Palmerston North Boys’ High School
From The Rector
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What is it that motivates us to give our best effort, to learn something new, to persevere in the face of challenges, or to 'dig ... Read more…Farewell Mr Lance Retemeyer
On Friday, March 15 we farewelled Mr Lance Retemeyer after 27 years of service to PNBHS. Read more…Scholarship Success
At assembly earlier this term we recognised current students who achieved Scholarship passes in 2023. Scholarship is the highest New ... Read more…NCEA Excellence Endorsement 2023
At assembly recently we presented certificates and Super Eight Schools New Zealand Academic Badges to young men who gained NCEA Level ... Read more…NCEA Excellence Course Endorsement
Course endorsements recognise the achievements of students in a particular subject. In order to gain an Excellence Course Endorsement ... Read more…NCEA High Achievers - Migrant and Former Refugee Students
Congratulations to Teo Jauregui-Na, Dhruv Banerjee and Kexu Chen whose excellent achievement in NCEA was recently recognised with the ... Read more…New Zealand Representatives 2024
Huge congratulations to the young men who have been selected for international teams and groups during 2024. It is fantastic to see ... Read more…Year 13 Mentors
All junior Form Classes will have Year 13 students allocated to work with them in a mentoring role. The senior students who are ... Read more…Video: Term 1 2024
Term one has been incredibly busy - check out the video above form some highlights from the last 11 weeks. Read more…Attendance and Achievement at Palmerston North Boys’ High School in 2023
To help highlight the importance of regular school attendance we are providing you with information illustrating the impact that ... Read more…Music Department News
The Music Department has welcomed 200 students this year wishing to undertake itinerant music lessons across a range of lessons ... Read more…EXCELLENCE ART EXHIBITION
The 'Excellence' Art Exhibition will be open for public viewing upstairs at Te Manawa Art Gallery from Saturday, 20th April. This ... Read more…Road Race 2024
Congratulations to the podium finishers in the Junior (Under 14) Road Race: first Jai Parris of Phoenix, second Aiden McGregor of ... Read more…Running Success for Jacob Lean
2024 has been a stellar year for Year 13 student Jacob Lean. To date, Jacob has won the 5,000m, 10,000m, 1,500m, 2,000m steeplechase ... Read more…Co-curricular Participation, Attendance & Achievement – PNBHS in 2023
As a school, we strongly encourage all young men to participate in our co-curricular programme. Alongside the many social benefits ... Read more…Prefect's Assemblies
Well done to our Prefects who have organised a wide range of entertainment and presentations at the weekly Prefect's Assemblies. As ... Read more…Year 13 Mountain Trip
After two years of cancelations due to COVID-19 and Cyclone Gabrielle, the PNBHS Year 13 of 2024 embarked on a trip to Mount Ruapehu, ... Read more…Touch Wrap Up!
On Tuesday, 26 March we played our last games in the Secondary Touch Module for the Term 1 season. It has been a great summer with our ... Read more…Manawatū Inter Secondary Schools Athletics Championships (MISSA)
On Friday the 8th of March, Boys’ High was well represented by a large team of 99 athletes competing at the Manawatū Inter Secondary ... Read more…National Surf Life Saving Championship
Sam Cole and George Fell competed in the National Surf Life Saving Championship in Tauranga. Both competed in a range of events with ... Read more…Manawatū Schools Triathlon Championships
Well done to the young men who competed in the Manawatū Schools Triathlon championships, achieving some very impressive results: Read more…New Zealand Secondary Schools Triathlon Championships
A team of seven young men recently competed in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Triathlon championships in Tauranga. All team ... Read more…Motor Racing Success for Kiahn Burt
Congratulations to Kiahn Burt who won his third consecutive national motorsport title over Easter weekend. Kiahn competed in the ... Read more…National Track Cycling Championships
Earlier in the term a small team of track cycling students competed at the National Track Championships in Cambridge, achieving some ... Read more…PNBHS Canoe Polo Fifth at National Tournament
A young PNBHS Canoe Polo team played in the 5th and 6th place playoff against Feilding High School at the national tournament winning ... Read more…Riporipo Mural Project - Winning Concept
At the end of 2023, the school applied for a Creatives NZ Grant that would enable ten selected students to work alongside an artist to ... Read more…Prefect's Leadership Seminar
