Kelston Boys' High School
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| Kelston Boys' High School | |
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| Motto | To wisdom with honour |
| Type | State single-sex boys secondary (Year 9-13) |
| Year established | 1963 |
| Address | Archibald Road, Kelston, Auckland |
| Principal | SL Watt |
| School roll | 1122 |
| Socio-economic decile (10 is high) | 4 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | |
| Website | www.kbhs.school.nz |
Kelston Boys' High School ("KBHS") is an all-boys state secondary school in Kelston, a suburb of Waitakere City, Auckland Region, New Zealand. It was created in 1963 as a separate institution from Kelston High School which is some ten years older.
The school is known for the strength of its Rugby teams, having produced several All Blacks. The current (2007) All Black coach, Graham Henry is a former headmaster.
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[edit] Famous Alumni
[edit] Academics
Current Head Boy; Eddie Tuavii
- Mark Large, PhD, Associate Professor, UNITEC, Royal Society Fellowship, Scientific Advisor - Walking with Dinosaurs, Author.
[edit] Politics and Business
- Jack Elder, Ex MP & Minister of the Crown.
- Michael Erceg, Ph.D Berkeley, Mathematician, Businessman. (deceased)
- Tony Gibbs, Businessman. NZ Director, Guinness Peat Group.
- Ewen Gilmour, Westie Comedian and Waitakere City Councillor.
[edit] Rugby Union
- Steven Bates, All Black
- Loki Crichton, Manu Samoa
- Graham Henry (former headmaster), former Auckland, Blues, Wales, British and Irish Lions and current All Black Coach
- Sione Lauaki, Combined Pacific Islands, All Black.
- Kees Meeuws, All Black.
- Mils Muliaina, All Black.
- Kevin Senio, All Black
- John Senio, Manu Samoa
- Mose Tuiali'i, former Auckland, Blues and current Canterbury and Crusader and All Black
- Va'aiga Tuigamala, former All Black & Manu Samoa.
- Sam Tuitupou, current Auckland captain and All Black
[edit] Rugby League
- Epalahame Lauaki, Kiwi
- Jarrod McCracken, former Kiwis Captain.
- Duane Mann, Kiwis Captain.
[edit] Cricket
- Craig Spearman, Cricket. Black Caps.
[edit] Soccer
- Rodger Gray, NZ Captain.
- Danny Hay, former Walsall, Leeds, Kingz and currently playing for Perth Glory and All White.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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