TBC Student Stationery
Tauranga Boys' College is a BYOD school. All students will need to bring a device to school.
All stationery can be purchased from OfficeMax MySchool online here or at the TBC Uniform Shop.
If you prefer you can call the OfficeMax MySchool team on 0800 724 440 Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm.
OfficeMax makes it easy to get back to school ready with these great benefits:
Free delivery on orders over $46* (there is an option to purchase extras and to add another child’s stationery to the order).
Pay now or in easy instalments - internet banking, credit cards, debit cards or pay in 6 weekly, interest-free payments with Laybuy.
School Rewards - when you shop on myschool.co.nz we earn rewards that can be used to purchase extra resources for school.
Student Stationery Lists
All Year 9s & 10s
| Product Description | Quantity |
| *Chromebook/Laptop | 1 |
| Exercise Book 1 E5 Quad | 2 |
| Exercise Book 1 B8 | 2 |
| Refill Pad 14B8 7mm Looseleaf | 2 |
| HB Pencil | 2 |
| Bic Clic Pen Medium Blue | 2 |
| Bic Clic Pen Medium Red | 2 |
| Pencil Sharpener | 1 |
| Ruler | 1 |
| Eraser | 1 |
| * Chromebook or laptop preferred. | |
| iPads are okay, but must run latest version of Chrome | |
Must have WiFi - security WPA2 enabled | |
Year 11-13
Senior subject courses vary greatly and Senior students can purchase their stationery upon subject confirmation, (sometimes occurring in the first week that school returns). For those unsure, be prepared and bring a refill pad and pen on the first day.
All students require a *Chromebook or Laptop | ||||||
| The Arts | Mathematics | |||||
| Design | DES | no stationery required | All Maths Courses: | Ruler, Blue Pen, Red Pen | ||
| Drama | DRA | no stationery required | All Maths Courses: | 1x1E5 | ||
| no stationery required | All NCEA Level 1 Courses | Scientific calculator | ||||
| no stationery required | MAX2, MAC3 and MAS3 | Graphical calculator (OPTIONAL) | ||||
| Maori Performing Arts | MPA | no stationery required | ||||
| Music | MUS | 1 x 2B Pencil | ||||
| 1 x Eraser | ||||||
| 1 x Blue Pen | ||||||
| Photography | PHO | SD card for camera | Physical Education | |||
| Sculpture | SCU | no stationery required | Athlete Development | ADP | no stationery required | |
| Visual Art | ART | no stationery required | Outdoor Education | ODE | no stationery required | |
| Physical Education | PHE | no stationery required | ||||
| Commerce | Science | |||||
| Accounting | ACC | no stationery required | Agricultural & Horticultural Science | AGH | 1 x 1B8 64 exercise book | |
| Business Studies | BUS | no stationery required | Biology | BIO | 1 x 1B8 64 exercise book | |
| Economics | ECO | 1B5 exercise book | Chemistry & Physics - Level 1 | CPH1 | 1 x 1B8 64 exercise book | |
| Chemistry | CHE | 1 x 1B8 64 exercise book | ||||
| Electronics | ELT | 1 x 1B8 64 exercise book | ||||
| English | Marine Science | MSC | 1 x 1B8 64 exercise book | |||
| English | ENG | no stationery required | Physics | PHY | 1 x 1J8 | |
| English Extension | ENX | no stationery required | Science | SCI | 1 x 1B8 64 exercise book | |
| Media Studies | MDS | A5 Visual Diary | ||||
| Vocational Literacy | VL | no stationery required | ||||
| Technology | ||||||
| Humanities | Building Related Trades | BRT | no stationery required | |||
| Classical Studies | CLS | 1 x 1B8 64 exercise book | Digital Technologies | DGT | no stationery required | |
| Geography | GEO | 1 x 1B8 64 exercise book | Design and Visual Communication | DVC | 1 x Large drawing compass (Staedtler best) | |
| History | HIS | 1 x clearfile | 1 x 45 degree set square (260mm) | |||
| Pacific Studies | PAC | 1 x 1B8 64 exercise book | 1 x 30/60 degree set square (260mm) | |||
| Philosophy | PHI | no stationery required | 1 x HB pencil | |||
| Psychology | PSY | no stationery required | 1 x 2H pencil | |||
| Social Studies | SSP | Refill, clearfile, 1 note book | Pack of colour pencils (12 colours) | |||
| 1 x eraser | ||||||
| 1 x pencil sharpener | ||||||
| Learning Languages | 1 x A3 Folder (Strong) | |||||
| Academic English (ESOL) | ECEN | 1 x 1B8 64 exercise book | ||||
| Intensive English (ESOL) | IE | 1 x 1B8 64 exercise book | ||||
| Japanese | JAP | 1 x 1B8 64 exercise book | ||||
| 1 x A4 Clearfile | Engineering Trades | ETR | no stationery required | |||
| Food For Flatters | FFF | no stationery required | ||||
| Mandarin | MAN | 1 x 1B8 64 exercise book | Hospitality & Catering | HOC | no stationery required | |
| 1 x A4 Clearfile | Product Technology | PTC | no stationery required | |||
| Whakairo Rakau (Wood Carving) | CAR | no stationery required | ||||
| Spanish | SPA | 1 x 1B8 64 exercise book | ||||
| Te Reo Māori | MAO | no stationery required | ||||
| * Chromebook or laptop preferred. | ||||||
| iPads and tablets must have a keyboard and up-to-date version of Chrome installed. | ||||||
| Must have WiFi - security WPA2 enabled | ||||||