Timaru Boys' High School (also known as TBHS), established in 1880, is a single sex state (public) secondary school located in the port city of

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. TBHS caters for years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 19 years). At the beginning of the 2017 school year, the school had more than 650 students.

Enrolment

As of , Timaru Boys' High School has roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori. As of , the school has an

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of , placing it amongst schools whose students have socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 5 and 6 under the former

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system).

Traditions

There are four houses, each named after a former rector and led by a house captain. Every one in the school competes in inter-house programs to earn points for their house. These include cross country, athletics, swimming sports, singing, volleyball, basketball and quadball tournaments. The houses compete annually for the Cleland Cup.

Sport

TBHS plays in 5 traditional interschool fixtures: *

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. This is the longest running non-stop inter-school fixture in

. *

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. This fixture begun in 2018.

Rugby

The Timaru Boys' High School 1st XV competes in the Crusaders' Region Secondary Schools' Rugby Championship "The UC Cup." The 1st XV made it into the finals of the UC Cup for the first time in the 2017 season.

Thomas House boarding hostel

The Thomas House boarding hostel is attached to and is an integral part of the school. Built in 1907, Thomas House, named after the school's first rector, welcomed in its first eight boarders in 1908. In 2010 it held just over 80 boarders; by 2017, Thomas House reached capacity with 119 boarders. Thomas House has several wings. The Fraser Wing from 1962 is named after Hanson Fraser, who chaired the board of governors for two decades. The Jubilee Wing from 1984 commemorates the 75th jubilee of the boarding hostel. The Manning Wing commemorates several members of the Manning family who worked at the boarding hostel. The Lindsay Wing commemorates two cousins of the same name who both represented New Zealand internationally in 1928: David Lindsay went to the Olympics as a swimmer and Dave Lindsay was a member of the

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Notable alumni

Academia

* Harold Williams (1876–1928), linguist *

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The arts

Michael Houstoun Michael James Houstoun (born 20 October 1952) is a concert pianist from New Zealand. He has twice in his life performed the complete cycle of Beethoven sonatas and in between these achievements, he overcame focal hand dystonia. Early life Ho ...

(b 1952), concert pianist *

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(1963–2002), actor * Jeff Wassmann (b 1958), artist * Mika Haka (b 1962), performance artist

Business

* Sir Roy McKenzie (1922–2007), businessman & philanthropist

Medicine

* Sir William Manchester (1913-2001), plastic and reconstructive surgeon

Public service

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(1877–1941), MP for

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(1919–1941) *

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(1912–1979), Wellington mayor and MP * Sir

Ivor Richardson Sir Ivor Lloyd Morgan Richardson (24 May 1930 – 29 December 2014) was an eminent New Zealand and Commonwealth jurist and legal writer and a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Education He was a student at Timaru Boys' H ...

(1930–2014), Privy Councillor and jurist *

Jim Sutton James Robert Sutton (born 7 November 1941), generally known as Jim Sutton, is a New Zealand politician who was a Member of Parliament between 1984 and 1990 and again between 1993 and 2006. He has held a range of ministerial portfolios includin ...

(b 1941), MP for Waitaki, Timaru, Aoraki, and List MP, and cabinet minister * James Meager (b 1986 or 1987), MP for Rangitata (2023–present)

Sport

Jack Lovelock John Edward Lovelock (5 January 1910 – 28 December 1949) was a New Zealand athlete who became the world 1500m and mile record holder and 1936 Olympic champion in the 1500 metres. Early life Lovelock was born in the town of Crushington ...

(1910–1949), athlete, 1936 Olympic 1500m champion * George T. A. Adkins (1910–1976),

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(uncapped) 1935–1936 *

Dick Tayler Richard John Tayler (born 12 August 1948) is a former New Zealand runner who mostly competed in distances from 1500 m to 10,000 m. Tayler was born in Timaru, and attended Timaru Boys' High School, the same school as Jack Lovelock ...

(b 1948), athlete,

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10,000m Champion *

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(b 1975), New Zealand cricket player 2003–2007 * Brendan Laney (b 1973), Scotland rugby player 2001–2004 * Isaac Ross (b 1984),

2009 *

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(1908–1969),

1928–1931 *

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(b 1987), motorsport,

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driver, 2007–present *

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* Hamish Bennett (b 1987), New Zealand cricket player 2010–present * Aki Seiuli (b 1992), professional rugby player 2012–present *

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(1908–1969),

1947–1951 * Cullen Grace (b 1999),

2020–present

References

External links

Timaru Boys' HS Homepage
{{Schools in Canterbury Boarding schools in New Zealand Boys' schools in New Zealand Educational institutions established in 1880 Timaru Secondary schools in the Canterbury Region 1880 establishments in New Zealand