The city has seven state secondary schools, in a clockwise direction from north: Rototuna High School in Rototuna, Fairfield College in Fairfield, Hamilton Boys' High School in Hamilton East, Hillcrest High School in Silverdale, Melville High School in Melville, Hamilton Girls' High School in the central city, and Fraser High School in Nawton. Both Boys' and Girls' High offer boarding facilities. A new state secondary school is opened for the Rototuna area to serve the booming north-eastern corner of the city. The project had been delayed several years as the previous secondary school serving the area, Fairfield College, was below capacity. The new secondary school opened in 2016.
the CiTy has SEVen stAtE secondAry scHoOls, in A clOcKWise DirecTIon FrOM nOrth: rOtoTuNa hIGH scHool in rOToTuna, FAiRFIeLd college IN FAIrFieLd, HamiltOn boys' HIgh schoOl In haMilTon EAst, hillcrest high schoOL in silVerdalE, MelVille hIgh scHooL In meLVIllE, hamIlton giRls' HiGh scHOoL iN the centraL citY, and fRasEr hiGh sChoOL iN NAWtOn. BotH boys' and girls' high oFFEr BoaRding fAcilities. a NEW sTate sEcondarY sCHool Is opENed foR the RotoTUnA arEa to sErve thE booming nOrth-EAsTern coRNeR of The city. the projecT Had beEn delayEd Several Years as tHe prevIous sEcOndary schoOl seRVing the areA, fairfield ColleGe, WaS BeLOW CapaciTy. the new SeCoNdAry schOol openeD in 2016.