14th May 2026
PasifikaLanguages Pacific Language Weeks
Noa'ia, tālofa lava, mauri, kia orāna, mālō e lelei, talofa, ni sa bula vinaka, fakaalofa lahi atu, mālo ni, halo olgeta, halo Oloketa, tēnā koutou kātoa, and warm Pacific greetings to you all.
19th March 2026
LanguagesGerman Willkommen in Neuseeland!
We would like to welcome our German exchange students to Otago Boys’ High School.
19th February 2026
CurriculumFrench Languages in Real Life
<em>A cornucopia of enriching experiences.</em>
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.
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.
19th September 2025
MāoriLanguages Celebrating 50 years of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori at Otago Boys’
This year at Otago Boys’ High School, we joined the nation in celebrating 50 years of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week.
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.
19th May 2025
CurriculumLanguages Drowning in French!
On Thursday 15th May, fourteen senior students of French joined with their counterparts from King's High School, Columba College, and Logan Park High School at the University of Otago for the inaugural French Immersion Day.
3rd April 2025
GermanLanguages Languages Department - German Camp 2025
On Thursday and Friday eleven Senior languages students joined other Otago schools for an overnight stay at Camp Tirohanga on the Taieri.
27th March 2025
CurriculumFrench French in the shadow of D’Artagnan
Year 10 French have come to the spontaneous production phase of their most recent unit of work.
26th February 2025
Languages Cafe Babel reminder
Now open to entire Dunedin community. All ages welcome.
11th February 2025
The Last WordAssembly The Last Word
The first speech for 2025 was delivered by Head Boy, Charlie Ottrey.
5th December 2024
LanguagesCurriculum AI enhances learning in Languages
Much has been made of the negative impact of AI tools on the educational environment but there are a number of tools which can enhance learning.
14th November 2024
CulturalLanguages Information evening
26th September 2024
CurriculumLanguages Improving your literacy by learning a second language
The benefits of learning a second language have long since been recognised by scientists and educationalists alike.
19th September 2024
LanguagesFrench Look out France! On arrive!
I am delighted to announce that the Board of Trustees has approved the organisation of a French Language and Culture trip to France from the 2nd to the 18th of January 2026.
16th May 2024
CurriculumLanguages Languages Department - German Camp 2024
On Thursday and Friday nine Senior languages students joined other Otago schools for an overnight stay at Camp Tirohanga on the Taieri.