| Rotorua Boys' High School | |
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| Address | |
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Pukuatua Street Rotorua New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 38°8′19.59″S 176°14′17.25″E / 38.1387750°S 176.2381250°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State single-sex secondary |
| Motto | Latin: Ad Astra Per Aspera Māori: Whaia Te Iti Kahurangi ("To the stars through hard work." "Search for great things."[3]) |
| Established | 1927 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 152 |
| Principal | Retiring principal, A.C. Grinter MNZM |
| Years offered | 9–13 |
| Gender | Male |
| School roll | 1209[1] (August 2024) |
| Houses | Ngongotahā Te Akitu a Raukura Te Rotoruanui-a-Kahu Utuhina |
| Colour(s) | Red and Blue |
| Song | Rotorua Boys High School Song |
| Nickname | Raukura |
| Socio-economic decile | 3G[2] |
| Website | rbhs.school.nz |
Rotorua Boys' High School (RBHS) is a state school educating boys from Year 9 to Year 13. It is situated just outside the Rotorua CBD at the intersection of Old Taupo Road and Pukuatua Street in Rotorua, New Zealand. The school is governed by an elected School Board, of which the Principal is ex officio a member under guidelines laid down by the New Zealand Ministry of Education.[4] With Māori enrolment exceeding 75% of the school’s intake, the largest per capita in New Zealand,[5] RBHS has been a longstanding recipient of funding from its Ngāti Whakaue endowment[6] that assisted the construction of the school’s 104-bed hostel, and the purchase of a computer laboratory. RBHS is noted for its performance in sport, with 4 Olympians among its notable alumni,[7] and for having won the Prime Minister of New Zealand Supreme Award for Excellence in Education and the Excellence in Leading Award, making it the top school in the country for 2019.[8] Its retiring principal, Chris Grinter, was the longest serving in the school's history, and in 2022, he received a New Zealand Order of Merit for services to education and Māori.[9]
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ School newsletter, September 2006
- ^ "Your school board: for parents and Whānau". Rotorua Boys' High School.
- ^ Rachel Trow & Morgan Godfery. (24 July 2022). For The Sake of Our Boys. Metro (magazine). New Zealand.
- ^ Kevin J. Lyall (2021). "Rotorua Boys' High School – An Historical Introduction" (PDF) (7 ed.). p. 15.
- ^ The Olympic success story of Rotorua Boys' High School. Stuff, (31 January 2009).
- ^ Prime Minister’s Awards recognise excellence in education. Education Gazette: ISSUE: VOLUME 98, NUMBER 17. Ministry of Education (New Zealand).
- ^ Wilson, Megan. (30 December 2022). New Year Honours: Chris Grinter appointed a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Rotorua Daily Post.