Established 1963 Principal Mr B. F. Evans Socio-economic decile 3H Motto To wisdom with honour Ministry of education institution number 83 | Ministry of Education Institution no. 83 School roll 738 (July 2016) Phone +64 9-818 6185 Founded 1963 | |
Type State single-sex boys secondary (Year 9-13) Address Archibald Rd, Kelston, Auckland 0602, New Zealand Similar Green Bay High School, Massey High School, Henderson High School, Kelston Girls' College, Rutherford College Profiles | ||
Kelston Boys' High School ("KBHS") is an all-boys state secondary school in Kelston, a suburb in the Waitakere region of Auckland, New Zealand. It was created in 1963 when the roll of Kelston High School (formed in 1954) became too large for the site on the corner of Archibald and Gt North Rds. The boys moved to a new site further down Archibald Road, leaving the original site to be the home of Kelston Girls High School (now Kelston Girls College).
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Although the school is known for the strength of its various sports teams, it has also had some notable achievements in music, dance and theatresports and produced some outstanding academic results.
The school has consistently had strong rugby teams in the top Auckland division, producing several All Blacks and international players. Kelston Boys have won the National top 4 rugby tournament five times (1989, 1995, 1996,1999, and 2011) sharing the most wins with Wesley College. Kelston Boys have also won the Condor National sevens tournament five times (2002, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013). The former All Black coach Graham Henry is a former headmaster. The previous principal, who retired in April 2011, Stephen Watt played for the Auckland regional team in the 1970s (where he was affectionately nicknamed 'The Kicking Prop' for his unusual goalkicking prowess). Brian Evans is the current principal; he coached the women's Black Ferns national side to rugby world cup victory in 2010.
Long standing Member of Parliament and Speaker of the House of Representatives Jonathan Hunt taught history at Kelston Boys'.