Napier Boys' High School

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Napier Boys' High School
Address
Napier Boys' High School
Chambers Street,
Napier,
New Zealand
Coordinates 39°30′52″S176°54′50″E / 39.5145°S 176.9138°E / -39.5145; 176.9138
Information
TypeBoys Secondary with boarding facilities
MottoMahia Tika Mataku Kore
Justum Perficito Nihil Timeto
"Do Right and Fear Nothing"
Established1872; 152 years ago
Ministry of Education Institution no. 216
HeadmasterSimon Coe
Teaching staff~80
Gender Male
School roll1,321 [1] (February 2024)
Campus type Urban
Colour(s)Navy Blue & Sky Blue   
Socio-economic decile6N [2]
Website nbhs.school.nz

Napier Boys' High School is a secondary boys' school in, Napier, New Zealand. It currently has a school roll of approximately 1,321 pupils. The school provides education from Year 9 to Year 13.

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Headmasters

The following is an incomplete list of Napier Boys High School's Headmasters

Sport

The school is Super 8 school and has an exchange program with Wairarapa College. It also has a rugby exchange with Palmerston North Boys' High School, the Polson Banner.

History

Scinde house in 1926. Courtesy of architect, Frank L Moodie. Scinde house.jpg
Scinde house in 1926. Courtesy of architect, Frank L Moodie.

Napier Boys' High School was founded in 1872 and originally amalgamated with Napier Girls' High School on the 29 January 1884. Established 16 years after Nelson College, Napier Boys' High School remains one of the oldest schools in New Zealand. The school was previously located on Bluff hill. In 1927, Napier Boys' High School relocated to Te Awa for expansion space. In July 1915, William Allan Armour became the new headmaster. Armour revolutionized Napier Boys' High School's academic and sporting aspects. He established the school's credibility and public reputation. In 1928, Armour helped to redevelop the school's campus and to honour his commitment, 'A' block was named after him. [4] After the Napier 1931 earthquake, Napier Technical College was disestablished by the minister of education and almalgamated into Napier Boys' High School and Napier Girls' High School. [5] Much of the campus was also redeveloped in the Art Deco style. On the 20 November 1998, the Hawkes Bay [Harold] Holt Planetarium was built. [6] On the 19 April 2002, chemistry teacher Reuben John Martin was arrested and charged for manufacturing Class A MDA, Class B MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, and Class C TMAs. Martin pleaded guilty to drug manufacturing charges on the 11 August 2003 and was released in 2012. [7] [8] [9]

Campus

The school occupies a site of approximately 30 hectares.

The school's grounds accommodate four rugby and two soccer pitches in winter and eight grass cricket wickets in summer. The school has a swimming complex, a gymnasium, and home to the Hawkes Bay Holt Planetarium.

The boarding house (Scinde House) is located on-site, and accommodates 185 pupils.

Notable alumni

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  6. ↑ "History". Hawkes Bay Holt Planetarium. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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