Epsom Girls Grammar School

I had about one and a half years at Epsom. In this review I will honestly cover my time at eggs in parts. Disclaimer this review is solely my opinion and should be taken with a grain of salt.

The classrooms aren't well kept and there's lots of inappropriate wording and graffiti both in the bathrooms and in classrooms. Oftentimes there are holes in the walls, broken light bulbs and general disrepair as well as the classrooms being outdated and rank. The bathrooms have students vaping and teachers patrolling. One of my friends at Epsom had a teacher "pat her pocket to search for vapes" ( allegedly, but I believe this to be true and a violation of her human rights as IMO this is not appropriate) The bathrooms are usually messy and poorly kept, once I saw sanitary pads stuck to the ceiling. The grounds at epsom are usually well kept as to the outsiders this maintains their high standards. They have good facilities in theory it's just the general classrooms and bathrooms that are lacking.

With teachers I have been lucky to have a few good ones and not too many bad ones. I had the same science teacher throughout my time at Epsom and he let me work on my own terms and I achieved good results as I work better on a device to cross reference ( shout out to Mr Nowell you're amazing). As well as my English teachers at Epsom. Some teachers are incredibly strict on uniform and I had minor violations of the uniform code ( piercings, and a thin chain necklace which has significant sentimental value) some of my teachers target me- or so I felt to perform uniform checks on me such as lifting my hair to check for piercings, or doing blanket checks. Honestly, this makes Epsom feel like a prison more so than a school. I had severe mental health issues at my time at Epsom ( I will refer to this more later) and one of my piercings was a reminder of sorts of my past and what I had overcome and the deans tried to force me to wear a plastic retainer (on a fresh piercing so no can do) or take it out. I will note this was a small crystal nose stud and some people can get exemptions for cultural reasons yet I couldn't get one and was essentially "denied access back to school" ( I was sent home for a few months due to mental health issues which I will go more in depth into later).

The social groups at Epsom are very interesting- I have severe social anxiety but still managed to make a few friends and there are a lot of excellent clubs run by lovely staff available to meet new people as well as a free peer tutoring programme which helped with academics. A lot of girls are snobby and rude and overall lots of rumours and talk behind your back however I personally wasn't outright bullied. There is a bigggg vape culture at EGGS and all they do is hang up posters and say it's bad. Like thats going to do anything.

Epsom does have a strong academic drive and good help and support should you want to achieve. If you want to slack you could if your teacher doesn't care much. I achieved well but never really did much homework simply because I was lazy but didn't face reprimand nor consequences.

The pastoral care at Epsom is interesting, the counselling team which I was involved with for mental health issues love snitching to your parents and sent me home which uprooted my life and hasn't been the same since. They honestly aren't helpful nor do I recommend to be involved with them unless you need a referral to a third party mental health provider and even then I'd recommend you go through your GP for that. The deans are really strict about uniform and get off on a power trip and are not helpful. The school doesn't do much in terms of support for neurodivergent people such as myself and my mental health deteriorated throughout my time at Epsom partially from the controlling environment and honestly bullying I experienced from the staff there.

I started at the same time as the new principal there and many people do not like her. She started detentions and cracking down on uniform which attributes to the prison like environment at Epsom. It's ironic as to what a high achieving school they seem when most of their students are depressed and miserable and suffer in silence.

I do miss my amazing friends from Epsom and it did set me up well at my next high school as they essentially kicked me out from school due to mental health reasons and didn't let me back in until I engaged with mental health services ( which traumatised me) until my attendance went down to the point I was nearly uplifted by OT on those and some other grounds.

Brenda (epsom girls grammar principal) has been acting in a concerning way as an administrator, showing a troubling lack of respect for diversity by planning to ban cultural items and groups, which is especially surprising given her own Pacific heritage. She’s also changed a lot of the long-standing school sporting events that were traditions at Eggs, and as a result, fewer people are participating, and many students feel uncomfortable with the new changes.

I personally think Epsom Girls Grammar is a great school, because most teachers are amazing and the horrible ones are all old relievers. I think if your daughter is a normal girl who isn't a woke BO smelling leftist, you should send her here. However, if your daughter is caught up in woke stuff its best not to send her here because the faculty encourages this behaviour. It's not their fault, if they don't they will have a bunch of people calling them bigots.

The education here is pretty good, and we do have many clubs that suit everyone. I have been here for two years and I don't think the school itself has done anything wrong, because if they did they probably did it out of fear incase leftists started attacking them.

Our school has many sports, so if your girl comes to this school make sure she signs up for at least one sport. Trust me, the sports club are pretty neat.

