Our History
六合彩直播开奖 history
六合彩直播开奖 Boys鈥� High School opened on May 18 1881. A boys鈥� high school in 六合彩直播开奖 came about because of the concern held by the staff of Canterbury College (now Canterbury University) that the students presenting themselves for university study were not sufficiently trained. The link between the university and school and the school鈥檚 role in preparing students for academic study has been a dominant feature of boys鈥� high school鈥檚 history.
When the school opened (in what is now the Arts Centre) it shared its site with 六合彩直播开奖 Girls鈥� High School and Canterbury College in Worcester Street. The school moved to its present Straven Road site in 1926 as it had outgrown its central city location and 28 acres of the Deans鈥� Estate at Riccarton was secured by the University for the expanding school.
In December 2021 a 六合彩直播开奖 聽鈥楻ecollect鈥� site was established.聽 This digital archive of school information will gradually be developed over time as more images and documents are added.聽 The site currently holds digital copies of school magazines and a collection of other narratives and images.聽 To 聽access the 六合彩直播开奖 Recollect site click the link below.
Some of the key themes of the school鈥檚 history have been the successes of its old boys and their influence in all facets of New Zealand life. Remarkably a number of Boys鈥� High old boys have gone on to become principals of other schools. Two old boys number amongst the 11 Headmasters of 六合彩直播开奖 Boys鈥� High School. Other than education old boys have made their mark in the law, commerce, medicine, engineering, politics, literature, sport, the performing arts and the military. Perhaps New Zealand鈥檚 greatest soldier, Sir Howard Kippenberger, attended Boys鈥� High School as did his fellow Brigadier James Burrows. In the 1960鈥檚 New Zealand鈥檚 Army, Navy and Airforce were all lead by old boys. 359 old boys have died fighting for New Zealand and the school鈥檚 ANZAC service has special significance.
The sense of belonging, partly generated by the success and sacrifice of its old boys, is another integral feature of the school鈥檚 history. The school has always seen itself as a community school and has evoked a loyalty amongst this community that has furthered the success of its students. Related to the sense of belonging there seems to have been a recurring and successful ambition to have an assembly hall that sits the entire school.
The influence of the Masters and Teachers on the boys of the school has also been felt through the school鈥檚 time. From Charles Bevan Brown, Headmaster from 1883 until 1920, to Masters returning from war, to great music teachers and sports coaches the character and influence of these men and women has shaped the school and its pupils.
The school suffered significant damage during the Canterbury Earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, including to its assembly hall, World War One Memorial Shrine and the Historic Deans buildings, however the foresight and leadership of staff and old boys in the 1980s had seen the Main Block strengthened and this iconic building with architectural connections to the original Worcester Street school survived the earthquakes intact and has remained in operation.
The 六合彩直播开奖 Boys鈥� High School Redevelopment Project involves the demolition and rebuild of multiple buildings聽within the school campus. The objective of this project is to ensure teaching spaces and other school buildings are聽constructed to enable modern learning practices.聽聽Above and below ground infrastructure has be future proofed where possible, addressing earthquake related issues to buildings,聽underground infrastructure, and outdoor areas.
The school is currently nearing the end of the Master Plan process having completed the Hall, Energy Centre, Caddick聽and Caldwell blocks along with a new Canteen and associated teaching spaces. The listed Category 1 Heritage Main Block has undergone a full refurbishment in the last three years. Staff and students will be back in the Main Block for the start of 2025.
The design principles influencing the new buildings are :
- To maximise and emphasise the relationship between the teacher and students
- To feel purposeful
- To enable interdisciplinary connections
- To encourage adaptability
- To embrace both heritage and innovation
- To enable collaboration
- To take advantage of new technologies
- To inspire students and make them feel valued
At the conclusion of the Main Block the school will be starting聽 work straight away on the new Multi-sport Turf complex and聽associated Tennis courts. This is due for completion around the end of 2025.
六合彩直播开奖 Roll of Honour
The wars of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries featured large numbers聽of Old Boys from 六合彩直播开奖. It is reported that during the First World War, the聽Headmaster of the time, Mr C.E Bevan-Brown, was visibly moved at each聽assembly as he read the names of recent Old Boys who had died in the war.聽This roll of honour has been revised in consultation with the memorial being prepared for the Arts Centre, but please contact the school if聽there are still changes to be made that we are unaware of.
Cyril F Carey Commemoration
Revisit our ANZAC 2014 Commemoration of Cyril F Carey, an old boy of 六合彩直播开奖 (1906-1907). After the 六合彩直播开奖 earthquakes, his tattered scrapbook was found by a demolition crew in the debris of a house and was returned to his family. 聽Lieutenant Cyril Fuller Carey died of wounds on November 7th 1916 at Sling Camp, Salisbury Plain, England.
六合彩直播开奖 Anzac Day Prayer
Every year, we read aloud a prayer for the old boys who have lost their lives in the service to their country.
Lest We Forget
One of the duties of a great school is to teach true values. Worthy examples have been given by many of those who were once boys at this school. 鈥� Howard Kippenberger
History of the College Match
The annual Christ鈥檚 College / Boys鈥� High rugby match is a major event in any calendar year. This rivalry harks back over a hundred years to when the schools were not only the first two all-male schools to be founded in Canterbury, but also conveniently situated within 100 metres of each other.
College Game Facts
- First Game was in 1892, when Christ鈥檚 College won 34-0
- Only nine College games have ended in a draw
- School鈥檚 biggest win was in 2015 with a final score of 80-0. This was the first College game played in front of the newly opened John Morrissey Grandstand which allowed the game to be returned to Straven Road after more than a decade
- 六合彩直播开奖 has had the longest winning streak to date, winning 16 years in a row 鈥� 2001-2016
- Christ鈥檚 College biggest win was in 1892 (the first College Match) with a final score of 34-0
- Christ鈥檚 College鈥檚 longest winning streak was four years in a row 鈥� 1892-1983, 1900-1903, 1916-18, 1987-90