Southwell School

Hamilton · Waikato Region

Full Primary · Private : Fully Registered · Co-Educational · Major urban area · Boarding

Southwell School at a glance

Southwell School is a co-educational full primary school in Hamilton, within the Waikato Region, operating in the private : fully registered sector, with 653 students on roll. The school has been open since 1911.

With 653 students on roll, Southwell School is a large school — larger than about 88% of New Zealand schools.

No Equity Index value has been published for this school.

The largest group is European at 65.7%, with a meaningful Asian community at 29.6% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0 (very low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 45065.7%

Pasifika 121.8%

Asian 20329.6%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 182.6%

International 20.3%

European 450 · 65.7%

Pasifika 12 · 1.8%

Asian 203 · 29.6%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 18 · 2.6%

International 2 · 0.3%

Total roll recorded: 653 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

653Students on rollLarger than 88% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

—Equity IndexNot published

0.82Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0Isolation indexvery low isolation

School facts

School typeFull Primary
YearsYears 1–8
AuthorityPrivate : Fully Registered
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMajor urban area
Territorial authorityHamilton City
Education regionWaikato
Regional councilWaikato Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
BoardingBoarding available
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsNot applicable
Opened1911
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaPeachgrove
WardEast General Ward
General electorateHamilton East
Māori electorate—

Location

Waikato Region

Hamilton 37.7749° S · 175.2970° E

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About this data

School #4141 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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