# Hillcrest Normal School

Contributing · State · Hillcrest, Hamilton

https://www.chch.live/school/1739-hillcrest-normal-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 397

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

## The record
- 218 Cambridge Road, Hillcrest, Hamilton, 3251
- Roll: 645 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1923
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.14, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 249 · Pacific 21 · Asian 287 · MELAA 57 · Other 4 · International 2
- Phone: 07-8566129
- Email: enquiries@hillcrestnormal.school.nz
- Contact: Andy Peart (Acting)
- Website: http://www.hillcrestnormal.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Hillcrest Normal School, in force from 2009-02-09 · 7 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Berkley Normal Middle School](https://www.chch.live/school/1695-berkley-normal-middle-school), decile 8 · EQI 420
- [Hillcrest High School](https://www.chch.live/school/138-hillcrest-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 451
- [St John's College (Hillcrest)](https://www.chch.live/school/136-st-john-s-college-hillcrest), decile 7 · EQI 428
- [Silverdale Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/1940-silverdale-normal-school), decile 4 · EQI 464
- [Knighton Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/1781-knighton-normal-school), decile 5 · EQI 476
- [TKKM o Toku Mapihi Maurea](https://www.chch.live/school/1589-tkkm-o-toku-mapihi-maurea), decile 5 · EQI 463
- [Hamilton Seventh-Day Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/4105-hamilton-seventh-day-adventist-school), decile 6 · EQI 425
- [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=-37.801124&lon=175.321223

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Hillcrest Normal School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Hillcrest.

**How many students does Hillcrest Normal School have?**

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

**What is Hillcrest Normal School's Equity Index?**

EQI 397, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Hillcrest Normal 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=1739 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026