facilities for approximately 180 students War Memorial Gallery and archive room College House College House is a boarding facility for approximately 180 students College House provides seven day boarding for students that attend Palmerston North Boys' High School. Seven day boarding means that students can remain in the hostel during the weekends. Parents apply for weekend leave to allow their sons to go home in any given weekend. Teaching blocks The school has 12 main teaching blocks. These include: H Block - drama & english M Block - music E Block - commerce & social studies S Block - science G Block C Block A Block B Block T Block - technology F Block - art P Block D Block Cultural Ian Colquhoun Memorial Hall – 1700-seat auditorium The Speirs Centre Recording facilities Rehearsal rooms David A. Syms Auditorium – 400-seat theatre Little Theatre – 80-seat theatre Sporting Two multiuse gymnasiums Full-sized basketball court Weights room Heated indoor swimming pool Two rugby fields Football field Three artificial cricket wickets and a grass wicket Cricket training nets Astroturf all-weather tennis and hockey courts Two sports pavilions Grandstand Clubs Palmerston North Boys' High School is divided into six 'clubs'. On enrolment students are placed in a club at random, or into a house with a family tie (the same as his brothers, father, grandfather or uncles). Staff are also placed in clubs, with the exception of the Rector. The clubs names and colours are as follows: Murray Club, also known as College House, is composed of the school's boarding students. The Clubs compete in sports and codes, including team sports, individual sports, and whole club activities, such as Road-Race and Marching competitions. For each code the clubs are ranked first to last, with the winning club gaining one point, and the loser gaining six. The club with the fewest points at the end of the school year wins the Shand Shield. Sports The school has experienced success nationally in sports such as football, cycling, badminton, squash, basketball, hockey and rugby. The rugby union 1st XV plays in an all-white strip. Other rugby teams from Boys' High are likely to play in blue and white hooped jerseys, similar to Auckland or St Kentigern College. Notable alumni Sport Cricket Jamie How – Black Caps Adam Milne – Black Caps Jacob Oram – Black Caps David O'Sullivan – Black Caps Victor Pollard – Black Caps