House Competition

Current Standings (June 2009)

House Competition Events 2009
 

* Basketball cancelled in 2009 due to the construction of the new school gymnasium
 

The Hamilton Boys' High School House Competition has gone through many transformations since the school's inaugural year in 1955. The present system, with six houses competing against each other in thirteen events, was introduced in 2000. However, the general structure and format dates back to 1980, when Headmaster Tony Steel was appointed to lead the school.

The names of our houses reflect the leadership that has taken the school from the "new kids on the block" in 1955 following our break away from the co-educational Hamilton High School, to the most dominant "all boys" school in the Waikato. In 1980, Mr Steel announced that the names of the four houses would be Tait, Baigent, Taylor and Wilson, in honour of the first four headmasters of the school.

The four-house competition remained in place for the rest of the millenium, but with the 21st century dawning, the boys from Argyle House could remain silent no longer. In 2000, a further two houses were added to the competition. Argyle House, a small but fierce band of 125 hostel boys, and Steel house, in honour of the former All-Black and headmaster of Hamilton Boys' High School from 1980-1990, Mr Tony Steel. Whilst Argyle opened its account in 2000 with an awesome performance in the Haka competition, it was Steel who showed it was not just a wildcard entry - eventually running away from the other five houses to win the first HBHS House Competition of the 21st Century.

Winning Houses (Last decade)

2008 BAIGENT
2007 BAIGENT
2006 TAYLOR
2005 ARGYLE
2004 ARGYLE
2003 WILSON
2002 ARGYLE
2001 STEEL
2000 STEEL
1999 TAIT
1998 TAYLOR

Enquiries

For enquiries about the School House Competition please contact:

Mr Murray McKenzie
Director of Sport
Tel: (07) 853 0435
e-mail: mmckenzie@hbhs.school.nz