Palmerston North Boys' High School
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| Palmerston North Boys' High School | |
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| Location | |
| 263 Featherston St, Palmerston North, New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 40°20′55″S 175°36′26″E / 40.3485°S 175.6073°ECoordinates: 40°20′55″S 175°36′26″E / 40.3485°S 175.6073°E |
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| Type | State single-sex boys, Secondary (Year 9-13) with Boarding Facilities |
| Motto | Nihil Boni Sine Labore commonly translated as 'Nothing Achieved Without Hard Work' |
| Established | 1902 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 202 |
| Rector | Tim O'Connor |
| School roll | 1756 (approx) |
| Socio-economic decile | 9 |
| Website | pnbhs.school.nz |
Palmerston North Boys' High School is a state secondary school for boys located in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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[edit] Location
Palmerston North Boys' High School is located on Featherston Street, between the intersections of Rangitikei Street and North Street.
[edit] Students and school culture
Most of the school's approximately 1,700 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 - College House (Also known as 'Murray House,' after former Rector John Murray; his former home is part of the hostel).
The school's mission is to "Develop educated men of outstanding character" and the core values are:
- integrity
- courage
- pride
- respect
- industry
- humility
[edit] History
In 1902, Palmerston North High School was established as a co-educational 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 Andrew's Presbyterian Church Sunday School hall. In 1920, Palmerston North High School was split into two single-sex schools: Palmerston North Girls' High School and Palmerston North Boys' High School.
In a 1990 case, M & R v Syms and the Board of Trustees of Palmerston North Boys High School [2003] NZAR 705,[1] the plaintiffs challenged the steps taken by the Rector in suspending both students for consumption of alcohol, and later by the Board expelling M. McGechan J gave judgment for the plaintiffs holding that the Rector's discretion as to whether to suspend the pupils "is not to be ignored, as if non-existent. Nor is it to be fettered by a Principal through self imposed rules permitting no exceptions". The Judge further found that the Board did not exercise its mind on the ultimate discretion whether or not to uplift suspension or procure removal.[2]
In September 2006 the school had an outbreak of tuberculosis in which a substantial number of students contracted a latent form of tuberculosis, as well as a small amount of students who had active tuberculosis.[3] However this outbreak was resolved and the school has since been running normally.
Rector Tim O'Connor was awarded a Woolf Fisher Fellowship and the Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award in 2007.[4]
[edit] Rectors
The school has had nine rectors:
| Period | Rector |
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| 1902 | William Gray |
| 1902–1918 | John E. Vernon |
| 1919–1946 | John Murray |
| 1947–1954 | O. J. Begg |
| 1954–1963 | Edward S. Craven |
| 1963–1970 | Percy A. Muirhead |
| 1971–1987 | Eric D. P. White |
| 1987–2002 | David A. Syms |
| 2002 – present | Timothy M. O'Connor |
[edit] Facilities
- boarding facilities for approximately 200 students
- Ian Colquhoun Memorial Hall (1700 Seats)
- library
- computer suites
- Spiers Centre (Music Rehearsal Suite and David A. Syms Auditorium - 400 seats)
- Little Theatre (80 Seats)
- 2 gymnasiums
- weights room and heated indoor pool
- 2 rugby fields and 2 football fields
- 3 artificial cricket wickets and a grass wicket
- 8 cricket nets
- 8 tennis courts/2 hockey turfs
- technology/workshop block
[edit] Clubs
Palmerston North Boys' High School is divided into six clubs (or houses). On enrolment students are placed in a club at random, or into a house with a family tie. Staff are also placed in clubs, with the sole exception of the Rector.
| Colours | Name | Reason for name | |
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| Albion | Named for the founding club secretary | ||
| Gordon | Named for the founding club secretary | ||
| Kia Ora | The reason for this name unknown. See: Kia Ora. | ||
| Murray | Named for former Rector Mr John Murray | ||
| Phoenix | Named for the Phoenix on the school crest | ||
| Vernon | Named for the school's second Rector, Mr J. Vernon | ||
Murray Club is also known as College House, is composed of the school's boarding students.
The Clubs compete in a wide range of sports and codes, including team sports, individual sports, and whole club activities, such as Road-Race and Marching competitions. For each code the clubs are ranked first to last, with the winning club gaining one point, and the loser gaining six. The club with the least points at the end of the school year wins the Shand Shield.
