Green Bay High School
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Based on 23 reviews and 192 answers
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Average of 22 reviews with area ratings
- Staff3.7
- Activities3.7
- Communication3.6
- Outdoor environment3.6
- Safety3.5
- Education3.4
- Indoor environment3.3
- Food3.2
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- Student5.024 August 2026
Green Bay, highly reccomend
AMAZING SO GOOD, first year at this school and loving it so much!!! teachers great, people nice and overall getting great/ much better grades than my previous high school.
- Former Student3.023 March 2026
Early life crisis
It was algs many memorys at the field
- Student3.025 February 2026
Its really not that bad.
Dear reader, Green Bay High School is—in my opinion—a very overhated school. Am I saying its picture perfect? No. But if you go there, you will learn, because its a school and not a jail. 95% of my teachers are very nice and do there jobs amazingly. Some of the teachers arent great but none the less they still teach. A lot of people say the principal is really bad, but off first impressions she seems fine. The glass bathrooms aren't good though. Other than that, eh. The school is fine.
- Student1.026 October 2025
don't send your kids here
Currently attending this school and it's terrible- half the teachers don't want to be there and put no effort into teaching or controlling the class, maths teachers are the worst, sports and drama are the only things anyone cares about and the art department is forgotten and severely underfunded, and half the school is still exactly as it was when my family attended over 50 years ago so it is old, ugly and falling to bits. They installed cameras in a bathroom that clearly point over the short stall doors and see right into the cubicles. Principal was caught by students, with proof, looking under the doors at kids on the toilet claiming she was trying to see if someone was vaping. Kids are having making out and having sex in broad daylight with no repercussions and vaping at the back of the class even in year 9. There are a lot of older rooms with no air con that are torture in the summer with thirty kids packed in like sardines. There is so little shelter at break when it rains. If you are neurodivergent, especially undiagnosed, teachers will give up on you and treat you differently and make you feel useless and stupid just because you can't learn the way they want you to. Only good things about the school are a few teachers- Zev Fishman, head of science, Hannah Ursem, science, and Natalie Williamson, English.
- Parent1.029 June 2025
Failed Our Daughter in Crisis
Failed to Protect Our Daughter My daughter took her own life during her first year here. A month before, a friend reported serious mental health concerns to the school. The counsellor met with my daughter once, she denied the issues, and that was it. We were never told. When students report genuine concerns about a peer's safety, the school should involve parents and provide proper follow-up support. One conversation isn't enough when a young person's life is at stake. Our daughter needed hel...
- Student1.06 May 2025
Dog problem at gbhs ⁹999999o99
They have a dog I hate dogs get rid of it
- Other1.07 August 2024
do better for your students
ive had many complaints from a student in this school and its about the teachers thinking they have used AI for their assignments which then conclude to them failing the subject
- Student1.01 March 2023
Don’t go here
this school is the reason why i’m depressed. i hate going there everyday more then anything and 3/4 of the teachers couldn’t teach if their life depended on it. they are terrible at handling students with any kind of neurodiversity and will punish them for symptoms of a disorder that they literally know about.
- Employee5.07 February 2023
greenbay has gangsta skunks
schools gangsta as, cones on the field are alg cause the teachers are cluless
- Student3.03 December 2022
Green bay high school is a drug school.
This school was alright. I mean tje girls bathroom was used to vape always, kids literally dealt drugs outside like sharing and giving to their friends and the unisex bathroom is used to have sex during class time so it's really great. Dont even want to know what they do in the boys bathrooms. The teachers are alright, some are absolutely great but some are horrible and won't teach you a single thing. Literally went to school for my friends but that is alright I guess.
- Student4.03 December 2022
Decent school
Pretty good school - mostly good teachers, friendly deans/senior staff, decent academics and lots of opportunities in sport and performing arts e.t.c. Uniform’s quite strict but year 13s wear mufti which makes it worth it. Most teachers care about the students and not just their grades and try to talk to and get to know them (it usually helps motivate students to learn when they feel like they can talk to their teacher) . There’s obviously vaping and drugs and stuff but this happens in every school to some extent anyway
- Student4.017 August 2022
Better than avcol!!
Not as bad as everyone says it is and percieves. Yes the vaping in the bathrooms and so on is a issue but its present in almost all schools now. There are also other small issues with management of sports teams and clubs for time. But overall the teachers help u one on one if you need it and don't just let kids go. The uniform rules are way more loose than other schools like a avcol and mags.
