Old Boys of King's School

OLD BOYS

The King’s School Old Boys’ Association was launched in 1997 as part of the School’s 75th Jubilee celebrations. It provides a vehicle whereby its members can maintain contact with their school contemporaries and with the School itself.

VISION

Our vision for the King’s School Old Boys’ Association is to provide a vehicle via which its members, who may not have any other immediate links with the School, can maintain association with their school time contemporaries and with the place itself. The Committee will ensure that close contact is maintained with all the membership via regular newsletters and through the School’s Kingsway magazine.

AIMS

The Association aims to ensure that the benefits and privileges of a King’s School education are extended well beyond the formal departure at the end of Year 8.

The Association looks to enrich the lives and experiences of pupils of all generations. Through an annually elected committee the Association oversees a string of regular events, contributes to various arms of the School and offers annual award programmes.

ACTIVITIES

Regular Committee Meetings attended by the Headmaster

Communication with members via newsletters, alumni Facebook page and the School’s Kingsway magazine, which portrays a current picture of the School and its wide-ranging activities and achievements.

An annual Old Boys' social event where the 'Old Boy of the Year,' 'Honorary Old Boy Membership' and 'Young Old Boy - Circle of Achievement' awards are recognised and celebrated.

Recipients of the awards since 2004 are:

Old Boy of the Year	2004 - Mr Wade Cunningham
	2005 - Sir David Skegg KNZM OBE
	2006 - Mr Peter Harrison QSO
	2007 - Mr Doug Brown
	2008 - Sir John Wallace QC
	2009 - Mr Thomas Ashley ONZM
	2010 - Mr Bob Kerridge ONZM
	2011 - Mr Max Gimblett ONZM
	2012 - Mr Don Binney OBE
	2013 - Dr Hylton Le Grice CNZM OBE FRCS
	2014 - Sir Jim McLay KNZM QSO
	2015 - Bishop Bruce Gilberd CNZM
	2016 - Sir Douglas Myers KNZM OBE
	2017 - Mr Denver Olde
	2018 - Dr John Henley ONZM
	2019 - Dr Miles Gregory & Mr Tobias Grant
	2020 - Sir Rob Fenwick KNZM KStJ
	2021 - Dr John Matthews QSO
	2022 - The Honourable Simon Moore
	2023 - Emeritus Professor Peter Skegg CNZM
	2024 - The Honourable John Priestley

Honorary Member	2004 - Mr Arthur Lennan
	2005 - Mr Patrick Gibson
	2006 - Dr Lloyd Richwhite MBE
	2007 - Mr Peter Masfen CNZM
	2008 - Mr Bret Butler
	2009 - Rt Rev John Paterson - Archbishop Emeritus
	2011 - Mr Ranjit Sinnaduray & Mr Tony Yaxley
	2014 - Sir David Williams KNZM QC
	2018 - Mr Gary Elliott
	2019 - Mrs Sue Britton, Ms Emma Featherstone & Mr Carl Gooding
	2020 - Mr Randal Dobbs
	2021 - Mrs Carolyn Prebble
	2022 - Mr Tony Sissons
	2024 - Ms Liz Janssen

Honorary Members are supporters of the School but they are not Old Boys. They have given exceptional service to the School. The award is not made every year.

Young Old Boy Circle of Achievement Award was introduced in 2020 to recognise younger Old Boys for their work and achievements at the time of their success.

Circle of Achievement Award	2020 - Mr Joshua Ioane & Mr Nick Loosley
	2021 - Mr Caleb Clarke & Mr KJ Apa
	2023 - Mr Naoki Toyomura
	2024 - Mr Stefan Marinovic & Mr Blair Knight

An Old Boys’ Chapel Service launched in 2002 as an opportunity for Old Boys to return to the Chapel, which for many played a significant part in their formative years at King's School.

Successful gatherings of Old Boy groups include the annual decade evenings, where the leavers of given years meet together. The Old Boys' Association provide a scholarship commitment under which the Association supports the School’s Scholarship Programme aimed at bringing to King’s boys from families who would otherwise be unable to attend.

The Old Boys also contribute to the Peter Harrison Memorial Scholarship.

DISTINGUISHED KING'S OLD BOYS

Recipients of the Old Boy of the Year award since 2004 are:

Old Boy of the Year	2004 - Mr Wade Cunningham
	2005 - Professor Sir David Skegg KNZM OBE
	2006 - Mr Peter Harrison QSO
	2007 - Mr Doug Brown
	2008 - Sir John Wallace QC
	2009 - Mr Thomas Ashley ONZM
	2010 - Mr Bob Kerridge ONZM
	2011 - Mr Max Gimblett ONZM
	2012 - Mr Don Binney OBE
	2013 - Dr Hylton Le Grice CNZM OBE FRCS
	2014 - Sir Jim McLay KNZM QSO
	2015 - Bishop Bruce Gilberd CNZM
	2016 - Sir Douglas Myers KNZM OBE
	2017 - Mr Denver Olde
	2018 - Dr John Henley ONZM
	2019 - Dr Miles Gregory & Mr Tobias Grant
	2020 - Sir Rob Fenwick KNZM KStJ
	2021 - Dr John Matthews QSO
	2022 - The Honourable Simon Moore
	2023 - Emeritus Professor Peter Skegg CNZM
	2024 - The Honourable John Priestley

THE 2024 OLD BOYS’ COMMITTEE

Patron	Nick Caughey - President, King’s School Foundation
Vice Patrons	Tony Sissons - Headmaster, King's School
	Simon Lamb - Headmaster, King's College
President	Ross Cuthbert
Senior Vice President	Andrew Higgs
Junior Vice President	Harrison Langrell-Read
Immediate Past President	Richard Hanson
Committee	Duncan Sandlant, Scott Keenan, Charles Clark, Charles Mills, Edward Glennie, Johnny Davison, James Fletcher (Board Representative)
Headmaster	Tony Sissons

Secretary	Brylee Bradley

For further information please contact: Brylee Bradley

Phone: (09) 520 7770
Email: b.bradley@kings.school.nz