Fairfield College
BoundFor analysis · from ERO reports and public data
Our read on Fairfield College
Serious Concerns Identified — Government Intervention Recommended
ERO has found significant and urgent challenges at Fairfield College, including low student achievement, very poor attendance, and insufficient progress since the previous 2023 review. The situation is serious enough that ERO has formally recommended the Ministry of Education consider appointing a Limited Statutory Manager — a significant intervention reserved for schools requiring urgent improvement. While some positive steps are being taken by leadership, the effects have not yet translated into better outcomes for students.
Source: ERO, 8 October 2025 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
Fairfield College
25 Bankwood Road, Chartwell, Hamilton
This school has an enrolment scheme, but the zone boundary is not available yet.
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How enrolment at Fairfield College works
Ministry of Education enrolment-scheme status, and what it means for an application.
Fairfield College has an enrolment scheme, so it has a home zone. A child who lives inside that zone is entitled to enrol. Confirm your address against the current zone with the school before relying on it.
Families outside the zone can apply only when the school offers out-of-zone places for the intake they need. When applications exceed the places available, the school works through the priority groups in this order, with a supervised random ballot inside an oversubscribed group:
- Students accepted for an approved special programme, where the school runs one
- Siblings of current students
- Siblings of former students
- Children of former students
- Children of school-board employees or board members
- All other applicants
Priority is not a guarantee: if a group has more applicants than places, that group goes to a ballot and the groups below it receive nothing in that round. Read our guide to out-of-zone enrolment and ballots for the application steps, evidence and deadlines.
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Quick answers
What families ask about Fairfield College
- Does Fairfield College have an enrolment zone?
- Yes. An enrolment scheme is listed, but no boundary map is available here. Confirm your address directly with the school.
- What year levels does Fairfield College teach?
- Fairfield College teaches Year 9–13.
- What is Fairfield College's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 527. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 956 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is October 2025.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1957
- Principal
- Richard Crawford
- Urban/rural setting
- Major urban area
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)
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Schools near Fairfield College
Other schools close by, nearest first.
- St Paul's Collegiate (Hamilton)Chartwell · Secondary0.6 km
- Waikato Diocesan School For GirlsSecondary0.8 km
- Hamilton Girls' High SchoolSecondary2.9 km
- Hamilton Boys' High SchoolSecondary2.9 km
- Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham)Hamilton East · Secondary3.6 km
- He Puaawai Teen Parent UnitTeen Parent3.7 km
- Fraser High SchoolDinsdale · Secondary3.7 km