Hiram Bingham High School Explained

Hiram Bingham High School (HBHS) is a secondary school in Rongorongo, Beru Island, Kiribati, serving forms 1-7.^[1] It is affiliated with the Kiribati Uniting Church (formerly the Kiribati Protestant Church or KPC).^[2] It has boarding facilities.^[1]

History

Reverend William Goward created the school in 1900.^[1] It was previously operated by the London Missionary Society (LMS),^[3] and its original purpose was to train clergy for the KPS.^[1]

John Garrett, author of Where Nets Were Cast: Christianity in Oceania Since World War II, stated in its history that the school "struggled to align at least some of its standards with" that of King George V School, a government high school.^[3]

In 1993 it was the only full secondary school operated by the KPC.^[4] Between 2008 and 2011 the number of students declined.^[1]

References

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Notes and References

1. "REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI ISLAND REPORT SERIES 14. Beru ." Office of Te Beretitenti & T’Makei Services, Government of Kiribati, 2012. p. 7 (PDF p. 10).
2. "TABITEUEA NORTH 2008 Socio-Economic Profile" Part 2 of 4 . Strengthening Decentralized Governance in Kiribati Project , Ministry of Internal and Social Affairs (Kiribati). p. 48 (PDF p. 13/15). Part 1 is here .
3. Garrett, John. Where Nets Were Cast: Christianity in Oceania Since World War II. University of the South Pacific Institute of Pacific Studies (in association with the World Council of Churches), 1997. p. 276., 9789820201217.
4. Talu, Alaima (Sister). "Towards Quality in Education" (Chapter 21, Part IV, Social Issues). In: Van Trease, Howard (editor). Atoll Politics: The Republic of Kiribati. University of Canterbury Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies and University of the South Pacific Institute of Pacific Studies, 1993., 9780958330008. p. 241.