Earlier in the term our Prefects came together with the PNGHS Prefects for the annual Leadership Seminar. After a mihi whakatau to ... Read more…Harmful Digital Communications Act
At a recent assembly Mr. Grant Watts, Palmerston North Police Youth Aid Officer, spoke to young men in Year 9 about the Harmful ... Read more…Fletcher Lochhead - Book Review
Thank you to Fletcher Lochhead, who presented the final book review for term one in assembly on Wednesday morning. Fletcher reviewed ... Read more…
NZ Rural Games - Clash of the Colleges 
On Friday 8 March ten teams of PNBHS students - five junior and five senior - competed in the Clash of the Colleges as part of the New ... Read more…PNBHS Shearing Team Competes at New Zealand Rural Games
The PNBHS Shearing team of Henry Speedy, Hayden Lourie, Ernie Fowler and Aiden Curtis, along with wool handlers Johnny Fowler and ... Read more…The Year 9 Reading Challenge Encourages and Rewards Young Men for Reading
As young men finish each book during the year, they should talk to their English teacher or one of the librarians to have it recorded. ... Read more…Regional FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year
Congratulations and good luck to Nicolas Verry and Jack Aitken-Cade who won the regional FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year contest ... Read more…Lost Property
Mrs Shorter at the Student Support Centre has accumulated a rather large amount of lost property this term. The photo above is only a ... Read more…Performing Arts and Media Hall of Fame
Ten outstanding inductees were inducted into our first PNBHS Performing Arts and Media Hall of Fame on Friday, March 1st. Read more…School Holiday Office Hours
Please find below the office hours over the Christmas/New Year holiday period. Read more…PNBHS Supporter's Code of Conduct
At school we discuss our expectations of our teams and our young men and it is important that these are supported at home and on the ... Read more…PNBHS Player's Code of Conduct
Involvement in co-curricular activities has many benefits for young men throughout their lives. However, it is important that our ... Read more…Resources for NCEA Students in 2024
NCEA does not have to be difficult. With the proper preparation and focus on high-yield material, merits and excellences will be very ... Read more…Guide to NCEA
NZQA (New Zealand Qualifications Authority) has produced a guide to explain the NCEA qualification. Read more…Community Service Recognition Through SVA (Student Volunteer Army)
We encourage all young men, regardless of their year level, to register for the SVA Service Award. This award recognises the positive ... Read more…Relief Teachers Wanted
We are looking to employ high-quality relief teachers for Palmerston North Boys’ High School. Our school is a busy place with a range ... Read more…Join the Palmy Boys' PTA
The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) is a proactive group that is keen to support the education of young men at Palmerston North Boys' ... Read more…The Anxious Generation
The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt thinks the evidence is now conclusive: the smartphone and social media have ruined young ... Read more…The Cave
The Cave are offering an exclusive discount to PNBHS students in the April school holidays. Read more…The Unique Wellbeing Benefits of Organised Sport
A recently published New Zealand study has found that participation in organised sport provides wellbeing benefits to young people, ... Read more…Powerful Benefits of Exercise for Teens
As students, day-to-day life can get hectic as we try to balance school, social and personal lives, and plan for the future. ... Read more…Video: How Do We Learn?
Having an understanding of how our brain works can help us to learn new things more effectively. Read more…Resilience in Positive Psychology: How to Bounce Back
Resilience in positive psychology refers to the ability to cope with whatever life throws at you. Some people are knocked down by ... Read more…What Does Vaping Do to Your Brain?
Vaping has become a subject of fierce debate. Using an electronic cigarette to mimic smoking via inhaling the vapours of a heated ... Read more…Support the NZ Blood Service - A Great Way to Support Your Community
Donating blood is a life-changing and life-saving contribution to your community. Read more…The Ideal Man According to Seven Different Philosophers
(click here to read this article online) What is the ideal man? This is a question that philosophers have pondered over and riffed ... Read more…A Great Gift at Any Time of the Year - Entertainment App Fundraiser
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