Palmerston North Boys' High School Explained

Palmerston North Boys' High School
Motto:Nihil Boni Sine Labore
commonly translated as 'Nothing Achieved Without Hard Work'
Other Names:PNBHS, Palmy Boys'
Seal Image:PNBHS_logo.png
Caption:Crest of Palmerston North Boys' High School
Address:263 Featherston St, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Coordinates:-40.3485°N 175.6073°W
Rector:David M. Bovey[1]
Roll:
Decile:8P[2]
Moe:202
Gender:Boys
Homepage:pnbhs.school.nz

Palmerston North Boys' High School is a boys' school in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Location

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.

Students and school culture

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[3] .

History and controversy

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,[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] [7] There was a second, smaller outbreak in 2010.[8] [9] [10]

The then-rector, Tim O'Connor, was awarded a Woolf Fisher Fellowship and the Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award in 2007.[11]

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.[12]

Rectors

The school has had ten rectors since 1902:

PeriodRector
1902William Gray
1902–1918John E. Vernon
1919–1946John Murray
1947–1954O. J. Begg
1954–1963Edward S. Craven
1963–1970Percy A. Muirhead
1971–1987Eric D. P. White
1987–2002 D. A. Syms
2002–2012T. M. O'Connor
2012–presentD. M. Bovey[13]

Facilities

The school has the following facilities:

These include:

The school has 12 main teaching blocks.[15]

College House

College House is a boarding facility for approximately 180 students[16] 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.

Cultural

Sporting

Clubs

Palmerston North Boys' High School is divided into six 'clubs'.[17] 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:

ColoursNameReason 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.

Sports

The school has experienced success nationally in sports such as football, cycling, badminton, squash, basketball, hockey and rugby.[18] [19]

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.

Notable alumni

See main article: category.

Sport

Cricket

Cycling

Football

Golf

Hockey

Kayaking

Motor Racing

Rugby

Rugby League

Politics and public service

Television

Other

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New rector takes charge next term . Manawatu Standard . 18 September 2012 . 19 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools . 29 November 2013 . Ministry of Education . 12 February 2015.
  3. Web site: Boarding at College House . Palmerston North Boys' High School . 18 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Ministry of Education - Principal's decision . 5 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927112816/http://www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/EducationPolicies/Schools/StanddownsSuspensionsExclusionsExpulsions/PartOne/PrincipalsRole/PrincipalsDecision.aspx . 27 September 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: EXCLUSION AND EXPULSION FROM SCHOOL – JUSTIFIED OR UNJUSTIFIED? - Jamieson Partners . 4 January 2011 . 24 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724192725/http://www.jamiesonpartners.co.nz/exclusion-and-expulsion-from-school-justified-or-unjustified/ . dead .
  6. http://www.midcentral.co.nz/projects/TB/TB-PNBHS.htm Tuberculosis (TB) at Palmerston North Boys' High School
  7. Web site: TB rampant at Palmerston North Boys High. NZ Herald. 20 June 2022.
  8. Web site: Tuberculosis case linked to 2006 school outbreak. NZ Herald. 20 June 2022.
  9. Web site: TB case linked to 2006 school outbreak. Stuff.co.nz. 14 June 2010 . 20 June 2022.
  10. Web site: More students to be tested after boy develops TB. RNZ News. 12 June 2010 . 20 June 2022.
  11. Web site: The Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards. Sunday Star Times. 29 July 2007. 21 November 2007.
  12. Web site: Old school ball rule needs to be ditched, says Palmerston North teenager. Stuff. 20 August 2017. 12 September 2023.
  13. News: New Boys' High rector announced. 17 September 2012. Manawatu Standard. 17 September 2012.
  14. Web site: College House.
  15. Web site: School Map .
  16. Web site: College House.
  17. Web site: Shand Shield.
  18. Web site: Cricket. PNBHS Website.
  19. Web site: Rugby. PNBHS Website.
  20. Book: Gustafson, Barry . Barry Gustafson . The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party . 1986 . Reed Methuen . Auckland . 0-474-00177-6 . 303 .
  21. Web site: Hancock . Mervyn . Trevor Albert De Cleene : Member of Parliament for Palmerston North 1981–1990 . Palmerston North Library . 28 December 2011 . December 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325090208/http://citylibrary.pncc.govt.nz/user/file/286/(15)%20Trevor%20Albert%20de%20Cleene.pdf . 25 March 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  22. News: Judge who toppled a government dies, aged 95 . 29 March 2010 . . . 1 November 2011.
  23. News: Grant Smith elected mayor of Palmerston North . 11 November 2018 . Stuff.co.nz . Manawatu Standard . Fairfax New Zealand . 10 February 2015.

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