New Plymouth Boys' High School
| New Plymouth Boys' High School Te Kura Tuarua mō ngā Tamatoa o Pukeāriki |
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Et comitate, Et virtute, Et Sapientia
"Comradeship, Valour and Wisdom" |
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| Coronation Avenue New Plymouth New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 39°03′41″S 174°05′12″E / 39.0613°S 174.0866°ECoordinates: 39°03′41″S 174°05′12″E / 39.0613°S 174.0866°E |
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| Type | State single sex boys' secondary (Year 9-13) with boarding facilities |
| Established | 1882 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 171 |
| Headmaster | Michael McMenamin |
| School roll | 1226 |
| Socio-economic decile | 8[1] |
| Website | www.npbhs.school.nz |
New Plymouth Boys' High School is a single-sex boys' state secondary school in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. It was founded in 1882 and celebrated its 125th Jubilee in 2007.[2]
The school currently caters for approximately 1300 students, including 210 boarders, on its 15 hectare site.[3]
The school often collaborates with the very close-by New Plymouth Girls' High School. For example, the Hillary Challenge team for New Plymouth always draws students from both schools and the jazz band and concert band include musicians from both schools.
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[edit] Houses
New Plymouth Boys' High School currently has four houses, with Hatherly being the boarder house.
[edit] Facilities
The school recently acquired a new wing (now known as the French-Wright Block, named for the former headmaster Lyal French-Wright) with facilities for administration, science and mathematics. The wing incorporates modern architecture to add a new flavor to the traditional school. The wing was opened by the Prime Minister at the time, Helen Clark.
[edit] Student-based radio station
New Plymouth Boys' High also have their own radio station named "Gully FM", as the school's gully is a major part of New Plymouth Boys' High. Gully FM broadcasts locally to New Plymouth on 87.9 FM. Gully FM was founded in 2011 after a small group of students got together and put forward a proposal to the headmaster. Gully FM mainly broadcasts pop, modern rock and dubstep aimed at the students of the school.[4]
[edit] United Space School
New Plymouth Boys' High School and New Plymouth Girls' High School are the only New Zealand schools to take part in the Foundation for International Space Education's United Space School which is held in Houston, Texas each year. One student from each school (and in 2009 a teacher[5]), is selected to attend.
[edit] Exchange programme
An exchange relationship has been established with a Chilean High School so that every year, students alternate exchanges. In 2006, NPBHS travelled to Chile and in 2007, students from Chile came to NPBHS. The school also associates with schools in New Plymouth's sister cities in China and Japan.
[edit] Controversy over bullying
After an incident in 2008 when a boarder was beaten by four other students, [6] the school's board of trustees commissioned an independent report on bullying in November 2008. The report, released in late January 2009, identified a culture of bullying amongst students in the school's hostel, although the school's board of trustees disputed some of the report's findings.[7] However a recent Education Review Office review of the school did not highlight any bullying issues, and gave the school a positive report.[8]
[edit] Notable alumni
Many successful men have come from the school, including Australian Idol winner Stan Walker, musicians Matt Thomas, Gareth Thomas, Hayden Chisholm and Leigh Kereopa, current Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy Rear Admiral Tony Parr,[9] and 24 All Blacks. New Plymouth Boys' High Schools sporting teams and musical groups have large reputations nationally and in some cases internationally.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools
- ^ Speech by Governor-General of New Zealand (accessed:13-06-2007)
- ^ New Plymouth Boys' High School Prospectus (accessed:12-06-2007)
- ^ Moir, Jo (15th August 2011), School radio gets too close for comfort, Taranaki Daily News Online, http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/5443315/School-radio-gets-too-close-for-comfort, retrieved 2nd December 2011
- ^ Palmer, Harriet (10 June 2009). "Teacher first for space camp". Taranaki Daily News. http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/2486975/Teacher-first-for-space-camp. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/four-teens-given-diversion-over-school-bullying/5/10306
- ^ "Bullying culture revealed at Taranaki school". The New Zealand Herald. 31 January 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10554484.
- ^ "New Plymouth Boys' High School". Education Review Office. 13 December 2010. http://www.ero.govt.nz/Early-Childhood-School-Reports/School-Reports/New-Plymouth-Boys-High-School-14-12-2010. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ http://www.navy.mil.nz/know-your-navy/org-structure/naval-staff/1/default.htm
[edit] External links
- New Plymouth Boys' High School Website
- A Boarders Life - Social Network Website with Photos and Anecdotes from the 1960s
- Gully FM
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