Hamilton North School
Warwick Avenue, Te Rapa · Waikato
Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #1,178 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Te Rapa looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Hamilton North School a good school?
Hamilton North School scores 69/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board Administration compliance confirmed
- Curriculum compliance confirmed
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare compliance confirmed
Summary derived from ERO reports + audited financials + MoE records. Every claim links to its source — see data transparency at the bottom of this page.
Score breakdown
6 axes, each scored 0–100 on a national absolute scale. As at 2025.
standdowns 26.2/1k · suspensions 6.4/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=468) · why? ▼ hide
+6.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
84/100 from ERO review 2024-05 · top quartile of band (n=471) · why? ▼ hide
⚠ Insufficient EQI-band peers (n<10) to compute per-axis percentile context. The score above is absolute; treat it as a single-school read rather than a peer comparison.
Real ERO composite (from the latest review): 84/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-05-02 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to regulatory and legislative requirements across most areas
- Non-compliance identified in Personnel Management regarding workforce safety checking under Children's Act 2014
- Board has addressed the identified area of non-compliance
- Next assurance report will be provided within three years alongside Te Ara Huarau School Evaluation Report
"The next School Board assurance that it is meeting regulatory and legislative requirements will be reported, along with the Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report, within three years."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2024. Click a point to read that review.
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
0.0%
0 of 13 leavers
-6.7pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
0.0%
0 of 13 leavers
-6.7pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
0.0%
0 of 13 leavers
0.0pt vs prior year
Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0
Stay-on rate
Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.
84.6%
2024 cohort · 13 students
-8.7pt vs 2023
Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)
Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.
Stand-downs · 2024
26.2
4 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
6.4
1 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~1.5
Government funding
Crown funding only (school operations + teacher salaries + property). Excludes locally-raised funds, international fees and trading income — those are in the audited financial report above.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$5.00M
Per-student funding · 2022
$31,242
2018
$3.1M
2019
$3.4M
2020
$4.8M
2021
$5.1M
2022
$5.0M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 1
- Year 02 11
- Year 03 11
- Year 04 9
- Year 05 13
- Year 06 11
- Year 07 16
- Year 08 9
- Year 09 14
- Year 10 7
- Year 11 13
- Year 12 15
- Year 13+ 30
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Māori 54.4%
- European/Pākehā 43.1%
- Asian 18.8%
- Pacific 10.0%
- Other / MELAA 3.8%
Location
Warwick Avenue, Te Rapa. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Hamilton North School.
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76
+7 vs this
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90
+21 vs this
Forest Lake School
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Frequently asked
Is Hamilton North School a good school?
Hamilton North School scores 69/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2024-05 review identified 4 key findings. Board has attested to regulatory and legislative requirements across most areas
How do I enrol my child at Hamilton North School?
Contact the school directly on 07-8493029, email admin@hamnorth.school.nz, or visit www.hamnorth.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.
What are the fees?
Hamilton North School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Hamilton North School has 160 students, with an EQI of 499 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Hamilton North School in 2024-05, signed by Shelley Booysen. 3 ERO reports are on file in our archive.
Data transparency
Every fact on this page links to its source. We never publish a claim without provenance — read our methodology for the full rules.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz