| has gloss | eng: Hillcrest is a suburb in south-eastern Hamilton in New Zealand. Hillcrest is home to the University of Waikato. Despite the name, Hillcrest High School is actually located in the neighbouring suburb of Silverdale. Because of the university, Hillcrest has a large population of students. Hillcrest also has a library. Education * Hillcrest Normal School is a state co-educational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a decile rating of 9 and a roll of 491. * Knighton Normal School is a state co-educational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a decile rating of 5 and a roll of 624. * Berkley Normal Middle School is a state co-educational composite (years 7-9) school with a decile rating of 9 and a roll of 610. The school was founded as an intermediate school in 1971 and became a middle school (with the addition of year 9) in 1998. |