Alfriston College

terrible school, some teachers are rude, unnecessary and don’t even teach the PROPER material in class, they just slap slideshows and math equations on the tv and don’t actually teach anything. year 11’s have exams coming up and all we learnt about was literacy when 90% of the class failed maths and we needed that extra learning. Teachers also ridicule students for trying to help eachother or for just simply talking, considering the fact that these teachers can’t even properly explain themselves, how else are students supposed to get that work done? and then when the SAME STUDENTS get the question wrong, these teachers get frustrated and dont even explain how to redo it, not trying to name anyone but a certain teacher in the tirohanga wbl for year 11’s can hardly explain anything and gets frustrated at students for not understanding. its not all teachers, but from my experience most of my teachers have been lazy but we the students take the blame for being dumb and slow with the work. Students are vaping in the bathrooms, there was a CAMERA found in the girls bathroom and the school failed to send out warnings to parents and teachers. not to mention the POOR discipline for most students, its either you get away with what you did wrong or you get stood down for something and go on ‘report’ which does nothing because the same students will do it over and over again. The teachers care more about uniform regulations more than anything, students will get bullied to the point they have mental issues but thats overlooked. during school we’ll have assemblies about how we aren’t allowed to wear white socks and black jackets, but students will be bullied and posted on instagram pages but that isn’t mentioned in those assemblies? Overall, the school is just not up to standard and is very slack. Teachers just focus on how students act instead of properly taking care of them and understanding why they act the way they do, students aren’t able to learn properly because of the environments we are in and the teachers that we have, i understand that there is a teacher shortage but why hire these people if they won’t even do anything? Is it not a sign that if only 7 PEOPLE passed a math exam that your teachers are slacking off? The school is confused on why students are failing yet we are not getting the proper education we need. You guys just like to blame us for ‘not listening’ and not having the proper uniform. do NOT send your kids here.

Too many people that think they're thugs and gangsters, constantly vaping and encouraging fights with other students; the issue is mainly the pacific islander students and the fact that the school lacks actual fences to keep strangers out and students in. The toilets in every whanau always give a smell of vapes, they are usually broken down from students fighting in there. There is also constant littering and rubbish thrown around the school. The cafeteria food is not bad, but it isn't great either. Just last week a student brought a gun and knives into the premises to assault and likely unalive another student. The education is mediocre at best, they do give out scholarships if you apply which is one of the few good things. Throughout my years at this school I've encountered rude, racist, and creepy teachers. Adding on to the last couple of points, there are kids having sexual interaction all across the school property, there are uniform rules but teachers don't enforce them enough, there is a no phone rule yet students are constantly using them in class. To add even further to this, there are 'mugshot' pages online to which students post unjust photos of each other to. School equipment is very worn down, not up to date, computers in digital technology often stop working. There seems to be a lack of active experiences like class field trips that are common at other educational facilities. Some whanau buildings are built oddly, some have too narrow stairs, some have bird droppings splattered across the railings. I would say the school is like a prison, but there are walls in a prison, you can literally exit this school at your wish. One of the worst things that's sadly true about the school, is the fact that the new principal doesn't do ANYTHING AT ALL.

This school is trash. Need someone to exterminate all the kids (leave the good ones atleast).Personally I havent been bullied, but at AC you are prone to get either bullied, mocked or get insulted for having a different view on such things. YET even simple things. Everyone seems to vape or smoke AND the teachers are extremelly biased. "You shell not feel safe at AC, Anything can happen so look out"

Has refused my son and education since term 2, 2022. It has been nearly a year of trying to get him into school. Os it because he has dyslexia and is not a golden student?

The worst school I've ever attended. The children are uneducated and are extremely violent. Hate is practically pushed against anyone with different opinions and the 'teachers' are always right. Always.