Hamilton West School
Full Primary · State · Hamilton West, Hamilton
711 students on the roll in Hamilton West · EQI 433 · an enrolment scheme in place.
Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5. Current Equity Index: 433. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.
The record
- 36 Hammond Street, Hamilton West, Hamilton, 3204
- Roll: 711 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1863
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.05, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Phone: 07-839 4911
- Email: [email protected]
- Contact: Richelle Jones
- Website: hamwest.school.nz
Who the roll is
Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.
Enrolment zone
- Hamilton West School, in force from 2026-07-20 · 5 km²
Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.
Other schools near here
- Hamilton Girls' High School, decile 6 · EQI 463 · 1.2 km
- Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham), decile 7 · EQI 439 · 1.3 km
- Marian Catholic School (Hamilton), decile 7 · EQI 393 · 1.4 km
- Hamilton East School, decile 4 · EQI 454 · 1.4 km
- St Pius X Catholic School (Melville), decile 3 · EQI 378 · 1.6 km
- Melville Primary School, decile 2 · EQI 537 · 1.7 km
- Hamilton Boys' High School, decile 7 · EQI 429 · 1.9 km
- Mangakōtukutuku College, EQI 529 · 2.0 km
Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.
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Questions, answered briefly
Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Hamilton West.
711 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.
EQI 433, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.
1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.