Hamilton Boys' High School
| Hamilton Boys' High School | |
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Sapiens fortunam fingit sibi (A wise man carves his own fortune)
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| Peachgrove Road, Hamilton | |
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| Type | State single-sex boys, Secondary (Year 9-15) with Boarding Facilities |
| Established | 1955 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 131 |
| Headmaster | Susan Hassall |
| School roll | 2267[1] |
| Socio-economic decile | 7O[2] |
| Website | www.hbhs.school.nz |
Hamilton Boys' High School 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.[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.
Most of the school's approximately 2300 students are day boys from Hamilton and surrounding townships such as Cambridge, Te Awamutu, and Morrinsville. Around 130 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 $12,000 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]
Contents
Academic
The school offers both the state run NCEA and external Cambridge International Examinations for students to undertake.[6]
Sport
In 2009 the school won the national secondary rugby championship school for the second year in a row defeating St Bede's College in the final 17-0 and went on to win the 2010 Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament, beating Truro College 40-8.[7]
Houses
Hamilton Boys' High School currently has six houses. All of the day boy houses are named after former headmasters of the school.
- Tait - Red
- Taylor - Green
- Wilson - Blue
- Steel - Grey
- Baigent - Yellow
- Argyle - Black
After every House competition, the new scores will be added to the previous scores. The House with the highest amount of points at the end of the year gets to have its House name on the yearly House win list.
Enrolment
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.
Notable alumni
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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:
The Arts
- Daniel Gillies - actor
- Frank Sargeson - author
- Stan Walker - winner of Australian Idol[8][9]
- Tony Martin - Australian-based comedian and writer
Public Service
- Sir Colin Allan - former Governor of Seychelles
- Air Vice-Marshal Graham Lintott - Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
- The Hon. John Luxton - Cabinet Minister 1990-1999
Sport
- Tawera Kerr-Barlow - former New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team, current Waikato Rugby Union, Chiefs (rugby union) and All Black player
- Warren Gatland - former Waikato Rugby Union player and coach and current Welsh national rugby team coach, former NZ All Black[10]
- Daryl Halligan - ARL football player and TV commentator
- Richard Petherick - current New Zealand Black Stick
- Dick Quax - Olympic Games silver medallist, 1976 5000 metres and later world record holder 5000m, Auckland City councillor
- Sam Rapira - New Zealand Warriors player and New Zealand Kiwis representative
- Aaron Scott - former All White NZ Football player
- Scott Styris - former New Zealand Black Caps cricket player
- BJ Watling - current New Zealand Black Caps cricket player
- Scott McLeod - former NZ All Black
- Craig Baird - Multiple New Zealand and Australian motorsport champion
- Chris van der Drift - former driver for New Zealand A1GP motor racing team
- Sean Maitland - former New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team, Canterbury Rugby Football Union, Crusaders (rugby union) and current Glasgow Warriors and Scottish Rugby Union player. Also played in the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia
- Henry Speight - Former Waikato and Current ACT Brumbies Player
- Trent Renata - Former Waikato Rugby Union and New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team, Current Otago and Highlanders Player
- Jackson Willison - Former New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team, Chiefs (rugby union) and Current Waikato Rugby Union, Blues (Super Rugby) and Maori All Blacks Player
- Dwayne Sweeney - Former Waikato, Chiefs Player, now plays rugby in Japan.
Other
- Peter James Bethune - anti-whaling activist
Headmasters
- Eben Wilson MA 1911 - 1937
- Harold Tait MA, OBE 1938 - 1957
- Aubrey Baigent MA, BCom 1958 - 1969
- Richard Taylor BA, BSc 1970 - 1979
- Tony Steel MA (hons) 1980 - 1989
- James Bennett DipEd, MNZM, JP 1990 - 1999
- Susan Hassall MA (hons), DipTchg 1999 -
See also
References
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- ↑ http://www.hbhs.school.nz/Old-Boys/List/1?filtername=Stan+Walker&decade=&year=&filterenrolled=&filteryear=&sortorder=ASC in the official website
- ↑ http://www.hbhs.school.nz/Old-Boys/List/1?filtername=warren+gatland&decade=&year=&filterenrolled=&filteryear=&sortorder=ASC in the official website
External links
- hbhs.School.nz – Official website
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