List of schools in Waikato


The Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand contains numerous small rural primary schools, some small town primary and secondary schools, and city schools in Hamilton.
Schools in the Waitomo District and Taupo Districts that are located in other regions are listed here. Schools in the Rotorua District that are located in the Waikato region are listed at list of schools in the Bay of Plenty region.
In New Zealand schools, students begin formal education in Year 1 at the age of five. Year 13 is the final year of secondary education. Years 14 and 15 refer to adult education facilities.
State schools are those fully funded by the government and at which no fees for tuition of domestic students can be charged, although a donation is commonly requested. A state integrated school is a former private school with a special character based on a religious or philosophical belief that has been integrated into the state system. State integrated schools charge "attendance dues" to cover the building and maintenance of school buildings, which are not owned by the government, but otherwise they like state schools cannot charge fees for tuition of domestic students but may request a donation. Private schools charge fees to its students for tuition, as do state and state integrated schools for tuition of international students.
The equity index is a measure of the average socioeconomic status of the school's roll: the higher the number, the more socioeconomic barriers students face to achievement. For statistical purposes, schools are banded into seven bands based on their EQI and the barriers faced: fewest, few, below average, average, above average, many, and most. The EQI and band given here are based on figures from The roll of each school changes frequently as students start school for the first time, move between schools, and graduate. The rolls given here are those provided by the Ministry of Education are based on figures from November 2012. The Ministry of Education institution number links to the Education Counts page for each school.

Thames-Coromandel District

Former schools

Waikato District

NameYearsAreaAuthorityRollWebsiteMOEERO
Aka Aka School1–8Aka AkaState
Glen Massey School1–8Glen MasseyState
Gordonton School1–8GordontonState
Hamilton Seventh-day Adventist School1–8TamahereState integrated
Harrisville School1–6HarrisvilleState
Horotiu School1–8HorotiuState
Horsham Downs School1–8Horsham DownsState
Huntly College9–13HuntlyState
Huntly Primary School1–8HuntlyState
Huntly West School1–8HuntlyState
Kimihia School1–8KimihiaState
Mangatangi School1–8MangatangiState
Mangatawhiri School1–8MangatawhiriState
Maramarua School1–8MaramaruaState
Matangi School1–6MatangiState
Meremere School1–8MeremereState
Newstead Model School1–6NewsteadState
Ngaruawahia High School9–13NgāruawāhiaState
Ngaruawahia School1–8NgāruawāhiaState
Ngāti Haua School1–8PukemoremoreState-
Ohinewai School1–8OhinewaiState
Onewhero Area School1–13OnewheroState
Orini Combined School1–8OriniState
Otaua School1–8OtauaState
Pokeno School1–8PōkenoState
Pukekawa School1–6PukekawaState
Pukeoware School1–8WaiukuState
Puketaha School1–8PuketahaState
Raglan Area School1–15RaglanState
Rangiriri School1–8RangiririState-
Rotokauri School1–8RotokauriState
Ruawaro Combined School1–8RuawaroState-
St Anthony's Catholic School1–8HuntlyState integrated
St Paul's Catholic School1–8NgāruawāhiaState integrated
Tai Wananga9–15RuakuraState
Tamahere Model Country School1–6TamahereState
Taupiri School1–8TaupiriState
Tauwhare School1–6TauwhareState
Te Akau School1–8Te ĀkauState-
Te Kauwhata College7–15Te KauwhataState
Te Kauwhata Primary School1–6Te KauwhataState
Te Kohanga School1–6Te KohangaState
Te Kowhai School1–8Te KowhaiState
Te Mata School1–8Te MataState
Te Paina School1–8MercerState
Te Uku School1–8Te UkuState
Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga1–13HuntlyState
TKK o Puaha o Waikato1–8Port WaikatoState-
TKKM o Bernard Fergusson1–8NgāruawāhiaState
Tuakau College7–13TuakauState
Tuakau School1–6TuakauState
Waerenga School1–6WaerengaState
Waikaretu School1–8WaikaretuState
Waikato Montessori Education Centre1–8TamaherePrivate
Waingaro School1–8WaingaroState
Waipa School1–8NgāruawāhiaState
Waitetuna School1–8WaitetunaState
Whatawhata School1–8WhatawhataState
Whitikahu School1–8WhitikahuState

Pukemiro School opened in 1905 and closed in 2021.

