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Sports Codes
A wide range of sporting opportunities are on offer with approximately 30 different codes incorporating over 70 teams are organized through school. All students at Hastings Boys' High School are encouraged to take part in sport at school. 80% of our staff commit themselves to school teams which is exceptional when the Hawke’s Bay average staff involvement in 2009 was 48%.
For information on specific codes please look at the index on the left of this page or click on the links below.
Hastings Boys' High School has traditionally offered a wide range of sporting opportunities. We are continuing to do this with approximately 30 different codes incorporating over 70 teams are organized through school. 80% of our staff commit themselves to school teams which is exceptional when the Hawke’s Bay average staff involvement in 2009 was 48%.
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Sports Academies
Highly skilled and talented students can challenge themselves by playing at higher levels. The school develops elite student athletes through the Academy System which in Hawke's Bay is unique to Hastings Boys’High School.
Academies offered in 2010 / 2011 are:
CRICKET FOOTBALL HOCKEY RUGBY BASKETBALL
The sporting benefits are clear. As an example Hastings Boys' High School three years ago had 2 Hawke's Bay Hockey Representatives. This year the School has 13 players representing Hawke's Bay.
Other sporting opportunites offered at Hastings Boys' High Schools are:
- National Tournaments
Hastings Boys' regularly has one of the biggest contingents in Hawke’s Bay of school teams competing at their respective summer and winter National Tournaments. The school heavily subsidises the cost of each trip keeping parental / guardian contributions to an absolute minimum. Other local school have charge as much as $2000 for National Tournament sports trips... At Hastings Boys' we try to restrict parental contributions to a maximum of $200 per trip.
- Super 8 Competition
Hastings Boys' are part of the elite Super 8 Schools (Top Central North Island Boys' Schools) competition. This is an elite competition in several codes aimed at extending our elite athletes. In recent years numerous All Blacks have been produced by Super 8 Schools as well as the 2010 World Schools Champions
- International Tours for Senior and Junior Teams
In recent years Hastings Boys' have sent numerous school teams from several sporting codes overseas to experience a different level of competition.
- South Africa Rugby
- Australia Cricket / Football / Hockey
- Canada Rugby
- Hong Kong Rugby
- Trips are being planned now for 2012 / 2013 to Hong Kong and Argentina
