Welcome
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Teachers at Palmy Boys are welcomed into a supportive and collegial environment. We have well-developed mentoring and support programmes for both teachers new to the school, and for teachers new to the profession. Supportive and effective pastoral systems create settled, calm and productive classroom environments. This, coupled with high expectations of student behaviour and achievement, means teachers can concentrate on teaching rather than classroom management. Our most recent ERO review (June 2017) was very positive and we earned at ‘four-to-five year’ return time. Our teaching staff enjoy excellent support from our parent and old boy communities and I do believe we are effective in meeting our school vision ‘To Develop Educated Men of Outstanding Character.’

Palmerston North is a youthful and vibrant city experiencing steady economic growth. This means there are excellent employment prospects in a wide range of sectors for teachers’ partners. We are fortunate to be able to enjoy affordable living conditions, and in particular housing costs, for either rental or purchase, remain realistic for those on a teacher’s salary. This provides a great opportunity to pay off student debt or save for overseas travel or for a mortgage.

Palmerston North is also a great environment to bring up a family. Our central location suits all lifestyles: beaches, mountains – for tramping or skiing, and rivers are all on our backdoor step, there is a dynamic café, arts and theatre scene, as well as a wide range of easily accessible and affordable sporting opportunities. This allows parents to be involved with and support the activities their children are involved in. Do you hate being stuck in traffic? A bad traffic day in Palmy might add another two or three minutes to your five-minute commute to work.

I am incredibly proud of our dedicated and expert teaching staff, our young men and the important role we play in the Palmerston North and Manawatu communities. We take working to achieve our school vision, To Develop Educated Men of Outstanding Character, seriously.

We want staff who will work with us both in the classroom and in co-curricular activities to help develop young men we can be proud of and who will go on to make a positive difference to our society and our world.

If you would like to express your interest in working at Palmerston North Boys’ High School, please email admin@pnbhs.school.nz

Kind Regards,

David Bovey
Rector