New Plymouth Boys’ High School

NPBHS has a deserved reputation as a top-line boarding school, renowned for its performance in academic, sport and culture. There can be no staff more dedicated to the school and all of its students.

Curriculum
NCEA Level 3 and Scholarship Subjects:
Engl, Calculus, Stats, Sci, Phy, Chem, Biol, PE, Geog, Hist, Paint, Print, Des, Photog, Art/Hist, Econ, Acctg, Mus, Jap, Maori, Class St, Gra, Hort, Comp St, Elect, Engineering, Computing, Legal Studies, Enterprise, Spanish, Latin, Home Economics, Gateway.

NCEA Level 2
Maths, Engl, Design, Painting, Photog, Acctg, Econ, Geog, Hist, Lat, Sp, Jap, Maori, Enterprise, Home Econ, Tech (Wood & Metal), Gr, Comp St, Phy, Sci, Biol, Chem, Hort, Mus, Legal St, PE, Self Mgmt, Elect, Outdoor Ed, Sports Studies, Classical Studies, Gateway.

Length of Courses
All courses in the senior school are whole year.

Facilities
NPBHS is a striking school, overlooking the city and Tasman Sea, with a picturesque setting for its outstanding facilities which include:
9 laboratories, site-wide computer network, including ICT suites, specialist rooms for Technology, Design, Art, Languages, Home Economics, Commerce. Idyllic Swimming Pool, two large Gymnasia, including a weight room, sports pavilion, two squash courts, 10 acres of playing ground for rugby, soccer & cricket, a water-based artificial hockey turf, an indoor cricket centre, 6 astro-grass tennis courts. Ryder Hall, which seats 1200 people, and is an excellent facility for concerts & drama.

Accomodation
Boarding - is at the ‘heart of the school’ and caters for 210 boys in excellent accommodation, supervised by teachers of the school and their families. It has a family atmosphere that is conducive to learning and enables students to grow up to be positive citizens of the world. There is a limit of 20 overseas students who presently come from China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Fiji, Maldives Island, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Chair of the Board: Jamie Sutherland
Headmaster: Mr Michael McMenamin

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