# Palmerston North Girls' High School

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

https://www.chch.live/school/203-palmerston-north-girls-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 433

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North, 4410
- Roll: 1,303 (October 2026)
- Girls School
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1902
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.04, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 882 · Pacific 119 · Asian 325 · MELAA 52 · Other 20 · International 22
- Phone: 06-3579194
- Email: office@pnghs.school.nz
- Contact: Tracy Walker
- Website: http://www.pnghs.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Palmerston North Girls' High School, in force from 2023-01-01 · 23 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [College Street Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/2353-college-street-normal-school), decile 8 · EQI 409
- [Palmerston North Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2419-palmerston-north-intermediate), decile 8 · EQI 426
- [Manawatu Community High School - Manawatu Kura a Iwi](https://www.chch.live/school/6118-manawatu-community-high-school-manawatu-kura-a-iwi), EQI 569
- [Palmerston North Adventist Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/4126-palmerston-north-adventist-christian-school), decile 3 · EQI 433
- [St James' Catholic School Te Kura Katorika o Hato Heemi](https://www.chch.live/school/2449-st-james-catholic-school-te-kura-katorika-o-hato-heemi), decile 8 · EQI 410
- [Hokowhitu School](https://www.chch.live/school/2365-hokowhitu-school), decile 7 · EQI 426
- [West End School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2479-west-end-school-p-north), decile 5 · EQI 458
- [Awatapu College](https://www.chch.live/school/198-awatapu-college), decile 4 · EQI 492

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.367122&lon=175.619197

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

1,303 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 433, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Palmerston North Girls' 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=203 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026