Rotorua Boys' High School

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Rotorua Boys' High School
Motto	Ad Astra Per Aspera Whaia Te Iti Kahurangi (To the stars through hard work)
Type	State single-sex secondary, years 9-15
Year established	1927.
Address	Pukuatua Street, Rotorua, New Zealand
Coordinates	38°8′19.59″S 176°14′17.25″E / -38.138775, 176.238125Coordinates: 38°8′19.59″S 176°14′17.25″E / -38.138775, 176.238125
Principal	A C Grinter
School roll	1080
Socio-economic decile (10 is highest)	4^[1]
Ministry of Education Institution no.	152
Website	www.rotoruaboyshigh.school.nz

Rotorua Boys' High School is a state school educating boys from Year 9 to Year 13. It is situated just outside of the Rotorua CBD at the intersection of Old Taupo Road and Pukuatua Street in Rotorua, New Zealand.

It is notable for considerable sporting success, having won on several occasions the New Zealand secondary school championship in rugby and the world secondary school golf championship in consecutive years.^{[citation needed]} The school has also produced national rowing champions in the under 15 quadruple sculls (2003, 2004), under 16 quadruple sculls (2004) and under 17 eights (2007).^{[citation needed]} Recently a new centre for leadership has opened, headed by Clayton MacMillan, former representative rugby player for New Zealand Maori and the Bay of Plenty steamers.

1 History
2 Alumni
3 Houses
4 Hostel
5 Notes

[edit] History

Rotorua Boys' High School was formed back in 1927 as a Boys and Girls school. It was then made a Boys' Unisex school in 1956 when Rotorua Girls' High School was opened.

[edit] Alumni

Alan Duff - Author
Danny Lee - Golfer
Liam Messam - Rugby player (Waikato, Chiefs, captain of the Commonwealth Games winning sevens team
Craig Newby - Rugby player (Otago, North Harbour, Highlanders)

[edit] Houses

The houses of Rotorua Boys' High School are named after four British Heroes

Nelson (Horatio Nelson) - Blue
Drake (Admiral Sir Francis Drake) - Red
Frobisher (Sir Martin Frobisher) - Yellow
Raleigh (Sir Walter Raleigh) - Green

[edit] Hostel

Rotorua Boys' High School officially opened a new on site boarding facility in 2005 at a cost of $3.5 million. The facility is designed to accommodate 104 students which represents over 10 percent of the school role.