ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː, pˈɑːmɚstən nˈɔːɹθ hˈaɪ skˈuːl wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt æz ɐ kˈoʊˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəl sˈɛkəndɚɹi skˈuːl wɪð ɐn ɪnˈɪʃəl ɹˈoʊl ʌv ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ stˈuːdənts fˈoːɹɾi bˈɔɪz ænd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ ɡˈɜːlz, ðə fˈɜːst pˈɜːsən bˌiːɪŋ ɔnðə ɹˈoʊl wʌzɐ ɡˈɜːl.
In 1902, Palmerston North High School was established as a co-educational secondary school with an initial roll of 84 students (40 boys and 44 girls, the first person being on the roll was a girl).