IMPROVING THE FUTURE SINCE 1882

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Boarding ProspectusYour Introduction to New Plymouth Boys’ High School

2020

IMPROVING THE FUTURE SINCE 1882

NEW PLYMOUTH BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOLTE KURA TAMAT NE O NG MOTU

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Welcome from your Headmaster. Since 1882, New Plymouth Boys’ High School (NPBHS) has been leading the way in the education of boys.

NPBHS is a modern learning environment where traditional standards of achievement and behaviour are expected.

I invite you, as a boarding student, to be part of our school. I am sure you will enjoy your time at our school and in our beautiful region, Taranaki.

Kind regards

Mr Sam MooreHeadmaster

Welcome from the Director of Boarding.Selecting a boarding school is a signifi cant decision. Life as a boarder offers new challenges, new opportunities, and new friends await those who join the hostel family at NPBHS.

Life as a boarder allows young men to develop skills of independence, self-reliance and the ability to relate to others, which will set them up later in life. Our hostel offers students incredible opportunities and we encourage boys to get fully involved and give it their best shot.

Being part of the hostel, boys will develop mates that will become lifelong friends.

Kind regards

Mr Kayne DunlopDirector of Boarding

Kind regards

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Our LocationNew Plymouth Boys’ High School has been educating boys in New Plymouthsince 1882. New Plymouth is located on the West coast of the North Island, halfway between NZ’s capital city, Wellington, and NZ’s biggest city,Auckland. The city of 45,000 people islocated in the region of Taranaki andbeside the beautiful Mount Taranaki.

Taranaki is known for its dairy farmingand the production of oil and gas. The school is located in central NewPlymouth, only a short walk from the city’s beaches and a 35-minute drive to the region’s mountain.

Our HistoryThe New Plymouth Boys’ High SchoolHostel is over 130 years old with the fi rst seven boarders starting in Moyes House in 1912. Moyes House still stands. However, it has undergone considerable modifi cation and strengthening since 1912. CarringtonHouse was established in 1916 to cater for the growth in boarders. In 2014 the Carrington building was deemed an earthquake risk and was demolished. Boys are assigned a house identity on arrival, Moyes or Carrington, and a fi erce inter-house rivalry remains between the two houses. Boys compete between the two houses academically, culturally and on the sporting fi eld. This spirit is an important part of hostel life.You will become a Moyes Boy or aCarrington Boy.

Our PhilosophyIntegrating boys into hostel life isan important part of a boy taking advantage of all the opportunities we have on offer. At the juniorlevels, boys will be housed in opendormitories. The aim is to allow the boys to mix and develop friendshipswith others in the dorms. As boys progress through their years at the hostel, they get a greater level of privacy in their accommodation.

Senior boys are given responsibilitiesas prefects to mentor and manageboys within the hostel. These are rolesthat boys aspire to.

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SportAll boys are encouraged to take part in sport at New Plymouth Boys’ High School and to make the most of the huge variety of sports available.The school caters for athletes of all abilities.

The school has top quality coaches and Directors of Hockey, Football,Cricket and Rugby, whose soleresponsibility is to look after the sportand coach students.

The school competes in a central North Island sporting competition, called the Super 8, which is oneof the strongest schools’ sporting competitions in New Zealand.

Outdoor EducationNPBHS and Taranaki has an amazingnatural environment. Within 40 minutes, students can be at the beach or in the snow. Outdoor education is popular and at Year 10, studentsget the opportunity to attend a camp.Outdoor education is also offered as aYear 12 course.

The outdoor education programme includes, mountain-biking, kayaking,rogaining and snow-caving.

CultureThe school offers a range of cultural activities from drama and debatingto performing in a range of musical bands. If you learn a musical instrument at home, we can develop your interests at NPBHS.

NPBHS joins New Plymouth Girls’High, for productions and combinedmusical performances and bands.

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Fitness CentreThe school has an on-site fi tnesscentre open to the students from5.30am - 9.00pm.

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Boarding StaffA major point of difference of Boarding at New Plymouth Boys’ High School, is that the boardingmasters who live on site are teachers in the day school. Seven teachers and their families livewithin the school grounds and are supported by two matrons. Having teaching boarding masters allows Boarding to be more easily manage the communication between school and hostel overa boy’s performance and behaviour at school. The boys also have the added benefi t of havingteachers able to support them in their homework after school.

The Boarding School is led by the Director of Boarding, Mr Kayne Dunlop and he is assisted by MrMatt Cleaver as Assistant Director of Boarding/Dean of Hatherly House. Six other teaching staff are housed around the Boarding School to provide supervision and support.

Mr Kayne DunlopDirector of Boarding

Mr Matt CleaverAssistant Director of

BoardingHead of Moyes

Mr Jamie Stones

Mr Bevan MateneHead of Carrington

Mr Evan Davies Mr Julius Prasad

Boarding Masters

Mr Noho Robinson Mrs SmithThe matron is the boys’ away

from home mum.

