# Cambridge High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Cambridge

https://www.chch.live/school/142-cambridge-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 447

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

## The record
- 25 Swayne Road, Cambridge, 3450
- Roll: 1,711 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1883
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.35, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 1376 · Pacific 43 · Asian 172 · MELAA 17 · Other 32 · International 34
- Phone: 07-827 5415
- Email: kvr@camhigh.school.nz
- Contact: Paul McAvoy (Acting)
- Website: http://www.camhigh.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Cambridge High School, in force from 2011-06-16 · 620 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Cambridge East School](https://www.chch.live/school/1700-cambridge-east-school), decile 10 · EQI 419
- [Cambridge Middle School](https://www.chch.live/school/1701-cambridge-middle-school), decile 9 · EQI 431
- [St Peter's Catholic School (Cambridge)](https://www.chch.live/school/1965-st-peter-s-catholic-school-cambridge), decile 9 · EQI 399
- [Cambridge School](https://www.chch.live/school/1702-cambridge-school), decile 9 · EQI 403
- [St Peter's School (Cambridge)](https://www.chch.live/school/141-st-peter-s-school-cambridge), private, not rated
- [Goodwood School](https://www.chch.live/school/1727-goodwood-school), decile 10 · EQI 388
- [Leamington School](https://www.chch.live/school/1789-leamington-school), decile 7 · EQI 444
- [Hautapu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1735-hautapu-school), decile 10 · EQI 420

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.878116&lon=175.470878

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Cambridge High School?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Cambridge High School have?**

1,711 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Cambridge High School's Equity Index?**

EQI 447, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Cambridge 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=142 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026