22nd October 2025
The Last WordAssembly The Last Word
What are we defined by?
16th October 2025
LeadershipYear 12 Unlocking Potential: Year 12 Leadership🦸
This week, our prospective Year 13 Prefects engaged in their second leadership session centered around the empowering theme: "What is Your Superpower?"
14th October 2025
The Last WordPrefects The Last Word
What do you want to be remembered for?
13th October 2025
Class ActLeadership Class Act 2025
The Otago Daily Times Class Act initiative identifies and celebrates the excellence of young people in our province.
9th October 2025
The Last WordLeadership The Last Word
Otago Boys: the Castle on the Hill, the Blue and White hoops, OB’s — there are many names people call this place. But for some, these names mean nothing. <em>Otago Boys’</em> is just a name to them.
9th September 2025
The Last WordYear 13 The Last Word
The one person who will stop you from reaching your full potential is yourself.
9th September 2025
The Last WordAssembly The Last Word
Silence.
25th August 2025
Year 13Assembly The Last Word
We don’t have much time left.
13th August 2025
PrefectsLeadership Five minutes with our Head Prefect
As the academic year approaches its end, we caught up with our 2025 Head Prefect, Charlie Ottrey, to reflect on his year.
12th August 2025
PrefectsThe Last Word The Last Word
What defines success?
28th July 2025
The Last WordPrefects The Last Word
Pressure is something every athlete faces whether you’re competing in front of thousands, playing your first match, or training alone with high expectations.
22nd July 2025
Year 13Prefects The Last Word
When we hear the word leader, most of us think of someone commanding attention, loud, confident, always speaking first.
16th July 2025
The Last WordYear 13 The Last Word
So, you know how as a Year 9, you see someone do their Last Word, and think “Hey, I’d love to do one!”
15th July 2025
ScienceLeadership Rupene representing New Zealand at the International Science School!
We are incredibly proud to announce that Rupene Skipper has been selected as one of only five high school students nationwide to represent New Zealand at the prestigious Professor Harry Messel International Science School (ISS) held at the University of Sydney.
24th June 2025
The Last WordYear 13 The Last Word
See, in our world today, we’re taught to win — whether it’s on the field, in the classroom, or racing your mates to the canteen.
17th June 2025
PrefectsThe Last Word The Last Word
From the moment I walked through the archway beginning my time at this school, countless times the phrase “make the most of it” has been said to me.
10th June 2025
LeadershipEvents OBHS Students Go Bald for Blood Cancer Awareness
<em>Shave for a Cure</em> is a nationwide initiative raising funds to support New Zealanders living with blood cancer and leukaemia.
10th June 2025
PrefectsThe Last Word The Last Word
It's okay to not be okay.
3rd June 2025
PrefectsLeadership The Last Word
There have been times in my life when I was told I wouldn't be able to do the things I love again, but that never held me back.
15th May 2025
LeadershipPrefects Prefects Launch Reading Programme to Strengthen School Connections and Wellbeing
Today marked an exciting morning as some of our prefect team proudly launched a new reading programme in partnership with Balmacewen Intermediate.