# Knighton Normal School

Contributing · State · Hillcrest, Hamilton

https://www.chch.live/school/1781-knighton-normal-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 476

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

## The record
- Knighton Road, Hillcrest, Hamilton, 3216
- Roll: 693 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1957
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.11, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 144 · Pacific 76 · Asian 276 · MELAA 53 · Other 4
- Phone: 07-8565399
- Email: knighton@kns.ac.nz
- Contact: Andrew Campbell
- Website: http://www.kns.ac.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Knighton Normal School, in force from 2016-05-02 · 4 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St John's College (Hillcrest)](https://www.chch.live/school/136-st-john-s-college-hillcrest), decile 7 · EQI 428
- [Patricia Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1891-patricia-avenue-school), decile 4 · EQI 500
- [Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham)](https://www.chch.live/school/139-sacred-heart-girls-college-ham), decile 7 · EQI 439
- [Hillcrest Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/1739-hillcrest-normal-school), decile 8 · EQI 397
- [TKKM o Toku Mapihi Maurea](https://www.chch.live/school/1589-tkkm-o-toku-mapihi-maurea), decile 5 · EQI 463
- [Marian Catholic School (Hamilton)](https://www.chch.live/school/2094-marian-catholic-school-hamilton), decile 7 · EQI 393
- [Peachgrove Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1892-peachgrove-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 485
- [Hillcrest High School](https://www.chch.live/school/138-hillcrest-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 451

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.793054&lon=175.310072

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Hillcrest.

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

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

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

EQI 476, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Knighton 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=1781 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026