Huntley School is an

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independent boarding preparatory school in

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. It is the oldest preparatory school in the country. As of 2014 it is currently co-educational, after being a boys-only school for 117 years. 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. The building has been rebuilt since the move. A nail from the original building is kept ceremonially by the

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. The school grounds are 10 hectares, including several sports fields, a

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(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. They compete in various challenges such as

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, sports and

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. About 100 are full-time boarders (3 week intervals between

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for lunch is provided for all students every day. The school participates academically in ICAS examinations,

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Problem Solving and Mathex (a regional mathematics competition). Culturally, the Huntley Jazz Band often competes locally 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. In the spiritual aspect, the Chapel of St. Barnabas had its centennial in 2009. There is a service in the chapel every Monday, Thursday and Friday morning, and Sunday evening. Social opportunities are also found, as there is a social with Carncot in Term 2 and Term 4.

Headmasters

From 1896 to 1954, the successive headmasters owned the school. In 1954, a Trust Board was established to purchase and run the school. * 1896-1902 Basil Holt Wilson (jointly with Mather) * 1896-1919 Charles Percival Mather(jointly with Wilson to 1902) * 1919-1930 Frederick Duncombe Strombom * 1930-1952 Royes Page Sherriff * 1953-1969 Noel Vincent Rix-Trott * 1970-1987 Bret M. Butler (then became headmaster of King's School, Auckland 1988-2000) * 1988-2000 James H. Allan * 2000-2004 Greg Thomson * 2004-2014 Bradden Gay * 2015- Sam Edwards

Notable students

* Philip Cooke (1893–1956), judge *

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