Matron

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About BoardingAccommodationThe boarding home is named Hatherly House. Our Boarding School is situated in the middle of the school and is separated into two houses, Moyes and Carrington. These houses offer 90 beds per house for Year 9 to Year 13 boys. A third house, Niger is where senior students are accommodated in semi-single rooms. This gives the boys a more independent living arrangement and the opportunity for leadership.

The boys are provided with quality 24-hour supervision with masters and matrons. Wehave a fully equipped commercial kitchen, where the boys get three meals and supper each day. If the student is not engaged in an extracurricular activity at school, the hostel provides one every day after school. The students have supervised prep each school night and on Sunday we offer many different mentoring and leadership opportunities for our students.

The Boarding boys have full use of all of the school’s outstanding facilities,basketball courts, gymnasium, weights room, 25-metre outdoor swimmingpool and sports fi elds.

Kitchen and LaundryGood food is good for the morale of any hostel. At New PlymouthBoys’ High School we do our own catering and have our own chef on site. The chef worked in one of the top restaurants in NewPlymouth, then made a lifestyle change to work at the school.The quality of the food and service from the kitchen is some of the best to be found within a boarding school in New Zealand.

The boys are fed six times a day: breakfast, morning tea,lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, and supper after homework.

A full commercial laundry is located on site, that caters for all the boy’s needs: mufti, linen and school uniform.

LeaveNew Plymouth Boys’ High School is a seven-day-a-week boarding establishment. Boysmay go home every weekend if their commitments at the hostel and schoolare met. Many boys remain in the hostelmost weekends.

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Daily TimetableMonday - Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Prep begins.7.00pm - 7.45pm Supper.7.45pm End of junior prep, then showered and in bed.8.00pm - 8.30pm End of senior prep.8.30pm - 8.45pm Juniors lights out.9.00pm Year 11 lights out.9.30pm Senior lights out.10.00pm

Year 11 lights out. Seniors in dorm.9.30pm

Year 11 lights out. Seniors in dorm.9.30pm

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here are endless be it sporting, academic, cultural or musical. Wehave any school facility we wish to use at our fi ngertips, which puts us ahead of any day student. We have a dedicated team of prefects, matrons and new hostel masters that have the boys’ best interests at heart, and are available at any time to assist. Giventhe opportunity to live alongside your mates is second to none. You learn to give, accept, adapt and grow froma boy to a man all while having fun inyour daily hostel life! We have high expectations of all theboys in Hatherly house as we aimto ‘be the example’s example’ andset high standards for the rest of theschool to follow.The hostel has not only taught me, but all of the hostel boys, many importantlife lessons such as meeting deadlines, working hard, and aiming highwhich leads to exceeding their ownexpectations. This is something thatwill be assured when sending your sonto NPBHS hostel. Hatherly is the proudhome to the present and the past; oldboys frequently come to reminisce of the great times that were had. There really is no better place for any youngman to get a jump start in life.

Head Boarder, 2018 - Adam SmithHatherly Home is an incredibly proudhome of 170 boys at New PlymouthBoys’ High School. Not only is theBoarding House the legacy built fromthe current students, but the long list of Boarding Old Boy’s, who regularly visitus and tell how their days in boardingwere some of the best days of theirlives.From the day you join our home, youare welcomed to our boarding family,where each and every boy is boundtightly together much closer thana friendship, but through a strong brotherhood.All of the boys are taught good routines that are essential for lifeafter school, this includes handlingtheir own living area, sports practice,academics and prep, cultural activities,and social life. Boarding has sevenHouse Masters, as well as two Matrons, who look after our welfareand mentor and tutor us. Many boyscreate a tight bond with the Mastersover their years in boarding as they guide them through life here atschool, doing their best to improve thestandards every day, providing the bestpossible environment for success. Every day after school you have the

choice of a wide range of activities todo, including things like going to thebeach, the school pool, basketball,touch, etc. We are only capable of this due to having the large campus we have, and all the facilities we are lucky enough to use. We pride ourselves on taking care of the school and its grounds. In Boarding, we like to call ourselves “the heart of the school”as we want to lead the school in all aspects, whether it be behaviour, tidy uniform, or extra curricular. I strongly encourage any boy and caregivers interested to come alongand view our school and see how New Plymouth Boys’ High School can be the best fi ve years of your boy’s life. I defi nitely have had an amazing experience.

Head Boarder, 2017 - Joby HintzI am privileged to be able to tell my experiences as a boarder at NewPlymouth Boys’ High School. The initialnervousness for the young boys who are coming into the hostel takes onlya few days to subside. You learn very quickly that we are family- brothers. The friendships you create during your time here will be lifelong and tight. The experiences and opportunities

Life as a Boarder

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All courses are subject to suffi cient student numbers and available staffi ng. The range of senior courses may change year to year.

