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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.
15th September 2026
Year 9Drama The Courage to Clown
Our Year 9 Drama students are exploring the joys of clowning and what a profound act of service it is.
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.
22nd July 2026
Students of the TermLeadership Term 2 Students of the Term
The Students of the Term for Term 2 were announced at assembly this week.
23rd June 2026
ScienceCurling A Science Lesson That Was Out of This World!
In 9S and 9T, we're currently learning about space in our Astronomy unit.
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.
10th February 2026
Year 9 Exemplary Conduct on and off the Court
This week our Rector received the following email regarding one of our students. What a fine young man you are Emersyn.
10th February 2026
CampYear 9 Year 9s Rise to the Challenge: Mt Aspiring Lodge Camp
Our Year 9 cohort officially kicked off their hostel journey with an unforgettable trip to Mt Aspiring Lodge this past weekend.
3rd December 2025
CurriculumMathematics 9S Showcase Sweet Success
9S have been working on their chocolate truffle packaging project with Dr Thomas.
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.
27th November 2025
ASPIRECurriculum ASPIRE Showcase Evenings: Celebrating Academic Excellence
This week, we hosted two successful showcase evenings celebrating the culmination of the hard work by students participating in our ASPIRE programme.
26th November 2025
Values BadgesJunior School 2025 - Tohu Teina mō ngā Tikanga / Junior Values Badges
<em>"Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better." – Pat Riley</em>
14th October 2025
CurriculumAcademic Year 10 Subject Information for 2026
We are in the process of planning for 2026.
9th October 2025
Junior SchoolYear 9 Junior School Exams Approaching
Advance warning to all parents and whānau of Year 9 and 10 students.
3rd September 2025
CurriculumScience Interview with a Local Scientist
Working towards his Science badge, Year 9 student Fergus Lloyd interviewed his father, Dr Kelvin Lloyd, after he was honoured with Forest & Bird’s prestigious Old Blue Award.
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.
26th June 2025
LanguagesCurriculum A finger-licking finale for Languages!
This week sees the end of the Term 2 Languages option for Year 9 students of French and German.
9th June 2025
Year 9Notices An Important Message for Year 9 Parents/Caregivers
An introduction to the Travellers survey and program