Hillcrest High School

Waikato

Hillcrest High School is a Secondary (Year 9-15) school situated on 141 Masters Avenue, Waikato.

With a roll size of around 1,765 students. Kelvin Whiting is the principal .

They provide support for international students to enrol at Hillcrest High School. If you're looking for a New Zealand Education you can visit their website or phone them Phone: +64 XXXXX click (The current time in New Zealand is 10:40 PM).

Physical Address:

141 Masters Avenue
Hillcrest
Hamilton

Phone: 078 XXXXX click

Email: hillcrest-high.school.nz click

Postal Address:

P O Box 11020
Hillcrest
Hamilton 3251

Upcoming Events at Hillcrest High School

Event Date Details
Wednesday 4/03/2026 Wellbeing Survey (RAPID)
Wednesday 4/03/2026 3TOU Rotorua Trip
Thursday 5/03/2026 Futsal Waikato Secondary School Champs
Thursday 5/03/2026 AFS Intercultural Programmes Student Presentation
Friday 6/03/2026 Mayoral Welcome 2026 - UoW
Friday 6/03/2026 - Sunday 8/03/2026 NISS Rowing Champs
Friday 6/03/2026 2OED Kayak
Friday 6/03/2026 Yr 12 Levels Assembly
Friday 6/03/2026 Raglan French Trip
Monday 9/03/2026 2OED Kayak
Monday 9/03/2026 Term 1 Week 7
Tuesday 10/03/2026 - Wednesday 11/03/2026 Craft Club (Lunch time)
Tuesday 10/03/2026 2GEO Tongariro Trip
Wednesday 11/03/2026 Drama Trip - Waiora Te Ūkaipō (The Homeland)
Wednesday 11/03/2026 L2 Visual Arts - Auckland Art Gallery Trip
Wednesday 11/03/2026 3OED Rock
Thursday 12/03/2026 - Friday 13/03/2026 2SPO SUP Trip
Thursday 12/03/2026 - Friday 13/03/2026 3GEO Waihi Trip
Friday 13/03/2026 Yr 11 French Movie shoot
Sunday 15/03/2026 - Tuesday 17/03/2026 2OED Kayak
Monday 16/03/2026 - Tuesday 17/03/2026 3GEO Waihi Trip 2
Monday 16/03/2026 - Tuesday 17/03/2026 2SPO SUP Trip
Monday 16/03/2026 Term 1 Week 8
Tuesday 17/03/2026 3BUS - Tamahere Trip
Tuesday 17/03/2026 Senior Assembly P3
Tuesday 17/03/2026 Junior Assembly P4
Tuesday 17/03/2026 - Friday 20/03/2026 School Shakespeare Production
Tuesday 17/03/2026 - Friday 20/03/2026 School Shakespeare Production
Thursday 19/03/2026 - Friday 20/03/2026 3OED Rock
Friday 20/03/2026 Progress reports sent
Friday 20/03/2026 3BUS - Tamahere Trip
Monday 23/03/2026 Term 1 Week 9
Monday 23/03/2026 - Friday 27/03/2026 Summer Tournament Week
Wednesday 25/03/2026 Blood Drive
Thursday 26/03/2026 Yr 13 Photo
Friday 27/03/2026 Autumn Gala
Saturday 28/03/2026 Relay for Life
Monday 30/03/2026 Term 1 Week 10
Monday 30/03/2026 3OED Canyon
Tuesday 31/03/2026 SPD Beach Volleyball Trip
Tuesday 31/03/2026 Hillfest
Thursday 2/04/2026 Regional Shakespeare Festival
Thursday 2/04/2026 - Friday 17/04/2026 Vietnam/Cambodia Trip
Friday 3/04/2026 Good Friday - School Closed
Monday 6/04/2026 - Friday 10/04/2026 School Holidays
Monday 13/04/2026 - Friday 17/04/2026 School Holidays
Monday 20/04/2026 Term 2 Week 1
Monday 27/04/2026 ANZAC Holiday
Monday 27/04/2026 Term 1 Week 2
Tuesday 28/04/2026 Junior Assembly P1

Hillcrest High School Daily Notices

AFS Exchange Programs

Monday 23/02/2026 - Thursday 5/03/2026

AFS Exchange Programs
Open up your world to new possibilities: Life-changing global exchange programs in more than 99 destinations.

