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3.7

Based on 16 reviews and 134 answers

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  • Activities3.7
  • Outdoor environment3.6
  • Indoor environment3.4
  • Food3.3
  • Staff3.1
  • Safety3.1
  • Communication3.1
  • Education2.9
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  • Student
    5.0
    19 June 2026

    Loved the school and the biscuits!

    Me and my mates just loved playing soggy biscuit every lunchtime, would definitely recommend!

  • Student
    2.0
    23 October 2025

    Misogynistic | Authoritarian | Draconian | Repressive

    My son had inordinate problems at this school. Very old school boys brigade but the students were fantastic. He got on well with his fellow classmates. The only problem was in the class room there is expected to be no discussion of ideas. You sit and listen and then do as you're told .... nothing else. My son is a talker, he needs to discuss ideas. He would find himself constantly extracted from the classroom where they would incessantly call his father ... who would then call me and complain th...

  • Student
    5.0
    16 March 2025

    My love for Boys high.

    Boys high is one of the best schools in new Zealand if not the best, this is my first year but I am loving it so far. People always making stereotypes about boys high, but all of those are wrong, it is a great school that cut anything racist or homophobic out strait away. Everything about this school is great, all of the teachers are amazing and the staff are great. The headmaster is a great guy loves a chat and the senior monitors are great as well lovely people.

  • Student
    5.0
    18 October 2024

    Amazing pool facilities

    The hostel is lovely except i got locked in a closet appart from that the pool was amazing lots of the boys went skinny dipping together such a great bonding time with your mates

  • Student
    5.0
    18 October 2024

    Lovely biscuts

    I absolutely love the biscuts me and my mates made, they were a little bit salty but that was more than okay! would definitely play soggy biscuits again

  • Other
    5.0
    19 September 2024

    jose jose

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  • Student
    5.0
    3 June 2024

    Fun fun fun!!!

    I had a excellent and pleasant experience at Christchurch boys high school. I came to the school expecting a hostile and homophobic environment. However, to my delight this was not the case and as a matter of fact seniors at the school would strongly promote homosexuality especially towards the younger members of the school. Year 13's were always donating gifts to younger students in the boarding house such as tangy and tasty biscuits that tasted amazing and tooth brushes to maintain personal hygiene/pleasure.

  • Student
    5.0
    3 June 2024

    Yummy!!

    The biscuits were delicious, a few boys accompanied me with making a biscuit soggy. Fortuity I lost and was able to eat it.

  • Former Student
    1.0
    28 August 2023

    not great

    the school is pretty good at sport and nothing else. the schools grades are embarrassing for a top decile school with plenty of resources.

  • Former Student
    2.0
    7 March 2023

    Boys High. Dont do it

    Boys High comes with everything you'd expect to find in a New Zealand High school, Core subjects with some decent teachers with a bit of subject variety. A select few of the teachers are absolute legends and did make my time at highschool just a little less garbage. But thats just about what you'd expect from any other school. Social life there basically comes down to if you can play rugby or cricket. These kids who played these sports also seemingly got more attention, extra help with ncea and other things. Its just a regular old school on the surface. Obviously there is a bullying culture, I mean youll find that anywhere. Its certainly a very mind based bullying. Not alot of fights or anything like that. I cant say I was a saint either. But as a 15 year old at the time I was comfortable for blaming my environment for how I treated others. Theres definitely a polarity between rich kids and poor kids as well, boys high successfully breeding class based mindsets. That played a major part in my social life there. However on one occasion during my time there the school aided in ‘covering up’ a undeniably evil act (I want to use the correct term, however I genuinely want this review to be read by someone) The group involved in the ‘event’ had name suppression. Just a few of us only learned about it from a teacher, I cant even remember how it was brought up. We sort of nicknamed it the ‘Toothbrush’, and would refer to it as such, well typically with some more vulgarity. We tried to remind our idiotic headmaster subtly we knew every chance we got. Dont worry thanks to every student who knew and talked about it no kid who walks through boys high will leave without knowing the truly disgusting thing that happened to that boy, and how the boys who did it got away scott free. So either theyll develop some sort of dislike or hatred for authority or realise the richer and more connected their parents are, the less likely they'll face consequences. Take it as you will. Trust me when i say it, this wasn't a one time thing. Numerous parties, numerous rumours and actual discipline was made over my time at boys high. Girls, Boys, from year 9s to year 13s it was truely disgusting. This schools breeds it as well. I remember year 9 students would literally watch porn in class as if it was normal. Students would show each other explicit photos of girls they'd been talking to, reflecting on it now again its f******* rank. I remember feeling so confused and disconnected from people around me at this time especially. I could go on and on about all the disgusting and outright weird things that happened at this school four hours. Would I recommend boys high? I mean if you even are reading this you can gather from my most basic understanding of english they didn't really help much. But thats more or less NCEA than anything else. But it did produce some excellent students during my time there. But it did also produce some horrible people, stuck up idiots. But also some really genuine souls. So its really hit or miss.

  • Student
    1.0
    27 May 2021

    Save your sons.

    Force fed alt left beliefs while the teachers go on a power high. Tradition is a thing of the past while Nic Hill attempes to remove this schools past glory days. 0/10

  • Student
    5.0
    14 April 2021

    My love for you Boys’ High

    For me personally, this school means a lot to me, so much I returned from overseas just to attend. The school works for me as I’m a bit “old fashion” you could say, I like my history. With this the school has a deep connection with its history, shown though its traditions that regularly occur. Even just the school song, which is sang nearly every assembly, less and less schools have a song to sing that makes them proud to be part of that school. You just need to hear it sang at College Match to...

  • Student
    5.0
    18 March 2021

    Best school for me

    As A student at Christchurch Boys High School I have enjoyed 99% of my experience at the school. Great teachers who are very friendly. Cricket, Rugby, Rowing, cycling are number one priority but fear enough when your school is known for excelling in these sports. Being a school they need to acknowledge academic efforts from more students. All in all I would recommend if you are given the opportunity to attend Christchurch boys high school you do so. Made many life long friends and the school has guided me to success which I am very thankful for.

  • Other
    2.0
    15 September 2020

    Soggies

    biscuits were a bit too soggy for my liking

  • Former Student
    2.0
    11 September 2020

    Great teachers, horrible environment

    I mean, its ok? Despite attempting to improve students mental health the teachers have no idea what to do or how to do it though, so its no surprise that a large amount of students suffer from severe mental health issues every year. The teachers are pretty good, however the range of subjects offered is VERY limited. They seem to be very focussed on 'the good old days', which negatively affects students experience. While they have recently constructed a new block of classrooms, which are VERY ni...

  • Student
    3.0
    2 September 2020

    A traditional boys school

    A very normal single sex school. Has just as many positives for lovers of tradition. Many negatives for others. Fantastic for rugby fanatics. Other sports are somewhat neglected; this is changing as funding pours into the school. Homophobic, uninclusive attitudes of a reasonably small yet very loud number of students create a hostile environment for many who do not fit within a skewed view of normal. Expressing new opinions isn’t something that I have seen fostered at this school, despite the token efforts of speeches at school assembly’s.