Timaru Boys' High School

Timaru Boys' High School
Timaru Boys' High School entrance Scientia Postestas Est (Knowledge Is Power)
Address
211 North Street, West End, Timaru, New Zealand
Coordinates	44°23′59″S 171°13′49″E / 44.3997°S 171.2302°E / -44.3997; 171.2302Coordinates: 44°23′59″S 171°13′49″E / 44.3997°S 171.2302°E / -44.3997; 171.2302
Information
Type	State boys school, years 9-13
Established	1880
Ministry of Education Institution no.	360
Rector	Nick McIvor
School roll	661^[1]
Socio-economic decile	7O^[2]
Website	timaruboys.school.nz

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 Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand. TBHS caters for years 9 - 13 (ages 12 – 19 years).

At the beginning of the 2006 school year, the school had a roll of more than 700 students. The school prides itself on its mix of sport, cultural and academic pursuits, many of which are documented on the school's official website

Traditions

There are four Sports Houses, each named after a former Rector and led by a House Captain every one in the school competes in interscool Programs to earn points for their house

Timaru Boys' House Names & their Colours
	Dawson	Named after L Halket-Dawson, Rector 1880-1887
	Hogben	Named after George Hogben, Rector 1888-1898
	Simmers	Named after George A Simmers, Rector 1899-1912
	Tait	Named after Alan G Tait, Rector 1935-1947

Sport

TBHS plays in 4 traditional interschool fixtures:

Christchurch Boys' High School
St Andrew's College, Christchurch
Otago Boys' High School
Waitaki Boys' High School The longest running non stop inter school fixtures in New Zealand

Rugby

Timaru Boys' High School 1st XV - Crusaders' Region Secondary Schools' Rugby Championship "The Press Cup"

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 welcomed in its first 8 boarders in 1908. In 2010 it held just over 80 boarders.

Notable alumni

Academia

Harold Williams - linguist

The Arts

Michael Houstoun (born 1952), concert pianist^[3]
Kevin Smith (1963–2002), actor
Jeff Wassmann (born 1958), artist

Business

Sir Roy McKenzie - businessman & philanthropist

Public service

Thomas Burnett (1877–1941), MP for Temuka (1919–1941)^[4]
Frank Kitts (1912–1979), Wellington mayor and MP
Rt Hon Sir Ivor Richardson (born 1930), Privy Councillor and jurist^[5]
Jim Sutton (born 1941), Labour Party Member of Parliament and cabinet minister

Sport

Jack Lovelock - athlete, 1936 Olympic 1500m Champion
George T. A. Adkins - former All Black
Brendan Laney - professional rugby player
Isaac Ross - former All Black
William Archie Strang - former All Black
Hayden Paddon - Motorsport, World Rally Championship driver, 2007 - present
Marc Ryan - Cycling Bronze medallist at 2008 Olympics and 2012 Olympics
Hamish Bennett - New Zealand Cricket, 2010-
Aki Seiuli - professional rugby player
Tomas Walsh - Shot Put Bronze medallist at 2016 Olympics

Notes

↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 2 August 2016". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
↑ "Michael Houstoun" (PDF). Timaru District Council. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
↑ "Thomas David Burnett". Timaru District Council. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2006. Retrieved August 26, 2008.

External links

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