Matamata-Piako District

NameYearsGenderAreaAuthorityEQI RollWebsiteMOEERO
David Street School1–6CoedMorrinsvilleState
Elstow-Waihou Combined School1–8CoedWaihouState
Firth School1–6CoedMatamataState
Hinuera School1–6CoedHinueraState
Kiwitahi School1–6CoedKiwitahiState
Manawaru School1–8CoedManawaruState
Matamata Christian School1–8CoedMatamataState integrated
Matamata College9–15CoedMatamataState
Matamata Intermediate7–8CoedMatamataState
Matamata Primary School1–6CoedMatamataState
Morrinsville College9–15CoedMorrinsvilleState
Morrinsville Intermediate7–8CoedMorrinsvilleState
Morrinsville School1–6CoedMorrinsvilleState
Motumaoho School1–6CoedMotumaohoState
Springdale School1–8CoedSpringdaleState
St Joseph's Catholic School (Matamata)1–8CoedMatamataState integrated
St Joseph's Catholic School (Morrinsville)1–8CoedMorrinsvilleState integrated
St Joseph's Catholic School (Te Aroha)1–8CoedTe ArohaState integrated
Stanley Avenue School1–8CoedTe ArohaState
Tahuna School1–6CoedTahunaState
Tatuanui School1–6CoedTatuanuiState
Tauhei Combined School1–6CoedMangateparuState
Te Aroha College9–15CoedTe ArohaState
Te Aroha Primary School1–8CoedTe ArohaState -
Te Kura o Waharoa1–6CoedWaharoaState
Te Poi School1–6CoedTe PoiState
Te Wharekura o Te Rau Aroha1–15CoedNgaruaState -
Wairere School1–6CoedWaharoaState
Walton School1–6CoedWaltonState

Hamilton City

Former schools

  • Melville High School, founded in 1964 and closed at the end of 2023.
  • Melville Intermediate, closed at the end of 2023.

Waipa District

NameYearsGenderAreaAuthorityEQI RollWebsiteMOEERO
Cambridge East School1–6CoedCambridgeState
Cambridge High School9–15CoedCambridgeState
Cambridge Middle School7–10CoedCambridgeState
Cambridge School1–6CoedCambridgeState
Goodwood School1–6CoedFencourtState
Hautapu School1–8CoedHautapuState
Horahora School1–8CoedMaungatautariState
Kaipaki School1–8CoedKaipakiState
Karapiro School1–6CoedKarapiroState
Kihikihi School1–6CoedKihikihiState
Koromatua School1–8CoedTemple ViewState
Leamington School1–6CoedCambridgeState
Ngahinapouri School1–8CoedNgāhinapōuriState
Ōhaupō School1–8CoedŌhaupōState
Paterangi School1–8CoedPaterangiState
Pekapekarau School1–6CoedTe AwamutuState
Pirongia School1–8CoedPirongiaState
Pokuru School1–6CoedPokuruState
Puahue School1–6CoedPuahueState
Pukeatua School1–8CoedPukeatuaState
Roto-o-Rangi School1–6CoedRoto-o-RangiState
Rukuhia School1–8CoedRukuhiaState
South City Christian School1–8CoedDeanwellState integrated
St Patrick's Catholic School1–8CoedTe AwamutuState integrated
St Peter's Catholic School1–8CoedCambridgeState integrated
St. Peter's School7–15CoedCambridgePrivaten/a
Te Awamutu College9–15CoedTe AwamutuState
Te Awamutu Intermediate7–8CoedTe AwamutuState
Te Awamutu Primary School1–6CoedTe AwamutuState
Te Kura Amorangi o Whakawatea1–8CoedDeanwellState
Te Miro School1–8CoedTe MiroState
Te Pahu School1–8CoedTe PahuState
Te Wharekura o Nga Purapura o te Aroha1–15CoedTe AwamutuState –
Waipa Christian School1–8CoedTe AwamutuState integrated
Wharepapa South School1–8CoedWharepapa SouthState

The Church College of New Zealand closed in 2009.