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Notice of Early Closure

Next Friday, 13 April, Otago Boys' High School will close early for tuition, at 1.15pm, to allow our teachers to run parent interviews with our hostel boys.

Navy Helicopter Visit

On Wednesday the school was visited by a Royal New Zealand Navy Seasprite.

NZSS Rowing Championships "Maadi" Regatt...

The 2018 Maadi Regatta was held at Lake Ruataniwha from the 18th to the 24th of March.

The Last Word

It was the 15th of May 2014, 3:25pm and I was lining up for my first ever 1500m race. Little did I know that this race would be one of my greatest ever failures.

SISS Athletics Championships

The South Island Secondary Schools Athletics Championships were held in Timaru on 23 - 25 March.

Dylan Strikes Gold (and Bronze)

Congratulations to Year 12 student Dylan Murcott who over Otago Anniversary weekend along with two other competitors from his judo club participated in the Wellington Open Judo Competition. Dylan won ...

South Island Touch Champions

The OBHS 1st Touch team recently competed in the South Island Championships which were played in Christchurch. The team performed admirably, overcoming controversy, exhaustion and fatigue. The boys ov...

Rugby Registration

As the 2018 rugby season fast approaches we want to encourage all new and existing players/parents to register by completing an OBHS Winter Sports Registration form that can be found at the school off...

Exciting times ahead for the OBHS Hostel

Many of the Old Boys’, friends of the school, caregivers and parents may have heard by now that our project to secure more land and a home adjoining the hostel has been secured by Otago Boys’ High Sch...

Pay it forward - "The Lodge" Emergency L...

We are still seeking funds to help cover the costs of recently purchased devices.

Pay it forward - "The Lodge" Emergency L...

Many thanks to those who have kindly donated to this project.

Hamish Bond wins Oceania cycling time tr...

Dunedin-born multi Olympic and world rowing champion Hamish Bond has claimed elite time trial honours on the opening day of the Oceania road cycling championships in Tasmania.

Now is the time. A new era with a bold v...

What Otago Boys' is today, and aspires to be in the future, is only possible because of our wide community of support and the generosity of Old Boys' and other benefactors, past and present

School House News

We may have had a very quiet week or so in the hostel but our boys have certainly been involved in plenty of activities off site.

" Pay it Forward"

Recently I asked significant OBHS Foundation contributor, Grant Bowie (1971-1975); why he gave so generously to the Foundation.

ASH Year 10 Snapshot

The ASH Year 10 Snapshot is an annual cross-sectional census of New Zealand 14 and 15 year old school students smoking prevalence.

Message from the Rector

Community, is as I have often written about, central to the development of a confident, well-rounded OB's boy.

Relay for Life 2018

Last weekend, between 25 and 30 students participated in the Relay for Life at the Caledonian, raising money for the Cancer Society.

Otago/Southland Secondary Schools’ Road ...

This year’s iteration of the Otago/Southland Road Cycling Championships was actually held on the road.

Good Samaritan

This week the school received an email from a local bus company commending Year 10 student Ranginui Te Patu on his honesty. Ranginui found a sum of money on a seat on the bus and handed it in to the d...