Find Your Place at Hillcrest
Find Your Place at Hillcrest
Experience Our Community, Learning, and Opportunities
Choosing the right school for your young person is one of the most important decisions you’ll make and we’re honoured you’re considering joining our community.
At Hillcrest High School, we are proud of who we are and what we stand for. We are a place of learning, growth and belonging. Our students are encouraged to be curious, strive for personal excellence, and become confident, compassionate citizens ready to make their mark in the world.
Discover what makes Hillcrest unique. Explore our curriculum and learning approach, hear about the wide range of extra curricular opportunities available, and learn how we support every student to achieve personal success.
Browse the videos and information below to hear from our Principal, students and staff, take a virtual look around our kura, and gain a genuine insight into life at Hillcrest High School. We hope these resources help you discover the opportunities, experiences and sense of belonging that make our school such a special place to learn and grow.
Find your people. Find your passions. Find your place at Hillcrest.
A Glimpse of Open Day 2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Open Day. It was a wonderful opportunity to welcome prospective students and their whānau into our school and share what makes Hillcrest such a special place.
If you weren’t able to attend, or you’d simply like to relive the day, we invite you to watch the highlights below.
From inspiring learning experiences and outstanding facilities to sport, arts, culture and student leadership, Open Day showcased the many opportunities available at Hillcrest. More importantly, it captured the welcoming community and strong sense of belonging that our students experience every day.
Choosing the right secondary school is an important decision, and we hope this video gives you a genuine insight into life at Hillcrest.
We believe every young person deserves a place where they can grow in confidence, discover their passions, challenge themselves and feel that they belong.
From Our Principal
a place where young people learn, develop, grow and thrive.
Prospectus
Find your place.
Beyond the Bell
The Hillcrest High School Podcast
Beyond the Bell is the official podcast of Hillcrest High School in Kirikiriroa, Hamilton. Hosted by Associate Principal Ryan Cox and Teacher Jodie Kennedy, the podcast shares the stories, people and ideas that make our kura a vibrant place to learn, grow and belong.
Each episode takes listeners behind the scenes of Hillcrest, featuring conversations with students, staff, alumni and members of our wider community. From student leadership and learning, to wellbeing, the arts, sport, culture, careers and life beyond school, Beyond the Bell celebrates the experiences that shape our community and showcases the many opportunities available at Hillcrest High School.
Whether you’re a current student or whānau, considering joining Hillcrest, or reconnecting as an alumnus, Beyond the Bell offers an authentic insight into life at our school.
Proudly produced by HOD Music Mervyn Cook, alongside students Leah and Matthew Parkinson.