Hamilton Boys' High School

Teachers suck, the rules are so outdated and extra. They care so much yet so little. The uniform is atrocious. They make us look like we are living in 1920. I mean they literally have hair rules. They say it’s so then we look tidy for employers. But the only time people see us is when we are in town and everyone has their uniform scruffy anyways so there’s no point. Plus jobs now couldn’t care less about your hair.

I agree with everyone on here, school is way too strict. We booked my son in to get a haircut to meet their requirements the day before the first day back. The hairdresser then proceeded to cancel and as my son was at the year 13 camp for the next two days we decided we would get the haircut afterwards. At the camp they then cut my sons hair forcefully, if he refused to comply they threatened to not feed him. I think it's disgusting that they couldn't wait two more days and threatened him with starvation.

Honestly, I've been to schools around Hamilton, and the other schools are way worse. There is bullying, drug use, vaping and all the worse things galore. At Boys there's an element of safety. The teachers care about me. The discipline is strong, but the majority of teachers are very fair. They are most certainly not encouraged to hand out detention and homework, and the majority of the time homework was just extra stuff done in class. E.g in maths I was set tasks for the period and what I didn't finish was homework. More money could go to the arts department, but If you love sport this school is an excellent choice. They could do better but it is not a bad school.

The staff and the subjects offered are great. But one of the many things I found to be irritating at this school is how many of the teachers are always giving out detentions, and the new canteen service is horrible, I waited in a small line for 45 minutes and I never even got to order my food. The "house competitions" are absolutely pointless, I came to this school to get an education not be forced to do things I should not be, in anyway required to do. I have also found that almost everyone I have asked about the house competitions has agreed with me. I am writing this as a current student at HBHS.

This school is very regimented. The teachers are encouraged to give detentions and homework is much and infringes upon hobbies. A teacher gave me a detention after getting 100% on a math test because I did no homework as I knew I was already proficient in trigonometry. I feel as though this school had a negative effect on my mental health.