Huntley School, New Zealand

Huntley School is an Anglican independent boarding preparatory school in Marton, New Zealand. It is the oldest preparatory school in the country. As of 2014 it is currently co-educational, after being a boys-only school for 117 years. It was founded in 1896 by Charles Mather and Basil Wilson on Calico Line as a small school for children of the farmers in Marton. The school is now located on Wanganui Road. The school moved in 1900. The building has been rebuilt since the move. A nail from the original building is kept ceremonially by the headmaster. The school grounds are 10 hectares, including several sports fields, a chapel (which celebrated its Centennial in 2009), and a gymnasium. Huntley's roll generally has around 150 students in 5 squads, which are named after the previous headmasters- Mather, Wilson, Rix-Trott, Strombom and Sherriff. They compete in various challenges such as swimming, sports and cross country running. About 100 are full-time boarders (3 week intervals between exeats), while the remaining 50 are day students. A school meal for lunch is provided for all students every day. The school participates academically in ICAS examinations, Otago Problem Solving and Mathex (a regional mathematics competition). Culturally, the Huntley Jazz Band often competes locally and there are also annual public speaking and debating competitions. Every student is expected to d

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