Tips if you are going to go to this school:
1) Bring body spray. The bathrooms stink, and it's good to have a spray to cover up the smell after you poo.
2) Don't vape. Vaping may seem fun, but it's honestly cringe.
3) Avoid the BO smelling pink haired leftists.
4) Study before your exams, it's better to get Excellence than Achieved.
5) Don't be a leftist autist.
6) Don't be a weirdo, if you scream randomly and make guttural sounds in the hallways while tap dancing you WILL get bullied.

not really a good school very over hyped

This school is good in the fact that you have a lot of options and there are some nice people and some good teachers, but thats where it ends. Notice I said some. I'll leave the rest of that some up to your imagination, but I can fill in some blanks.

The toilets are absolutely revolting. If its not unapropriate graffiti its broken toilet seats, broken doors, horrendous smells or blocked toilets. Most of the time you have to wait in a line for at least 7 minutes because there will be 9 girls stuffed in one stall vaping or making a tik tok. Most of the times when you walk out of the bathroom the air is smoky and you can probably imagine why. I know that this is a reflection on the types of students that attend EGGS, but teachers and deans don't seem to give two damns and have no control as a result of not being able to enforce it. All they have done so far is stick pretty blue posters about not vaping in the toilet stalls and talk to us about "toilet ettiquette".

The few young teachers who are good are mostly only staying at school as a temporary thing before they go to Australia for better oppurtunities. Unless you want ur kid to end up sitting in classes doing nothing I would not recommend EGGS

very bad, wouldn’t recommend. the bathrooms are vile and the uniform is unreasonably overpriced

kinda mid, some teachers just dont care but like whatever lol
food there is so expensive as well and the fact they dont care if we had a reason to do something + active homophobia in some teachers (they dont even try to hide it)

also pls let me wear my unicorn socks to school. they're cool.

This school is not as good as everyone says it is. There are a few good teachers, especially in music, drama, and English but bad teachers overbalance good, and a bad teacher can make your life living hell. None of the teachers bothers with teaching anything and prefers to make you do worksheets etc. Most of them are retired oldies who were called back into school because of the shortage of staff. None of the teachers seems to care about you beyond the fact that you might be wearing an extra stud. Half the people there either wag or vape and the teachers do nothing about bullying. The school seems keen on keeping its "good?" reputation and boasts about students' achievements which they had no part in encouraging.

The uniform is goodish since you do have more than just the option of skirts. It's nice that you get quite a range of choices in subjects.

The bathrooms are disgusting! You can smell the bathrooms as soon as you walk into d block. There is graffiti, broken toilet seats, rubbish, and toilet paper everywhere and people seem to think that it's fine to meet for a vape in the toilet. Most of the time I have to wait around 10 minutes in line to go to the bathroom because people are filming tik toks and the only available bathrooms have broken doors. I would not recommend going to the tuck shop unless you want to end up broke.

Hi everyone, all the negative comments on here are from emos who complain about uniform because they get told off for rainbow coloured hair. this school is FAR from being one of the worsts. I have had one bad teacher in my years here and other than that, good interactive teachers who care for us. I wear slight changes in the correct uniform like multiple earrings, necklaces and black socks and not once have I been told off. If your being bullied it’s probably up to you to stop being weird. let it be a lesson. I have not heard of outrages racism and homophobia??? a lot of people would prefer eggs to other schools. stop dying your hair then crying when teachers notice it. we are the cutest little community of lovely women, our uniform is nice. The reviews on this are from students who are mad their failing classes but are probably wagging every second one to go vape. go to class and be nice to the teacher and they’ll be nice back? stop drastically breaking dress code then complain when you get in trouble. you know there’s rules so follow them. thanks 🫶🫶🫶🫶

Some teachers who teach at Epsom are the most kind and lovely teachers only looking for you to succeed. However these are a limited variety and most of the time you will end up with teachers who have less than proficient teaching skills or teachers with no patience for ill understanding of the work set.
This has set Epsom to be a negative learning environment for students causing very many students to stop participating and utilising the resources the decile 9 school provides.

Aswell as the teachers being sub-par the management is unorganised and some members of the faculty have claims by students to be racist.
The management is below standards considering the resources that EGGS has access to. Many times when needing to switch classes or get letters sent to university's etc, were not actioned until the deadline date unless being constantly badgered.

Overall Epsom has nice facilities like the stadium and newly renovated teaching blocks (mostly everything except the D block toilets) but is let down by teaching skills and faculty behaviour.

got bullied for being raped and according to the principal and deputy principal that was my fault. also miss milner rolled her eyes at me and said "allegedly" after telling her i was raped. i was 14.

The education isn’t that good and there is very poor help for students who are struggling as well as a problem with vaping and smoking. Teachers are not encouraging to students who are already struggling in the subject and expect students to learn without their help.

The main classroom building (D/E block) has poor insulation as well as some mould issues or something of the sort.

The uniform isn’t warm meaning students are very cold during winter seasons and the senior uniform shirt is see-through as well.

