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Whānau Report

Kua ea te kaupapa o Te Matatini ki te Ao!! Hard work and patience culminated in three staff accompanying 23 students and our six parent supporters to Te Matatini (Kapa Haka World Championship) at Pukekura Park in Ngā Motu/New Plymouth. Highlights included Parliament House, The National Library (where we saw the original treaty documents, the […]

Class of ‘75

Last weekend more than 40 of the original 70 James Hargest 1975 seventh form students came together in Invercargill for their 50-year ‘Class of ’75’ reunion. They came from as far afield as Vienna, Dublin, Australia and the Far North. They enjoyed dinners together and a tour of our school by our Head Students and […]

Debating – Southland Regional Tournament

Congratulations to our Debating Club who all conducted themselves beautifully. The debates were fiercely contested and all students should be very proud of their efforts. Overall Best Speaker of competition: Natalie Snoek Natalie Snoek was also selected for the Southland Regional Team and will be off to compete at Nationals in May (pic.right on right). […]

Senior Campus Athletics

Senior Campus Athletics Sports was held in beautiful conditions. The competition was fun and fierce!

Southland Secondary Schools Softball Tournament

On Sunday, February 16, the Southland Secondary Schools Softball Tournament was held at Surrey Park. JHC was proud to enter two mixed teams into the competition. It turned out to be one of the most incredible summer days of the year—bright and hot with temperatures around 30°C, but that didn’t stop our talented players from […]

Southland Tennis

Southland Tennis Champs were played in Winton in ideal conditions. The boys played a doubles format and the girls singles. Once pool play was completed for the boys there was some great tennis played as teams and abilities evened up. The girls had good tussles and had to work hard during their games. Big thanks […]

Athletics Champions – Junior Campus

Junior Campus Athletic Sports was a fabulous day out at Surrey Park. The events were competitive and some amazing athletic displays were noted. Congratulations to our age group champions and record breakers!

Junior Campus Leaders 2025 Junior Campus 2022 Kaiarataki

We’d like to introduce our six leaders of the Junior Campus. Our Kaiarataki are : Malia Bragg Mason Gerrard Mahae Johnson Nathan Johnstone, Our Ambassadors are: Declan Lawton-Dutt Hazel Stevenson These students take on various leadership rioles such as organising and presenting assemblies, hosting guests and representing our school at official events. We are very […]

Introducing our Head Students

Head Boy: Caleb Devery. Caleb is a regular on the stage and sports field. A talented thespian, he has been making us laugh while treading the boards for years. Caleb has played a variety of sports, earning representational honours on the hockey turf. Academically, Caleb is an excellent scholar who sets high expectations for himself […]

Ka Hikitia

On Friday 31 January 2025 all students who graduated from the Junior Campus in 2024 gathered together to make the “step up” (Ka Hikitia) to the Senior Campus. This is a school tradition which began in 2008 and marks the next step in our James Hargest College students’ education. Students who were not at the […]