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Shirley Boys' High School

{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}

{{Infobox school

| name = Shirley Boys' High School

| native_name = {{langx |mi| Ngā Tama o Ōruapaeroa}}

| seal_image = Shirley Boys' High School Logo.JPG

| seal_size = 100px

| image = Shirley Boys' High School, Christchurch, New Zealand 12.jpg

| caption = Shirley Boy's High School

| motto = {{langx|la|Interest Omnium Recte Facere}}

| motto_translation = In everyone’s interests to act rightly

| type = State single sex boys secondary

| established = 1957

| coordinates =

| address = 209 Travis Road
Christchurch
New Zealand

| headmaster = Tim Grocott

| grades = 9–13

| roll = {{NZ school roll data|321|y||y}} ({{NZ school roll data|||y}})

| colors = Blue and Gold {{colorbox|blue}} {{colorbox|f6d12b}}

| decile = 6N{{cite web |url= http://www.minedu.govt.nz/~/media/MinEdu/Files/EducationSectors/PrimarySecondary/SchoolOpsResourcing/OperationalFundingDeciles/DecileChanges_20142015.xls |title= Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools |date= 29 November 2013 |publisher=Ministry of Education |accessdate= 12 February 2015}}

| MOE = 321

| chairman = Iaean Cranwell

| homepage = [http://www.shirley.school.nz shirley.school.nz]

| picture_caption =

}}

Shirley Boys' High School ({{langx|mi|Ngā Tama o Ōruapaeroa}}), also known as SBHS, is a single sex state (public) secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was originally situated on a 6 hectare site in the suburb of Shirley, but in April 2019 moved, along with Avonside Girls' High School, further east to the former QEII Park, 8.6 kilometres from the city centre.{{cite news |last1=Law |first1=Tina |title=Two Christchurch secondary schools say goodbye to original sites |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/111929132/spinechilling-haka-marks-goodbye-to-shirley-boys-high-school-site |accessdate=15 May 2019 |work=Stuff |date=10 April 2019}}

Brief history

Parents in the eastern and northern suburbs of Christchurch had wanted single-sex education for their sons. In 1957, this finally became available when the school opened under its first Headmaster, Charles Gallagher.

Established on a swampy paddock formerly used for grazing horses to the west of North Parade, the School grew rapidly. Within a few years it became a self-confessed and proud rival to Christchurch Boys' High School as well as to St. Andrew's and St Bede's College.{{cite book |last= Amodeo |first= Colin |title= On Parade!: Shirley Boys' High School – The First Fifty Years |publisher=Caxton Press |date=March 2007 |isbn= 978-1-877303-08-1 }}

A detailed satirical portrait of the school as it was in the late 1960s can be found in The Shining City, a novel by former student Stevan Eldred-Grigg.{{cite book |last= Eldred-Grigg |first= Stevan |authorlink=Stevan Eldred-Grigg |title= The Shining City |publisher=Penguin Books |year= 1991 |isbn= 014014935X}}

On the Easter weekend (April) of 2007, Shirley Boys' High School celebrated its 50th Jubilee. Commemorative events included an Old Boys' XV playing the current 2nd XV and the 1st XV playing in historic uniform against St. Andrew's College; as well as a golf tournament, formal black-tie dinner, staff luncheon and 'meet-and-greet evening'.

= 2011 earthquake =

During the magnitude 6.3 quake on 22 February the school suffered extensive damage{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/4714949/Minister-visits-earthquake-damaged-Christchurch-schools |title=Minister visits earthquake damaged Christchurch schools |author=Jo Gilbert and Tracey Cooper |date=1 March 2011 |work=The Press |accessdate=9 November 2011}}{{cite book |last= Amodeo |first= Colin |title= On Parade!: at Ōrua Paero |publisher=Caxton Press |date=2020 |isbn=978-0-473-54455-3 }}

and had to close. At least two classroom blocks were expected to be demolished, and all of the concrete areas of the school, including the new tennis courts, were badly damaged.

The students did not attend school for almost a month afterwards, before the decision was made to shift its pupils to Papanui High School{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/4720187/Schools-on-the-move |title=Schools on the move |author=Ben Heather, Jo Gilbert and Charley Mann |date=2 March 2011 |work=The Press |accessdate=9 November 2011}} – with Papanui High School's students changing to attend classes from 8 am until 1 pm, while the Shirley Boys' High School students entered the school at 1.15 pm and finished at 5.45 pm. After about 6 months of this arrangement{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/4856898/Some-schools-plan-to-return-to-their-sites |title=Some schools plan to return to their sites |author=Gilbert, Jo |date=7 April 2011 |work=The Press |accessdate=9 November 2011}} pupils were able to return to the re-opened school in early September 2011.[http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/shirley-boys-high-back-in-business-4398016 "Shirley Boys High back in business"], 12 September 2011, ONE News

= Move to new site =

Education Minister Hekia Parata announced on 16 October 2013 that the school would move, and be co-located with Avonside Girls' High School at a site in east Christchurch.{{cite news |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/schools/9287441/Two-schools-to-share-site-in-citys-east |title= Two schools to share site in city's east |work= The Press |first= Jody |last= O'Callaghan |date= 16 October 2013 |accessdate= 16 October 2013}} On 12 February 2015 the site was announced to be the former QEII Park site.{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/66085423/Avonside-Girls-Shirley-Boys-to-be-built-at-QEII |title=Avonside Girls, Shirley Boys to be built at QEII |publisher=Stuff |date=12 February 2015 |accessdate=4 July 2016}}

The move to the new site was completed in April 2019.

Enrolment

As of {{NZ school roll data|3=y}}, Shirley Boys' High School has roll of {{NZ school roll data|321|y}} students, of which {{NZ school roll data|321m|y}} ({{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|321m|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|321|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%) identify as Māori.{{NZ school roll data|4=y}}

As of {{NZ school equity index data|203||y|||}}, the school has an Equity Index of {{NZ school equity index data|321|y||||}},{{NZ school equity index data|28|||y||}} placing it amongst schools whose students have {{NZ school equity index data|321b|y||||}} socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 5 and 6 under the former socio-economic decile system).{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=School Equity Index Bands and Groups |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/data-services/guidelines/school-equity-index-bands-and-groups |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.educationcounts.govt.nz |language=en-NZ}}

Houses

class="wikitable"

|+ Shirley Boys' High School Houses

style = "background:Blue" |AorakiNamed after Aoraki / Mount Cook, the largest peak in New Zealand.
style = "background:Red" |MullinsNamed after Mr. Mullins, Former Deputy Headmaster.
style = "background:gold" |SnellNamed after Peter Snell, New Zealand athlete.
style = "background:Green" |BlakeNamed after Peter Blake, New Zealand sailor and conservationist.

Notable alumni

{{alumni|date=November 2023}}

{{maincat|People educated at Shirley Boys' High School}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.shirley.school.nz/ Official Shirley Boys' High School website]

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Category:Boys' schools in New Zealand

Category:Educational institutions established in 1957

Category:Secondary schools in Christchurch

Category:1957 establishments in New Zealand