Timaru Boys' High School


Timaru Boys' High School, established in 1880, is a single sex state secondary school located in the port city of Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand. TBHS caters for years 9 - 13.
At the beginning of the 2017 school year, the school had more than 650 students.

Traditions

There are four Sports Houses, each named after a former rector and led by a house captain. Every one in the school competes in inter-house programs to earn points for their house. These include cross country, athletics, swimming sports, singing, volleyball, basketball and quadball tournaments. The houses compete annually for the Cleland Cup.
DawsonNamed after L Halket-Dawson, Rector 1880-1887
HogbenNamed after , Rector 1888-1898
SimmersNamed after George A Simmers, Rector 1899-1912
TaitNamed after Alan G Tait, Rector 1935-1947

Sport

TBHS plays in 5 traditional interschool fixtures:
Timaru Boys' High School 1st XV - Crusaders' Region Secondary Schools' Rugby Championship "The UC Cup."
The 1st XV made it into the finals of the UC Cup for the first time in the 2017 season.

Thomas House Boarding Hostel

The Thomas House Boarding Hostel is attached to and is an integral part of the school. Built in 1907, Thomas House welcomed in its first 8 boarders in 1908. In 2010 it held just over 80 boarders, by 2017, Thomas House reached capacity with 119 boarders.

Notable alumni

Academia