Hillcrest High School
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Based on 16 reviews and 133 answers
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Average of 15 reviews with area ratings
- Activities2.6
- Education2.5
- Communication2.4
- Indoor environment2.4
- Outdoor environment2.4
- Food2.4
- Staff2.3
- Safety2.3
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- Parent5.028 October 2026
Really positive experience at Hillcrest High.
Both of my children attended Hillcrest High School. My kids are "normal" not high achievers or have any significant problems. They loved it! Made great friends. Diverse school with kids from a range of different backgrounds which is what I really like. We support state education all the way. I found the school very supportive when one of my children was having some issues. They helped us work through them. The staff would go out of their way to quickly meet and discuss and find solutions. Offer extra math support etc. If you are looking for an inclusive, diverse, supportive high school this night be a good fit. Great staff! Thanks Hillcrest for looking after my kids - you did a great job.
- Student1.022 June 2026
Extremely bad and pointless school
They do not care about my mental health and keep dismissing me, and always have a bad expectations on students. The teachers are also extremely irresponsible or just get up in your face, there are some teachers which I won't name that actually say really rude stuff to me even though they know i've been struggling with mental health, and they cannot manage bullying etc.
- Parent1.011 June 2026
Stolen property
Hillcrest High School has a major Thieft problem and the Staff do nothing about it! Do not send your child here unless you want their property to be stolen. I would give 0 stars it's not a good school at all!!
- Student2.016 June 2025
The Uniform for Year Thirteen is stupid
I liked this school for a bit, until started to announce a year thirteen uniform. Do the math, that's like 3 expensive uniforms, and one you wear for only a year. They are talking about getting rid of casual clothes days too, but every other school in Hamilton has them. The year thirteen uniform is so unnecessary.
- Student1.013 August 2024
NEVER COME TO HILCREST
don't come here its torture (I'm being so fr)
- Student1.01 June 2024
ew i hate so glad i left
ew ew ew ew literally is horrible moved schools sucks SO bad and the principals are useless
- Employee5.025 April 2023
we hate this schol
I'm on a search for the fountain of youth so I can go to this school forever.
- Student1.013 March 2023
My schools the worst do t go there
Please search on google what the worst school in new zeland is ?
- Student1.02 March 2023
hoable place
this school is very bad and i dont like it here the best part is the fights
- Student1.017 February 2023
Just bad
its Just bad Fr like really bad Fr
- Former Student2.013 February 2023
Incompetency
Many of the “higher ups” are incompetent. They get power and act like complete tools who don’t can’t be bothered doing their jobs so they deny, blame, insult and go back on their word. I don’t think I have seen a more unorganised environment ever. Students are arrogant, pathetic no lives who think they’re cool. I find it crazy that a kid who defended himself against a bully got suspended, genuinely baffles me, however this is Hillcrest so are we really surprised? I tried to make change in the school but got shut down on so many different occasions. Don’t send your children there parents.
- Former Student1.015 April 2022
No sugar-coat
Well in the last month I’ve been working from home, I have busted out 6 assignments, and I’ve achieved more work here than I ever could at Hillcrest. For me, that’s a success. I have been funding my mathematical education since my math teacher refused to because after 2 years of covid lockdowns, all of a sudden he doesn’t assign online work to his students that are struggling MENTALLY… If a school wants to display that they have great support for mental health, they need to take some measures i...
- Student5.03 April 2021
hi ok
they didn’t let me shit in class plus they confiscated my lightsaber(s)
- Student3.08 November 2020
it’s true
big chungers; for serious
- Student2.023 September 2020
Unsatisfied student
I have not had a good experience at hillcrest high school at all. I got beaten up and nothing was done, they told me I would fail level one when I had no na credits (I passed with a merit endorsement). A lot of the teachers don’t care, it’s too easy to ditch class, and the learning environments generally aren’t well controlled.
- Student1.024 August 2020
high school more like lame school
it is a very lame school for very lame people
