Maeroa Intermediate

The principal is a massive bully, treats children with no respect and all the teachers are nasty. Bad school, its been like that ever since the principle came to it.

My kid is being bullied constantly. He has been told his mother will be kill and he will be killed. Teachers not taking it serious or notifying parents. I had to notify them that a sub teacher had to lock herself and the kids in a class after a kid went crazy and jumped on the teacher after trying to fight other students.

Honestly, this school is an absolute disgrace and probably some kind of social experiment gone wrong. My poor son was bullied so badly he came home convinced his name was “Stinky McCrustPants” because some feral child with a vape and a mullet called him that for three weeks straight — and the school’s response? “We’re monitoring the situation.” Oh cool, same way I “monitored” the pot while it boiled over. Useless. At Year 6 camp they forgot half the food and fed the kids Weet-Bix and baked beans for three days like it was a survival challenge on Celebrity Treasure Island. My son now flinches when he sees a tin can. The tuck shop sells sausage rolls that are basically warm regret, the uniforms feel like they’re made of recycled sandpaper, and the principal hasn’t been seen since 2019 — pretty sure he’s just a cardboard cutout at this point. Oh, and the only fire drill we’ve had ended with half the kids trapped in the toilets because someone left the keys inside. Save your child and your sanity. Homeschool them in the garage with a whiteboard and a dream — it’ll be a better education and you won’t have to deal with kids launching baked goods at people like he’s in a food fight battle Royale. Avoid at all costs.

Don't let the achievements of pupils who go to or have been to this school fool you, it has gone downhill over the years and is now a terrible school. There are certain teachers that will manipulate other students into bullying the pupils who don't do exactly as that teacher wants. If your thinking about putting your child in the sports unit, be prepared to do exactly what they want and don't ever say NO or else they will do their best to make your child's life difficult there including exclusions from certain activities and trips. Anybody who sends their child to this school, all I have to say to you is Good Luck.

This is a great school with many cool opportunities and lots of tea