On 12 April, 19 boys headed to China for their two-week Chinese Language Study Tour with two teachers. For the majority of the students in the group, this would be the very first time for them to visit this grand ancient country. The group would visit the main cities of the Yangtze River Delta - Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, the ancient Chinese water town WuZhen, the Yellow Mountain (Huangshan), completing the journey in Beijing.

Tēnā koutou to the wider School community. The long weekend was well-timed after a very busy May. The brave performance of the School and College 1st XV's on College Day reflected the amazing maturity and resilience that modern students are capable of whilst reminding us of the centrality of a supportive community in developing these fine young men.

Monday, April 9th 2018 - the day had finally come for the 16 boys and three teachers to head to several foreign countries, experiencing brand new cultures and atmospheres for 23 days. No going back really!

The Altiora Peto Medal is awarded to a living Old Boy who best reflects the school’s motto Altiora Peto – I seek higher things – and who will serve as a role model to the current boys of the school. The award is made at the Founders Day assembly in May and the recipient is invited to address the boys.

Te reo Māori is one of the treasures of New Zealand culture. The Māori language is a taonga, or treasure, something that is indigenous to Aotearoa and is an expression of living here. A younger generation of people, from all backgrounds, are increasingly interested in learning to speak the language.

At the New Zealand Institute of Architects Canterbury Awards of June 7th, the School Hall won the Education and Interior Categories. The award was accepted by former Board Chair John Osborne who was accompanied by architects Jasmax.

Christchurch Boys' High School would like to inform the community of a new temporary classroom block on the corner of Straven Road and Te Kura Street.

The highly successful Year 10 Vocational Pathways programme has been rolling along this year with a number of classes recently completing their onsite visits.

Many thanks to the PTA for their recent donation of two 3D printers.

The CBHS Tuckshop is looking for parents to help out one day per term either in the morning or afternoon.

There was visible excitement on everyone’s faces as students packed the buses to Christ’s College, 50 at a time. Last year’s defeat was fresh in the back of everyone’s minds and we were all extremely passionate about winning this year. Getting off the bus outside the school, you could hear the chorus of voices rising on the wind. This was only a small representation of what was to come.

On your accounts you will notice that we have now charged NCEA examination fees to the family accounts of Years 11, 12 and 13 students and of those Year 10 students who are sitting external exams in Geography and/or Social Studies.

Senior Exams begin on Monday 18th and run through to Friday 22nd June.

Thank you to those who participated in the uniform survey. The responses show that the school community (parents, staff and boys) are very happy with the CBHS uniform and we want it to be worn well.

It is great to see so many boys still cycling to school. However, I am concerned about the number of students that do not have lights or high visibility gear on them. Unfortunately, our school uniform is dark and our school jacket is black. With the longest day still to come, having we are facing another couple of months of dark mornings and also earlier darkness if the boys have practice after school.