Items of Interest
Our Mission Statement
In an environment of integrity and respect
NPBHS engages and prepares confident, well-educated young men.
We are very proud of the following boys who have achieved success
Jai Grant chosen NZ U17 Touch team
Jono Brown-John won NISS Athletics High Jump
Rhys Bishop selected Captain NZ Athletics in Malta - his team came second in the world!!!!!
Ajit Rai chosen for NZ Tennis team
Jay Cadman-Kennedy won the U19 title for the NZ Secondary School Open Water Championship and Olly McCullough won the U16 1000m event - two National titleholders!!!!!!
Congratulations Ben Crombie selected NZ U18 Basketball team
Rogaine - TSSSA - All divisions were won by Boys' High students. Senior Charles Barnes/Mitchell Holyoake;
Intermediate Tom Spencer/William Adlam; Junior George Tvrdeich/Angus White/AngusTimson
Congratulations Liam Paterson selected for NZ Orienteering team to go to Slovakia in July for World Championship
Congratulations to the Tennis team who beat PNBHS and are in the National Finals
The Junior Cricket X1 are in the National Top 8 Tournament. Great news for the future of cricket in the school. Kaylum Boshier 101no; Brodie Lilley 47; Sam Morrison 44 and Davis Mills took 4 wickets
Julian Weir At the swimming sports Julian broke SIX records..........and has gone on to break the National 50m Backstroke record. Julian also performed remarkably well swimming against the Olympians
A wonderful Athletics Day with the boys competing well. Congratulations to Rhys Bishop (800m in 1.54). We have rising stars in Javon McCallum (sprinting), Angus White (longer distances) and Michael McDonald (who threw the discus 45m). It was the last School Athletics Sports for Matt Baxter and Derek Albertsen (broke the school high jump record 1.90m)
Senior Champion Conor Hobbs; Intermediate Champion Jordan Young; Junior Champion Michael McDonald
Congratulations to all our Scholarship winners. In particular we congratulate our 2011 Dux George Zhang who gained four Scholarships and Chaz Hall who achieved scholarships in three subjects. Of special note is the effort of Alan Ansell "Top scholar" in New Zealand for Latin.
CONGRATULATIONS to the 1stXI Cricket with a win over Hamilton Boys. Rupert Young 78 and Henry Boon 62no.
Congratulations to our Sailing team who won every class in the Taranaki Championships. Winners were Will Lightbody, Joe Batchelor, Campbell Graham and Dylan Taylor. National Junior Champion Paper Tiger Class)
If your surname is Kettle then you are VERY good at surfing. Congratulations to Sean Kettle (National u20 Champion) and Isaac Kettle (National U14 Champion)
Our surf-lifesavers excelled in Taranaki Champs. Winner of the Flannagan Cup was Olly McCullough who swam 3.6km in the ocean in 43;15;55
Delighted to see so many boys involved in the School Production. Practices continue and enthusiasm is high.
Congratulations to the boys involved in Relay for Life.
Link for Swimming sports video at Youtube here
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