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New Zealand boys' high school From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hamilton Boys' High School (Māori: Te Kura Tamatāne o Kirikiriroa) is a boys' secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand and is the largest secondary school in the Waikato region. The school was established as Hamilton High School in 1911 but was later split into separate boys' and girls' schools, with the current school opened in February 1955. Its sister school is Hamilton Girls' High School.[3] The school crest features a lion, sash and star, and bears the motto "Sapiens Fortunam Fingit Sibi" which translates to "a wise man carves his own fortune". The school colours are black and red.
| Hamilton Boys' High School Māori: Te Kura Tamatāne o Kirikiriroa | |
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| Coordinates | 37.7868°S 175.2964°E |
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| Type | State boys-only, Secondary (Year 9–13) with Boarding Facilities |
| Motto | Sapiens fortunam fingit sibi (A wise man carves his own fortune) |
| Established | 1955 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 131 |
| Headmaster | Jarred Williams |
| School roll | 2216[1] |
| Socio-economic decile | 7O[2] |
| Website | www.hbhs.school.nz |
Most of the school's approximately 2100 students are day boys from Hamilton and surrounding townships such as Cambridge, Te Awamutu, and Morrinsville. Around 170 boys are housed in an onsite boarding hostel, Argyle House, which forms one of the six houses into which the school is divided. The boarding house is located on the school grounds, but is essentially a private institution, with students paying approximately $13,000 per year to attend.[4]
In 1999, the school appointed Susan Hassall to head the school. In doing so the school became one of the first boys' schools in New Zealand to appoint a female headmaster.[5]
The school offers both the state run NCEA and external Cambridge International Examinations for students to undertake.[6]
In rugby, Hamilton Boys’ High School has the best record in New Zealand at the National 1st XV. It has also won the international Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament more than any other school.
Hamilton Boys’ High School has won the Maadi Cup for rowing eights 11 times, and the Springbok Shield for fours 16 times.
Hamilton Boys' High School competes as part of the Super Eight group of boys' high schools from eight provincial cities in the central North Island of New Zealand. Their 1st XV Rugby team has won the Super Eight Rugby 1st XV competition twelve times, as of 2019.[7]
Hamilton Boys' High School currently has six houses.[8] All of the day boy houses (all houses except Argyle House) are named after former headmasters of the school.[8]
After every House competition, the new scores will be added to the previous scores. The House with the highest number of points at the end of the year gets to have its House name on the yearly House win list.[8] No House has won more than twice consecutively.[8]
Like all previously selective state schools, Hamilton Boys' High School operates an enrolment scheme.
Enrolment was traditionally by academic examination followed by an interview. Alternatively a student might be enrolled if he had a family connection to the school. The school still examines new students but only for the purposes of streaming students.
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As well as a number of All Blacks and All Whites, the following people are Old Boys of Hamilton Boys' High School:
| Name | Term | |
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| 1 | Eben Wilson | 1911–1937 |
| 2 | Harold Tait | 1938–1957 |
| 3 | Aubrey Baigent | 1958–1969 |
| 4 | Richard Taylor | 1970–1979 |
| 5 | Tony Steel | 1980–1989 |
| 6 | James Bennett | 1990–1999 |
| 7 | Susan Hassall[11] | 1999–Apr 2024 |
| 8 | Jarred Williams[12] | Apr 2024-Present |
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