I am pleased to confirm your son’s enrolment and we look forward to developing a positive working relationship with you and your son.

Your son will be challenged through academia, sport and culture and he will have the opportunity to grow through his experiences. As a parent, we invite you to support your son’s education, to talk to us when you have problems or concerns and to participate in school related activities.

2026 Term Dates:

Term 1: Monday 26 January - Thursday 2 April

Term 2: Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July

Term 3: Monday 20 July - Friday 25 September

Term 4: Monday 12 October - Friday 4 December

Note: Mon 26 January - Senior course confirmation (Students in Years 11, 12 & 13, to arrive in mufti anytime between 8.30am - 1pm)

Tuesday 27 January - Senior course confirmation (catch-ups)

Wednesday 28 January - Years 11, 12 & 13 commence (9am-12.30pm)

Thursday 29 January - Years 9 & 10 commence (9am-3.20pm)

Friday 30 January - All students return to school

2027 Term Dates:

Term 1:

Term 2:

Term 3:

Term 4:

ADMINISTRATION:

1. Communication - The main form of communication is sent via electronic email, we ask that parents check their inbox regularly, including junk mail/other folders.  

- If you find school emails @pnbhs.school.nz are going to your junk mail/other folders, please fix this with your email provider. 

- You are able to reply to all emails sent from @pnbhs.school.nz but we ask that you please do not reply to @.school.kiwi emails, as this is an unmonitored email address and is unable to receive attachments.

Other platforms used for communicating to our PNBHS community are Facebook, Instagram, Stratus, Parent Portal and School Apps NZ. These platforms are used to send reminders and updates.

2. Personal Details – The school will use your son’s legal surname on all official school documentation. This includes school registers, qualification documents and school reports. Should you have any questions in regard to this please feel free to contact the main office.

3. Uniform – Information can be found in the body of this newsletter.  

4.  ALL Uniform & personal articles (clothing, books etc.) MUST BE CLEARLY NAMED. We cannot return lost items of clothing/personal articles to their rightful owner if it is not named.

5. School finishes at 3.20pm each day and no student should remain on the premises unless he is taking part in an activity supervised by a staff member.

6. We have been asked previously to provide an estimate of the various monies required to educate your son so that you can budget accordingly.

(i) School Costs & Donations - below is a sample copy of the costs.

General Education Donation $385.00 per student

Sports & Cultural Donation $30.00

ID card $12.00

PTA Donation $20.00

Old Boys’ Association $20.00

Testing & Analysis Programme $20.00

E Learning $30.00

Subject Cost Donation – Seniors per subject $10.00 - $80.00*

*(this will vary depending on subjects taken)

Subject Material costs – Seniors per subject $50.00 - $275.00*

In addition, workbook materials are used in many of the subjects. These can be purchased along with all other stationery requirements from OfficeMax.

(ii) Sports affiliation fees and transportation - these vary considerably depending on the type of sport your son is involved in, for example:

(PLEASE NOTE: These are approximate costs)

Basketball subscription $130.00 plus uniform $125.00

Rugby subscription $90.00 plus uniform $160.00

Football subscription $90.00 plus uniform $130.00

Hockey subscription $200.00 plus uniform $130.00

An invoice will be issued as events occur & regular financial statements will be sent at the end of each month.

Palmerston North Boys’ High School receives a minimum level of funding over and above our operations grant. The school receives enough government funding to cover only two-thirds of what is required to provide the opportunities that we as a school offer. This means that the many extras we provide have to be funded through money we raise from our community i.e. school donations. These go towards additional teaching staff so that we can continue to offer a diverse curriculum with a wide range of subject options, additional support for learning assistance classes, support program for students who are struggling with their academic progress at all year levels, mentoring program for at risk students, ‘alternative’ classes at Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3, the literacy program, the Leadership program, the promotion of e-Learning initiatives and the expansion of our ICT network and resources, alongside a full range of sporting and cultural activities with teams and groups to cater for students of all abilities.

We encourage you to set up an automatic payment so that your account is in credit at the beginning of the school year. We are conscious that there is considerable financial pressure on many families and paying by instalments can help make school costs more affordable.

Payment in full or by instalments can be made either at the Finance Office or by bank direct credit. Please contact the Finance Office on (06) 354 5176 for assistance in setting up an automatic payment.

If you have any further questions or problems feel free to phone the school office staff on 06 354 5176

IMPORTANT

Organization for the academic year requires careful, deliberate planning. To this end, accurate roll/subject numbers are essential. If you have changed your mind and your son will not be attending PNBHS, please notify us immediately. Also, if there are recent changes to custodial issues relating to your son, please provide us with the appropriate information.

Please note: Any restrictions on access or communication with, or by a parent, MUST be supported by a court order. 

D M BOVEY

RECTOR