Waitaki Boys' High School
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| Waitaki Boys' High School | |
| Motto | Quanti est sapere |
| Type | State, Boys, Secondary years 9-15 |
| Year established | 1883 |
| Address | Waitaki Avenue, Oamaru, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | |
| Rector | Dr.Paul Baker |
| School roll | 536 |
| Socio-economic decile (10 is highest) | 6 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 365 |
| Website | www.waitakibhs.school.nz |
Waitaki Boys' High School is a secondary school for boys near Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand, with boarding facilities, founded in 1883. It currently has a school roll of just over 530.
The school has a house system with four houses, Don, Forrester, Lee and Sutherland. It organises some cultural activities together with its nearby sister school, Waitaki Girls' High School.
The school is notable for its historic buildings like the Hall of Memories, an assembly hall, built to honour the men who died in the first world war.
[edit] Notable ex-pupils
- Denis Blundell - Lawyer, Governor-General
- Charles Brasch - Poet
- James Bertram - Professor, Journalist
- A. M. Hamilton - Engineer
- Michael Laws - Politician, Mayor of Wanganui
- Douglas Lilburn - Professor, Composer
- Terence McCombs - Politician, Headmaster
- Ian Milner - Professor
- Arnold Nordmeyer - Politician, Labour Party Minister of Finance 1957-60.
- Des Wilson - Campaigner in Britain
[edit] Websites
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