Cambridge High School is a state secondary school in the Waikato town of Cambridge. Cambridge High School is a co-educational state secondary school, students from the town and surrounding rural areas attend the school. The school is a large part of the Cambridge community, participating in a wide network of formal and informal relationships with other agencies and groups.
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History
The Education Board granted both Hamilton and Cambridge to form high schools at the same time in 1883. The Cambridge District High School opened on 2 July 1883. In the beginning, primary and high school education happened in the same room, as an initial 23 pupils did not justify having separate rooms or buildings.
Enrolment
As of July 2026, Cambridge High School has roll of 1,757 students, of which 247 (14.1%) identify as Māori.
As of 2026, the school has an Equity Index of 447, placing it amongst schools whose students have below average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 6 and 7 under the former socio-economic decile system).
Notable alumni
Brian Coote – legal academic
Albert Ellis – prospector
Nikita Howarth – Paralympian
Regan King – All Black (2002)
Dick Myers – All Black (1977–78) rugby union player
Keith Arnold - All Black (1947)
Jake Bezzant – former political candidate for the New Zealand National Party
Mitch Jacobson - Former Super Rugby player & Waikato Rugby Captain
Luke Jacobson – All Black (2019–current)
Spencer Jones - Canada national rugby union team player (2021-current)