- Student1.013 June 2022
wouldnt recommend
been at this school for four years and I want to move. the most fakest students you will ever meet. there’s two massive groups who are the most ‘relevant’ and everyone else kinda minds their own business. But in those groups all they do is talk shit about eachother, they live on drugs and parties, and if you happen to get dragged into it you’ll be fine for a month odd until they get bored and they’ll twist every story and tell everyone lies about you and make all of them hate you and they will go out of their way to make your life miserable. they talk shit like they’re life depends on it. Oh also they’ll send you death threats and bully you online and threaten to get people to come beat you up and /or that they’ll do it themselves. there’s so many fights because they say “talk shit get hit” even if they didn’t, people just make things up. it’s real depressing. also teachers are pretty vain and rude and treat you like you’re feelings dont matter and it makes you feel worse than you already do. no one has sympathy or remorse and everyone only cares about themselves. So strict on uniform, always claims you’ve been absent when you havent, some teachers are alright tho. not many. Although there’s this one reliever teacher who’s super sweet. People crowd out every bathroom to vape, lots of wagging, disrespect, I walk in the bathroom and all I smell is weed and/or vape juice. and I always hear people crying in the bathroom, and so many people leave half way through the day cos of their mental health. Councillors are the epitome of useless. all they say is “hmmm” “how does that make you feel” and u leave the room feeling worse than you did to begin with. wouldn’t recommend if you don’t want your child to be a depressed druggie with no education.
- Student4.023 May 2022
Better than avondale college
Honestly shout out to the teachers. Almost all the teachers were friendly to me except my English teacher, but the school staff helped me a lot with my anxiety (I'm still dealing with it in school though). The kids are ok in my opinion. Most girls are stuck up while some boys are just disgusting, and the school bathroom is always filled with people who vape and skip class. High school has really ruined me and I'm not sure if it's just because I'm new. I try to avoid school or stay home all day. I really don't know if I'd rather move to a new school or at least to make more friends.
- Other4.08 May 2022
Review
This school used to have a terrible reputation but it's a lot better now. -From a Lynfield College Student
- Former Student5.02 May 2022
cheeseburger
triple cheeseburger large combo
- Student3.029 April 2021
Good school, kinda ghetto
Legends say that upon your 3rd fight won at this school, you will be visited in the night by a spirit that will offer you free cigarettes. Joking only, but yeah. Lots of vapers, smokers, drinkers, and druggies. It's a lot better than it used to be from what I hear, though. You can kind of just tell be the uniforms it's not the greatest school in the country, but it is a good school. Overall nice teachers, good classes, and the principal's doing good things here. Maybe wouldn't have come here knowing what I know now if I had a choice between here and somewhere like Avondale, although I don't really know what Avondale's like. I've had some good times and met some cool people, though. With the construction currently going on it's sometimes a bit tedious to get around, and it seems like they're always fixing something over the holiday and they never have it done by the time students come back. Every time it's done it's better than it was, especially B block and F block, but parts of E, C, and D blocks are still in need of renovation. Not like absolutely dreadful condition, they're nice enough, but they just feel a bit out of the times.
- Student3.03 March 2021
Interesting school
Pretty good, most of the teachers are helpful and ?. Heaps of druggies tho, unless you count that as a good thing? There aren't any overseas scholarships which sucks, but there are heaps of domestic scholarships. There's no camps, there are no school trips either. The uniform is way too strict, I mean c'mon can't even have blue nail polish? Who does nail polish even affect tho?? And the school wall colours suck, it's so draining to see a yolk yellow because it makes you depressed as hell! But, h...
- Student5.019 February 2021
It’s Great
Genuinely a great school. Teachers are relaxed yet passionate enough for class to genuinely be enjoying. Rules regarding uniform are not as strict as other schools in the area. It’s easier to get to know everyone at this school too. Also, the senior staff regularly walks around and talks to students, apart from the uniform comments that sometimes annoy students, it really helps us develop a bond with all staff members. Teachers genuinely care about us, and the teachers I’ve had have been so lovely to me. Also, have very rarely experienced homophobia or racism, and the school actively pushes a 0 discrimination policy, even though there are a few instances of bullying that people encounter. Overall, it’s a pretty good school :)
- Student5.010 February 2021
School
Great place for learning. Great teachers. Socially great as well .
- Student4.016 September 2020
Not bad
Most of the teachers are of a high standard, with extra support and help services available. Year 13 mufti is a bonus. A bit strict on the uniform.
- Student1.028 August 2020
Gbhs sucks
Rules are too strict, uniform and stuff, teachers also push the students too much to always have stuff done. The principle is really stuck up too, I recommend any other school in west Auckland instead :)
- Student5.015 June 2020
Great!
Great high school. I love it.