# Palmerston North Boys' High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/202-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
- Boarding: Yes
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 1250 · Pacific 180 · Asian 338 · MELAA 60 · Other 56 · International 32
- Phone: 06-354 5176
- Email: admin@pnbhs.school.nz
- Contact: David Bovey
- Website: http://www.pnbhs.school.nz

## 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.*

## Other schools near here
- [Queen Elizabeth College](https://www.chch.live/school/201-queen-elizabeth-college), decile 3 · EQI 556
- [Te Ohanui (Palmerston North Specialist School) (Proposed opening date: 2027-07-19)](https://www.chch.live/school/4556-te-ohanui-palmerston-north-specialist-school-proposed-opening-date-2027-07-19), not rated
- [Mana Tamariki](https://www.chch.live/school/465-mana-tamariki), decile 5 · EQI 444
- [Central Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/2418-central-normal-school), decile 4 · EQI 491
- [Russell Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/2441-russell-street-school), decile 8 · EQI 429
- [Carncot Independent School](https://www.chch.live/school/4101-carncot-independent-school), private, not rated
- [Palmerston North Adventist Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/4126-palmerston-north-adventist-christian-school), decile 3 · EQI 433
- [Terrace End School](https://www.chch.live/school/2466-terrace-end-school), decile 3 · EQI 505

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.34797&lon=175.609856

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Palmerston North Boys' High School?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Boys School.

**How many students does Palmerston North Boys' High School have?**

1,781 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Palmerston North Boys' High School's Equity Index?**

EQI 441, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Palmerston North Boys' High School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=202 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026