Study at a high school in a new country, during an academic year, semester or trimester. Make new friends, learn a new language, live with a global family, and become an active global citizen! It is all about personal growth, cultural exploration, active global citizenship and belonging. 

Come along and here all about it. Thursday 5th March 1:30pm @ Careers. 


OTAGO UNI: PACIFIC ON-CAMPUS EXPERIENCE

Thursday 26/02/2026 - Wednesday 4/03/2026

POCE is an on campus experience programme which all Year 13 Pacific Island students in New Zealand can apply for. If successful, students will have the opportunity to fly to Dunedin, live in one of the residential colleges, and attend the University open days on 3 and 4 May. 

Applications close Friday 6 March.

Students can apply here at: https://www.otago.ac.nz/pacific/cometootago/secondaryschool 

For more information, contact [email protected]


Craft Club Workshop!

Monday 2/03/2026 - Tuesday 3/03/2026

Hillcrest High Library is hosting a frame decorating workshop at lunchtime on the 10th and 11th of March! Everything you need will be supplies and it's free! If you wanna sign up pop into the library or email us [email protected]

Spaces are limited to get in touch soon!


Auckland Writers' Festival Trip

Tuesday 3/03/2026 - Friday 6/03/2026

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It's that time of the year again! The Auckland Writers' Festival Trip 2026 is on.

Come join your fellow booklovers on a great day out on 13th May 2026

All year levels are welcome. Bring your friends and come along for a fantastic day of inspiration with writers from all over the world. If you love books or writing, this is the trip for you.


OTAGO UNI AND POLY OPEN DAYS

Tuesday 3/03/2026 - Thursday 5/03/2026

Open Days are a great way to get a feel for university and find out if you’d like to live and study in Dunedin.

You can attend information sessions on your study options, tour our campus and accommodation, and find out more about University services and clubs.

REGISTER HERE and then organise your flights!

If you are keen to study at Otago Uni but getting to the Open Days is financially difficult, contact Mrs Graham asap about funding available.


OTAGO UNI - MAORI ON-CAMPUS EXPERIENCE

Wednesday 4/03/2026 - Monday 9/03/2026

Māori OCE – Sunday 5 July – Thursday 9 July

This programme has been running for over 20 years and provides an amazing, fully paid experience for students of Māori descent to experience campus life at Otago, live in a residential college and meet an array of academics and support staff. If you are considering Otago for study in 2027 and have NCEA Level 2 endorsed with Merit, apply for this fantastic programme. 

Applications close Thursday 2 April. 

Apply at: https://www.otago.ac.nz/future-students/oce/

For more information, contact [email protected]


Hilly Scribes (HHS Writers' Group)

Wednesday 4/03/2026 - Monday 9/03/2026

Hilly Scribes are back for 2026!

We are the HHS Writers' Group.

If you are a writer and/or are interested in creative writing and want to come hang out with other students who love to write, come along to R1 Monday 9th March, at lunchtime to find out more. 

See you there! 

Ms Raleigh.


Zine Club

Tuesday 10/03/2026

Hillcrest High Zine Club is on this afternoon in the library. Do you like comics? Fan art? Writing? Generally making weird little things? Come along and join us! Zine Fest is on in May and we will have a table to share your makings with others, so if you want to be a part of that pop in and find out the goss after school today (Tuesday!). 


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Hillcrest High School Curriculum

Below are some of the subjects that Hillcrest High School offers to their students for 2026/2027.

