Hamilton Boys' High School is a boys' secondary school in

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and is the largest secondary school in the Waikato region. The school was established as Hamilton High School in 1911 but was later split into separate boys' and girls' schools, with the current school opened in February 1955. Its sister school is

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. The school crest features a lion, sash and star, and bears the motto "Sapiens Fortunam Fingit Sibi" which translates to "a wise man carves his own fortune". The school colours are black and red. Most of the school's approximately 2100 students are day boys from

and surrounding townships such as

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, Te Awamutu, and Morrinsville. Around 170 boys are housed in an onsite boarding hostel, Argyle House, which forms one of the six houses into which the school is divided. The boarding house is located on the school grounds, but is essentially a private institution, with students paying approximately $14,000 per year to attend. In 1999, the school appointed Susan Hassall to head the school. In doing so the school became one of the first boys' schools in New Zealand to appoint a female headmaster.

Academic

The school offers both the state run NCEA and external

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for students to undertake.

Sport

In rugby, Hamilton Boys’ High School has the best record in New Zealand at the National 1st XV. It has also won the international

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more than any other school. Hamilton Boys’ High School has won the Maadi Cup for rowing eights 11 times (and holds the record for the fastest time), and the Springbok Shield for fours 16 times. Hamilton Boys' High School competes as part of the Super Eight group of boys' high schools from eight provincial cities in the central

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of New Zealand. Their 1st XV Rugby team has won the Super Eight Rugby 1st XV competition twelve times, as of 2019. HBHS panorama

Houses

Hamilton Boys' High School currently has six houses. All of the day boy houses (all houses except Argyle House) are named after former headmasters of the school. * Tait - Red * Taylor - Green * Wilson - Blue * Steel - Grey * Baigent - Yellow * Argyle - Black After every House competition, the new scores will be added to the previous scores. The House with the highest number of points at the end of the year gets to have its House name on the yearly House win list. No House has won in a row more than twice.

Enrolment

Like all previously selective state schools, Hamilton Boys' High School operates an enrolment scheme. Enrolment was traditionally by academic examination followed by an interview. Alternatively a student might be enrolled if he had a family connection to the school. The school still examines new students but only for the purposes of streaming students.

Notable alumni

As well as a number of

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The Arts

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Headmasters

References

External links

hbhs.School.nz
– Official website * {{Authority control Boarding schools in New Zealand Boys' schools in New Zealand Cambridge schools in New Zealand Educational institutions established in 1911 Secondary schools in Hamilton, New Zealand 1911 establishments in New Zealand