Napier Boys' High School
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| Napier Boys' High School | |
| Motto | Mahia Tika Mataku Kore Justum Perficito Nihil Timeto "Do Right and Fear Nothing" |
| Type | State, Boys, Secondary with boarding facilities |
| Year established | 1872 |
| Address | Chambers Street, Napier, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | |
| Headmaster | Ross G Brown |
| School roll | 1086 |
| Socio-economic decile (10 is highest) | 6[1] |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 216 |
| Website | www.nbhs.school.nz |
Napier Boys High School is a state secondary school on Chambers St,in Te Awa, Napier, New Zealand. It has a school roll of 1,086 in 2007.
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[edit] Sport
The school has a proud sporting history being a leading super 8 school and having a regular exchange with Wairarapa College. It also has a regular rugby exchange with Palmerston North Boys' High School, The Polson Banner, the oldest sporting trophy in the country. Napier Boys traditionally does very well in local Hawkes Bay sporting competitions.
[edit] Houses
There is a strong house competition in place with the four houses being:
- Scinde (blue) the hostel house
- Napier (red)
- Hawke (green)
- Clyde (yellow)
[edit] Campus
Campus The school has a large (approximately 30 ha), impressive site that is situated by the sea. Originally built in brick in 1926, the school has now been fully redeveloped in the Deco style, in keeping with the Napier City theme.
The spacious school grounds accommodate 4 rugby and 2 soccer pitches in winter and 8 grass cricket wickets in summer. There is also a large swimming complex on site. The school is also the site of the Hawkes Bay Holt Planetarium, which compliments the school's educational facilities.
The Boarding house (Scinde House) is located on-site, and accommodates 185 students in a mixture of motel and dormitory style accommodation.
Other features of the school include an adjacent 13-hectare farm, and an outdoor education camp (Camp Simmons, located at Puketitiri on the Mohaka River).
Recent property developments include:
- The complete refurbishment of computer suites (3) and pods(3)
- Networking of the entire school and hostel sites
- The complete refurbishment of four science labs
- A major swimming pool upgrade.
- Hall extension and redevelopment
- Cuisine suite construction
- Pavilion extension and upgrade
- Technology Block(6 rooms) redevelopment and upgrade
[edit] Notable ex-pupils
- Frank Corner - Diplomat
- Percy Valentine Storkey - Australian soldier, won VC
- Jesse Ryder - Black Caps Opener/Amateur Boxer
- Zac Guildford - Hurricanes Winger
- Gabriel Rawcliffe - European League hockey player[2]
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
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| Super 8 schools |
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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 | |
