Former year 12, dropped out in 2023. The school has some good teachers that actually care about students education, other teachers were really shitty. I had this one teacher for English, not naming, but she didn’t help, publicly humiliated me in front of the class for something i did wrong on the work assignments. And another teacher for another class not naming, never helped me, or any of the other girls that were high achievers, only helped the high achievers. Girls at the school are snarky, no respect whatsoever. Could never go to the toilet because the stalls were filled, multiple girls in one stall vaping and yelling. Toilets were over all disgusting, and I find it disturbing how they put up security cameras, as girls get changed for P.E in their, i get they have the cameras there to catch girls vaping, but come on, that just made the students hide in the toilets. What i also find disgusting is how there are girls who take photos of other girls while inside the toilet stalls. What i also do not get is why they are worried more about what we wear, or what kind of piercings i have. I had a nose piercing, teacher refused to start the lesson until i took it out, like come on, they care more about my appearance than they do my education. The school only praises smart students with little regard for students in need of more help.
We finished school last week in preparation for our exams. I was worried about my ability to pass and get the credits I needed. The school were very supportive of me and my teachers and deans worked with me to push me as hard as they could. I feel very supported in my learning and am lucky to have a good group of adults behind me supporting me. It is nice to feel like they care about my learning and my future and that passing is not only important to me but also to the teachers.
DO NOT SEND YOU CHILDREN TO NEW PLYMOUTH GIRLS HIGH
The teachers at New Plymouth girls high school are horrible. They don’t care about the students and don’t teach them what they really need to know. If any issues with other students come up, they don’t care and make the students just “ignore them”. Students have to have passes to go to the toilet, they can’t have any privacy. The teachers also make learning boring for the students and don’t make an effort to try to make it fun so the students will want to engage. the classrooms are dirty and cold with no good heating. They are run down and gross.
some of the staff are amazing and actually support you, while over half of the teachers at NPGHS treat students with absolute disrespect and take out their anger on the students and will talk down to you like you are 4 and don't know how to go potty. yeah, the vaping is bad but where does that not happen, how else do u expects the teens to manage their anxiety while at school. this school is full of catty girls who have no regards for others and no self-respect. the cafe is also very expensive
Interesting to read all these reviews. It seems School Parrot is a platform where disgruntled students come to express their frustration. True that schools are not without flaw but the very low number coming here to express themselves among the many who attend the school speaks volume. Not sure if i wish to take School Parrot very seriously.
The worst School ever. My math teacher who i will not name, exposed all my personal information to my class mates and nothing was done about it and the teacher just ignored me for the rest of the time i was there. We had smoke alarms going off nearly twice a day everyday for a month because of people vaping in the bathrooms. People there are so toxic and disgusting and draining, mentally draining. The mental health system there is shit and the educational system is fucked and they choose to only praise the “smart” kids there when there’s lower class people like myself struggling with no help from teachers even when asked for and no well done once i’ve figured out a problem. This school is shit for new plymouth and this school is shit for your kids to attend to. There are or were a couple good teachers who made it worth while the security was shit, people ditching classes left and right. nearly every time i walked into a bathroom it stunk really bad, nearly made me throw up a few times.
