# Hamilton East School

Contributing · State · Hamilton East, Hamilton

https://www.chch.live/school/1731-hamilton-east-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 454

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

## The record
- Dawson Street, Hamilton East, Hamilton, 3216
- Roll: 543 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1872
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.05, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 257 · Pacific 42 · Asian 121 · MELAA 69 · Other 9
- Phone: 07-8393377
- Email: office@hameast.school.nz
- Contact: Pippa Wright
- Website: http://www.hameast.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Hamilton East School, in force from 2025-06-27 · 5 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Hamilton Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/131-hamilton-boys-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 429
- [Marian Catholic School (Hamilton)](https://www.chch.live/school/2094-marian-catholic-school-hamilton), decile 7 · EQI 393
- [Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham)](https://www.chch.live/school/139-sacred-heart-girls-college-ham), decile 7 · EQI 439
- [Peachgrove Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1892-peachgrove-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 485
- [Patricia Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1891-patricia-avenue-school), decile 4 · EQI 500
- [Hamilton Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/132-hamilton-girls-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 463
- [Hamilton West School](https://www.chch.live/school/1733-hamilton-west-school), decile 5 · EQI 433
- [Southwell School](https://www.chch.live/school/4141-southwell-school), private, not rated

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.78742&lon=175.290498

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Hamilton East School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Hamilton East.

**How many students does Hamilton East School have?**

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

**What is Hamilton East School's Equity Index?**

EQI 454, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Hamilton East 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=1731 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026