Gisborne Boys' High School
| Gisborne Boys' High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Stanley Road Gisborne New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 38°39′33″S 178°00′38″E / 38.6593°S 178.0106°ECoordinates: 38°39′33″S 178°00′38″E / 38.6593°S 178.0106°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State Boys Secondary |
| Motto | Virtus repulsae nescia |
| Established | 1909 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 209 |
| Principal | Greg Mackle |
| School roll | 730 |
| Socio-economic decile | 3[1] |
| Website | gisboyshigh.school.nz |
Gisborne Boys' High School is a boys' secondary school situated in Gisborne, New Zealand that was originally founded as a Co-Ed school in 1909 and was known as Gisborne High School. In 1956 the school became Gisborne Boys High School when the original school was split into two single-sex schools.
Gisborne Boys High School is very well known for its First Fifteen Rugby Team. The school's first rugby game was against Napier Boys’ High School in 1911 and since then it has produced many professional rugby players including Hosea Gear and Rico Gear.[2] The school's First Fifteen rugby team has toured many international countries competing in various competitions. Most recently the team played in the Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament [3] which was held in Japan. Gisborne Boys' High reached the Semi Finals of the Tournament but were beaten by Glenwood High School, which went on to win the Tournament.[4]
Notable alumni
The Arts
- Witi Ihimaera - author
Politics
- Charles Chauvel - serving Labour Member of Parliament, dux of the school in 1985. Chauvel was also senior swimming champion of the school that year.
- Tutekawa Wyllie - former New Zealand First Member of Parliament
Public service
- Arnold Reedy (1903-1971), Māori leader
Science
- Don Merton - conservationist best known for saving the black robin from extinction, attended Gisborne High School (1953-1956).
Sport
- Hosea Gear - rugby player - All Blacks
- Rico Gear - rugby player - All Blacks, attended (1991–1998), former Prefect (1998)
- Maz Quinn - world-class surfer, attended 1991-1996, former Prefect (1996)
- Miah Nikora - rugby player - NZ Under-21, Under-19 & Schools representative. ANZ Cup - Taranaki, Tasman & Wellington. Currently Connacht Rugby
- Craig Clarke - Rugby Player - Connacht Rugby
- Sheridan Rangihuna - Rugby Player-New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team & New Zealand national schoolboy rugby union team [5]
Sport
Last time Gisborne Boys' High School first XV won the National Secondary Schools final was in 2007 against Mount Albert Grammar School where they overwhelmed the Aucklanders 36-24.[6]
External links
See also
- Gisborne Girls' High School
- List of schools in New Zealand
References
- ↑ Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools
- ↑ Rugby
- ↑ http://sanix-rugby-youth.info/english/document/2008TounamentOutline.pdf
- ↑ Glenwood High School, Durban, South Africa
- ↑ http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=nzTeamPlayerProfile&playerID=2150
- ↑ http://www.mags.school.nz/Section?Action=View&Section_id=512&Story_id=3975