Boys
As well as a number of All Blacks and All Whites, the following people are Old Boys of Hamilton Boys' High School:
- Dick Quax - Olympic Games Silver Medallist, 1976 5000 metres and later world record holder 5000m.
- Frank Sargeson - Author.
- Scott Styris - NZ Black Caps cricket player.
- David Smail - New Zealand Open golf champion, 2001.
- Air Vice-Marshal Graham Lintott - Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
- The Hon. John Luxton - Cabinet Minister 1990-1999.
- Garry Mallett - Current President of ACT New Zealand.
- Warren Gatland - NZ All Black and Waikato Air New Zealand Cup Coach.
- Daniel Gillies - Actor.
- Tony Martin - Australian Comedian.
[edit] Headmasters
- Eben Wilson 1911 - 1937
- Harold Tait 1938 - 1957
- Aubrey Baigent 1958 - 1969
- Dick Taylor 1970 - 1979
- Tony Steel 1980 - 1989
- James Bennett 1990 - 1999
- Susan Hassall 1999 -
[edit] External links
- hbhs.School.nz – Official website
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Gisborne Boys' High School | Hamilton Boys' High School | Hastings Boys' High School | Napier Boys' High School | New Plymouth Boys' High School | Palmerston North Boys' High School | Rotorua Boys' High School | Tauranga Boys' College | |
