14th May 2026
PasifikaLanguages Pacific Language Weeks
Noa'ia, tālofa lava, mauri, kia orāna, mālō e lelei, talofa, ni sa bula vinaka, fakaalofa lahi atu, mālo ni, halo olgeta, halo Oloketa, tēnā koutou kātoa, and warm Pacific greetings to you all.
7th May 2026
NoticesPasifika Pasifika Commerce Information Evening – Commerce Career Pathways Talanoa 2026
This evening is designed for Year 11–13 Pasifika students and their families, offering an opportunity to explore commerce study and career pathways through a culturally grounded, talanoa-style format.
27th April 2026
PasifikaCurriculum Grevel Attends Prestigious First Foundation Awards Ceremony
Year 13 Pasifika student Grevel McFarland had the opportunity to attend the First Foundation Awards Ceremony, “Night of Firsts”, in Auckland.
21st April 2026
EventsPasifika Pacific Health Science Academy EXPO
With eighteen participating health-related programmes from both the University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic we are looking forward to welcoming Pacific students from Year 9 to Year 13.
21st April 2026
PasifikaNotices 2026 TOA Scholarships
The TOA Scholarships are now open for the 2026 intake. These scholarships are available to current students in Years 12 and 13 for the 2026 academic year.
1st April 2026
PasifikaEvents OBHS Pasifika Students Shine at Speech Competition
OBHS Pasifika students travelled with OGHS to participate in the “Pasifika Voices” Speech Competition in Balclutha.
8th February 2026
PasifikaEvents Pasifika Community Comes Together to Begin the Year
On Thursday, before the long weekend, new and current students and their parents met at school for the first time in a Pasifika-focused event.
25th November 2025
ScholarshipPasifika First Foundation Scholarship
Otago Boys' is proud to announce that this year’s recipient from our school is Grevel MacFarland.
19th November 2025
PasifikaAcademic Pasifika Homework Club
As the academic year and Homework Club come to an end, I would like to introduce Jenny Bennett.
19th September 2025
Pasifika Building Success Together: Pasifika Mapu o le Kaha'u Programme
This week the school received the following communication from Kym Makanesi of Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora.
11th September 2025
PasifikaEvents OBHS Pasifika Shines at Otago Polyfest 2025
OBHS Pasifika has come alive this year, with our boys coming together to deliver a spectacular performance bracket at the recent Otago Polyfest 2025.
28th August 2025
PasifikaCultural OBHS Hosts Pasifika Educators Talanoa
On Thursday, OBHS was lucky enough to host the Talanoa for Pasifika Educators for the New Zealand Pasifika Principals Association.
1st August 2025
PasifikaCultural OBHS Fiafia Night
28th July 2025
Pasifika Students explore Pasifika Health Careers with Te Whatu Ora Southern
A group of enthusiastic students recently had the opportunity to participate in the Te Whatu Ora Southern / Pasifika Mapu o le Kaha’u 2025 programme — an initiative designed to inspire young people interested in Pasifika health careers.
27th May 2025
CulturalPasifika First Foundation Information Evening
A life-changing education opportunity
1st May 2025
CulturalPasifika Pasifika Language Weeks
Noa'ia, tālofa lava, mauri, kia orāna, mālō e lelei, talofa, ni sa bula vinaka, fakaalofa lahi atu, mālo ni, halo olgeta, halo Oloketa, tēnā koutou kātoa, and warm Pacific greetings to you all.
2nd April 2025
CulturalPasifika Pasifika Voices Festival
A huge congratulations to all our students who took part in the 2025 Pasifika Voices Festival, held at the King's and Queen's Performing Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 2nd.
5th February 2025
Pasifika Welcome to our Pasifika community
Malo le soifua, kia orana, malo e lelei, ni sa bula, taloha ni, fakaalofa atu, mauri, halo olketa, kia ora and warm pacific greetings.
12th November 2024
Pasifika Pasifika opportunity
On Tuesday Jenny Bennett and her team came to speak about the Pacific Health Science Academies programme being piloted by the University of Otago.
6th November 2024
PasifikaYES YES Business Studies Pasifika success 2024
I have had a huge year in Year 13 Business Studies 2024.