About Te Kura

The Trust was established on 1st April 1967 under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 to promote and assist the advancement of the education of pupils of Christchurch Boys’ High School. It administers a General Fund raised initially by an appeal in 1971 and Special Funds established by gifts and bequests.

The General Fund enables the school to meet expenses and to purchase equipment and facilities which would not have been provided by the Government. The quality and diversity of the resources of the school owe much to the contributions from Te Kura Trust.

Capital items which have been funded wholly or in part by the Trust include Te Kura gymnasium, assembly hall seating, computers, overhead projectors, audio-visual equipment, library books and magazines, science and mathematics equipment, all weather athletic track, works of art, the new library, laptop computers and new classroom equipment.

The Special Fund is made up of gifts and bequests, the income from which provides a range of scholarships and bursaries, particularly for study at university. The largest of these is the Sir Arthur Sims fund which gives scholarships for students from Christchurch Boys’ High School to study at Lincoln University.