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St John's College (Hillcrest)

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State : Integrated · Hillcrest, Hamilton

908 students on the roll in Hillcrest · EQI 428.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 7. Current Equity Index: 428. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 85 Hillcrest Road, Hillcrest, Hamilton, 3251
  • Roll: 908 (October 2026)
  • Boys School
  • Donations may be requested
  • Opened 1960
  • Isolation index 0.13, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 07-8567091
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Shane Tong
  • Website: stjohns-hamilton.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 658 · 72%
Pacific 75 · 8%
Asian 181 · 20%
MELAA 22 · 2%
Other 17 · 2%
International 16 · 2%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is St John's College (Hillcrest)?

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State : Integrated · Boys School, in Hillcrest.

How many students does St John's College (Hillcrest) have?

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

What is St John's College (Hillcrest)'s Equity Index?

EQI 428, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

Where is St John's College (Hillcrest)?

85 Hillcrest Road, Hillcrest, Hamilton. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.