# Palmerston North Girls' High School

**Type:** Secondary (Year 9-15) (State)  
**Gender:** Girls School  
**Address:** Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North  
**Region:** Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū  
**Total roll:** 1,312  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 433  
**Founded:** 1902  
**Website:** <http://www.pnghs.school.nz>  

## Latest ERO review (2024-04-15)

**Author:** Shelley Booysen, ERO  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/203/palmerston-north-girls-high-school#report-30378>

### Key findings
- Respectful relationships and a positive learning environment promote learners' sense of belonging and connection to the school
- Leadership prioritises and plans for continuous improvement to promote equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners
- Shared commitment by teachers to improve outcomes through building collective capability in effective literacy practice
- Capacity and capability in internal evaluation, inquiry and knowledge building informs change to support improvement and innovation for learning

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"to promote equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners, leadership prioritises and plans for continuous improvement"_ — ERO, 2024-04-15 (leadership)

> _"respectful relationships and a positive learning environment promote learners' sense of belonging and connection to the school"_ — ERO, 2024-04-15 (wellbeing)

> _"the shared commitment by teachers to improve outcomes through building collective capability in effective literacy practice"_ — ERO, 2024-04-15 (curriculum)

## International student programme

- **SIEBA member:** yes
- **Source:** <https://www.pnghs.school.nz/international/pnghs-international>

## Tags

`accepts_international_students` · `sieba_member` · `improving_maori_achievement` · `improving_pasifika_achievement` · `improving_equity` · `consistent_excellence` · `state_school` · `single_sex_girls` · `secondary_school` · `roll_1000_to_2000` · `international_students_accepted` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director`

## Machine-readable siblings

- JSON: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/palmerston-north-girls-high-school/facts.json>
- ERO history (markdown): <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/palmerston-north-girls-high-school/ero-history.md>

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Methodology: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/methodology> · Every claim above links to its source document.