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HIBS; Hutt Independent Boys' School; founding principal Barry Kerr.
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DescriptionProbably printed in the 'Leader' in January 1991, but there are no copies before January 29.
The school was about to open in the former Heretaunga-Pinehaven District Community Council building in Field Street, Silverstream.
The building was sold to Glen Tomlinson, a Blenheim rest home operator, at the end of 1994, for $365 000; he planned to convert it into a 40-bed rest home, and to add 13 self-contained villas.
The January 17, 1995 'Leader' reported that Barry had died suddenly in Nelson on January 8, after being farewelled by the school just weeks before. He was 60.
His teaching career had started at his former school, Christchurch West, later Hagley High. he had been head of science at Burnside High School, had a short spell at the education review Office, and had also taught at Thames High School. He had founded Hutt independent Boys' School in 1991 and seen it grow from a form 1-3 school of 37 students to one of 300 form 17 students, after bein a principal since 1975; he was looking for something less authoritarian.
An athlete, he was a 440-yard runner, and member of a relay team which held the national record for many years. He had been manager of athletics for the New Zealand team at the 1970 Commonwealth Games, and director of athletics for the 1974 games in Christchurch
Date TakenJanuary 1991Geotag[1] Approximate camera position.[2] StreetView camera position.
The school was about to open in the former Heretaunga-Pinehaven District Community Council building in Field Street, Silverstream.
The building was sold to Glen Tomlinson, a Blenheim rest home operator, at the end of 1994, for $365 000; he planned to convert it into a 40-bed rest home, and to add 13 self-contained villas.
The January 17, 1995 'Leader' reported that Barry had died suddenly in Nelson on January 8, after being farewelled by the school just weeks before. He was 60.
His teaching career had started at his former school, Christchurch West, later Hagley High. he had been head of science at Burnside High School, had a short spell at the education review Office, and had also taught at Thames High School. He had founded Hutt independent Boys' School in 1991 and seen it grow from a form 1-3 school of 37 students to one of 300 form 17 students, after bein a principal since 1975; he was looking for something less authoritarian.
An athlete, he was a 440-yard runner, and member of a relay team which held the national record for many years. He had been manager of athletics for the New Zealand team at the 1970 Commonwealth Games, and director of athletics for the 1974 games in Christchurch
Date TakenJanuary 1991Geotag[1] Approximate camera position.[2] StreetView camera position.Depicts or relates to
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Reference1991 02 22 4FormatGreyscale printSize171 x 119 mm
FormatGreyscale printSize171 x 119 mmScanned byDon McLeod
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HIBS; Hutt Independent Boys' School; founding principal Barry Kerr.. Upper Hutt City Library, accessed 18/03/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/25670