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7th September 2026
CulturalMcIndoe Silver Award in the NZ "My China Story" Short Video Competition
Over the weekend, Damon Jiang, a McIndoe House boy in Year 9 travelled to Christchurch to attend the New Zealand "My China Story" Short Video Competition prize-giving ceremony, organised by the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Christchurch.
25th August 2026
AssemblySenior School Senior Assembly – Festival of the Arts
This week, Senior Assembly was a celebration of our students’ talent, creativity and commitment to the arts at Otago Boys’ High School.
13th August 2026
Jazz BandCultural 2026 Southern Jam
Students from All Blues, the Otago Girls' and Boys' Combined High Schools' Jazz Band travelled to Blenheim on Wednesday 5 August to compete in the 2026 Southern Jam and perform at a variety of venues across the course of the four day festival.
3rd August 2026
CulturalMusic Dunedin Youth Jazz Festival
All Blues, the Otago Girls’ and Boys’ Combined Jazz Band, are to be congratulated for winning the Big Band competition at the 2026 Dunedin Youth Jazz Festival and receiving a Gold Award from the adjudicator, Duncan Ferguson for their overall performance on Friday at the OBHS auditorium.
3rd August 2026
CulturalMāori Science Wānanga
Last week, eight students headed over the hill to Āraiteuru Marae for a three-day Science Wānanga.
30th July 2026
MusicCultural Jazz, Rock and Community Spirit
Students from the Jazz Band and Rock Bands from Otago Girls' and Boys' participated in a successful concert on Sunday night at Te Whare O Rukutia to raise funds for the Jazz Band's upcoming trip to Blenheim for the Southern Jam.
30th July 2026
CulturalEvents Borneo 2027
Still on the fence? It's not too late to sign up.
23rd July 2026
CulturalEvents Pacific Fiafia Night Update
Unfortunately, our Pacific Fiafia Night has been postponed.
23rd July 2026
CulturalEvents Inaugural Matariki Breakfast: Honouring Our Past and Looking Ahead
On Thursday morning, our school community gathered in the newly renovated Shand Building for a very special milestone: our inaugural Matariki Whānau Breakfast.
22nd July 2026
CulturalEvents Borneo 2027
It's not too late to sign up for the Borneo trip next year!
20th July 2026
NoticesCultural A Night of Jazz Rock Fusion
Jazz ensembles from Otago Girls and Boys' combine with Regional Finalists from the Rockquest competition to present a "jazz rock fusion" concert to raise funds towards the jazz band's upcoming trip to Blenheim in August.
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
PasifikaCultural Join Us for Pacific Fiafia Night
Our school community is warmly invited to attend our upcoming Pacific Fiafia Night, a celebration of Pacific cultures through music, dance, food, and community spirit.
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.
26th June 2026
ProductionCultural On Stage and Behind the Scenes
A number of Otago Boys' students were involved in the recent production of Once Upon a One More Time, contributing both on stage and behind the scenes.
25th June 2026
MāoriCultural Mana Pounamu Awards
This week, we are incredibly proud to celebrate two of our outstanding young men who have been recognized at the prestigious Mana Pounamu Awards, an event that honors and celebrates Māori junior and senior student achievement across Otago.
25th June 2026
ChoirMusic Singing Their Way to Cadenza
This week the results of the Big Sing were announced, and the OBHS Choir, Mandate, have been selected as one of three boys school choirs to compete at the Cadenza in Timaru next month.
25th June 2026
MusicCultural Hitting All the Right Notes
In between performances in the school production, jazz band, and choir, Callum Thompson managed to find time to perform in the Songfest singing competition held at the University of Otago.
25th June 2026
CulturalMusic Redshift at the Rockquest Final
The crowd enjoyed an awesome performance from Redshift at the Rockquest regional final.
18th June 2026
MāoriSpeech 2026 Ngā Manu Kōrero Speech Competition
This week, our students travelled to Invercargill to represent OBHS at the 2026 Ngā Manu Kōrero Speech Competition.