New leadership has destroyed a once amazing school
It was lovely school until a change in leadership about 3 years ago. Since then long standing teachers have left in droves, the education has strayed from academics and has become very woke.
If parents ask for information concerning what their children are going to be taught teachers begrudgingly give the information and from there on parents are treated frostily and with disrespect.
Initially this was a country school with most of the roll coming from the winery community. The parents from this community are a tight knit bunch who have not welcomed the new community that has joined the school with the school boundary changing. These parents are an eliteist bunch who consistently convey that they feel they are better than all other families at the school.
In turn, the staff also reflect this attitude.
Sadly the school has gone into moral decline with the caliber of students leaving no longer the caliber they once were. Basic moral principals have been replaced with strange teachings surrounding sexuality. The cultural focus is largely on Maori which is fine however it has deliberately led to the exclusion and dismissal of other cultures and belief systems.
The leadership are anti feedback, as shown in their recent decision to turn off Google reviews.
Leadership have increased their roll call without increasing resources. Subsequently at least 2 class worth of students are crammed into over crowded and inappropriate classrooms. One is in what was once an assembly room storeroom.
Playground equipment is in decline and not being replaced or improved.
Extra curricular activities are confined to those in the senior school. New entrants to at least year 3 are not able to have school trips etc, these are reserved for older years even though all other schools in the area have school trips for their junior students.
Over all, the school is in decline. We are actively applying for our students to attend other schools even though we are put of zone for these schools
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If parents ask for information concerning what their children are going to be taught teachers begrudgingly give the information and from there on parents are treated frostily and with disrespect.
Initially this was a country school with most of the roll coming from the winery community. The parents from this community are a tight knit bunch who have not welcomed the new community that has joined the school with the school boundary changing. These parents are an eliteist bunch who consistently convey that they feel they are better than all other families at the school.
In turn, the staff also reflect this attitude.
Sadly the school has gone into moral decline with the caliber of students leaving no longer the caliber they once were. Basic moral principals have been replaced with strange teachings surrounding sexuality. The cultural focus is largely on Maori which is fine however it has deliberately led to the exclusion and dismissal of other cultures and belief systems.
The leadership are anti feedback, as shown in their recent decision to turn off Google reviews.
Leadership have increased their roll call without increasing resources. Subsequently at least 2 class worth of students are crammed into over crowded and inappropriate classrooms. One is in what was once an assembly room storeroom.
Playground equipment is in decline and not being replaced or improved.
Extra curricular activities are confined to those in the senior school. New entrants to at least year 3 are not able to have school trips etc, these are reserved for older years even though all other schools in the area have school trips for their junior students.
Over all, the school is in decline. We are actively applying for our students to attend other schools even though we are put of zone for these schools