Top 43 secondary schools by university entrance in Waikato (2026)
Secondary schools ranked by the percentage of school leavers who attained the University Entrance award (Ministry of Education). Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index (NZ) for context; 43 schools shown.
- 186Waikato Diocesan School For GirlsHamilton · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 90.5%
- 2–St Peter's School (Cambridge)Cambridge · Private Secondary (Year 7-15)UE: 85.7%
- 3–St Paul's Collegiate (Hamilton)Chartwell · Private Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 85.3%
- 473Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham)Hamilton East · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 75.1%
- 577St John's College (Hillcrest)Hillcrest · State integrated Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 68.7%
- 666Hamilton Girls' High SchoolHamilton · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 67%
- 739Ngā Taiātea WharekuraNawton · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 63%
- 866Cambridge High SchoolCambridge · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 61.8%
- 964Rototuna Senior High SchoolRototuna · State Secondary (Year 11-15)UE: 61.6%
- 1072Hamilton Boys' High SchoolHamilton · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 58%
- 1158Hauraki Plains CollegeNgatea · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 57.7%
- 1236Te Wharekura o RākaumangamangaHuntly · State CompositeUE: 57.5%
- 1362Hillcrest High SchoolHillcrest · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 56%
- 1427Tai WanangaHamilton · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 54.3%
- 1551Tuakau CollegeTuakau · State Secondary (Year 7-15)UE: 53.5%
- 1633Te Kuiti High SchoolTe Kuiti · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 52.3%
- 1739Paeroa CollegePaeroa · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 51.7%
- 1855Taupo-nui-a-Tia CollegeTaupo · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 51.3%
- 1954Whangamata Area SchoolWhangamata · State CompositeUE: 50%
- 2047Morrinsville CollegeMorrinsville · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 49.1%
- 2146Tauhara CollegeTaupo · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 48.6%
- 2223Tokoroa High SchoolTokoroa · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 48.5%
- 2333Forest View High SchoolTokoroa · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 47.7%
- 2441Mercury Bay Area SchoolWhitianga · State CompositeUE: 46.8%
- 2534Thames High SchoolThames · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 45.8%
- 2654Raglan Area SchoolRaglan · State CompositeUE: 44.4%
- 2739Waihi CollegeWaihi · State Secondary (Year 7-15)UE: 43.2%
- 2866Hamilton Christian SchoolRototuna North · State integrated CompositeUE: 41.6%
- 2944Matamata CollegeMatamata · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 40%
- 3024Reporoa CollegeReporoa · State Secondary (Year 7-15)UE: 39.4%
- 3142Onewhero Area SchoolOnewhero · State CompositeUE: 36.4%
- 3243Te Awamutu CollegeTe Awamutu · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 36.3%
- 3330Te Kōpuku HighTe Rapa · State Secondary (Year 7-15)UE: 35%
- 3435Fraser High SchoolDinsdale · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 33.9%
- 3530Ōtorohanga CollegeOtorohanga · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 32.8%
- 3630Te Kauwhata CollegeTe Kauwhata · State Secondary (Year 7-15)UE: 30.3%
- 3741Te Aroha CollegeTe Aroha · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 30%
- 3825Fairfield CollegeChartwell · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 29%
- 3921Ngaruawahia High SchoolNgaruawahia · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 28.6%
- 4027Putāruru CollegePutaruru · State Secondary (Year 7-15)UE: 28.3%
- 419Tongariro SchoolTurangi · State CompositeUE: 25.8%
- 4218Mangakōtukutuku CollegeGlenview · State Secondary (Year 7-15)UE: 25.5%
- 438Huntly CollegeHuntly · State Secondary (Year 9-15)UE: 14.6%
| # | School | Sector | UE | Success Index (NZ) | Equity Index (EQI) | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waikato Diocesan School For Girls Hamilton · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State integrated | 90.5% | 86.0 Top 5% | 391 | 675 |
| 2 | St Peter's School (Cambridge) Cambridge · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | Private | 85.7% | – Not rated | – | 1,223 |
| 3 | St Paul's Collegiate (Hamilton) Chartwell · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | Private | 85.3% | – Not rated | – | 971 |
| 4 | Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham) Hamilton East · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State integrated | 75.1% | 73.0 Top 25% | 439 | 933 |
| 5 | St John's College (Hillcrest) Hillcrest · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State integrated | 68.7% | 77.1 Top 25% | 428 | 933 |
| 6 | Hamilton Girls' High School Hamilton · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 67% | 66.3 Top 50% | 463 | 1,783 |
| 7 | Ngā Taiātea Wharekura Nawton · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 63% | 39.1 Lower 50% | 504 | 291 |
| 8 | Cambridge High School Cambridge · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 61.8% | 66.3 Top 50% | 447 | 1,743 |
