I was a student there between 1992 - 1995. And I absolutely hated it. Bullying and teased alot. It's focus was all academic not in the practical creative side, found it really hard to make friends sitting on my own most of the time.
There is a lot of discrimination within this school. They favour the sporty students over academically gifted students to participate in certain activities, ie camp leader etc. They don’t allow boys to play in the netball team also
Removed my original comments, although true, I want to allow time for them to get better.nnNo, I don't recommend the school. No, I don't believe the school actually delivers against stated values. Yes, I believe they sit up I and pay attention when you withhold donations.nnSo, I suggest that if you do go there and have problems then withhold special character donations until they listen and tell them that's what you're doing.nnOn the plus side there are great young people who go there.
Good school great radio station. #The Fridge
Very bad bullying problem.nNever helps students when they come for help from teachers.nTeachers themselves seem more concerned on outward appearances of students than on the students mental and physical well-being.nOnly good point is the counselor cares Sadly he is the only one who doesnStudents have been complaining about this bullying problem for years but the Senior Leadership team have done nothing but use copy paste methods from the internet to 'solve' the problem. Spoilers: They didn'tnThis school does not concern itself very much about the learning of their students, but rather on how good it looks to other places around Christchurch.nDO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE, IT IS NOT A GOOD PLACE TO LEARN AT.nnEdit: as of 3 years later from writing this review, the problems still persist. I had hoped they would fix their issues, but it seems they have not.