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Palmerston North Boys' High School is a boys' school in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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| Palmerston North Boys' High School | |
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Crest of Palmerston North Boys' High School | |
| Address | |
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263 Featherston St, Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 40.3485°S 175.6073°E |
| Information | |
| Other names | PNBHS, Palmy Boys' |
| Type | State, day and boarding secondary school |
| Motto | Nihil Boni Sine Labore commonly translated as 'Nothing Achieved Without Hard Work' |
| Established | 1902 |
| Sister school | Palmerston North Girls' High School |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 202 |
| Rector | David M. Bovey[1] |
| Grades | 9–13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| School roll | 1766[2] (August 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 8P[3] |
| Website | pnbhs.school.nz |
Palmerston North Boys' High School has a campus located on Featherston Street between Rangitikei and North Streets in the central city. There are secondary entrances to the school on Wellesbourne Street, Ivanhoe Terrace, Edgeware Road and North Street. The rear boundary is shared with Queen Elizabeth College.
Most of the school's approximately 1,700 students are "day boys" from Palmerston North and surrounding townships such as Ashhurst, Levin, and Feilding. Around 170 boys are housed in an onsite boarding hostel – College House (also known as 'Murray House,' after former Rector John Murray; his former home is part of the hostel.[4]
In 1902, Palmerston North High School was established as a co-educational secondary school with an initial roll of 84 students (40 boys and 44 girls). The first classes were held at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Sunday School hall. In 1920, Palmerston North High School was split into two single-sex schools: Palmerston North Girls' High School and Palmerston North Boys' High School.
In a 1990 case, M & R v Syms and the Board of Trustees of Palmerston North Boys High School [2003] NZAR 705,[5] the plaintiffs challenged the steps taken by the rector in suspending both students for consumption of alcohol, and later by the board expelling M. McGechan J gave judgment for the plaintiffs holding that the rector's discretion as to whether to suspend the pupils "is not to be ignored, as if non-existent. Nor is it to be fettered by a principal through self-imposed rules permitting no exceptions". The judge further found that the board did not exercise its mind on the ultimate discretion whether or not to uplift suspension or procure removal.[6]
In September 2006 the school had an outbreak of tuberculosis in which a substantial number of students contracted a latent form of tuberculosis, as well as a small number of students who had active tuberculosis.[7][8] There was a second, smaller outbreak in 2010.[9][10][11]
The then-rector, Tim O'Connor, was awarded a Woolf Fisher Fellowship and the Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award in 2007.[12]
In August 2017 the school was hit with media attention as a year 12 student was denied access to the ball as he did not have a partner to go with.[13]
The school has had ten rectors since 1902:
| Period | Rector |
|---|---|
| 1902 | William Gray |
| 1902–1918 | John E. Vernon |
| 1919–1946 | John Murray |
| 1947–1954 | O. J. Begg |
| 1954–1963 | Edward S. Craven |
| 1963–1970 | Percy A. Muirhead |
| 1971–1987 | Eric D. P. White |
| 1987–2002 | D. A. Syms |
| 2002–2012 | T. M. O'Connor |
| 2012–present | D. M. Bovey[14] |
The school has the following facilities:
These include:
The school has 12 main teaching blocks.[16]
College House is a boarding facility for approximately 180 students[17] College House provides seven day boarding for students that attend Palmerston North Boys' High School. Seven day boarding means that students can remain in the hostel during the weekends. Parents apply for weekend leave to allow their sons to go home in any given weekend.
Palmerston North Boys' High School is divided into six 'clubs'.[18] On enrolment students are placed in a club at random, or into a house with a family tie. Staff are also placed in clubs, with the exception of the Rector.
The clubs names and colours are as follows:
| Colours | Name | Reason for name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albion | Named for the founding club secretary | ||
| Gordon | Named for the founding club secretary | ||
| Kia Ora | The reason for this name unknown. See: Kia Ora. | ||
| Murray | Named for former Rector Mr John Murray | ||
| Phoenix | Named for the Phoenix on the school crest | ||
| Vernon | Named for the school's second Rector, Mr J. Vernon | ||
Murray Club, also known as College House, is composed of the school's boarding students.
The Clubs compete in sports and codes, including team sports, individual sports, and whole club activities, such as Road-Race and Marching competitions. For each code the clubs are ranked first to last, with the winning club gaining one point, and the loser gaining six. The club with the fewest points at the end of the school year wins the Shand Shield.
The school has experienced success nationally in sports such as football, cycling, badminton, squash, basketball, hockey and rugby.[19][20]
The rugby union 1st XV plays in an all-white strip. Other rugby teams from Boys' High are likely to play in blue and white hooped jerseys, similar to Auckland or St Kentigern College.
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