Kelston Boys' High School ("KBHS") (Māori: Te Kura Tuaruā o ngā Tamatane o Kerehana)[2] is an all-boys state secondary schoolinKelston, a suburb in the Waitakere region of Auckland, New Zealand. It was created in 1963 when the roll of Kelston High School (formed in 1954) became too large for the site on the corner of Archibald and Gt North Rds. The boys moved to a new site further down Archibald Road, leaving the original site to be the home of Kelston Girls High School (now Kelston Girls' College).
Although the school is known for the strength of its various sports teams, it has also had some notable achievements in music, dance and theatresports and produced some outstanding academic results.
The school has consistently had strong rugby teams in the top Auckland division, producing several All Blacks and international players. Kelston Boys have won the National top 4 rugby tournament five times (1989, 1995, 1996, 1999, and 2011) sharing the most wins with Wesley College. Kelston Boys have also won the Condor National sevens tournament five times (2002, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013). The former All Black coach Graham Henry is a former headmaster. The previous principal, who retired in April 2011, Stephen Watt played for the Auckland regional team in the 1970s (where he was affectionately nicknamed 'The Kicking Prop' for his unusual goalkicking prowess). Brian Evans was the former principal; he coached the women's Black Ferns national side to rugby world cup victory in 2010.
Currently, the principal of Kelston Boys' High School is Adeline Blair, who became the first woman to head a state boys' school in Auckland. Adeline Blair has been teaching at Kelston Boys' High School since 2002 but began teaching English for adults in the school's community education division in 1996.[3]
In 1954, Kelston High School, a co-educational school, was established at the modern site of Kelston Girls College.[4] In 1963, the school separated into two, with Kelston Boys' High School at a new campus to the south.[5]
In 1987 the school won 9–0 against Sacred Heart in Senior A1 Tennis but lost 5–4 to Auckland Grammar School. The same year, the schools softball league lost only one game in the whole season.[7]
In 1995 the school won in debating against Western Springs AFC but lost to Green Bay.[8]
The school was also a winner in judo at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships which were held in Hamilton in August 1995 and won 4 out of 5 games in badminton.[8]
In 1995 the Junior A3 Tennis won all five games.[8]
In 1997 the school's trampoline diver Todd Anderson came in first place with 134.6 points while Bruce Utatao scored 78 in golf. The same year the school lost to Otahuhu College in the touch rugby final but won every other game prior to the loss.[6]
In 2006 the school won every match in football as well as softball but lost two games in that game.[9]
According to the 2012 Education Review Office report the school had 949 pupils out of which 28 were international. Out of those, 20% are Māori, 13% are Pākehā, 29% are Samoan, 8% Tongan, 4% Asian, 19% are identified as Pacific Islanders, 3% are Cook Island Māori, 2% are Niuean, 8% are of other ethnicity, and 10% Indian and Fijian (5% each).[10]
