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Christchurch Boys' High School
The school's main entrance
Address
Straven Road, Riccarton, Christchurch
Coordinates	43°31′29″S 172°35′57″E / 43.5246°S 172.5992°E / -43.5246; 172.5992Coordinates: 43°31′29″S 172°35′57″E / 43.5246°S 172.5992°E / -43.5246; 172.5992
Information
Type	State school Day and boarding school
Motto	Latin: Altiora Peto (I Seek Higher Things)
Established	18 May 1881
Ministry of Education Institution no.	327
Headmaster	Nicholas Hill
Years	9–13
Gender	Boys
School roll	1392[1](August 2018)
Socio-economic decile	10Z[2]
Website	cbhs.school.nz

Christchurch Boys' High School, often referred to as CBHS, is a single sex state secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is situated on a 12-hectare (30-acre) site between the suburbs of Riccarton and Fendalton, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the west of central Christchurch. The school also provides boarding facilities for 130 boys in a residence called Adams House located about 500 metres (1,600 ft) to the east. The school's colours are deep blue and black with an occasional flash of gold.

History

Christchurch Boys' High in July 2012

Established in 1881, the prime purpose of Christchurch Boys' High School was to prepare students for enrolment into the then newly formed Canterbury College, now known as the University of Canterbury.^[3] Consequently, it was initially co-located with the College in downtown Christchurch, at the site of the modern-day Christchurch Arts Centre. As the university and school expanded, the school moved to its present location on Straven Road in 1926.^[4] The school's present site was originally a farm owned by Canterbury’s pioneer settlers, the Deans, and several buildings from the Deans' farm still stand on the grounds. The school's main building is registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category I heritage building, with registration number 3658.^[5]

Christchurch Boys' High School has a rich sporting and academic history and boasts many traditions. The school has produced many All Blacks, with only Auckland Grammar School having produced more. The school can also lay claim to several famous cricketers. There is a unique ANZAC Day service each year that is compulsory for new students of the school to attend to commemorate the hundreds of Old Boys' that fought and died in the two World Wars. The school song 'Altiora Peto' has a third verse that is only heard on this day. In 2004 CBHS provided 2 of New Zealands 'top scholars', one of only 3 schools to do so with the other two both being girls-only schools in the Auckland region.^[6]

Of note is the fierce rivalry Boys' High has with Christ's College, Christchurch and the annual Christ's College / Boys' High rugby match is a major event in any calendar year. This rivalry harks back over a hundred years to when the schools were not only the first two all male schools to be founded in Canterbury, but also conveniently situated within 100 m (330 ft) of each other.

The new hall opening September, 2017

Of late, the school's cultural activities have gained some prominence, in particular its dramatic and musical productions^[7] where it often joins forces with its sister school, Christchurch Girls' High School.

Notable alumni

This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability or notability policies. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they are notable AND alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (May 2018)

Christchurch Boys HS 2006 Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament champions at Global Arena

Arts

• 
  Rewi Alley – writer, social reformer


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  Brian Brake – photographer


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  Allen Curnow – poet


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  Alan Duff – writer


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  Jason Gunn – radio and television personality


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  Sir David Low – cartoonist


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  Bill Sutton (1917–2000), artist


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  Marlon Williams – musician


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  Niel Wright – poet and critic

Science

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  Glenn Wilson – psychologist


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  David J. Lockwood – physicist

Military

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  James Burrows – army commander (also an All Black)


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  Sir Leonard Monk Isitt – air force leader


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  Sir Howard Kippenberger – army commander


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  Keith Thiele – WWII pilot

Politics

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  Bob Bell – former National MP for the Gisborne electorate^[8]
  


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  Max Bradford – Minister of Defence 1998, former Chief Executive of National Party, Member of Parliament for Tarawera and Rotorua New Zealand Parliament
  


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  Dr Donald Brash – Former leader of both the National Party, the ACT Party, and former Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.


