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
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