[edit] Sporting reputation
The school is known for its success in cricket, and 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.[5][6]
The rugby union 1st XV plays 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] Notable alumni
[edit] Sport
Cricket
- Jamie How - Black Caps (current)
- Adam Milne - Black Caps (current)
- Jacob Oram - Black Caps (current)
- David O'Sullivan - Black Caps
- Victor Pollard - New Zealand international cricketer and footballer
- Mathew Sinclair - Black Caps (current)
- Ian Smith - New Zealand cricketer and commentator
- Derek Stirling - Black Caps
- Ross Taylor - Black Caps (current)
- George Worker
- Bryan Yuile - Black Caps
Cycling
- Jesse Sergent - Olympic bronze medalist
Football
- Jason Hayne
- Stu Jacobs - NZ Soccer International, New Zealand Olympic coach, Wellington Phoenix assistant coach
- Steven Old
- Jarrod Smith
Hockey
Kayaking
- Ian Ferguson - Olympic gold medalist
- Ben Fouhy - Olympic silver medalist
Motor Racing
- Brendon Hartley - 2007 Eurocup Formula Renault champion and Formula One test driver
Rugby
- Kurt Baker - IRB Sevens, Taranaki (current)
- Josh Bradnock - Hurricanes Super 14 rugby (current)
- Francis Bryant - Manawatu Turbos
- Craig Clare - Manawatu Turbos
- Aaron Cruden - All Blacks and Hurricanes Super 14 Rugby (Both Current); Manawatu Turbos and NZ Under 20s (2009 Captain of both), IRB Under 20 International Player of the Year 2009
- Jason Eaton - All Blacks (current)
- Hamish Gard - Canterbury rugby union
- Bevan Griggs
- Dean Kenny - former All Black
- Emosi Koloto - rugby league, Kiwis
- Johnny Leota - Highlanders Super 14 Rugby (current)
- Lifeimi Mafi - Munster Rugby Union
- Andre Taylor - Hurricanes Super 14 rugby (current), New Zealand Maori rugby team (current)
- Brent Thompson - former Hurricanes player
- Grant Webb - rugby union
- Craig Wickes - All Blacks
Golf
[edit] Politics and public service
- The Rt. Hon. Major-General Sir Harold Barrowclough - Chief Justice of New Zealand 1953-1966
- Trevor de Cleene (1933–2001), former MP representing Palmerston North[7]
- Sir Gaven Donne - former Chief Justice of Samoa, Niue, the Cook Islands, Nauru and Tuvalu[8]
- Jonathan Hunt - former Speaker of the House and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
- Major-General Brian Poananga - Chief of the General Staff, New Zealand Army[9]
[edit] Television
- Shane Cortese - NZ theatre and TV actor
- Clarke Gayford - television personality
- Peter Land - UK theatre and TV actor
- Hamish McKay - NZ television presenter
- Richard Wilkins - television presenter
[edit] Other
- Dr Fred Hollows - world famous ophthalmologist; 1990 Australian of the Year[1]
- Tim Miles - former Vodafone UK CEO and PGG Wrightson CEO
- Colin Webster-Watson - artist
[edit] References
- Palmerston North Boys High School Website
- Angelfire - Palmerston North High School
- Murray, J. "Palmerston North Boys' High School: An Historical Survey", Palmerston North, 1952
- Browne, R., ed. "The Palmerstonian" Vol. 104, 2010
- ^ http://www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/EducationPolicies/Schools/StanddownsSuspensionsExclusionsExpulsions/PartOne/PrincipalsRole/PrincipalsDecision.aspx,
- ^ http://www.jamiesonpartners.co.nz/exclusion-and-expulsion-from-school-justified-or-unjustified/
- ^ Tuberculosis (TB) at Palmerston North Boys' High School
- ^ "The Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards". Sunday Star Times. 29 July 2007. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4144711a6442.html. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
- ^ "Cricket". PNBHS Website. http://pnbhs.school.nz/sports/cricket.
- ^ "Rugby". PNBHS Website. http://pnbhs.school.nz/sports/rugby.
- ^ Hancock, Mervyn (December 2005). "Trevor Albert De Cleene : Member of Parliament for Palmerston North 1981–1990" (PDF). Palmerston North Library. http://citylibrary.pncc.govt.nz/user/file/286/(15)%20Trevor%20Albert%20de%20Cleene.pdf. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "Judge who toppled a government dies, aged 95". 3 News. NZPA. 29 March 2010. http://www.3news.co.nz/Judge-who-toppled-a-government-dies-aged-95/tabid/423/articleID/148670/Default.aspx. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ Maj-Gen Brian Poananga
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