All students deserve the right to feel safe in their school environment and at Palmerston North Boys’ High School we work hard to provide a positive experience for our young men. As such, bullying and other antisocial behaviour is unacceptable.  However, we are aware that it does occur within groups of people and unfortunately can be an issue for students in secondary schools.  Our fundamental school rules are very clear that bullying will not be tolerated.  When issues are brought to our attention, we do our utmost to deal with them. 

However, in order for us to have effective systems in place it is important that we have a good understanding of the nature of any bullying issues at school.  To obtain this data we would like you to complete an anonymous survey:

Year 9 Feeling Safe Survey - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefXwo6SxbW3Hi7DegGCRaoCLLdMuVgDgoqhQgXIaXvtpQHXA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=104537285724912657691

Year 10 Feeling Safe Survey - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdo3jHd8_8YpG7uN0EUR8scLD4fkBjpayGChAU5yX6Q0WI1g/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=104537285724912657691

Year 11 Feeling Safe Survey - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfrHfYk86rWz6BfsMihCh7YfMc6U3iT9gyAYBnxtQfjgETL-g/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=104537285724912657691

The Schools MTB Fest is an opportunity for intermediate and secondary students to compete with their peers. Covering two days – 4-5 October 2025 – it includes cross-country (XC), enduro (END), and downhill (DH) events on a wide selection of purpose-built MTB trails.

Register by 21 September and get early-bird fees AND your personalised race plate.

On-line registration closes on 28 September. Rego: https://schools25.lilregie.com

The latest PNBHS Library display in support of Fortress 40 and Men's Mental Health. Support the Movember Foundation and the PNBHS Fortress 40 team - https://nz.movember.com/mospace/15363405

U19 Rangatahi SOFTBALL League

A player draft league designed to engage young athletes and foster their love for the game. Participants will receive shirts and hats to keep, and our dedicated coaches will guide them throughout the season. The league will run for 5 weeks on Thursday afternoons/nights, starting November 6th with approximately 10x games. 

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Check out the latest additions to the PNBHS Library which are now available for students to borrow.

It’s fantastic to see the bagpipes experiencing a renaissance at PNBHS.  Earlier this week, four of our novice pipers, Tuki Walker, Oliver Smillie, Lucas Lynch and Sam Smith, had their first session on the bagpipes, having graduated from the chanter.

We are incredibly fortunate to have the services of bagpipe tutor Mr Stuart Easton in our itinerant music staff.  Mr Easton is a world-class piper and six times overall New Zealand solo piping Champion. He has been a winner of the Highland Society of London Gold Medal at the Argyllshire Gathering, the Northern Meeting Silver Medal at Inverness, and recently won the Piobaireachd competition at the 54th annual Festival Interceltique de Lorient, the annual solo piping competition.

Lucas Lynch, third from left in the photograph, is playing a set of pipes belonging to Head of Music Mr Young's family, that Mr Easton has restored.