Papamoa College

This is an amazing school and its very good for kids to learn and now there are hardly any fights going on at school anymore because of the new principle. So, I would personally recommend this school out of any other school for kids to learn.

Scraps or fights are quite common at this school, it's almost nearly every lunchtime that you see a big crowd of people gathered on the field in a circle watching a scrap. The people usually involved in these scraps are kids who think they are in a gang. From years 9-10 nearly 30% of them have vaped or have a vape. Usually in the P.E changing rooms, not to mention if you're trying to get changed in a cubicle. Expect your door to be bashed in whenever you are trying to get your gear on. If this happens I highly suggest putting your bag against the door. Generally there are a handful of people who give the school a bad reputation, but apart from what I said above the school is actually pretty cool.

This school under the new principal has made tangible improvements to its culture and discipline over the last two years.

Biggest flaw of this school has to be the students in it and the cleanness of the school. Some people act like they are gangsters and "cool", some harass other people, some people vandilize stuff, etc etc + stealing. and the main source of the bad hygiene of the school is the students in it vandilizing and throwing food. you are really letting absolutely everyone in this school, and it is overcrowded. Maybe don't let so many people in, especially the bad kind of people if you want to protect the school public reputation.

Went here from yr 7-13. Don’t send your kid here unless you don’t care about their education. Open plan was the worst idea to exist, 5 classes in 1 all you can hear is yelling coming from the other classes, it’s way too loud to focus on your work. So over crowded around 40-50 students in 1 class with 1 teacher. The teachers absolutely suck & do NOT teach you. All they do is sit on their phones or laptops all block and when you ask for help they don’t know either. Seriously please make sure these people have degrees before you hire them. Had to teach myself throughout ALL levels of NCEA by watching YouTube videos as my teachers were hopeless and on multiple occasions didn’t know the answer either when I asked for help. The teachers will not listen to you, make you feel stupid for asking for help then not even help you if you do ask for help. Was struggling with mental health & all the teachers did was embarrass me infront of the whole class for being late instead of just asking why I’m late or if I’m ok. Also Mr Byurn definitely has anger issues and clearly hates kids as all he does is yell at them, he definitely needs to be fired : Made a complaint about him and was told by a teacher he also had many other complaints made against him, of course nothing was done about it though. Please don’t send your kid here unless you want them to FAIL :

i hated this school so much, literally the worst school ever. only go if you want to suffer :

Scraps are way to common at this school I had to take both my kids out just because they had internal bleeding and three broken bones

you'll see a lot of negative reviews for this school but thats because its a public school. this school is good for a public school. They take good care of their kids INCLUDING those who are mentally disabled or physically disabled as they have HUGE learning spaces for these kids. do recommend. clothes are way over priced tho. Also the new principle is way to demanding.

Went to Papamoa College from Year 7 - Year 12. I left to begin working. While I was at Papamoa College it was alright. Open plan learning, Students were allowed to wear Jewellery, Coloured hair, as many Piercings as you wanted and that caused students to feel genuinely comfortable in their own skin and happy to learn. I have now heard from peers in their final year of Papamoa College that there is a new principal and all of this has been changed. I really believe that Papamoa college has lost the one thing they had going for them. Students are being stood down and threatened with suspension purely for having facial hair. If a student was to leave an existing facial piercing in or not have natural coloured hair they have been threatened with not being allowed to attend the ball or be a part of the schools play. Papamoa college was the only school in Tauranga that was flexible with their rules and I am so disappointed that they have changed that for their students who find comfort in expressing themselves through coloured hair, Piercings, Facial hair etc. I do think if your child needs extra help on learning not to send them here, Your child will be handed a book to work through with no extra help or teaching and I know its hard for people to ask for help when given a task like that. Definitely explore your options before sending your child here.

Really? Banning facial hair now? Didn’t know you learned less when you have a beard. Focus more on the teachers you’re hiring rather than the students. Nobody in the work force cares about a beard. Get a grip