School Information

A warm welcome to everyone for the new school year, particularly to families that are new to College Street Normal School.  For enrolment, curriculum, school directory and all other school information please refer to our PROSPECTUS and CHARTER documents below.

School Profile

College Street Normal School is situated in the Palmerston North suburb of Hokowhitu. We are a contributing school (Years 0-6) established in 1893 with a stable roll of around 650.

As a Normal School (from L’Ecole Normale – the style of French Teacher’s College) College Street has a close association with Massey University. As associate teachers, the staff mentor student teachers as they develop their teaching practice.

The school has a significant number of academically able students with many children excelling each year in National and Australasian competitions. Their needs are catered for both within the classroom and additional programmes.  The school also has very robust and comprehensive Learning Support Programmes that cater for students with special learning needs.

Community Profile

College Street Normal School is situated in the Palmerston North suburb of Hokowhitu, in close proximity to the city’s central business area. Rangitane are the tangata whenua.

Palmerston North’s tertiary and research facilities attract employees from all around the world. Massey University, Universal College of Learning (UCOL), the Fonterra Co-operative Group, Landcare Research, Plant & Food Research and Ag Research are allocated within the school’s catchment area and provide employment for many of our parents.

The Lido Swimming Complex, Regent Theatre, Te Manawa – Museum of Art, Science and History, City Library, and extensive public playing fields and courts are also in close proximity of our school. College Street Normal School draws children from all over the city with approximately one third living outside of the school’s designated zone.