This school was absolutely horrible, I left mid year 12, I got nothing but mental health problems from the school it’s self, some of the teachers were incredible except for one of the English teachers who were very racist against Maori people, There bathrooms were absolutely disgusting, They didn’t care about the bullying or the fighting nor the knife threats but more about THERE UNIFORM and piercings I remember having 2 nose rings, and being told I have to take them out cause it wasn’t a school regulations I absolutely hate this school! So parents please be weary! This schools nasty
This school is particularly not the ideal school for culture or prosperity. The amount of rasicim that happens on campus and classrooms from white female/male teachers is absolutely disgusting and deans,principal and the board do not take enough care into students well being let alone any, students who suffer greatly over mental and physical illnesses are not supported to what the school make out for them to be,many students self harming themselves and none to which are received any help from waiora (school public nurse ect) other than to go back to class and suck it up. The fight rate in this school is disgusting and npghs allows it because they never do right by students and blame victims to abuse from others on them. Students who defend themselves are stood down and potentially kicked out due to the fact that they have been on watch already because of their background and ethnicity, This school is a descust to the community who edge parents to send their daughters here and “gaurentee” their motto to ensure safety for students who do attend, plenty of girls don’t get the opportunity to speak up for what’s right because if you do your straight to a pink slip in the deans,that shows npghs does not let their students speak for themselves. You walk in that school you cannot gaurentee your safety everyday. There is a reason why spotswood college is thriving and excelling within school because they care about all students and allow them to embrace their race aswell as bloom their strengths. As a former New Plymouth girls high student who has gotten many awards through school aswell as lived both a day girl and boarder it is safe to say I would know about these facts I have givin. Manipulation, tedious lies and false information from npghs is what you receive. Being a day girl is a complete different story to being a boarder and I can definitely say the two are not level, fights stealing betrayal contraband abuse all take place in the hostel aswell as school, a whole drug business was being run inside the hostel and the school didn’t do anything about it,girls getting rushed by other students for small reasons it’s not okay. The principal is the problem not the students, all these high expectations from her onto students, being singled out,having to deal with racism when you put ur foot through the gate when we’re supposed to look to our teachers for help and support except we receive nothing back in return. If your daughter is being bullied abused stuck in sticky situations from the school, you will not receive the support in any way from Mrs brown herself alongside her peers eg the board of trustees and the teacher on grounds. I hope you all make the right decision for your daughter/daughters and choose them over the effects they will endue in their time at npghs
Yours truely, former year 13
Uniform rules strict as hell, next year won't even be able to wear a JACKET to keep me dry while walking to school and around school. But it's fine because they are adding a new jacket that isn't even waterproof.
Do you just expect me to walk to school and drenched just to sit in your classes that are not even fit for my needs, because no.
alot of the teachers were really good, bonded well with students and make a comfy environment but then you move to the counsellors and its the most unsafe peer pressured environment you can find. alot of the students are horrible bullie
This school is only for the smart popular students, otherwise you get no where. It’s obvious most teachers hate their job and working with kids. It’s very hard to get a hold of any staff member to talk about bullying, course changing ect. They are a money grabbing school and the classes are only catered to the top few. The buildings are falling apart, the courses need updating ad there’s never any information. Counsellors and Medical staff are definitely underpaid for what they deal with, I will say that there are 1 out of 15 teachers that enjoy their job and listen to the thoughts of their students. The school as a whole does not take mental health as seriously as physical health when a student cannot do something. If you’re not athletic, dyslexic, struggle with mental health or are neuro diverse save yourself and go to a different school.
good sports and good p.e teachers. Some good teachers for other subjects but if you get a bad teacher you don’t learn anything. some really nice people but otherwise lots of vaping and bad behaviour
I hate New Plymouth Girls High. I left this year and I have gained so much anxiety because of the staff there. They are the worse type of staff a school could ever have, they’re pigs. They’re racist and pick favourites and they definitely don’t hide it. While I was there I was in the lowest class, they didn’t teach us anything or let us do anything fun in science. It’s not fair how they treat kids who aren’t that academically smart poorly. I didn’t read or write while I was there.. all I did was crappy work books because they were lazy.
The school does not really care about the environment and how the teachers act towards the students and whether the students are actually being taught what they should know to pass ncea
Bullying occurs and nothing is done about it. Some teachers are committed and kind and others obviously dislike working there and take it out on students. Those who are academically gifted are catered to and those who aren’t receive support if they actively seek it out. The careers counsellor and the Wai Ora (medical centre) staff are lovely and work harder than they’re paid for.
You can only expect so much from an underfunded public school, with that considered, I guess it’s okay.
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