Blue Colour Award

The Colour shall be awarded by the Headmaster on recommendations made to the Sports Committee by the coach and the Master in Charge of the activity concerned.

Criteria:

• The student must represent Christchurch Boys’ High School in competition or event(s).

• The student’s attitude and discipline on the field during the season has been exemplary.

• The student has been a role model to other students in the classroom and around the school at all times.

• The student has had a good attendance record at school.

• The general standard of the activity in the school, for the year, will be taken into account in making such awards.

• In the event of no interschool competition being held in a sport, awards may still be made at the discretion of the committee.

• In the event of no nomination being received for a sport or activity from the Master in Charge, the Committee has the power to ask for information on performance of boys in the sport concerned and makes awards where these meet the constitutional requirements.

• Where a boy has, through injury, been unable to meet the constitutional requirements for an award, the committee may approve an award if it is satisfied that a satisfactory standard would have been attained had injury not occurred.

• Number of awards: In team games the number of blazer awards may be greater than the number in the team. For awards in excess of that laid down, a full submission must be made to the committee.

White Colour Awards

These are awarded to players in CBHS teams who win the Premier Senior NZ secondary schools title, provided boys meet the general criteria for a Gold.

Gold Colour Awards

The award of a school colour allows the recipient to have the year embroidered in GOLD on the right pocket. Qualifications to be considered in the award of a school colour shall be:  Exceptional merit at the highest school boy level in the particular activity concerned and adequate representation for the school.  Sportsmanship and general character and conduct.  Keeness and an interest shown and work done for the school in a particular activity.

Submission for Colours:

• Submissions are presented to the sports and activities committee by the Master in Charge of the sport and must contain facts on games played; performances; skills and additional recommendations the nominee’s representative honours and performances at provincial and national level.

• In all awards the coach of the team will make nominations.

• Nominations should be countersigned by both the Coach and the Master in Charge. Years 9 and 10 pupils are not eligible for Colour Awards but Year 10 pupils can receive a colour on the last day of school.