Southland Boys' High School

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Southland Boys' High School
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Motto Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus Not for school but for life we are learning
Type State Single Sex Boys Secondary (Year 7-13) with Boarding Facilities
Year established 1881
Address Herbert Street, Invercargill
Principal Ian Baldwin
School roll 1070
Socio-economic decile (10 is high) 4
Ministry of Education Institution no. 404
Website www.sbhs.school.nz

Southland Boys' High School is the only all-boys school in Invercargill, New Zealand. It is located in central Invercargill, right next to Queens Park and also next to the school Waihopai Primary.

Well-known former students include Jeremy Waldron, who graduated in 1970 and is now a prominent legal and political philosopher in the United States, and Andrew White, who played rugby for the All Blacks in the 1920s.

It is currently co-hosting the 2006 State Twenty20 Cricket Knock-Out Tournament in Invercargill.