| 9 | Rototuna Senior High School Rototuna · Secondary (Year 11-15) | State | 61.6% | 64.0 Top 50% | 451 | 1,008 |
| 10 | Hamilton Boys' High School Hamilton · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 58% | 72.4 Top 25% | 429 | 2,267 |
| 11 | Hauraki Plains College Ngatea · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 57.7% | 58.3 Top 50% | 468 | 846 |
| 12 | Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga Huntly · Composite · Years 1–13 | State | 57.5% | 36.2 Lower 50% | 516 | 400 |
| 13 | Hillcrest High School Hillcrest · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 56% | 61.8 Top 50% | 451 | 1,801 |
| 14 | Tai Wananga Hamilton · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 54.3% | 26.5 Lower 50% | 526 | 165 |
| 15 | Tuakau College Tuakau · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State | 53.5% | 50.5 Top 50% | 485 | 994 |
| 16 | Te Kuiti High School Te Kuiti · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 52.3% | 32.7 Lower 50% | 522 | 297 |
| 17 | Paeroa College Paeroa · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 51.7% | 39.2 Lower 50% | 507 | 315 |
| 18 | Taupo-nui-a-Tia College Taupo · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 51.3% | 55.0 Top 50% | 463 | 1,186 |
| 19 | Whangamata Area School Whangamata · Composite · Years 1–13 | State | 50% | 54.2 Top 50% | 460 | 561 |
| 20 | Morrinsville College Morrinsville · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 49.1% | 46.9 Lower 50% | 481 | 745 |
| 21 | Tauhara College Taupo · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 48.6% | 45.7 Lower 50% | 486 | 664 |
| 22 | Tokoroa High School Tokoroa · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 48.5% | 23.2 Lower 50% | 525 | 491 |
| 23 | Forest View High School Tokoroa · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 47.7% | 32.8 Lower 50% | 517 | 425 |
| 24 | Mercury Bay Area School Whitianga · Composite · Years 1–13 | State | 46.8% | 41.1 Lower 50% | 465 | 877 |
| 25 | Thames High School Thames · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 45.8% | 34.2 Lower 50% | 489 | 402 |
| 26 | Raglan Area School Raglan · Composite · Years 1–13 | State | 44.4% | 53.5 Top 50% | 453 | 611 |
| 27 | Waihi College Waihi · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State | 43.2% | 38.8 Lower 50% | 485 | 553 |
| 28 | Hamilton Christian School Rototuna North · Composite · Years 1–13 | State integrated | 41.6% | 66.4 Top 50% | 413 | 993 |
| 29 | Matamata College Matamata · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 40% | 43.9 Lower 50% | 479 | 821 |
| 30 | Reporoa College Reporoa · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State | 39.4% | 23.6 Lower 50% | 519 | 207 |
| 31 | Onewhero Area School Onewhero · Composite · Years 1–13 | State | 36.4% | 42.3 Lower 50% | 467 | 382 |
| 32 | Te Awamutu College Te Awamutu · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 36.3% | 42.6 Lower 50% | 481 | 1,278 |
| 33 | Te Kōpuku High Te Rapa · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State | 35% | 30.2 Lower 50% | 525 | 348 |
| 34 | Fraser High School Dinsdale · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 33.9% | 35.2 Lower 50% | 508 | 1,420 |
| 35 | Ōtorohanga College Otorohanga · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 32.8% | 29.5 Lower 50% | 515 | 359 |
| 36 | Te Kauwhata College Te Kauwhata · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State | 30.3% | 29.5 Lower 50% | 500 | 500 |
| 37 | Te Aroha College Te Aroha · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 30% | 40.5 Lower 50% | 492 | 395 |
| 38 | Fairfield College Chartwell · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 29% | 25.1 Lower 50% | 527 | 929 |
| 39 | Ngaruawahia High School Ngaruawahia · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 28.6% | 21.2 Lower 50% | 534 | 352 |
| 40 | Putāruru College Putaruru · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State | 28.3% | 26.6 Lower 50% | 518 | 397 |
| 41 | Tongariro School Turangi · Composite · Years 1–13 | State | 25.8% | 9.4 Lower 50% | 546 | 367 |
| 42 | Mangakōtukutuku College Glenview · Secondary (Year 7-15) · Years 7–13 | State | 25.5% | 17.7 Lower 50% | 529 | 755 |
| 43 | Huntly College Huntly · Secondary (Year 9-15) · Years 9–13 | State | 14.6% | 7.8 Lower 50% | 552 | 205 |
Waikato Diocesan School For Girls in Hamilton leads the 2026 list of secondary schools by university entrance in Waikato with UE 90.5%. Of the 43 schools shown, 37 are state, 4 are state integrated, 2 are private.
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What is the best ue results school in Waikato?
Waikato Diocesan School For Girls in Hamilton ranks first among secondary schools by university entrance in Waikato with UE 90.5% (Equity Index (EQI): 391).
How are secondary schools by university entrance in Waikato ranked?
Secondary schools ranked by the percentage of school leavers who attained the University Entrance award (Ministry of Education). Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.
Are these 2026 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official New Zealand data (Ministry of Education – Schools Directory; Ministry of Education – School leaver attainment (Find a school)). The Equity Index describes the student community, not teaching quality.