Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham)
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Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham) in brief
Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham) is a large state integrated girls' secondary school (Year 9–13) in Hamilton East, Hamilton, with 917 students on the roll. Its Equity Index of 439 sits in the middle of the national range, so its students come from a broad cross-section of backgrounds. EQI reflects funding need, not school quality. As a state-integrated school it enrols by preference for its special character rather than by home zone. It opened in 1884.
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham)
52 Clyde Street, Hamilton East, Hamilton
This state-integrated school enrols by preference criteria, so zone rules don't apply in the same way. The map shows the school location — check the school's own enrolment scheme.
Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham) is a state-integrated school. Places go first to applicants with a preference connection to the school's special character (for example, a faith connection), so the usual in-zone and ballot rules don't apply in the same way. Where a geographic priority exists, it works within those preference criteria. Check the school's own enrolment scheme before relying on a zone result.
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How enrolment at Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham) works
- Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham) is a state-integrated school with no enrolment scheme listed. That does not make it open enrolment: admission turns first on its special-character preference criteria — a religious or philosophical connection the school sets out — rather than on where you live.
- Year levels: Year 9–13
- Roll size: Large school
- School website: shgcham.school.nz
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What families ask about Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham)
- Does Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham) have an enrolment zone?
- Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham) is a state-integrated school, so places go first to applicants who meet its special-character preference criteria. Any geographic priority applies within those criteria, so an address alone doesn't decide it — check the school's own enrolment scheme.
- What year levels does Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham) teach?
- Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham) teaches Year 9–13.
- What is Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham)'s Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 439. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 917 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is February 2025.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1884
- Principal
- Catherine Gunn
- Urban/rural setting
- Major urban area
- Donation requests
- May Be RequestedSchool may request voluntary donations
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