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.

What's On

Apr

01

Last Day – Term 1 2026

When: 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Where:
Apr

01

Shakespeare festival

When: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Where: Senior Campus - Hall
Apr

02

Teacher Only Day

When: 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Where:
Apr

20

Term 2 2026 Begins

When: 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Where:

Kōrero

Congratulations to our four students who have been selected into the 2026 Foundation Year of the ILT Academy Southland programme. Well done Maegan, Ella, Elly and Will! You are all wonderful athletes competing to a very high level in your sport. We know you will make the most of this awesome opportunity to grow and challenge yourselves to aim even higher!The two-year programme provides a range of supports for promising young Southland sportspeople including strength and conditioning, mental skills, athlete life and nutrition. Previous athletes have all lauded the academy as a fantastic platform for further success. ... See MoreSee Less

🏊‍♀️A fantastic morning at the pool for our amazing Hargest swimmers at the Southland Schools Swimming Championships. 🏊‍♂️Relay Results Boys 200 m Medley 🥇 Maddox, Sam T, Bodie & Benjamin.Girls 200 m Medley 🥇 Elsie, Olivia, Caitlin & Xandri.🥉Abbie, Amelie, Maia & India.Mixed Yr 7-8 200 m Medley 🥇 Ella, Jacob, Emma-Grace & Jayda.🥉Hannah, Daniel, Hadassah & Pyper.Girls Yr 7-8 200 m Freestyle🥇Emma-Grace, Pyper, Jayda & Ella.🥈Hadassah, Hannah, Sophia and Abbey-May.Boys Yr 7-8 200 m Freestyle 🥈Villi, Daniel, Cyraul & Jacob.Mixed Yr 7-8 200 m Freestyle 🥇Ella, Emma-Grace, Jayda & Jacob. 🥉 Hadassah, Daniel, Sophia & Pyper. Overall results for their age & gender.50 m Backstroke 🥇Xandri🥇Elsie🥇Hunter🥇Maddox🥇Jacob🥈Emma-Grace🥈Caitlin🥈Jacob🥈Bodie🥉Ella 🥉Olivia 🥉Sam T🥉BenjaminBreaststroke 🥇Olivia🥇Jacob🥇Sam T🥈Ella🥈Xandri🥈Caitlin🥉Emma-Grace🥉Elsie🥉Bodie🥉MaddoxButterfly🥇Caitlin🥇Jacob🥇Bodie🥇Maddox🥈Hunter 🥈Olivia🥈Xandri🥈Emma-Grace🥉Jayda🥉ElsieFreestyle🥇Jacob🥇Bodie 🥇Xandri🥇Caitlin 🥈Elsie🥈Maddox🥈Sam T🥈Emma-Grace🥉Ella🥉Olivia 🥉Hunter 🥉Benjamin A special mention to Jacob A for winning all for of his individual events. ... See MoreSee Less

As we draw to the end of our Year 7 Ōmaui camps, we are incredibly grateful to have our new bike trailer, which has enabled all our students to enjoy biking as part of our camp programme. It has also been well utilised by our rowing crew during a recent regatta in Twizel. This fabulous asset was made possible due to the support of our James Hargest PTA, Nemesys South, Phase Control Ltd and Junior Campus fundraising. ... See MoreSee Less

Our Mission is to equip all our students to create the best possible future for themselves and their world.

What's Happening

We keep faithKa whakapono tonu atu mātou

Head Students 2026

We dream bigKa moehewa mātou

SMAC Maths Competition

We enjoy an audienceHe pai ki a mātou te minenga

Irish Dancing Nationals

We createKa waihanga mātou

Interrobang! Publication

We createKa waihanga mātou

Introducing the Arts Week at Hargest Team

NewsRongorongo

Youthmark Awards

We are a teamHe roopu kotahi mātou

We are a teamHe roopu kotahi mātou

Junior Campus Interschool Tournament

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