Napier Boys' High School Explained

Napier Boys' High School
Motto:Mahia Tika Mataku Kore
Justum Perficito Nihil Timeto
"Do Right and Fear Nothing"
Type:Boys Secondary with boarding facilities
Established:1872; years ago
Address:Chambers Street,
Napier,
New Zealand
Coordinates:-39.5145°N 176.9138°W
Headmaster:Simon Coe
Teaching Staff:~80
Roll:
Decile:6N[1]
Moe:216
Homepage:nbhs.school.nz
Colours:Navy Blue & Sky Blue

Napier Boys' High School is a secondary boys' school in Napier, New Zealand. It currently has a school roll of approximately pupils. The school provides education from Year 9 to Year 13.

Headmasters

The following is an incomplete list of Napier Boys High School's Headmasters

Sport

The school is Super 8 school and has an exchange program with Wairarapa College. It also has a rugby exchange with Palmerston North Boys' High School, the Polson Banner.

History

Napier Boys' High School was founded in 1872 and originally amalgamated with Napier Girls' High School on the 29 January 1884. Established 16 years after Nelson College, Napier Boys' High School remains one of the oldest schools in New Zealand. The school was previously located on Bluff hill. In 1927, Napier Boys' High School relocated to Te Awa for expansion space. In July 1915, William Allan Armour became the new headmaster. Armour revolutionized Napier Boys' High School's academic and sporting aspects. He established the school's credibility and public reputation. In 1928, Armour helped to redevelop the school's campus and to honour his commitment, 'A' block was named after him.[3] After the Napier 1931 earthquake, Napier Technical College was disestablished by the minister of education and almalgamated into Napier Boys' High School and Napier Girls' High School.[4] Much of the campus was also redeveloped in the Art Deco style. On the 20 November 1998, the Hawkes Bay [Harold] Holt Planetarium was built.[5] On the 19 April 2002, chemistry teacher Reuben John Martin was arrested and charged for manufacturing Class A MDA, Class B MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, and Class C TMAs. Martin pleaded guilty to drug manufacturing charges on the 11 August 2003 and was released in 2012.[6] [7] [8]

Campus

The school occupies a site of approximately 30 hectares.

The school's grounds accommodate four rugby and two soccer pitches in winter and eight grass cricket wickets in summer. The school has a swimming complex, a gymnasium, and home to the Hawkes Bay Holt Planetarium.

The boarding house (Scinde House) is located on-site, and accommodates 185 pupils.

Notable alumni

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools . 29 November 2013 . Ministry of Education . 12 February 2015.
  2. News: Simon Coe the new principal for Napier Boys’ High School. Hawkes Bay Today. Doug. Laing. 20 May 2024.
  3. Ian A. McLaren. '(accessed 15 July 2020) Armour, William Allan', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand,
  4. Web site: 1 May 2014 . H B Heritage News . 31 March 2024 . historicplacesaotearoa.govt.nz.
  5. Web site: History. 15 July 2020. Hawkes Bay Holt Planetarium.
  6. Web site: 23 September 2003. Science teacher jailed for nine years for making ecstasy. NZHerald.
  7. News: 10 May 2002. Bail for teacher on drugs charges. WYSIWYG New Zealand News. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081120015154/http://wysiwygnews.com/2002_News/2002May10.html. 20 November 2008.
  8. News: 11 August 2003. Two admit charges of manufacturing ecstasy. The New Zealand Herald. 24 January 2019.
  9. Web site: Richard Steven Turner : New Zealand All Black . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100603124411/http://www.rugbymuseum.co.nz/ABProfilee.asp?level1=All_Blacks&Level2=ABC&IDID=903 . 2010-06-03 . 2010-06-16 . www.rugbymuseum.co.nz.
  10. Web site: Stats allblacks.com . 2022-07-26 . stats.allblacks.com.
  11. http://www.hawkesbaytoday.co.nz/news/phil-lamason-anzac-day/1357384/ Anzac Day: From teen ratbag to hero
  12. Web site: 2013-05-01. Irish Rugby : News : IRFU Announce Joe Schmidt As Ireland Coach. 2020-07-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20130501233911/http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/29026.php. 2013-05-01.