Frankton School

Hamilton · Waikato Region

Contributing · State · Co-Educational · Major urban area · Enrolment scheme

Frankton School at a glance

Frankton School is a co-educational contributing school in Hamilton, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state sector, with 732 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 496. The school has been open since 1911.

With 732 students on roll, Frankton School is a very large school — larger than about 91% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 496, which is close to the national average of 463. That means the roll faces a broadly typical level of socio-economic challenge compared with schools across Aotearoa.

The roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with European at 42% and Asian at 32.3%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.11 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 19942.0%

Pasifika 9620.3%

Asian 15332.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 265.5%

European 199 · 42.0%

Pasifika 96 · 20.3%

Asian 153 · 32.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 26 · 5.5%

Total roll recorded: 732 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

732Students on rollLarger than 91% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

496Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

1.21Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.11Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeContributing
YearsYears 1–6
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMajor urban area
Territorial authorityHamilton City
Education regionWaikato
Regional councilWaikato Region
Enrolment schemeYes — has an in-zone entitlement
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1911
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaSwarbrick
WardWest General Ward
General electorateHamilton West
Māori electorate—

Location

Waikato Region

Hamilton 37.7933° S · 175.2496° E

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Rhode Street SchoolHamilton · Full Primary 0.7 km St Columba's Catholic School (Frankton)Hamilton · Full Primary 0.7 km Aberdeen SchoolHamilton · Contributing 0.7 km Fraser High SchoolHamilton · Secondary (Year 9-15) 1.1 km He Puaawai Teen Parent UnitHamilton · Teen Parent Unit 1.1 km Nawton SchoolHamilton · Contributing 1.6 km

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About this data

School #1721 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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