Palmerston North Boys' High School

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Palmerston North Boys' High School
Image:pnbhs.jpg
Motto Nihil Boni Sine Labore

commonly translated as 'Nothing achieved without hard work'
Type State single-sex boys, Secondary (Year 9-13) with Boarding Facilities
Year established 1902
Address P O Box 4049,
Palmerston North,
New Zealand
Coordinates
Rector Tim O'Connor
School roll 1700 (approx)
Socio-economic decile (10 is highest) 9
Ministry of Education Institution no. 202
Website www.pnbhs.school.nz

Palmerston North Boys' High School is a state secondary school for boys located in Palmerston North Hospital Area, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

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[edit] History

In 1902, Palmerston North High School was begun as a co-ed secondary school with an initial roll of 84 students (40 boys and 44 girls, the first person being on the roll was a girl). The first classes were held at St Andrews Presbyterian Church Sunday School hall. In 1912, Palmerston North High School was split into two single-sex schools: Palmerston North Girls' High School and Palmerston North Boys High School.

Rector Tim O'Connor was awarded a Woolf Fisher Fellowship and the Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award in 2007.[1]

[edit] School Life

All students are encouraged to participate in the wide range of opportunities made available to them, whether that be academic, cultural or sporting pursuits. Many national and international successes are celebrated in the daily assemblies.

The school's mission is to "Develop educated men of outstanding character" and the core values are:

  • Integrity
  • Courage
  • Pride
  • Respect
  • Industry
  • Humility.

These, and the school's motto "Nihil Boni Sine Labore, Nothing Achieved Without Hard Work" are taught and encouraged in the daily life of "Palmy Boys'" There is also a School Motto Song that is sung to emphasize the school's motto as well as the School Song to further more encourage the student's spirit.

[edit] Students

Most of the school's approximately 1700 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 - Murray House (Also known as College House), which forms one of the six 'Clubs' into which the school is divided, competing annually in various sports competitions for the Shand Shield. The other five 'Clubs' are: Albion (Navy Blue), Vernon (Green), Gordon (Sky Blue), Phoenix (Red) and Kia Ora (Gold).

In September 2006 the school had an outbreak of tuberculosis in which a substantial number of students have contracted a latent form of tuberculosis, as well as a small amount of students having active tuberculosis.[2] However this outbreak has been resolved and the school has been running normally.

[edit] Location

Palmerston North Boys' High School is located on Featherston Street, between the intersections of Rangitikei Street and North Street. North of the school is Queen Elizabeth College and the Northern Bowling Club. West of the school is Westpac Bank and Rangitikei St. College House is located in the South East, on the corner of Featherston and North Street.

[edit] Facilities

  • Spiers Centre (Music Rehearsal Suite and David A. Syms Auditorium)
  • Ian Colquhoun Memorial Hall
  • Little Theatre
  • 2 Gyms (plans for a third are in the pipeline)
  • Weights room and heated Pool (Housed in the H2O Gym area)
  • Library
  • Extensive Computer Suites
  • Technology/Workshop Block
  • Fully Equipped Classrooms
  • 2 rugby Fields & 2 Football Fields & 3-4 Cricket Wickets
  • Two Tennis Courts/Hockey turfs
  • 8 Cricket Nets

[edit] Clubs

Palmerston North Boys' High School currently has 6 clubs (Houses). With the exception of Kia Ora and Phoenix, The clubs are named after former Rectors of the school. Murray, also known as College House, is comprised solely of the school's boarding students

  • Phoenix - Red singlet with White shorts.
  • Gordon - Light Blue singlet with White shorts.
  • Albion - Dark Blue singlet with White shorts.
  • Murray - Black singlet and Yellow shorts.
  • Kia Ora - Yellow/Gold singlet with White shorts.
  • Vernon - Green singlet with White shorts.

[edit] Sporting reputation

Within New Zealand, the school is prominent for its success in cricket, and it has won the Gillette Cup more times than any other school. It is known for producing future Black Caps, under the cricket development program employed by the school, which allows talent to be identified and nurtured successfully. It has also experienced success nationally in other sports such as soccer, badminton, squash hockey and rugby.

The 1st XV play 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

[edit] Recent Sporting Achievements

Old Boy Andre Taylor became a Manawatu Turbo in 2006 while still at school.

Old Boy Nick Roydhouse has been named in the New Zealand A soccer team in 2006, to play against Bahrain, Qatar and Vietnam.

Old Boy Jamie How Became a Black Cap in 2006

Current Student Nick Wilson has been named in the Representative New Zealand Men's Hockey Team

[edit] Notable Old Boys

[edit] Sport

[edit] Politics

[edit] Other

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards. Sunday Star Times (29 July 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
  2. ^ Tuberculosis (TB) at Palmerston North Boys' High School
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