# Berkley Normal Middle School

Restricted Composite (Year 7-10) · State · Hillcrest, Hamilton

https://www.chch.live/school/1695-berkley-normal-middle-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 420

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

## The record
- 26 Berkley Avenue, Hillcrest, Hamilton, 3216
- Roll: 769 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1971
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.16, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 434 · Pacific 47 · Asian 224 · MELAA 39 · Other 5 · International 7
- Phone: 07-8566537
- Email: office@berkley.school.nz
- Contact: Nathan Leith
- Website: http://www.berkley.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Berkley Normal Middle School, in force from 2022-02-01 · 223 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Hillcrest Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/1739-hillcrest-normal-school), decile 8 · EQI 397
- [Hillcrest High School](https://www.chch.live/school/138-hillcrest-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 451
- [Hamilton Seventh-Day Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/4105-hamilton-seventh-day-adventist-school), decile 6 · EQI 425
- [Silverdale Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/1940-silverdale-normal-school), decile 4 · EQI 464
- [St John's College (Hillcrest)](https://www.chch.live/school/136-st-john-s-college-hillcrest), decile 7 · EQI 428
- [TKKM o Toku Mapihi Maurea](https://www.chch.live/school/1589-tkkm-o-toku-mapihi-maurea), decile 5 · EQI 463
- [Knighton Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/1781-knighton-normal-school), decile 5 · EQI 476
- [Patricia Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1891-patricia-avenue-school), decile 4 · EQI 500

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.802516&lon=175.327495

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Berkley Normal Middle School?**

Restricted Composite (Year 7-10) · State · Co-Educational, in Hillcrest.

**How many students does Berkley Normal Middle School have?**

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

**What is Berkley Normal Middle School's Equity Index?**

EQI 420, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Berkley Normal Middle 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=1695 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026