Welcome!
“Challenging young men to develop and achieve their potential.”
Tena Koutou Katoa - Nau mai, haere mai.
Our Challenge
We wish to help you grow to become a good, young man. We wish to challenge you to rise to your potential and to stand as a man - Tu Tane
We are a government school with a roll of over 800 students. Academic growth is the core of what we do here. The school has innovative programs focused on developing every young man’s potential: academically, culturally, and physically. There is a wide range of co-curricular activities available.
The foundation stones of our Teaching and Learning programs for young men are our School Values. RESPECT, for oneself and every individual. HONESTY, at all times. PERSEVERANCE, in the challenges that we step forward to accept together. LOYALTY, to our School, Whanau, and Community. COURAGE, to continue in our quest for excellence. While traditional, these values will always have a place in the future world of any young man. These strong values provide the ‘brotherhood’ of our school. These values will always have a place in the future world of a young man.
Our School motto: Virtus Repulsae Nescia; Courage Knows No Defeat; Toa Hinga Kore, Toa Mate Kore; and our School Values will be continually placed in front of him. He will always be challenged to achieve these school goals and “live” our school motto.
Education for boys. Education about boys.
This has been our vision for decades. Our total focus is on developing you in a way that you would like to learn. To extend you in the ways that you learn best with support, encouragement, and standards.
Tom Cairns Gisborne Boys High School Principal
International Director
Ki Ora. I would like to welcome you as an international student to Gisborne Boys’ High School and the start of your new life in New Zealand. We have a long history of hosting students from all around the world. The school can provide both a long-term, full-time academic course, as well as a quality short-term program. My role is to support you on your journey here in every way possible. You will be placed in a small international form class so we see each other every day at school, making communication easy.
Come and experience our Gisborne ‘Kiwi’ culture and way of life. Try to make the most of the new opportunities available to you here by becoming involved in sports and cultural activities.
We welcome YOU to be a part of our great, multi-cultural, friendly school.
Michele McCarthy, International Director
