# Hamilton Girls' High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Hamilton

https://www.chch.live/school/132-hamilton-girls-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 463

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- Ward Street, Hamilton, 3240
- Roll: 1,750 (October 2026)
- Girls School
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1911
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.03, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Boarding: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 1048 · Pacific 252 · Asian 370 · MELAA 109 · Other 32 · International 19
- Phone: 07-8391304
- Email: principal@hghs.school.nz
- Contact: Marie Gordon
- Website: http://www.hghs.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Hamilton Girls' High School, in force from 2023-04-24 · 11 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Hamilton East School](https://www.chch.live/school/1731-hamilton-east-school), decile 4 · EQI 454
- [Hamilton West School](https://www.chch.live/school/1733-hamilton-west-school), decile 5 · EQI 433
- [Whitiora School](https://www.chch.live/school/2091-whitiora-school), decile 3 · EQI 531
- [Marian Catholic School (Hamilton)](https://www.chch.live/school/2094-marian-catholic-school-hamilton), decile 7 · EQI 393
- [Hamilton Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/131-hamilton-boys-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 429
- [Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham)](https://www.chch.live/school/139-sacred-heart-girls-college-ham), decile 7 · EQI 439
- [Maeroa Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1792-maeroa-intermediate), decile 3 · EQI 495
- [Peachgrove Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1892-peachgrove-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 485

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.789062&lon=175.277353

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Hamilton Girls' High School?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Girls School.

**How many students does Hamilton Girls' High School have?**

1,750 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Hamilton Girls' High School's Equity Index?**

EQI 463, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Hamilton Girls' High School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=132 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026