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Another Sweet Example of Community Servi...

On Saturday morning a group of Otago Boys' students and administration staff spent a couple of hours labelling 25,000 jaffas for the (Make A Wish NZ) Baldwin Street Jaffa Race being held in the school...

A Message From The Rector

As an educational leader this week has been inspiring. Our Year 9 nd 10's have led their own learning for the whole week.

Another Successful Tournament

Congratulations to Josh Kellett who last weekend travelled to Invercargill to play in the South Island Under 19 Badminton tournament where he won the mixed doubles with Emily Perry from St Hildas. An ...

A Day in the Dragons Den

On Wednesday 29th June, the students in the Year 13 Business Studies class attended the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme’s ‘Otago Regional Dragons Den Competition’ for young entrepreneurs.

Design Graphics

Currently in Design Graphics the students are designing all manner of things. There are lamps, sleep-outs, houses, furniture, electronic devices, transportable buildings, letter boxes, the list goes o...

Year 10 Wood Technology

This term clocks were made by Year 10 students as one of their projects for the Year 10 Wood Technology course. The students have to develop a design for their clock and then construct it using differ...

Ngā Manu Kōrero Speech Competition

Ngā Manu Kōrero speech competitions were held on Friday last week in Invercargill. A group of about 40 students from Otago Boys' and Otago Girls' travelled down to support the four speakers from the t...

Gateway 2016

Year 13 student Wyatt Reed is participating in the Gateway programme and is hosted by South City Panel Beaters.

International Student Farewell Speech

First of all, I would like to thank Mr Hall for the opportunity to speak today. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Tobias and I am an international student.

Prefects Adding Value

Our academic prefect leaders are currently supporting junior students in their revision programmes for exams.

The Last Word

Courage - Most of this term we, as a school, have heard a lot of the word “courage”. When we hear “courage” most of us know it’s a good thing to have, but do we really understand what courage actually...

James Waddell (1888-1890)

One of New Zealand’s most highly decorated soldiers of the First World War. Waddell was received in the French Legion of Honour and promoted twice. He was also awarded the French Croix de Guerre seven...

Year 9 Electronics

Combining soldering skills with design and creativity Year 9 Electronics students created their awesome 3D electronic sculptures.

Microbiology Department Visit

Our Year 11 Science students responded to an invitation to visit the microbiology laboratories at the University of Otago with enthusiasm. They spent a morning exploring the features of microorganisms...

OBHS 2nd XV

Last weekend the OBHS 2nd XV played the South Otago 1st XV taking out the win 32 -27. Well done to everyone involved!

2016/2017 NZ Biology Olympiad

Otago Boys' High School has a strong history of success in the Biological Sciences with many past students gaining entry into competitive courses such as Medicine, Physiotherapy and Dentistry. This is...

Old Boy Tours

Tours were held in conjunction with the All Blacks vs Wales test match and were well attended.

OBHS v CBHS Interschool Timetable of Eve...

The winter interschool fixture with Christchurch Boys' High School will be held in Christchurch on Tuesday 5 July.

Year 10 Food Technology

Year 10 students have been looking at different countries and the different foods from these countries.

New Zealand Treasury Schools Challenge F...

On Thursday 16 June an Otago Boys’ High School team flew up to Treasury in Wellington to compete in the 2016 Treasury Schools Challenge national finals.