Tauranga Girls' College

this school is absolute crap!!!! on my first day of school i was told to wait for teacher who would help me get to class 30 mins passed and no one showed up i was going around n round the school feeling panicked and literally no person helped...the teachers are more concerned about the uniform than the studies...my science teacher was crap like all of them, they used to play videos from youtube excepting us to learn from the internet. The teachers don't know how to teach and the girls are vaping all of the time in the bathroom. No revisions are given before the test. If your child is smart trust me this school will change everything.

their are many racist teachers at this school and also them banning phones is supporting the national government which is run by corrupt white racists phones isnt the problem on why academics are decreasing its idk maybe about the global pandemic that went around or the cyclone or maybe the fact that we have a racist government who dont like people of maori descent

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The deans say they care for you, but all they really care about is our uniform. If your being bullied they will listen to you but they wont do anything to change it. The toilets are horrible They have no locks on the doors. The teachers dont care one bit about your mental health, they treat us like little kids, there more interested in telling us off for our earings then wanting to teach us.

Hello if you are thinking of sending your child to this school I highly suggest not to. My child is no longer a student of this school because they don’t actually teach anymore it’s more about telling children off for wearing more than one piercing or if they are wearing the wrong socks.

This school is not good! It is an unhealthy environment for your children. I am an ex student of this school and left because of this school. The bathrooms are atrocious making students not want to go until they are home, they are dirty with locks that don’t work and toilet seats falling off. The teachers are unhelpful and rude and spend too much time correcting students uniforms then teaching the class. When you are there it feels like your in a prison no opinions, and no freedom. The deans don’t do anything about situations that need to be worked on bullying, harassment, none of it gets solved because they assume it’s just more girl drama when it can be more severe then they think. They just get you to write on a piece of paper and tell you they will talk to the people and fix it THEY DONT. It is a draining prison that no kids should be put in. For your kids mental health please keep them away from this school.

Personal experiences some of the students are really bad and don’t get punished at all when they should, some teachers aren’t the best and the toilets and bathrooms are externally in hygienic and graffiti everywhere. If I could move schools I would

The school overall is good they try their best but the students make things hard. They trash bathrooms and draw over all the tables and it's a guarantee to find gum underneath your table and plenty of it. The teachers I've had so far have been amazing with a few exceptions but if the students had better maintenance of school facilities and less of them were bullies the school would be much better. Personally I have not been a victim to the bullying but have witnessed more in this school than any other and I've been to a lot of schools. The education for me is good but then again I'm in an extension class so at year 10 we do exams and internals for older grades but that can be kinda stressful having that type of pressure so being in a normal class is advised. The school is a good option as long as you havent been a target of bullying and you dont mind a bit of vandalism and gum. ?

This school was overall a bad experience. I hope its gotten better but I struggled to feel like I fit in anywhere withing the school systematic system as a young queer māori student with generalized anxiety disorder. The school itself was not supportive or accommodating, especially with mental health issues in their students.

POOPY YUCKY LIKE DIARHERIA RUNNING AROUND. SMELLS LIKE FOSSILIZED POOP THAT DINOSAURS POOPED OUT. TRISHA PAYTAS WOULD BE ASHAMMEDDDDD!!!!!! DONT COME UNLESS U WANT TO DIE. ONE GOOD TEACHER AND THE REST ARE POOPY BEWAREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. GOOD FOOD BUT SO EXPENSIVE U WILL BE BROKE AFTER ONE DAY UNLESS UR A STINKY RICH KID. xox chicken nugget :)

I went to this school from 2016 to 2020 and yes I have many good memories with friends at this school but I have so many more bad memories. When we had sports with other schools (usually tauranga boys college) the way they would try to get us to go was telling us that we should go to distract the boys so our team could win. Bullying at girls college holy cow the teachers could not less, oh and the individuality that this school claims to have is non existent, you cant colour your hair, cant wear jewelry and have colored nails, they only gave us pants and shorts after years of asking, and finally not shutting up about it. Oh and what about the tops, all see through but arnt allowed to wear a white or nude singlet underneath and if you read the uniform contract you also arnt allowed shorts under the skirts. not many teachers care enough to try help the students who are falling behind, if you are struggling you either get told to be better or told that you will be getting put in a different class, not helped or talked to, and the counselors at this school have the conclusion of your a teenager that's the issue, oh and the ability to just leave during school hours, i didnt ditch but if i wanted to SUPER EASY , teachers dont care about that either. Otherthan these negatives, they offer alot of sport options... but ofcourse alot of students have to miss out because they cant afford the joining fee that all the sports have, on days athletics day, if it isnt your thing or you dont feel well you are forced to participate, evem if it causes you pain, my last athletics day I was already in huge amounts of pain from endo, I was made to do high jump, this coused me huge amounts of pain that they didnt care about until I passed out in a field. I really hope that this school has improved since I was there

School teachers are 50/50 they are either amazing or absolute shite. School buildings themselves are disgusting with pealing carpet and cockroaches in the library.

Personally, there's alot the school could improve on. Equipment might be quite old or alot of chairs in science classes tend to be broken. Not all the instruments which the school rents out are of good quality or for a matter of fact even usable. That and you'll find gum everywhere you go (Except the music department !) However you'll find a wide variety of extra curriculum activities and opportunities. The reason I'm giving it 4 stars is mainly because of the music department. Teachers and students are all welcoming and there are plenty of music group varieties that could peak your interest. I soon found a really nice friend group once joining the music department and made loads of friends there. The head of music department can seem very strict and intimidating but if you aren't a disrespectful person she is great to you and really cares about her students mental and physical wellbeing. (Just keep her updated on what's going on and she'll be quick to understand !)

This school provides an extremely unhealthy environment for developing young woman. The teachers are on the whole uninterested and incompetent. There are a few decent teachers but they don't last long there, they end up leaving because of the mismanagement of the school. The schools culture for students is toxic - its catty, tolerates violence and is more concerned with students wearing the correct shoes to school than the psychology harm that's happening to students in the school. Appalling school, totally neglectful of responsibilities surrounding education and learning. If I could rate this school lower - I would.

Went here from 2001 to 2003, the last year wasn't that bad, teenagers are the worst, they just look at you when you cry, remember my first math teacher saying that with math she and this other teacher won't be able to help for much longer, but at the time I was undiagnosed with Asperger's syndrome autism, the first two years were the worst, but still was glad to be out of TGC at age sixteen.

they were not good when i told them abkut my tics they told me off for it even though i cant help them

the only reason this chool is getting my 3 stars is because the English teachers are literally your best friends.. though I would not recommend sending your daughter here if you dont want her to be critisized every day from these year 9s and 10s :)

For those who a looking at this school, let me be straight with you, the handling of bullying at this school is TERRIBLE. When I tried (multiple times) to tell the teachers about it, I was blamed and told “You have been attacking her” repeatedly and none of the teachers believe me. They make no attempt to resolve the problems and falsely accuse students.

worst school ever, teachers cannot be trusted and place false accusations against students. Whole school system makes absolutely no sense. I never once enjoyed a day at Tgc. I’m so glad I left this school i’ve never been so much better mentally ever since I left. The whole school is just built on how we should act because they don’t want the school to look bad.