Napier Boys' High School


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

Headmasters

The following is an incomplete list of Napier Boys High School's Headmasters
  • William Allan Armour 1916–1928
  • William Foster 1928–1952
  • Hugh Henderson 1953–1963
  • Darcy Caird 1964–1976
  • Bruce Davie 1977–1993
  • Mark Hensman 1993–1997
  • Ross Brown 1997–2015
  • Matt Bertram 2016–2021
  • Jarred Williams 2021–2024
  • Simon Coe 2024-Present

Sport

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

History

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. 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. Much of the campus was also redeveloped in the Art Deco style. On the 20 November 1998, the Hawkes Bay Holt Planetarium was built. 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.

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 is located on-site, and accommodates 185 pupils.

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