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Wairua Pūhou Success Recognised

Our students and visiting guests from Shanghai were treated to a fantastic performance by Wairua Pūhou (the OBHS/OGHS Kapa Haka group) at our International assembly on Tuesday.

Cameron To Represent New Zealand

Congratulations to Year 10 student Cameron Moffitt who has recently been selected by the New Zealand Children's Athletics Association to represent New Zealand at the Australian All Schools Championshi...

Public Speaking Exam Success

Last week Ben Hogan, Tom Sharp (both Grade 6) and James Williamson (Grade 5) sat their Speech New Zealand Public Speaking and Communication module 1 exams.

International Student Leader Address To ...

OBHS International Student Leader Louie Cheng addressed senior assembly this week as part of International Languages' Week.

The Last Word

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.