| Kelston Boys' High School | |
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Archibald Road, Kelston, Auckland | |
| Coordinates | 36°53′59″S 174°39′56″E / 36.8997°S 174.6656°E |
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| Type | State single-sex boys secondary (Year 9–13) |
| Motto | To wisdom with honour |
| Established | 1963; 61 years ago |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 83 |
| Principal | Mrs Adeline Blair |
| School roll | 840 (November 2019) |
| Socio-economic decile | 4[1] |
| Newspaper | The Kelstonian |
| Website | kbhs.school.nz |
Kelston Boys' High School ("KBHS") (Māori: Te Kura Tuaruā o ngā Tamatane o Kerehana)[2] is an all-boys state secondary school in Kelston, a suburb in the Waitakere region of Auckland, New Zealand. It was created in 1963 when the roll of Kelston High School (formed in 1954) became too large for the site on the corner of Archibald and Gt North Rds. The boys moved to a new site further down Archibald Road, leaving the original site to be the home of Kelston Girls High School (now Kelston Girls' College).
Although the school is known for the strength of its various sports teams, it has also had some notable achievements in music, dance and theatresports and produced some outstanding academic results.
The school has consistently had strong rugby teams in the top Auckland division, producing several All Blacks and international players. Kelston Boys have won the National top 4 rugby tournament five times (1989, 1995, 1996, 1999, and 2011) sharing the most wins with Wesley College. Kelston Boys have also won the Condor National sevens tournament five times (2002, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013). The former All Black coach Graham Henry is a former headmaster. The previous principal, who retired in April 2011, Stephen Watt played for the Auckland regional team in the 1970s (where he was affectionately nicknamed 'The Kicking Prop' for his unusual goalkicking prowess). Brian Evans was the former principal; he coached the women's Black Ferns national side to rugby world cup victory in 2010.
Currently, the principal of Kelston Boys' High School is Adeline Blair, who became the first woman to head a state boys' school in Auckland. Adeline Blair has been teaching at Kelston Boys' High School since 2002 but began teaching English for adults in the school's community education division in 1996.[3]
Long-standing Member of Parliament and Speaker of the House of Representatives Jonathan Hunt taught history at Kelston Boys'.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Principal's Message". Kelston Boys' High School. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Woman treads in Graham Henry's footsteps at Kelston Boys High School".