Huntley School, New Zealand

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Huntley School
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Huntley School, New Zealand
Wanganui Road, Marton, New Zealand
Coordinates 40°03′53″S175°21′40″E / 40.0647°S 175.3611°E / -40.0647; 175.3611
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TypeIndependent Preparatory, with Boarding
MottoHonos Per Ardua - Honour through hard work
Established1896
Ministry of Education Institution no. 4111
HeadmasterSam Edwards [1]
School roll167 [2] February 2024
Socio-economic decile10 [3]
Website www.huntley.school.nz

Huntley School is an Anglican independent boarding preparatory school in Marton, New Zealand. It is the oldest preparatory school in the country. [4] As of 2014 it is currently co-educational, after being a boys-only school for 117 years. [5]

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It was founded in 1896 by Charles Mather and Basil Wilson on Calico Line as a small school for children of the farmers in Marton. The school is now located on Wanganui Road. The school moved in 1900. [6] The building has been rebuilt since the move. A nail from the original building is kept ceremonially by the headmaster.

The school grounds are 10 hectares, including several sports fields, a chapel (which celebrated its Centennial in 2009), and a gymnasium.

Huntley's roll generally has around 150 students in 5 squads, which are named after the previous headmasters- Mather, Wilson, Rix-Trott, Strombom and Sherriff. [7] They compete in various challenges such as swimming, sports and cross country running. About 100 are full-time boarders (3 week intervals between exeats), while the remaining 50 are day students. A school meal for lunch is provided for all students every day.

The school participates academically in ICAS examinations, Otago Problem Solving [8] and Mathex (a regional mathematics competition). [9] Culturally, the Huntley Jazz Band often compete locally [10] and there are also annual public speaking and debating competitions. Every student is expected to do a sport and the school competes in sporting fixtures with other independent schools such as Lindisfarne preparatory. Some students are national representatives or champions in their sport. [4]

In the spiritual aspect, the Chapel of St. Barnabas [11] had its centennial in 2009. There is a service in the chapel every Monday, Thursday and Friday morning, and on Sunday evening. Social opportunities are also found, as there is a social with Carncot in Term 2 and Term 4.

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  2. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "ERO Review 2011". Education Review Office (New Zealand). 2 November 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 Lin Ferguson (24 May 2017). "Huntley happy to break tradition". Wanganui Chronicle. NZ Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Girls Being Accepted 2014". Huntley School website. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "About Us". Huntley School website. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "A brief Huntley history". Huntleyalumni blog. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Final Challenge Prizes for year 2017". Problem Challenge by Otago University. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Talented 'mathletes' make their marks at regional Mathex contest". Wanganui Chronicle. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
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