14th May 2026
EnglishCurriculum Around the World with 9Y Travel Writers
Pack your bags and grab your boarding pass, as 9Y students take you on an adventure. As part of their unit on Travel Writing, the boys unpacked the key features of an artist model to produce pieces that transport the reader to a new location.
2nd March 2026
EnglishDrama SGCNZ Shakespeare Festival
Rehearsals for the upcoming Otago SGCNZ Shakespeare Festival are currently in progress for the Year 10 Drama class.
2nd December 2025
Year 9English Year 9 English
Ms Bagley’s Year 9 English class concluded the academic year composing autobiographical profiles.
2nd December 2025
EnglishCurriculum 9O Spreads Holiday Cheer Through Writing and Art
9O finished their year in English by not only demonstrating their writing skills but also their artistic ones.
6th November 2025
CurriculumEnglish Year 13 English
The Observations of a Speck of Dust
2nd November 2025
SpeechCommunity Service DNI Speech Competition
Last Friday, Vincent Cavanagh (a DNI alumnus), peers from OGHS and I were honored to serve as judges for the Annual DNI Speaking Competition.
30th October 2025
CurriculumEnglish Year 13 English
A Life Less Ordinary
22nd October 2025
CurriculumEnglish Year 13 English Writing
Stop fast-forwarding your life
5th August 2025
Year 9Curriculum Year 9 writers share their favourite places
Students in Mr M Hall’s Year 9 English class have been busy crafting descriptive writing pieces about their favourite places.
10th April 2025
CurriculumEnglish Year 12 English
Ms. Hope's Year 12 English class has been hard at work, producing some superb pieces with a focus on column writing. Keep reading to enjoy some of the work from this group of writers.
10th March 2025
CurriculumEnglish Julius Caesar performance
English, Drama and Classics students were treated to a live performance of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar on Monday.
20th February 2025
CurriculumEnglish National identity
As Year 11 English students settle into their classes for the year, many are unpacking the importance of context and how it is influential for character development, setting and the effect it has on language.
19th February 2025
EventsEnglish Otago Regional Shakespeare Festival
Rehearsals are underway for the boys that are performing in this year’s Otago Regional Shakespeare Festival.
28th November 2024
Year 9English Year 9 English Holiday Challenge
Summer Athletics.
20th November 2024
Year 9English Year 9 English
9G has spent the entirety of Term Four on their Biography unit.
17th November 2024
Year 9Curriculum Year 9 English - Holiday Challenge
Get outside and race your friends!
13th November 2024
Year 9English Year 9 English - Holiday Challenge article
Bored in the holidays - need a solution?
17th June 2024
CurriculumEnglish Year 9 English
To conclude 9G’s unit on Travel Writing, the boys had to write a piece about a place they knew well. The tone of the piece needed to be upbeat, and the writing needed to utilise adjectives, fronted prepositions, dialogue, colloquial language and factual information.
11th April 2024
English Dunedin Youth Writers Association
Dunedin Youth Writers Association is warmly inviting new members!
4th April 2024
EnglishEvents Rotary speech competition
On Thursday, Rohan O’Shea presented his speech on vaping and nicotine addictions, and how the Tobacco industry targets youth, to the school’s local Rotary Club.