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  George Forbes – Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1930 to 1935, first leader of the National Party^[9]
  


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  Bruce Jesson – left-wing activist


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  Keith Locke – spokesperson on international affairs, defence and disarmament issues for the last decade (for NewLabour, the Alliance, and now the Green Party)


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  Sir Maui Pomare – Māori politician, doctor, reformer


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  Tony Steel – former All Black, Headmaster of Hamilton Boys' High School and Member of Parliament
  


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  David Caygill - former Minister of Finance (New Zealand) and Member of Parliament for St. Albans, in Christchurch (New Zealand).^[10]
  

Aerial view of CBHS, December 2005

Business

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  Charles Luney – builder and company director^[11]
  

Sport

CBHS vs. Nagasaki Kita HS, Global Arena, 2006

Christchurch Boys' High has one of the richest sporting alumni of any school in New Zealand, having produced the Hadlee brothers (cricket) and numerous All Black rugby footballers (46 in total)^{[12][better source needed]} who have gone on to represent New Zealand with great distinction.

Athletics

• 
  David Ambler – sprinter

Cricket

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  Geoff Allott – New Zealand Cricket Team
  


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  Corey Anderson – New Zealand Cricket Team


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  Todd Astle – New Zealand Cricket Team


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  Chris Cairns – New Zealand Cricket Team


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  Lee Germon – Captain New Zealand Cricket Team


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  Dayle Hadlee – New Zealand Cricket Team


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  Sir Richard Hadlee – New Zealand Cricket Team


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  Walter Hadlee – New Zealand Cricket Team


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  Blair Hartland – New Zealand Cricket Team


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  Llorne Howell – New Zealand Cricket Team


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  Tom Latham – New Zealand Cricket Team


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  Chris Martin – New Zealand Cricket Team


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  Neil Broom – New Zealand Cricket Team

Cycling

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  Anton Cooper – Commonwealth Games gold medallist 2014, silver medallist 2018


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  Daniel Whitehouse – road cyclist^[13]
  

Football

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  Ben Sigmund – Wellington Phoenix Football Team
  

Hockey

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  Nick Haig – New Zealand men's national field hockey team, Olympian^{[citation needed]}
  


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  Andrew Hastie – Black Sticks^{[citation needed]}
  


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  Selwyn Maister – Black Sticks, Olympic gold medallist 1976^{[citation needed]}
  


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  John Christensen – Black Sticks, Olympic gold medallist 1976^{[citation needed]}
  

Lawn Bowls

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  Gary Lawson – Black Jacks

Rugby Union

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  Marty Banks – Highlanders (rugby union) player


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  Daniel Carter – All Black
  


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  Bob Deans – All Black


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  Ash Dixon – Māori All Blacks captain


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  Ben Franks – All Black


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  Owen Franks – All Black


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  Daryl Gibson – All Black


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  Scott Hamilton – All Black


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  Steve Hansen – All Blacks coach, Wales coach^{[citation needed]}
  


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  Sir Graham Henry – All Blacks coach, Wales coach


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  David Hewett – All Black


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  Anton Lienert-Brown – All Black


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  Richard Loe – All Black


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  Aaron Mauger – All Black


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  Nathan Mauger – All Black


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  Fergie McCormick – All Black


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  Andrew Mehrtens – All Black


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  James Paterson – USA Eagle
  


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  Brodie Retallick – All Black


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  Luke Romano – All Black^{[citation needed]}
  


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  Colin Slade – All Black


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  Matt Todd – All Black


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  Adam Thomson – All Black


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  Patrick Vincent – All Black captain


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  Kosei Ono – Japan national rugby union team
  


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  Tony Steel – All Black


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  Nasi Manu – Tonga national rugby union team
  


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  Rodney Ah You – Ireland national rugby union team
  

Rallying

Snowsports

• 
  Jamie Prebble – Ski Cross silver medallist at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017, competed in Ski Cross at the 2018 Winter Olympics
  


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  Carlos Garcia Knight – Competed in snowboard Slopestyle and Big Air at the 2018 Winter Olympics
  

Speedway

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  Ivan Mauger, OBE, MBE – Six time Speedway World Champion

Squash

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  Paul Coll – Commonwealth games silver medallist 2018

See also

• High School Old Boys RFC

Notes

References

• 
  Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
  

External links

• Official Christchurch Boys' High School website


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  Adams House Boarding Hostel


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  Christchurch Boys' HS Rugby Club Official Website


• Education Review Office (ERO) reports