St Dominic's Catholic College (Henderson)

problems with this school - teachers complaining about uniforms like almost everyday and not being able to shut their mouths up about it - annoying teachers (especially the tech ones cause I swear all of them are just angry old grandmas) - free lunches that look like dog poop - annoying beggars - students who keep vaping in the toilets - student counselors who I doubt help - dirty environment (talking about outside) - tech teachers - tech teachers - did I mention tech teachers - sorry I think I forgot tech teachers - weird associate principals - VERY strict uniform policy - students who failed basic hygiene (same for teachers) - tech teachers - tech teachers - omgg I think I forgot to mention tech teachers - tech teachers - tech teachers - tech teachers - tech teachers - ms barnett uh however you spell her name - half of the student population - bro these narcissistic students - idk - the schools lack of auctally caring about students wellbeing - ts overpriced ahh tuckshop Omg fix the school pls

This school is downright horrible, the students are forced into activities they hate, while the teachers get to sit on their butts all day, not teaching or taking their jobs seriously in the way that matters. All the teachers do is yell and bully the students if the students actually need help. They employ pedophiles and despicable human beings to run this garbage of a school, and then disgrace the name of the Lord. If the public knew how this school actually operated, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was burnt to the ground.

The education here at this school is honestly not that bad. I think it could definitely be improved, as the AC classes mainly rely on math's as being the student's good subject, and most other grades are just ignored. As for the safety, if there ever is a school shooting, our best bet is to sprint out of the school or lock ourselves in the class. They don't do ANY drills at all, nothing. Some of the staff are really nice, however it is really dragged down by the others. They have a very old style way of teaching. IT IS 2025. The school lunches are also slop. The staff gossip with each other about a lot of things, and they say things such as "GOD! HER PARENTS MUST BE SO ASHAMED OF HAVING A KID LIKE HER!" The bullying here is HORRIBLE. It makes me want to stop coming to school completely. You can tell them about something finally, after two years, and their response will be "I'm so sick of dealing with these little problems!" They always just take the side of the first person who comes to them. And, when you finally do something about it, and you defend yourself, boom. Told on, screamed at, and in trouble. No matter what the other person has done. IT. IS. HORRIBLE. This school has absolutely ruined me.

The teachers are incredibly rude and really harsh with their words. I have had something said to me that was incredulously inappropriate and just shocking to me, and yet I have not gotten an apology. Overall, there are many things I can say about the teachers and this whole school, but I will just leave this one statement. PS: If you are wanting to send your daughters here, just make sure that they have amazing mental health and are happy with what they look like, because I assure you. Your daughter will never be the same again. If I could give St. Dominic's Catholic College a rating lower than my own grave, I would. Happy school hunting!

THIS OLD ASS BITCH WON'T SIT HER ASS DOWN AND STFU, I HAVE BEEN WORKING MY ASS OFF ON A TASK AND SHE COMES UP TO ME. AND SHE SAYS, "Hypothetically you should have been done by now, do you want a Tuesday suspension?" LIKE BITCH YOUR NOT AS OLD AS THE QUEEN >:O

i hate this school. i can already feel my anger bubbling up at the thought of this school, i hate the associate principal, shes an actual infuriating bitch. along with ms ah ken. shes built like an actual upside down triangle and never leaves students alone. she goes on and on for ages about nothing and makes big deals about everything, i hope she gets fired js like ms heffy and her bitch ass teacher friends. she rants about students skirts being short i.e : js like her lifespan. this school is so dramatic over NOTHING!! do not send ur daughter here unless u want her to kill herself in rage. to the teachers listed in this, stop being bitchesss

This school is okay. The academics part is pretty good and the student community is really good! (for the most part) Most of my issue comes from how the school deals with things. If a student is being rude to another one the teacher somehow only sees a problem when they say something back. In which case, both students get in trouble. The school staff is fine with students picking on each other as long as it doesn't start a fight. 'Bad behavior' is tolerated far more than it should be. Students can get away with whatever they want if they don't make it obvious. That wouldn't be such a big issue if the school dealt with bullies correctly. This isn't all of the staff, some teachers are incredibly nice and don't have this issue. (p.s) there is more I wont go into for now.)

Would be a good school. The community is good on the most half, and the school has excellent performing arts. But the way they deal with bullies is absolutely useless. Instead of trying to discipline the bullies, they send the victims to counseling to "build resilience". In other words, they are trying to get the victims to get used to abuse while the teachers learn to adapt to the bad behavior. The associate principal asked an 11-year-old if they watched porn because she found out the student was gay... P.S tuck shop is overpriced

I had a very rough years there. Bad experience. Made me more depressed. Lunch time and morning tea very boring if you don’t have friends. It’s better if you’re smart so it’s easier for you. You have to fit in. Teachers are the not good (In my experience).

It is okay. They don’t really offer as many credits for NCEA as other schools do, but the teachers are there to help, so it’s less painful. Their ways for handling Covid-19/home learning and their continuous connection they had with us was really strong.