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24th September 2026
EnglishYear 9 Success at Junior Speech Competition
Year 9 student, Dev Kandath, bravely put himself forward to compete in this year’s Otago Association of English Teachers’ Junior Speech Competition, and it is with much joy that we can announce that Dev took out first place in the Standard Entry section.
12th August 2026
EnglishCurriculum Good Morning, Stewart Island
Year 12 English students dedicate much of the year to the crafting of their writing. A recent project tasked them with developing a descriptive scene of a place they know well. Let Jasper Harvey transport you to Stewart Island this weekend.
27th July 2026
Year 9English 9Y English: Powerful Words, Confident Voices
Like many English classes, 9Y has just completed their speaking unit. Using the ‘Grammar for Writing’ approach, the boys had an artist model that was the inspiration for their own pieces.
23rd July 2026
EnglishYear 9 Celebrating Young Writing Talent
Congratulations to Year 9 student Luke Scott, who has achieved outstanding success in the Ōtepoti Youth Poetry Competition.
23rd July 2026
CurriculumEnglish The Castle on the Hill Through Students' Eyes
With Year 12 English students dedicating a large portion of their year to honing their writing skills, practising writing about a scene they know well was a valuable exercise in translating familiar sensory details into sophisticated, controlled written expression.
22nd June 2026
EnglishCurriculum OATE - Dunedin Schools' Junior Speech Competition
The cost of connection - exploring whether our digital lives in 2026 are making us more lonely or more united.
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.