Otago Boys' Foundation

22/09/2026

“𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.”

Our recent article about Lawrence Alloo has been one of our most-read.

A great reminder of the people, experiences and connections that stay with you long after you leave the school gates.

⬇️ Link to story in comment below

18/09/2026

Our latest newsletter is out, with all the news, highlights, achievements of the week.

A Message from the Rector

14/09/2026

The Foundation is deeply saddened by the passing of our Patron, Alan Burgess.

Alan first walked through the doors of Otago Boys’ as a young boarder from Owaka in 1954. With two sons and five grandsons following in his footsteps, he has been part of the OBHS community for more than seven decades.

A staunch supporter of the school and the Foundation, Alan was always there to back the boys and help ensure future generations had the same opportunities he once had.
In July last year, Alan summed up his contribution in his own words:

“I don’t think I’ve been any better than any other bu**er that’s come through this place. A lot of people contribute to this school in different ways. I’ve always seen it as a team effort.”

Alan, thank you for everything you have given to Otago Boys’. Your legacy will live on through the generations of boys and families you and Helen-May have helped along the way.

Our deepest sympathies are with the Burgess family.
Rest in peace, Budge.

11/09/2026

Another busy week at Otago Boys'

Photography Trip to Aramoana

10/09/2026

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 “𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦”. 𝘕𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 – 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.

𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 “𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦”. 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

𝘖𝘒, 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘚 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 3 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

𝘏𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘚 𝘐 𝘙.

“𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦 𝘚𝘐𝘙.”

Read Des Smith's obituary on Bill Trewern in our latest newsletter ⬇️

08/09/2026

We hope you enjoy this edition of the Foundation newsletter and the stories, people and progress shaping the future of OBHS.

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06/09/2026

Our school is looking for responsible, calm, and reliable people from our community to work as NCEA Exam Supervisors for the upcoming exam season (10 November – 4 December 2026).

04/09/2026

Catch up on the latest news from around the school in this week’s newsletter.

CELEBRATE 2026

28/08/2026

It’s been another busy and successful week at Otago Boys’ High School! There’s plenty to catch up on in this week’s newsletter.

Powder, Passes, and Peak Performance: Year 13 Outdoor Education Ski Trip

21/08/2026

Our latest school newsletter is out! Catch up on the highlights from another busy week at Otago Boys’ High School.

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