The main entrance of the school is located on Fitzherbert Avenue, near the Victoria Esplanade.

Adjacent to the North are Huia Street and the Manawatu Lawn Tennis Club.

The first classes were held at St Andrews Presbyterian Church Sunday School hall.

The house names and colours are as follows: The student councils organise events, many of which contribute to the inter-house competition and points towards the award of the Nash Cup.

[3] As of 2024, Palmerston North Girls' High School has an Equity Index of 435,[4] placing it amongst schools whose students have below average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to decile 7 under the former socio-economic decile system).