James Hargest College (Māori: Te Kura o Hēmi Hakena)[5] is a large school of 1,882 students (as of 2023),[6] in Invercargill, New Zealand.

The campuses are at opposite ends of Layard Street and are separated by about a 20-minute walk (1.5 km).

The large gymnasium viewing gallery is popular with students who often go there to watch interclass sports at lunch break.

During the early hours of Thursday 3 January 2013, the C Block was badly damaged by a deliberately lit fire.

Fortunately, most of the equipment in the block, such as computers and servers, had been removed months prior to the fire.

These are Menzies (green), Watson (blue), Thompson (red) and Hamilton (yellow).

On 24 August 2009, Paul O'Connor, who had been Principal since 1993, announced his resignation from the role due to retirement.