Napier Boys' High School
| Napier Boys' High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Chambers Street, Napier, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 39°30′52″S 176°54′50″E / 39.5145°S 176.9138°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Boys Secondary with boarding facilities |
| Motto | Mahia Tika Mataku Kore Justum Perficito Nihil Timeto "Do Right and Fear Nothing" |
| Established | 1872; 152 years ago |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 216 |
| Headmaster | Jarred Williams |
| Teaching staff | ~80 |
| Gender | Male |
| School roll | 1,321[1] (February 2024) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue & Sky Blue |
| Socio-economic decile | 6N[2] |
| Website | nbhs.school.nz |
Napier Boys' High School is a secondary boys' school in, Napier, New Zealand. It currently has a school roll of approximately 1,321 pupils. The school provides education from Year 9 to Year 13.
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
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
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (October 2023) |
Business
- Rod Drury – chief executive officer of Xero, accounting software
- Chris Tremain (born 1966) – real estate investor and entrepreneur
Arts
- John Psathas – internationally-acclaimed music composer
Public service
- Oscar Alpers (1867–1927) – Supreme Court judge[9]
- Frank Corner (born 1920) – diplomat
- Cyril Harker (1899–1970) – National MP for Waipawa and Hawke's Bay (1940–1963)[10]
- Sydney Jones (1894–1982) – National MP for Hastings (1949–1954)[11]
- Arnold Reedy (1903–1971) – Māori leader
- Percy Storkey (1891–1969) – Victoria Cross recipient in an Australian unit
- Chris Tremain (born 1966) – MP for Napier (2005–2014)
- Stuart Nash – MP for Napier (2014–2023) and Minister of Police (2017–2023)[when?]
Religion
- Ralph Vernon Matthews– Bishop of Waiapu from 1979 to 1983
- ChristChurch Cathedralfrom 1990 to 2002, Bishop of Waiapu from 2002 to 2008
Sport
- Aidan Daly – basketball player in the NBL
- All Whitessoccer captain
- All Whitessoccer player and New Zealand Olympian number 1050
- All Whitesgoalkeeper
- Puke Lenden – former basketball player in the NBL
- Black Capsopener and amateur boxer
- Shayne O'Connor – former Black Caps fast bowler
- Jason Stewart – Olympic athlete (800m)
- Hubert McLean – All Black
- Greg Somerville – former All Black No. 991
- All Blackwinger
- Richard Turner – former All Black and rugby commentator[12]
- Hurricanesplayer
- Bryn Evans – All Black (#1090)[13]
- Gareth Evans – All Black (#1179) and Hurricanes (number 8)
- Brad Weber – All Black (#1140) and Chiefs Halfback
- Tyrone Thompson – Maori All Black and Chiefs Hooker
Other
- Phil Lamason – WWII RNZAF bomber pilot[14]
- Garth McVicar – founder and chairman of the Sensible Sentencing Trust in 2001
Notable teachers
- Kirstin Daly-Taylor – Former Olympic athlete in basketball & Head Coach for the Hawke's Bay Hawks
- Joe Schmidt – Former coach of the Irish International Rugby Union Team[15]
References
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ Ian A. McLaren. '(accessed 15 July 2020) Armour, William Allan', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand,
- ^ "H B Heritage News" (PDF). historicplacesaotearoa.govt.nz. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "History". Hawkes Bay Holt Planetarium. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Science teacher jailed for nine years for making ecstasy". NZHerald. 23 September 2003.
- ^ "Bail for teacher on drugs charges". WYSIWYG New Zealand News. 10 May 2002. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008.
- ^ "Two admit charges of manufacturing ecstasy". The New Zealand Herald. 11 August 2003. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ Alpers, Oscar. "Oscar Thorwald Johan Alpers". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Gustafson 1986, p. 319.
- ^ Gustafson 1986, p. 324.
- ^ "Richard Steven Turner : New Zealand All Black". www.rugbymuseum.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2010-06-03. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ^ "Stats | allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ Anzac Day: From teen ratbag to hero Archived 2012-04-28 at the Wayback Machine (April 25, 2012). Hawkes Bay Today. Retrieved 2012-05-02
- ^ "Irish Rugby : News : IRFU Announce Joe Schmidt As Ireland Coach". 2013-05-01. Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
Sources
- ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