Technical & Vocational Education & Training (TVET)
1 Commerce (1COM)
1 Art - Design & Digital Photography (1ARDP)
1 Art - Painting & Printmaking (1ARPP)
1 Drama (1DRA)
1 Music (1MUS)
1 Digital Technologies - Computing (1DTC)
1 Digital Technologies - Media (1DTM)
1 Digital Technologies - Programming (1DTP)
1 Electronics (1ELT)
1 English (1ENG)
1 Media Studies (1MES)
1 English in Progress (1EIP)
1 English Language Learning (1ELL)
1 Geography (1GEO)
1 History (1HIS)
1 Sociology (1SOC)
1 Chinese (1CHI)
1 French (1FRE)
1 Japanese (1JAP)
1 Spanish (1SPA)
1 Te Reo Māori (1MAO)
1 Mathematics (1MXG)
1 Health (1HEA)
1 Physical Education (1PED)
1 Sport (1SPO)
1 Natural Science (1SCN)
1 Science (1SCI)
1 Design & Visual Communication (1DVC)
1 Early Childcare (1ECC)
1 Food & Nutrition (1FNT)
1 Hospitality (1HOS)
1 Materials Tech - Engineering (1MTE)
1 Materials Tech - Fabrics (1MTF)
1 Materials Tech-Construction (1MTC)
TRADE - PITO (Agriculture) & WAIKATO TRADES ACADEMY (Level 2 & 3 NCEA) (TRADE)
9 Money Matters (9MYM)
9 Drama (9DRA)
9 Music (9MUS)
9 Visual Arts (9ART)
9 Digital Technologies (9DTG)
9 Electronics (9ELT)
9 Matihiko (9MKO)
9 English (9ENG)
9 English Language Learning (9ELL)
9 Social Studies (9SOS)
9 Chinese (9CHI)
9 French (9FRE)
9 Japanese (9JAP)
9 Spanish (9SPA)
9 Te Reo Maori (9MAO)
9 Mathematics (9MX)
9 Junior Enrichment & Extension Programme (9JEP)
9 Physical Education & Health (9PED)
9 Sport Development Prog (9SDP)
9 Science (9SCI)
9 Spatial and Product Design Design (9DES)
9 Food Technology (9FNT)
9 Materials Technology - Fabrics (9MTF)
9 Materials Technology - Metal (9MTM)
9 Materials Technology - Wood (9MTW)
10 Introduction to Commerce (half year course) (10COMS)
10 Digital Technologies - Media (half year course) (10DTMS)
10 Digital Technologies - Programming (half year course) (10DTPS)
10 Matihiko - Computer Literacy (half year course) (10MKOS)
10 Drama (full year course) (10DRA)
10 Drama (half year course) (10DRAS)
10 Music (half year course) (10MUSS)
10 Music (full year course) (10MUS)
10 Music (full year, NCEA Level 1 course) (10MUC)
10 Visual Arts (full year course) (10ART)
10 Visual Arts (half year course) (10ARTS)
10 English (10ENG)
10 English Language Learning (full year course) (10ELL)
10 Foundation English (EF)
10 Social Studies (10SOS)
10 Chinese (full year course) (10CHI)
10 French (full year course) (10FRE)
10 Japanese (full year course) (10JAP)
10 Spanish (full year course) (10SPA)
10 Te Reo Maori (full year course) (10MAO)
10 Mathematics (10MX)
10 Health & Physical Education (10PED)
10 Science (10SCI)
10 Spatial and Product Design (full year course) (10DES)
10 Spatial and Product Design (half year course) (10DESS)
10 Electronics (half year course) (10ELTS)
10 Food Technology (half year course) (10FNTS)
10 Material Technology - Metal (half year course) (10MTMS)
10 Materials Technology - Fabrics (full year course) (10MTF)
