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21st July 2026
AcademicNotices Academic Coaching Day: Friday, August 7th
On Friday, August 7th (week 3), Years 11-13 students will have a 20-minute, in-person academic coaching appointment with their form teacher instead of regular classes; this is the second round of the year of these meetings.
19th July 2026
CulturalNotices A reminder to join us for our Matariki Breakfast
Please join us for our Matariki Breakfast on Thursday, 23 July. We look forward to celebrating Matariki together.
1st July 2026
SchoolNotices Join us for our Matariki Breakfast
Please join us for our Matariki Breakfast on Thursday, 23 July. We look forward to celebrating Matariki together.
28th June 2026
NoticesSchool Notice of Early Closure
On <strong>Wednesday, 29 July</strong> school will close for tutition at <strong>1pm</strong>
25th June 2026
NoticesSchool Teacher Only Days
Please take note of two upcoming Teacher Only Days scheduled for Term 3 and 4.
15th June 2026
School Thank you to The Athlete's Foot Dunedin
A huge thank you to The Athlete’s Foot Dunedin for their ongoing support of Otago Boys’ High School through The Athlete’s Foot School Rewards Program.
7th June 2026
CurriculumNotices Upcoming Parent Teacher Interviews - June/July 2026
These interviews provide a valuable opportunity to discuss your child's progress and learning with their teachers.
7th June 2026
NoticesSchool Notice of Early Closures
We wish to advise that the school will close early on two upcoming dates to allow our teaching staff to conduct parent-teacher interviews.
22nd May 2026
NoticesSchool School House 2026 Country Visits
Parents of prospective boarding students for 2028 onwards are warmly invited to attend one of the following country visits to meet with OBHS staff Richard Hall, Rector and Lance Taylor, Director of Boarding.
19th May 2026
NoticesSchool Notice of Early Closures
We wish to advise that the school will close early on three upcoming dates to allow our teaching staff to conduct parent-teacher interviews.
19th May 2026
CurriculumNotices Upcoming Parent Teacher Interviews - June/July 2026
These interviews provide a valuable opportunity to discuss your child's progress and learning with their teachers.
11th May 2026
SchoolStaff Introducing Our New Librarian
We are delighted to introduce our new librarian Bridget Schaumann to the school community.
3rd May 2026
NoticesSchool Help wanted
We are looking for volunteers to act as reader/writers during our internal assessments.
24th April 2026
ANZACEvents In the Morning, We Remembered Them
Today, the entire school community gathered for the annual ANZAC service, a solemn and significant occasion in the Otago Boys’ High School calendar, as we came together to honour those who served and those who never returned.
24th March 2026
SchoolNotices Travellers Survey and Program
The Background: Travellers survey has been running at OBHS since 2020, we survey our incoming Year 9 students, usually later in Term 1 when students have both started to settle into the school and also are familiar with school routines.
11th March 2026
NoticesSchool Reminder of Early Closure
On Thursday, 2 April, Otago Boys' High School will close early for tuition.
11th February 2026
SchoolBuildings A New Chapter for our School : The Blessing of the Shand
Thursday morning marked a profound milestone in our school’s history with the formal blessing of the Shand.
4th February 2026
SchoolNotices Staying Connected with your Sons Progress
Term 1 includes several key opportunities for contact between home and school.
4th February 2026
School Poem of the Year
Each year, our Rector, Mr Hall, chooses a “Poem of the Year” A piece of writing that reflects values, ideas, or themes he believes will resonate with students. For 2026, his selection is <em>If I Have Boys They’ll Be Dangerous</em> by Irish poet Daragh Fleming.
29th January 2026
SchoolStaff Introducing our new staff
We would like to welcome our new staff to the Otago Boys' High School community.