mˈoʊst əv ðə skˈuːlz ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmətli wˈʌn,sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd stˈuːdənts ɑːɹ "dˈeɪ bˈɔɪz" fɹʌm pˈɑːmɚstən nˈɔːɹθ ænd sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ tˈaʊnʃɪps sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈæʃhɜːst, lˈɛvɪn, ænd fˈeɪldɪŋ.
Most of the school's approximately 1,700 students are "day boys" from Palmerston North and surrounding townships such as Ashhurst, Levin, and Feilding.