Waikato Diocesan School For Girls

Hamilton · Waikato Region

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State : Integrated · Girls School · Major urban area · Boarding

Waikato Diocesan School For Girls at a glance

Waikato Diocesan School For Girls is a girls school secondary (year 9-15) school in Hamilton, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state : integrated sector, with 675 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 391. The school has been open since 1928.

With 675 students on roll, Waikato Diocesan School For Girls is a large school — larger than about 89% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 391, which is well below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm. The gap of 72 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

82.3% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 12.8%.

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 57082.3%

Pasifika 60.9%

Asian 8912.8%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 91.3%

Other 10.1%

International 182.6%

European 570 · 82.3%

Pasifika 6 · 0.9%

Asian 89 · 12.8%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 9 · 1.3%

Other 1 · 0.1%

International 18 · 2.6%

Total roll recorded: 675 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

675Students on rollLarger than 89% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

391Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.63Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.11Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState : Integrated
GenderGirls School
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
DonationsDonations may be requested
Opened1928
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaMiropiko
WardEast General Ward
General electorateHamilton East
Māori electorate—

Location

Waikato Region

Hamilton 37.7645° S · 175.2678° E

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Nearby schools

St Joseph's Catholic School (Fairfield)Hamilton · Full Primary 0.6 km Woodstock SchoolHamilton · Contributing 0.7 km Fairfield CollegeHamilton · Secondary (Year 9-15) 0.8 km Vardon SchoolHamilton · Contributing 1 km Forest Lake SchoolHamilton · Contributing 1.2 km St Peter Chanel Catholic School (Te Rapa)Hamilton · Full Primary 1.3 km