Palmerston North Boys' High School

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 8. Current Equity Index: 441. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

• Featherston Street, Palmerston North, 4442
• Roll: 1,781 (October 2026)
• Boys School
• Donations may be requested
• Opened 1902
• An enrolment scheme is in place.
• Isolation index 0.05, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
• Boarding: Yes
• Setting: Large urban area
• Phone: 06-354 5176
• Email: [email protected]
• Contact: David Bovey
• Website: pnbhs.school.nz

Who the roll is

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Enrolment zone

• Palmerston North Boys' High School, in force from 2024-09-30 · 26 km²

Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.

Other schools near here

• Queen Elizabeth College, decile 3 · EQI 556 · 463 m
• Te Ohanui (Palmerston North Specialist School) (Proposed opening date: 2027-07-19), not rated · 503 m
• Mana Tamariki, decile 5 · EQI 444 · 547 m
• Central Normal School, decile 4 · EQI 491 · 630 m
• Russell Street School, decile 8 · EQI 429 · 930 m
• Carncot Independent School, private, not rated · 1.0 km
• Palmerston North Adventist Christian School, decile 3 · EQI 433 · 1.5 km
• Terrace End School, decile 3 · EQI 505 · 1.5 km