Hiram Bingham High School

Secondary school in Rongorongo, Beru Island, Kiribati

Hiram Bingham High School (HBHS) is a secondary school in Rongorongo, Beru Island, Kiribati, serving forms 1-7.^[1] It is affiliated with the Kiribati Uniting Church (formerly the Kiribati Protestant Church or KPC).^[2] It has boarding facilities.^[1]

History

Reverend William Goward created the school in 1900.^[1] It was previously operated by the London Missionary Society (LMS),^[3] and its original purpose was to train clergy for the KPS.^[1]

John Garrett, author of Where Nets Were Cast: Christianity in Oceania Since World War II, stated in its history that the school "struggled to align at least some of its standards with" that of King George V School, a government high school.^[3]

In 1993 it was the only full secondary school operated by the KPC.^[4] Between 2008 and 2011 the number of students declined.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI ISLAND REPORT SERIES 14. Beru." Office of Te Beretitenti & T’Makei Services, Government of Kiribati, 2012. p. 7 (PDF p. 10).
^ "TABITEUEA NORTH 2008 Socio-Economic Profile" Part 2 of 4. Strengthening Decentralized Governance in Kiribati Project , Ministry of Internal and Social Affairs (Kiribati). p. 48 (PDF p. 13/15). Part 1 is here.
^ ^a ^b Garrett, John. Where Nets Were Cast: Christianity in Oceania Since World War II. University of the South Pacific Institute of Pacific Studies (in association with the World Council of Churches), 1997. p. 276. ISBN 9820201217, 9789820201217.
^ Talu, Alaima (Sister). "Towards Quality in Education" (Chapter 21, Part IV, Social Issues). In: Van Trease, Howard (editor). Atoll Politics: The Republic of Kiribati. University of Canterbury Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies and University of the South Pacific Institute of Pacific Studies, 1993. ISBN 095833000X, 9780958330008. p. 241.