Gisborne Boys' High School
Gisborne Boys' High School is a boys' secondary school situated in Gisborne, New Zealand. It was founded as a co-educational school in 1909 as Gisborne High School. In 1956, the school became Gisborne Boys' High School when it was split into two single-sex schools.
| Gisborne Boys' High School | |
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| Coordinates | 38.6593°S 178.0106°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State Boys Secondary |
| Motto | Virtus repulsae nescia |
| Established | 1909 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 209 |
| Principal | Tom Cairns |
| School roll | 817[1] (April 2023) |
| Socio-economic decile | 3[2] |
| Website | www |
Gisborne High School's First Fifteen Rugby Team had its first rugby game against Napier Boys’ High School in 1911. Since then it has produced many professional rugby players including Hosea Gear and Rico Gear.[3] The school's First Fifteen rugby team has toured many countries competing in various competitions. The team played in the Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament[4] which was held in Japan. Gisborne Boys' High reached the Semi-Finals of the tournament but were beaten by Glenwood High School, which won the tournament.[5]
Notable alumni
The Arts
- Witi Ihimaera - author
Politics
- Ron Bailey - former Labour Member of Parliament
- Charles Chauvel - serving Labour Member of Parliament, dux of the school in 1985. Chauvel was also senior swimming champion of the school that year
- Gareth Hughes - Green Party Member of Parliament
- Tutekawa Wyllie - former New Zealand First Member of Parliament
Public service
- Arnold Reedy (1903-1971), Māori leader
Science
- Don Merton - conservationist best known for saving the black robin from extinction, attended Gisborne High School (1953-1956)
Sport
- Craig Clarke, rugby union player (Connacht Rugby) (1994-1999)
- Hosea Gear, rugby union player (All Blacks)
- Rico Gear, rugby union player (All Blacks); attended (1991–1998), former Prefect (1998)
- Miah Nikora, rugby union player;
- Maz Quinn, world-class surfer, attended 1991–1996, former Prefect (1996)
- Sheridan Rangihuna, rugby union player-New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team & New Zealand national schoolboy rugby union team[6]
- Grant Robinson, cricket player
- Ross Nicholson, Football Player, New Zealand Under-19, New Zealand All White, Sembawang Rangers FC (Singapore), FIFA Club World Cup, FIFA Confederations cup; Attended 1988-1993
Sport
- Gisborne Boys' High School won the National Secondary Schools final in 2007 against Mount Albert Grammar School, where they defeated the Aucklanders 36–24.[7]
References
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools
- "Rugby". Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- http://sanix-rugby-youth.info/english/document/2008TounamentOutline.pdf%5B%5D
- "Glenwood High School, Durban, South Africa". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- "Player profile - Sheridan Rangihuna". Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- "New Zealand Secondary Schools Final vs Gisborne Boys High School : September 3 : Mount Albert Grammar School". Archived from the original on 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2009-11-25.