Make a difference for your community by helping us Pack the Bus on Tuesday, 2nd December.

All donations are gifted to the Palmerston North Methodist Social Services (Koha Kai Whare) and Barnardos to help support local families in need these holidays. 

The team at Tranzit Coachlines has donated a bus for us to pack full of goodies, which will be visiting PNBHS on December 2nd, so we need your help to Pack the Bus and support our community. 

Donation Ideas: Palmerston North Methodist Social Services (Koha Kai Whare) – Any non-perishable food items and toiletries.

Barnardos – Newborn and infant bedding, clothing, nappies and wipes. New children’s books, wooden toys and puzzles, games and sporting equipment (indoor and outdoor), tricycles, arts and crafts activities, and general toys.

Donations can be left at the school office from now until Tuesday, 2nd December, or at the school hall before 9.30am on Tuesday, 2nd December.

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Junior Attendance by Year Level

Young men in Year 9 have an average attendance of 93.8% and young men in Year 10 have, on average, 93.9% attendance so far in 2025. While these figures are very pleasing, it is disappointing that both have slipped since last week.

Of our 710 junior students:

• 572 have a 90% or higher attendance rate

• 370 have a 95% attendance rate or higher

• 548 junior students have maintained a 100% attendance record so far this year

Attendance by Club

Murray Club junior students have the highest junior attendance rate among clubs at an average of 96.1% followed by Albion (94.2%), Phoenix (93.7%), Vernon (93.5%), Kia Ora and Gordon (93.2%).

Attendance by Form Class

The top average attendance by Form Class at each year level:

Year 9:

First - 9OG - 95.6%

Second = 9BD & 9RS - 95.4%

Third - 9GC - 95.1%

Year 10:

First = 10VT & 10KR - 95.3%

Second - 10HP - 95.2%

Third - 10BX -94.6%

Well done to our young men and their whānau for continuing to make school the priority.

Touch draw for Tuesday. Please note: all PNBHS teams are playing in the first round. No games for Year 10 teams.

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All secondary school cricket is cancelled today.