WE ARE JAMES HARGEST

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Welcome to James Hargest College

JHC is a high performing college where students thrive due to high expectations, multiple opportunities and a culture of success.

Our curriculum is extensive and led by enthusiastic, supportive and highly skilled teachers. Each individual is supported to reach their full potential to enable them to transition into the best universities and employment locally and internationally.

We encourage our students to take part in our outstanding range of extra-curricular activities. Sport, Music, Performing Arts and Cultural Activities play an integral part in our broader educational success and engagement.

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🧗⛳️🧵🏹🧁🚵‍♀️👨‍💻🥊🏊🥏🎯♟️🏸🏀🎨🎵At the Junior Campus, our Sport and Rec programme is a highlight for students. It is run on Friday afternoons in Terms 2 and 3, and offers students a wide range of activities both onsite and off campus.Activities include rock climbing, mountain biking, baking, jump n fun/laser tag, prime golf, craft club, archery, walking group and so many more.Each year we are looking for new and interesting activities for our students to try, and even take on student suggestions.Term 3 has been busy - check out some of the action! ... See MoreSee Less
🏆JHC SMAC Maths Champions! Last week the Southland SMAC Maths competitions were held for Years 7-10 and JHC reigned supreme in every Year Level. Well done mathematicians! Team photos are in the order below:Year 7 3rd 🥉Vinny FrisbySam LynessLily McIntyreJamie MiddletonYear 7 1st 🥇Tracker LushMiheli LiyanageVicky ChenCooper WardYear 8 2nd 🥈Heeje HanFionn Fortune HarrisDanilo DiasDhruv EscovarYear 8 1st 🥇William WishartChris MoreKyra ConthuysTia BoutcherYear 9 2nd 🥈Keaton LynessWenxin LiWilliam HendersonMehul GirhotraYear 9 1st 🥇Matthew BanzueloWilliam SimpsonAva GerrardKrisha AnquiYear 10 2nd 🥈Cameron HughesThomas BannisterYashas SinghJonathan MoreYear 10 1st 🥇Riley JacksonJared SnoekHunter OliverMisha Zernov ... See MoreSee Less
So many wonderful things to celebrate! End of term newsletter published today. 😊 https://www.jameshargest.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/October-2025.pdf ... See MoreSee Less
Our Mission is to equip all our students to create the best possible future for themselves and their world.

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We keep faithKa whakapono tonu atu mātou
We like learningHe pai ki a mātou te akoranga
We enjoy an audienceHe pai ki a mātou te minenga
We have funKa hakinakina mātou
We are a teamHe roopu kotahi mātou
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We keep faithKa whakapono tonu atu mātou
We step upKa Hikitia

Brigadier James Hargest

We keep faith | Ka whakapono tonu atu mātou

Brigadier James Hargest was a local and national hero and an inspiration to all those who come to our school. Brigadier James Hargest gave his life in WWII and is buried in Normandy, hence the school’s use of the Normandy Lion, our “Leo.”

Like him, we have a strong set of values that every student is encouraged to aspire to.

We are James Hargest and this is our way | Ko matou tenei Ko tenei mātou 

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