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In 2010 Luvo Manyonga was the world junior long jump champion and had the 2012 Olympic games in his sight.

Return of Senior Prize Giving Trophies

All trophies presented at last year’s senior prize giving need to be returned to the school office by Friday 1 September.

Junior O'MAthalon

On Tuesday evening 36 junior students keenly participated in the annual regional mathematics competition, the O'MAthalon.

World Challenge Trip Information Evening

In July 2018 we will be taking a small group of students on an adventure of a lifetime!

International Languages' Week 

Students have enjoyed the display by our ESOL department in the library which has celebrated International Languages' Week.

H&J Smith Cardholders' Day

OBHS Theatre Sports Team Prepare For Sem...

The Theatre Sports team is in serious training before the Regional semi final on the Fortune Theatre's main stage. Support our boys on September 27 at 1pm up against St Hilda's and Bayfield to fight t...

Success in the Senior O'MAthalon!

On Thursday night we had 20 senior boys compete in the annual regional mathematics competition, the O'MAthalon.

Matthew Competes At Entrepreneurs In Act...

On Friday last week, Matthew Robinson (13 Business Studies) as part of the 2017 Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) had the opportunity to travel to Wellington to compete in the Entrepreneurs in Action (EIA...

Footballers Return From SuperCup

The 15th of July saw Oscar Black and I (Shay Thom) set off on the journey of a lifetime to play in the SuperCup, a tournament in Northern Ireland for Under 17 teams worldwide. 

Welcome To Our New Students From Germany

We welcome our four new German students who are here until the end of the 2017 academic year. They are particularly interested in experiencing the New Zealand outdoors and will soon go on the ski trip...

Foster Carers Needed For Oranga Tamariki

The team will support potential caregivers to understand and manage the challenges and be there with them, to celebrate successes! Foster carers are trained, approved and receive financial support. Yo...

Sports Classes Put Through Their Paces

It was great to have Carmel Leslie working with our High Performance Sports classes this week putting the boys through their paces in core stabilisation and pilates based exercises. The boys also lear...

Otaki Scholar Visit

This week we have had the pleasure of hosting the 2017 Otaki Scholar Fraser Cowie. 

The Last Word

My biggest fear. My biggest motivator. Regret.

OSTA Science Quiz

OBHS hosted the OSTA Year 10 Science quiz on Monday evening. Nine teams hotly contested the coveted trophy, competing in teams of four to answer questions from every aspect of the Year 10 curriculum.

Otago/Southland Secondary Schools Ski Ch...

Last weekend saw two vans with trailers and chains, 13 boys and 3 adults depart from Dunedin, bound for Wanaka for the Otago/Southland Secondary Schools Ski Championships. 

A Message From The Rector

This week, in assembly and around the school, we focused on 'looking after your mates'.

New Zealand Business Hall Of Fame Induct...

On Thursday last week, Hunter Kindley (13 Business Studies) had the opportunity to travel to Auckland where he attended the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame annual awards dinner.

Young Basketballer Competes At Australia...

Year 10 student Michael Ruske  was one of 10 players named in the NZ Under 16 Select team which competed in the Medibank National Junior Classic Tournament in Dandenong (Melbourne) from the 10 - 12 Ju...