Curriculum OutlineCompulsory SubjectsEnglishHealth & Physical EducationMathematicsScienceSocial ScienceTikanga ā kuraTechnologyThe Arts

Year 9HALF YEAROptional SubjectsAgriScienceAncient Roman Civilisation & Language (Classics)Athlete Development Programme (selection only)Business StudiesComputer Science

Digital MediaDramaFrenchGraphicsHome EconomicsMāori Performing ArtsMusicPerformance MusicSpanishTe Reo Māori

Year 10HALF YEAROptional SubjectsAgriScienceAncient Roman Civilisation & Language (Classics) Athlete Development ProgrammeBusiness Studies

Technology ElectronicsTechnology MetalTechnology WoodVisual Art

Compulsory SubjectsEnglishHealth EducationMathematicsPhysical EducationScienceSocial ScienceVisual Art

Computer ScienceDigital MediaDramaFrenchGraphicsHome EconomicsMāori Performing ArtsMusic

Level 1NCEA Level 1Compulsory SubjectsEnglishMathematicsScience or Agriculture & Horticulture

FULL YEAROptional SubjectsAccounting Agriculture & HorticultureAgri BusinessAncient Roman & Greek

Civilisation (Classics)Art Design Art PaintingAthletic Preparation & Applied TrainingBusiness Studies Business of SportComputer ScienceDigital MediaDramaEconomics ESOLGeography

HALF YEAROptional Subjects AccountingAgri Business 1Agri Business 2Armed Forces and the Police 1Armed Forces and the Police 2Athletic Preparation & Applied TrainingBusiness for Trades Cooking for Entertaining

Level 2NCEA Level 2Compulsory SubjectEnglish

FULL YEAROptional SubjectsAccounting Agriculture & HorticultureAgri BusinessAncient Roman & Greek Civilisation (Classics)Art DesignArt Painting Art PhotographyAthletic Preparation &

Applied Training BiologyBuilding and ConstructionBusiness StudiesChemistry Computer ScienceDigital MediaDramaEarth & Space ScienceEconomics ESOLFurniture MakingGatewayGeography Graphics

Technology ElectronicsTechnology EngineeringWoodwork

HALF YEAROptional Subjects Armed Forces and the Police 1Armed Forces and the Police 2Athletic Preparation & Applied TrainingBiology Business of SportBusiness for Trades

Health ScienceHistoryHospitalityMāori Performing ArtsMathematics for CalculusMathematics for StatisticsMetalwork PracticalOutdoor Education Physical Education PhysicsSound and LightingSpanishTe Reo Māori

Chemistry FabricationFinancial LiteracyFront of HouseFuturismMathematicsMusic Practical Music Theory Physical EducationPhysics RoboticsThis is SpartaTourism 1Tourism 2Woodwork

Level 3NCEA Level 3FULL YEAROptional SubjectsAccounting Agriculture & HorticultureAgri Business Ancient Roman & Greek Civilisation (Classics)Art DesignArt PaintingArt PhotographyAthletic Preparation &

Applied Training BiologyBuilding and ConstructionBusiness Studies CalculusChemistry Computer ScienceDigital MediaEarth & Space ScienceEconomics Electronic ProjectsEnglish

ESOLFurniture MakingGatewayGeographyGraphicsHistoryHospitality Māori Performing ArtsMetal PracticalPhysical EducationPhysicsPolitics and Law

SpanishStatisticsStudyTe Reo MāoriTechnology EngineeringWoodwork

NCEA Level 3HALF YEAROptional Subjects English Financial Literacy

HospitalityMathematics Music PracticalMusic TheoryPhysical Education RoboticsStudyTourism 1Tourism 2

Students select 6 units of Optional Subjects - a full-year course is worth 2 units and half-year is 1 unit

Students select 10 units of Optional Subjects - a full-year course is worth 2 units and half-year is 1 unit

Students select 12 units of Optional Subjects - a full-year course is worth 2 units and half-year is 1 unit

Students select 2 half-year Optional Subjects

Students select 4 half-year Optional Subjects

Performance MusicSpanishTe Reo MāoriTechnology ElectronicsTechnology MetalTechnology Wood

GraphicsHistory HospitalityMāori Performing ArtsMetal (Practical)Physical Education ScienceSound and LightingSpanishTe Reo MāoriTechnology ElectronicsTechnology EngineeringTechnology Wood

Economics HealthIts all Greek to meMetalworkMusic Practical Music Theory Outdoor EducationPhysical EducationRace and DiscriminationRoboticsWoodwork

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Connect with Us!

There are many opportunities for you to communicate with New Plymouth Boys’ High

School.

Find us on FacebookFollow our page on Facebook and stay in touch

for regular updates on what’s happening around the school. www.facebook.com/NPBHSchool/

Follow us on InstagramInstagram is a simple way to capture and share moments

around NPBHS. Follow our offi cial Instagram account to see what we’re up to! newplymouthboyshighschool

Download the School AppThis allows us to target notifi cations to various groups, and provide

links to relevant websites. Available on the App Store and Google Play

Check out our WebsiteOur website has all the resources you need to help you at NPBHS, including

subject information, careers advice, school policies, and regulations. www.npbhs.school.nz/

Contact DetailsWe warmly welcome prospective boarders to join our school environment and invite you to contact the school for more information.

Contact: Headmaster’s PA Mrs Dawn Eaton E: dawn.eaton@npbhs.school.nz P: (06) 757 6116

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npbhs.school.nzoffi ce@npbhs.school.nz06 758 5399

Our friendly staff are available to chat with you Monday-Friday 8.00am-4.30pm.

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