Last updated October 2026
Ngaruawahia High School is a state, co-educational secondary school for Years 9 to 13 at 56 Kent Street, Ngaruawahia. It opened in 1963 and had 352 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Ngāruawāhia, and parts of Horotiu, Taupiri, Horsham Downs, Te Rapa Park, Pukete and Te Kowhai; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s site describes a junior programme built on English, maths, science and social sciences with arts and technology tasters in Year 9, and senior University and Industry pathways that students can mix. Pathways and trades academy coordinators help senior students with work placements and courses, and the school offers Gateway, learning support and education outside the classroom.
At a glance
- Principal
- Rebecca Hodgson
- Address
- 56 Kent Street, Ngaruawahia
- Phone
- 07 824 8729
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Ngāruawāhia near Hamilton.
Parts of Horotiu, Taupiri near Hamilton, Horsham Downs near Hamilton, Te Rapa Park, Pukete and Te Kowhai near Hamilton: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
NCEA results
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with all New Zealand school leavers.
This school New Zealand
School leavers are students who left school that year, whatever year level they left from.
Who goes here
Share of the 352 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
Stand-downs and suspensions
Cases per 1,000 students in 2025, adjusted for the ages of the school’s students, compared with all New Zealand schools.
These measure how a school responds to behaviour, and schools set their own thresholds, so they are not a measure of how students behave.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a Te Ara Huarau School Profile Report from September 2023. This kind of report sets out what ERO and the school will evaluate together, here how well the school builds the skills of teachers and leaders to achieve fair outcomes for all students.
ERO pointed to positive, supportive relationships between teachers and students, well-targeted professional learning, and a senior leadership team that keeps students at the centre.
Next, the school planned to take a deliberate approach to developing the teaching practice of middle leaders and teachers, use achievement information to plan a curriculum that responds to students, and ask students how well the local curriculum is working for them.
Read the ERO reports for Ngaruawahia High School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol, with proof of residence. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places. The board sets the number of out-of-zone places each year, and the zone page sets out the zone boundary and the priority order for out-of-zone applicants.
Application forms are available from the school office or by email. The school then invites the student and their whānau to an enrolment interview, and asks for proof of address, the latest school report, an immunisation record and a birth certificate or passport.
Schools nearby
In Ngāruawāhia near Hamilton
Ngaruawahia High School is in Ngāruawāhia near Hamilton. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Ngāruawāhia near Hamilton guide →Questions parents ask
Is Ngaruawahia High School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Ngāruawāhia near Hamilton and parts of Horotiu, Taupiri near Hamilton, Horsham Downs near Hamilton, Te Rapa Park, Pukete and Te Kowhai near Hamilton.
What years does it teach?
Years 9 to 13.
How many students go there?
352 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
534. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 59.7% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 22 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0). Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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