10 Materials Technology - Fabrics (half year course) (10MTFS)
10 Materials Technology - Wood (half year course) (10MTWS)
10 Media Studies - Commercial (half year course) (10MESC)
10 Media Studies - Social (half year course) (10MESS)
10 Junior Enrichment and Extension (half year course) (10JEPS)
10 Sports Development Prog (full year course) (10SDP)
2 Accounting (2ACC)
2 Business Studies (2BUS)
2 Economics (2ECO)
2 Art - Painting (2ARPP)
2 Art - Photography (2APH)
2 Art - Design & Illustration (2ARD)
2 Art History (2ARH)
2 Drama (2DRA)
2 Music (2MUS)
2 Music Technology (2MUT)
2 Digital Technologies - Computing (2DTC)
2 Digital Technologies - Media (2DTM)
2 Digital Technologies - Programming (2DTP)
2 Electronics (2ELT)
2 English (2ENG)
2 Media Studies (2MES)
2 English in Progress (2EIP)
2 English Language Learning (2ELL)
2 Classical Studies (2CLS)
2 Geography (2GEO)
2 History (2HIS)
2 Sociology (2SOC)
2 Tourism (2TOU)
2 Chinese (2CHI)
2 French (2FRE)
2 Japanese (2JAP)
2 Spanish (2SPA)
2 Te Reo Maori (2MAO)
2 Calculus (2MAC)
2 Mathematics (2MAT)
2 Mathematics (2MXCA)
2 Statistics (2MAS)
2 Health (2HEA)
2 Outdoor Education (2OED)
2 Recreation (2REC)
2 Sport (2SPO)
2 Biology (2BIO)
2 Chemistry (2CHE)
2 Earth and Space Science (2ESS)
2 Physics (2PHY)
2 Design & Visual Communication (2DVC)
2 Early Childcare (2ECC)
2 Food & Nutrition (2FNT)
2 Hospitality (2HOS)
2 Materials Tech - Construction (2MTC)
2 Materials Tech - Engineering (2MTE)
2 Materials Tech - Fabrics (2MTF)
2 Motors (2MOT)
3 Accounting (3ACC)
3 Business Studies (3BUS)
3 Economics (3ECO)
3 Art - Painting (3ARPP)
3 Art - Sculpture (3ARS)
3 Art - Photography (3APH)
3 Art - Design & Illustration (3ARD)
3 Art History (3ARH)
3 Drama (3DRA)
3 Music Studies (3MUS)
3 Music Technology (3MUT)
3 Digital Technologies - Computing (3DTC)
3 Digital Technologies - Media (3DTM)
3 Digital Technologies - Programming (3DTP)
3 Electronics (3ELT)
3 English (3ENV)
3 English (3ENW)
3 English (3ENI)
3 Media Studies (3MES)
3 English Language Learning (3EIP)
3 English Language Learning (3ELL)
3 Classical Studies (3CLS)
3 Geography (3GEO)
3 History (3HIS)
3 Sociology (3SOC)
3 Tourism (3TOU)
3 Chinese (3CHI)
3 French (3FRE)
3 Japanese (3JAP)
3 Spanish (3SPA)
3 Te Reo Maori (3MAO)
3 Calculus (3MAC)
3 Mathematics (3MAT)
3 Statistics (3MAS)
3 Health (3HEA)
3 Outdoor Education (3OED)
3 Sport Studies (3SPO)
3 Biology (3BIO)
3 Chemistry (3CHE)
3 Earth and Space Science (3ESS)
3 Physics (3PHY)
3 Design & Visual Communication (3DVC)
3 Food & Nutrition (3FNT)
3 Hospitality (3HOS)
3 Materials Tech - Construction (3MTC)
3 Materials Tech - Engineering (3MTE)
3 Materials Tech - Fabrics (3MTF)
3 Motors (3MOT)
9 Foundation English (EF)
3 Early Childcare (3ECC)
Year 13 STUDY (STUDY)
1 Te Ao Haka (1TAH)
2 Te Ao Haka (2TAH)
3 Te Ao Haka (3TAH)

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