Good school, nice facilities and great opportunities

The learning opportunities are amazing but the staff and rules are not. They focus too much on physical appearance of the students - uniform, hair, jewellery, etc that do not interfere with the students' learning capabilities or the school's 'public image'. The strict monitoring of this in turn hinders the students' learning and even mental health. The age they are at is critical for self discovery, experimentation and acceptance, and the strict and even racist restrictions they uphold do not mesh well with this development and have impacted many students' mental and even physical health, that their support resources can't even begin to unpack. Overall, while their reputation and recognition for their academic success of their students may be exceptional, for the majority of their attendees the experience is disappointing at the least. They must put more focus and research into the impact the rules have on the wellbeing of their beloved students. If your child is not displaying exceptional potential or acting out, they show little to no support or interest in their academics or general school life. A very disappointing experience for the high regard they hold their institute at. I hope to see at least an attempt at improvement in these areas.

My experience of Epsom Girls Grammar School:
Overall I really enjoy this school. Many people talk about how there is bullying and harassment issues but I think that really just depends on who you choose to hangout with. Personally all my friend's and I have had none of these experiences. I have made so many amazing friends here and I think this school is very friendly and challenging in a good way.

EGGS is a mixed bag of nuts. The academics and variety of extracurricular are good and the teachers are ok, but there is some stuff that really needs to be sorted out. There is abelism, homophobia and racism among many students and teachers, and nobody wants to do anything about it! While there is a variety of students, these nasty bullies make your life unnenjoyable. Also, next to every student has depression and or anxiety. I wish EGGS would take time to listen to these problems and act better on them.

advice from a student:
if youre thinking about enrolling here, don't.
R U N.
students = TOXIC, teachers = most are in it for the money, deans = don't care about who you are, principal = cares only about image.
nobody at this school cares about solving problems like racism and homophobia, they sweep it under the rug to protect their image. it's probably why there's bs five star reviews under this page. believe me when i say that it's not like what these parents describe at all. take it from someone who's ACTUALLY attending (lord knows it's against my will).
toilets are, most of the time disgusting, and smell of vapes or are literally broken. education is great, if you're into high pressure and being treated like a number, because that's what you are when you enroll at this school.
the only thing this school has is extra curricular activites. but i'll tell you right now, the majority of them aren't thanks to teachers. they're thanks to students who make functioning groups for themselves. the ones that are made by teachers, such as netball teams, aren't properly managed nor are players put in fair teams. there is little thought behind lineups, and it's as if they just put anyone anywhere. because of this, players are at different levels, and it's hard to work as a team and even win games. not to mention, teams are managed by students, rather than adults, and because of this, some students don't care about properly managing their team. they also have hectic schedules, which means often they don't show up or have to leave during games. it's a waste of money. it's a waste of time.
ain't it funny that the best thing about this school isn't done by teachers? i mean, comical even.

overall, save yourself a trip to a therapist and go somewhere else. it's not worth the extra curricular stuff to come here. there's just more cons.

p.s - you can think i'm being dramatic if you want, and if so be my guest. do enroll. i dare you. i would love to see how long you stick it out in the shark pit.

- a man with many regrets

THIS SCHOOL IS TERRIBLE
THE DEANS DONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT BULLYING, OR RACISM, ALL THEY DO IS RECOMMEND YOU CHANGE CLASSES. WELL I RECOMMEND YOU MOVE SCHOOLS. THE BATHROOMS ARE DISGUSTING, THE TEACHERS ARE RUDE AND INCOMPETENT. THEY DONT HELP WITH YOUR LEARNING THEY ARE ONLY THERE FOR THE PAY CHECK. NOT FOR YOUR EDUCATION. TAKE YOUR DAUGHTER ELSEWHERE. <3

Coming from a student of five years, if you are thinking about enrolling your daughter, keep in mind you will also have to enrol her into therapy. The school is a hell hole, majority of the teachers are despicable & the Students are depressed.
I’ve had a couple of amazing teachers in the art department & english department, but sadly the bad ones outweigh the good ones.
The suicide coverups, the teacher-student scandals, the straight up racism & the lack of encouragement is all but enough to send you walking the other way. If you’d like your daughter to leave high-school with a great education & her mental well-being in tact, I suggest you go somewhere else.
They will not help you if you’re being bullied or harassed. THEY DO NOT CARE. As long as their reputation is squeaky clean they could not give less of a damn about you.

I really do mean the best with this review, it really is a terrible place for a young girl to grow up in.

horrible. certain teachers pick on the students and belittle them to the point where they wont show up. rowing and friends was the only thing that kept me at EGGS for nearly 2 years, deans did nothing, teachers were rude. the only good teachers i had an amazing tutor teacher, yr 10 science teacher, and yr 10 health/pe teacher and they were the only classes i was ever willing to go to, most girls at eggs tend to wag the classes alot because of these teachers.