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Recent News

Year 7&8 Water Polo - South Island Tournament

November 11, 2025

Year 7&8 players compete in their first waterpolo tournament!

L & R Dear Museum Guardians 2025 Ceremony

November 10, 2025

Students get recognised for outstanding achievement as Museum Guardians.

Year 8 & 10 Leadership Day

October 31, 2025

Year 8 and Year 10 ambassadors taking part in a special leadership camp.

SBHS Student Artboard Exhibit

October 31, 2025

Senior students shine at SBHS Art Exhibition

Cooper Paterson achieved his Black Belt (Shodan – Stage 1)

October 31, 2025

Cooper earns Black Belt after 9 years of training

North Rotary Club Year 8 Youth Merit Award

October 21, 2025

Archie Frew - recipient of the Invercargill North Rotary Club Year 8 Youth Merit Award!

Silver Success for SBHS Basketball Players!

October 13, 2025

Southland Boys mixed-school team earned silver at U14 basketball tournament!

Alpiners South Island Under 15 Hockey Tournament

October 7, 2025

Southland Boys Hit the Hockey Turf in Christchurch!

Year 8 Burger Competition 2025

October 7, 2025

Year 8 students cook up creative burgers in tasty school competition!

Mountain Bike National Champs 2025

October 7, 2025

Sam Lawrence races to victory as U17 overall champion in Nelson!

South Island School Track Champs 2025

October 7, 2025

Southland Boys’ dominate track, earning top junior points and podium finishes!

Top Scholars in Commerce – NZCETA Awards 2024

October 5, 2025

We’re proud to announce that three outstanding students from SBHS have been awarded the NZCETA Commerce Top Scholar Awards…

Great South Vocational Excellence Award

September 17, 2025

We’re proud to announce that Kasseus Henry (Year 13) has won the 2025 Great South Vocational Excellence Award! A huge congratulations…

Dan Davin Literary Award 2025 - Zephyr Jackson

September 16, 2025

A huge congratulations to Zephyr Jackson (Year 13) who placed Second in the Senior Section of the 2025 Dan Davin Secondary…

2025 Invercargill Model United Nations

August 19, 2025

The 2025 Invercargill Model United Nations held at SBHS.

Strong Start for SBHS Year 7/8 in Development League

August 1, 2025

SBHS Year 7/8 secure second win in dev league!

South Island Secondary School Road Champs in Christchurch

July 18, 2025

Over the weekend of July 12–13, two of our young riders represented the school at the South Island Secondary School Road…

Year 7 Speech Finals – A Celebration of Young Voices

July 17, 2025

Year 7 Speech Finals Showcase Young Talent

Southland Japanese Speech Competition 2025

June 25, 2025

Three Year 10 students proudly represented Southland Boys’ High School: Cooper Paterson, Max Bekhuis, and Cullum Hughes.…

SBHS Triumphs at 2025 Japanese Trivia Championships!

June 16, 2025

Southland Boys’ High School achieved outstanding success at the 2025 New Zealand Schools Japanese Trivia Championships,…