| Placing | Athlete | Team | Preliminaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Armstrong | Middleton Grange | 2:08.02q |
| 2 | Angus Rattray | Christ's College | 2:12.04q |
| 3 | Matthew Hopper | Linwood College | 2:12.37q |
| 4 | Adam Beedles | St Bede's College | 2:13.55q |
| 5 | Hamish O'Connell | Christchurch Boys High Sc | 2:14.48q |
| 6 | Nic Fraser | Cashmere High School | 2:15.44q |
| 7 | Jason Stephens | Lincoln High School | 2:15.56q |
| 8 | Michael Keppel | Shirley Boys High School | 2:16.04 |
| 9 | Matthew van der Clay | St Thomas of Canterbury C | 2:19.80q |
| 10 | Matt Waaka | Papanui High School | 2:21.97q |
| -- | Tyler Brailey | Hillmorton High School | DNS |
| Placing | Athlete | Team | Preliminaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamish Frame | Cashmere High School | 2:13.52q |
| 2 | Toby Martin | Christ's College | 2:15.21q |
| 3 | Ben Bailey | Christchurch Boys High Sc | 2:15.52q |
| 4 | Tim Smith | St Bede's College | 2:15.59q |
| 5 | Michael Hishon | St Bede's College | 2:17.40q |
| 6 | Brent Forman | Christchurch Boys High Sc | 2:20.26q |
| 7 | Michael Robinson | St Andrew's College | 2:30.36 |
| 8 | Craig Savage | Shirley Boys High School | 2:31.39 |
| 9 | Ali Atayee | Burnside High School | 2:31.87 |
| 10 | Bradley Tuhi | St Thomas of Canterbury C | 2:35.25 |
| -- | Kurt Rains | Combined Country High Sch | DNS |
| -- | Zach Stewart | Lincoln High School | DNS |
| Placing | Athlete | Team | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Armstrong | Middleton Grange | 1:58.06 |
| 2 | Hamish Frame | Cashmere High School | 2:04.05 |
| 3 | Angus Rattray | Christ's College | 2:05.59 |
| 4 | Matthew Hopper | Linwood College | 2:08.03 |
| 5 | Toby Martin | Christ's College | 2:11.97 |
| 6 | Tim Smith | St Bede's College | 2:13.62 |
| 7 | Hamish O'Connell | Christchurch Boys High Sc | 2:14.24 |
| 8 | Jason Stephens | Lincoln High School | 2:15.27 |
| 9 | Ben Bailey | Christchurch Boys High Sc | 2:16.08 |
| 10 | Matthew van der Clay | St Thomas of Canterbury C | 2:17.13 |
| -- | Adam Beedles | St Bede's College | DNF |
| -- | Brent Forman | Christchurch Boys High Sc | DNS |
| -- | Nic Fraser | Cashmere High School | DNS |
| -- | Michael Hishon | St Bede's College | DNF |
| -- | Matt Waaka | Papanui High School | DNS |