Napier Boys' High School
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Napier, New Zealand
Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...
. It currently has a school roll of 1200 pupils.(aprx)
Sport
The school has a proud sporting history being a leading super 8 school and having a regular exchange with Wairarapa College. It also has a regular rugby exchange with Palmerston North Boys' High SchoolPalmerston North Boys' High School
Palmerston North Boys' High School is a state secondary school for boys located in Palmerston North, New Zealand.-Location:Palmerston North Boys' High School is located on Featherston Street, between the intersections of Rangitikei Street and North Street....
, The Polson Banner, the oldest sporting trophy in the country. Napier Boys traditionally does very well in local Hawkes Bay sporting competitions.
Houses
There is a strong house competition in place with the four houses being:- Scinde (blue) the hostel house
- Napier (red)
- Hawke (green)
- Clyde (gold)
Campus
The school has a large (approximately 30 ha), impressive site that is situated by the sea. Originally built in brick in 1926, the school has now been fully redeveloped in the Art DecoArt Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
style, in keeping with the Napier City theme.
The spacious school grounds accommodate 4 rugby and 2 soccer pitches in winter and 8 grass cricket wickets in summer. There is also a large swimming complex on site. The school is also the site of the Hawkes Bay Holt Planetarium, which compliments the school's educational facilities.
The Boarding house (Scinde House) is located on-site, and accommodates 185 students in a mixture of motel and dormitory style accommodation.
Other features of the school include an adjacent 13-hectare farm, and an outdoor education camp (Camp Simmons, located at Puketitiri on the Mohaka River
Mohaka River
The Mohaka River is a river in the northern Hawke's Bay region of the eastern North Island of New Zealand. It flows east-southeast for 70 kilometres from the Ahimanawa Range, before flowing into Hawke Bay close to the settlement of Mohaka, 20 kilometres southwest of Wairoa.New Zealand's highest...
).
Recent property developments include:
- The complete refurbishment of computer suites (3) and pods(4)
- Networking of the entire school and hostel sites
- The complete refurbishment of four science labs
- A major swimming pool upgrade.
- Hall extension and redevelopment
- Cuisine suite construction
- Pavilion extension and upgrade
- Technology Block(6 rooms) redevelopment and upgrade
- Redevelopment of the school entrance
- Construction of a new art and design suite
- Demolition of Foster block and construction of Social Sciences centre
Public service
- Frank CornerFrank CornerFrank Corner, CMG, FRSA, is a New Zealand diplomat. Corner served as New Zealand's Ambassador to the United Nations and the United States, before becoming New Zealand's third Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs.-Early life:...
- diplomat - Percy Valentine StorkeyPercy Valentine StorkeyPercy Valentine Storkey VC was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
recipient in an Australian unit - Chris TremainChris TremainChris Tremain is a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for the New Zealand National Party.-Member of Parliament:Tremain was first elected to parliament in the 2005 election, when he won the Napier electorate, beating incumbent Russell Fairbrother by 3951 votes. This was the first...
- MP of Napier
Sport
- Zac Guildford - CrusadersCrusadersThe Crusaders are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Christchurch that competes in the Super Rugby competition. They are the most successful team in Super Rugby history with seven titles...
All Black winger - Chris Jackson - former New Zealand All Whites soccer captain
- Daniel KirkpatrickDaniel KirkpatrickDaniel Kirkpatrick is a professional rugby player who plays for Hawke's Bay in the Air New Zealand Cup and the Blues in the Super 14. He also played for New Zealand under 20 who won the World Cup in 2007. He was educated at Napier Boys' High School from 2002-2006. Kirkpatrick cites Perry Gordon as...
- Wellington Lions and HurricanesHurricanes (Super rugby franchise)The Hurricanes are a New Zealand professional Rugby union team based in Wellington that competes in the Super Rugby competition...
player - Puke LendenPuke LendenPuke Lenden is a New Zealand professional basketball player. He last played for the Waikato Pistons in the New Zealand National Basketball League. In 2008 he was named the finals series MVP as the Pistons beat the Wellington Saints.-References:...
- basketball player of Waikato Pistons in the National Basketball League (New Zealand)National Basketball League (New Zealand)The National Basketball League, often abbreviated to the NBL, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in New Zealand.There were 10 teams in the 2010 season with teams based in Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Invercargill, Nelson, New Plymouth, North Shore, Palmerston North,... - Mark PastonMark PastonMark Nelson Paston is a New Zealand football goalkeeper who plays for the Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.-Early career:...
- current All Whites goalkeeper - Gabriel Rawcliffe - European League hockey player
- Jesse RyderJesse RyderJesse Daniel Ryder is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a middle-order batsman for Tests and is an opening batsman in ODIs. Ryder also bowls useful medium-pace. He has previously represented his country in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup of 2002...
- Black Caps opener and amateur boxer - Richard Turner - former All Black and rugby commentator
Other
- Garth Neil McVicar - founder and Chairman of the Sensible Sentencing TrustSensible Sentencing TrustThe Sensible Sentencing Trust, a lobby group based in Napier in New Zealand, promotes harsher court sentences as a means of reducing crime.The Trust states its vision as "A Safe New Zealand" and its mission as "o obtain a large base of community support, and ensure safety for all New Zealanders...
in 2001
Drug controversy
In 2002 Napier Boys' High School teacher, Reuben John Martin was arrested for manufacturing Class B MDMAMethylenedioxymethamphetamine
MDMA is an entactogenic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of drugs. In popular culture, MDMA has become widely known as "ecstasy" , usually referring to its street pill form, although this term may also include the presence of possible adulterants...
, more commonly known as ecstasy. Martin is currently serving time for this offence.