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 socioeconomic decile indicates the socioeconomic status of the school's catchment area. A decile of 1 indicates the school draws from a poor area; a decile of 10 indicates the school draws from a well-off area. The decile ratings used here come from the Ministry of Education Te Kete Ipurangi website and from the decile change spreadsheet listed in the references. The deciles of all schools were last revised using information from the 2006 Census, and may occasionally change for some schools between Censuses as schools open, close and merge. 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
Mercer School1–8MercerState
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
Pukemiro School1–8PukemiroState-
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 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

Matamata-Piako District

NameYearsGenderAreaAuthorityDecileRollWebsiteMOEERO
David Street School1–6CoedMorrinsvilleState5
Elstow-Waihou Combined School1–8CoedTe ArohaState7
Firth School1–6CoedMatamataState3
Hinuera School1–6CoedHinueraState8
Kiwitahi School1–6CoedKiwitahiState10-
Manawaru School1–8CoedManawaruState6-
Matamata Christian School1–8CoedMatamataState integrated6
Matamata College9–15CoedMatamataState6
Matamata Intermediate7–8CoedMatamataState6
Matamata Primary School1–6CoedMatamataState6
Morrinsville College9–15CoedMorrinsvilleState6
Morrinsville Intermediate7–8CoedMorrinsvilleState5
Morrinsville School1–6CoedMorrinsvilleState4
Motumaoho School1–6CoedMorrinsvilleState7-
Springdale School1–8CoedSpringdaleState9
St Joseph's Catholic School 1–8CoedMatamataState integrated3-
St Joseph's Catholic School 1–8CoedMorrinsvilleState integrated8-
St Joseph's Catholic School 1–8CoedTe ArohaState integrated5-
Stanley Avenue School1–8CoedTe ArohaState5
Tahuna School1–6CoedTahunaState6
Tatuanui School1–6CoedTatuanuiState9-
Tauhei Combined School1–6CoedMangateparuState7
Te Aroha College9–15CoedTe ArohaState4
Te Aroha Primary School1–8CoedTe ArohaState3
Te Kura o Waharoa1–6CoedWaharoaState1-
Te Poi School1–6CoedTe PoiState9-
Te Wharekura o Te Rau Aroha1–15CoedNgaruaState1-
Wairere School1–6CoedWaharoaState8-
Walton School1–6CoedWaltonState9

Hamilton City

Primary and intermediate schools

Secondary and composite schools

Special schools

Waipa District

NameYearsGenderAreaAuthorityDecileRollWebsiteMOEERO
Cambridge East School1–6CoedCambridgeState9
Cambridge High School9–15CoedCambridgeState9
Cambridge Middle School7–10CoedCambridgeState8-
Cambridge School1–6CoedCambridgeState8
Goodwood School1–6CoedHautapuState9
Hautapu School1–8CoedHautapuState10
Horahora School1–8CoedMaungatautariState10
Kaipaki School1–8CoedOhaupoState9
Karapiro School1–6CoedKarapiroState9
Kihikihi School1–6CoedKihikihiState3-
Koromatua School1–8CoedTemple ViewState6
Leamington School1–6CoedCambridgeState7
Ngahinapouri School1–8CoedNgāhinapōuriState10
Ohaupo School1–8CoedOhaupoState9
Paterangi School1–8CoedPaterangiState8
Pekerau School1–6CoedTe AwamutuState4
Pirongia School1–8CoedPirongiaState9
Pokuru School1–6CoedPokuruState6-
Puahue School1–6CoedKihikihiState7-
Pukeatua School1–8CoedPukeatuaState7-
Roto-o-Rangi School1–6CoedRoto-o-RangiState9-
Rukuhia School1–8CoedRukuhiaState9-
South City Christian School1–8CoedDeanwellState integrated7
St Patrick's Catholic School1–8CoedTe AwamutuState integrated7
St Peter's Catholic School1–8CoedCambridgeState integrated9
St. Peter's School7–15CoedCambridgePrivate9
Te Awamutu College9–15CoedTe AwamutuState6
Te Awamutu Intermediate7–8CoedTe AwamutuState5
Te Awamutu Primary School1–6CoedTe AwamutuState5
Te Miro School1–8CoedTe MiroState10
Te Pahu School1–8CoedTe PahuState9-
TKKM o Whakawatea1–8CoedDeanwellState4
Te Wharekura o Nga Purapura o te Aroha1–15CoedTe AwamutuState4–
Waipa Christian School1–8CoedTe AwamutuState integrated6
Wharepapa South School1–8CoedWharepapa SouthState8

The Church College of New Zealand closed in 2009.

Otorohanga District

South Waikato District

Waitomo District

Taupo District