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Hillfest 2026

Wintec Theatre in Education visit

Drama students attend Waiora Te Ūkaipō by the Auckland Theatre Company

The Merry Wives of Windsor production was a hit!

Visual Art students explored Auckland Art Gallery

Year 11 student Annie Wang achieved Distinction in ARSM Piano Diploma

Merry Wives of Windsor Production

Junior Music Concert

Year 13 student Rania Khan paints mural for Canteen Courtyard

Junior Art Exhibition

Making Connections with our Community

Check out some of our Visual Arts students amazing work!

Junior Art Exhibition

Merry Wives of Windsor Cast Announcement

Arts Awards 2025: Celebrating success across Drama, Music and Visual Arts.

2025 Kāhui Ako (Communities of Learning) Joint Orchestra Concert

HOD Alice Alva’s exhibition at Masterworks Gallery in Auckland: She drew the flower that started the power

HOON in Top 8 of NZ at Smokefree Rockquest

Showcasing Level 2 and 3 Photography

Success for Combined Orchestra at the ITM Festival 2025

Year 13 Production “The Cursed House”

HHS Junior Theatresports team has success in final

Outstanding Performer in HHS Guitar Group “Don’t Fret It”

Drama trip to Romeo and Juliet

Combined Orchestra lunch time concert

Arts Fest 2025

Level 3 Digital Design and Illustration students attend picture book exhibition

Get Learnt: Test Flight workshop at The Meteor

Student Profile: HOON Hardcore

Big Sing Choral Competition

New Zealand National Youth Art Awards 2025

Art History, Sculpture and Design students trip to Auckland Art Gallery

Smokefree Rockquest Regional Finals

Year 12 Production of Tartuffe

Annual Wellington Drama Trip

Hillcrest High students take on Kirikiriroa Hamilton Zinefest!

NZ Music Month Lunchtime Concert

Year 10 Melodrama Performance

Year 11 Children’s Theatre Performance

Drama students attend “Murder on the Orient Express” show

Sheilah Winn Regional Shakespeare Competition

Drama student gets direct entry to National Shakespeare Competition

FAME: The Musical 2025

Junior Students paint mural for Health Clinic

Year 9 Tech Arts Day!

Creative Arts Awards 2024

Sponsorshop and Advertising space available for FAME: The Musical 2025

Hillcrest students attend the Opera

Year 13 Performance of Emma!

Theatresports teams in the finals!

National Youth Art Awards

Annual Music Department Concert

Year 13 performance of Emma

Chamber Concert band performance!

Arts Fest 2024

Annual Music Department Concert!

Year 12 Drama perform “The Birthday Girl”

Four HHS Students are finalists for National Youth Art Awards

HHS Chamber Music Groups compete in Waikato Competiton

Big Sing Competiton

Hillcrest Band Hoon Third at Rockquest!

Shake it Up Shakespeare

Music Concert!

Hip Hop Dance Group wins Competition

Junior and Senior Theatresports team take the win!

Hillfest 2024