Here at Christchurch Boys' High School one of the aims is to help you become well-rounded.

This is achieved with you being a part of a wide range of activities and doing each one to the best of your ability, challenging yourself to live up to our school motto Altiora Peto – I seek higher things.

The Fine Young Man Programme

Your attitude is a pivotal factor in how much you gain from your time at Christchurch Boys' High School. “Enough is NOT Enough” is one mantra we can apply to life at school, always challenging yourself in every area. The programme is designed to give you opportunities to be your best, challenge yourself and put into action our school motto Altiora Peto – I seek higher things. We all have different strengths to add value to school and this programme allows you to shine in your strengths and build on areas which need to be further developed. Students are awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medals at the end of each year depending on the amount of points they have received.

In keeping with the school motto, “Altiora Peto” – I seek higher things, Christchurch Boys' High School places great importance on the development of fine young men. Students are encouraged to lead a balanced life and to continue striving to be the best that they can be across all aspects of school life - academic, sporting, the arts and culture, service and responsibility.

Here are the paramount goals and guiding principles of the Fine Young Man Award:

• To provide a supportive environment within which each student is empowered to reach his full potential as a young man.

• To encourage and foster the following attributes and attitudes in the young men of Christchurch Boys' High School:

• personal resilience

• the ability to work as part of a team

• a willingness to serve without expectation of reward

• humble in success, determined in defeat

• the desire to strive for excellence in all areas

• To build on our reputation as a school that demands high standards in academic and co-curricular performance.

• To produce young men in all fields of endeavour who inspire others to perform and achieve.

• To reinforce the idea of leading a balanced life; too little or too much involvement compromises the ability to ‘seek higher things.’

• To highlight the paramount importance of academic achievement.