About us
The Foundation
The Waitaki Boys' High School Foundation was established in 1991 to bring together Old Boys and Friends of the School to work for the advancement of the school.
The Foundation was initiated by the School itself, its Board of Trustees, Rector and staff, and has been financially supported by the Old Boys' Association, the School Community Association and the Boarder Parents Committee, who were all involved in planning for its establishment.
Objectives of the Foundation
The Foundation is assisting the School in a significant way to achieve financial independence and security and with those advantages, to proceed with ongoing and substantial improvements to the school. The Foundation provides supplementary funding to achieve these broad objectives.
Waitaki Needs
The Foundation Board works with the School to ensure that the needs of the School are serviced by the income from the Foundation. Some of those needs are:
1. To continue to develop and improve the School's educational, cultural and sporting programmes.
2. To protect, maintain and safeguard Waitaki's most treasured building. The Hall of Memories, and also the Rectory, the Social Centre and Milner Park Grandstand. and also to secure other aspects of the Waitaki Heritage for which the school is not Government funded.
3. To protect, and further develop the gardens and grounds that give Waitaki such special character.
4. To contribute towards major developments and innovations that will enable Waitaki Boys's to ramain a leading school in the education of boys in New Zealand.
5. To upgrade and improve all educational resources, particularly in Information and Communications technology, Science, Music, Art, Technology and the Library.
6. To continue to improve the facilities of the Boarding Establishment and the quality of the boarding experience at Waitaki
7. To maintain high quality outdoor education facilities and programmes.
8. To attract to Waitaki, boys of quality from all over New Zealand and beyond, by offering Waitaki Scholarships to boys of proven academic & sporting ability.
9. To attract and retain the best quality teaching staff, administrators, sports coaches and house masters.
10. To bring back to Waitaki on a regular basis its most illustrious, successful and distinguished old boys. Waitaki has many to draw on.
Membership is open to individuals, families, groups, organisations and companies who qualify by making a contribution at one of the three levels.
GOVERNOR - $25,000 or more OR a bequest of $50,000 or more
EXEMPLAR - $10,000 or more OR a bequest of $20,000 or more
FELLOW - $2,500 or more OR a bequest of $5,000 or more
To apply for membership please fill out the form below.
If you would like further information please contact the Schools Business Manager on [email protected]
Application for Membership"The Foundation is firmly established as an important part of the school's framework. The financial contributions and support towards initiatives and projects provide Waitaki with vitally important help to the boys of the school. The Foundation has shown its value in helping the school face challenges associated with provision of educational services in an ever changing educational environment. These are exciting years for Waitaki. Your support in joining the Foundation will contribute towards the School's future planning and growth and your contribution will work in perpetuity for the school with the income it will provide". - Mr. Craig Stobo