19th February 2026
CurriculumFrench Languages in Real Life
<em>A cornucopia of enriching experiences.</em>
18th February 2026
ScholarshipAcademic Academic Excellence: Celebrating Our Senior Scholars
With Scholarship results coming out last week, we take a moment to celebrate the achievements of our senior students.
18th February 2026
CurriculumAcademic Academic Excellence: Celebrating University Transitions
While traditional school benchmarks are important, many of our top Year 13 students choose a more rigorous path.
18th February 2026
LanguagesGerman NZ-German Exchange 2025/26
In December and January, four students from Otago Boys’ High School participated in the NZ/German Exchange, which has been running for more than 30 years.
17th February 2026
Senior SchoolYear 11 Senior Academic Coaching
Next Friday, 27th February, students in <strong>Years 11 to 13</strong> will not attend their regular classes.
12th February 2026
Earth and Space ScienceCurriculum North Island Volcanoes Tour
10th February 2026
NCEACurriculum NCEA Information Evening
3rd February 2026
ArtCurriculum Art Success on the National Stage
Kaiau Karena’s hard work and dedication in Art have seen him succeed at a national level, with the high standard of Excellence demonstrated in his Level 3 Painting portfolio.
30th January 2026
SportNotices
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25th January 2026
EventsRobotics OBHS Robotics Fundraiser
Following their outstanding success at the National Championships in December, Indiana Drones, the OBHS Robotics team, have been invited to represent New Zealand at the prestigious FIRST World Championship in Houston, USA, this April.
4th December 2025
Junior Prize GivingCurriculum Junior Prizegiving 2025
On the final day of the academic year, the junior school assembled to celebrate the success of our junior students.
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
CulturalCurriculum Hallo Deutschland!
Our four NZ/German exchange students have recently landed in Germany. Committed to improving their language skills, it’s not every boy who would sign up to go to school during his “summer” holidays. Here are some of their first impressions!
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.
1st December 2025
LanguagesYear 10 Year 10 Languages - Ein leckeres fin de l'année!
On Thursday and Friday of Week 8, the annual French and German Cooking Days took place.
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.
27th November 2025
MathematicsCurriculum Exceptional Results in UC Distance Learning MATH199
We are delighted to share the excellent results of our Year 13 students who recently completed their MATH199 course offered through the University of Canterbury (UC) distance learning programme.
26th November 2025
CurriculumYear 10 10B Camp at Mt Aspiring
10B travelled to the Otago Boys’ High School Lodge in the Matukituki Valley, the last group for the year.
20th November 2025
Year 13Curriculum Sauna for Sale
We are excited to offer you the opportunity to purchase an impressive piece of student craftsmanship — a fully functioning, wood-fired sauna designed and built by our Year 13 Woodwork class.