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Longburn Adventist College
High School · State · Palmerston North
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DO NOT sendyour child to the boarding department!!
Be warned, this is NOT a good school for children who want to learn
The school used to be good, unfortunately they're more focused on making money through Oranga Tamariki boarding kids.
There is a real over representation of children with neuro divergent behavior e.g. fetal alcohol syndrome, autism, ADHD - very severe forms of it that make the environment unsuitable for neuro-normative children.
The behavior issues from children who have been unable to be placed in foster homes mean there is bullying, outbursts and stealing.
The school lacks any real leadership and as a result, it's not a safe place, let alone fertile environment for learning.
Your child will suffer academically by attending this school.
Most of the children are 2-3 years behind where they should be and if your child is performing at their current year level, they're used as teacher aides for the other children with behavioural issues. Absolutely appalling!!
They actually make money from the govt's lunch in schools program and use it to fund other staff members.
Children hardly get to eat unless they're aggressive and pushy.
There is a real over representation of children with neuro divergent behavior e.g. fetal alcohol syndrome, autism, ADHD - very severe forms of it that make the environment unsuitable for neuro-normative children.
The behavior issues from children who have been unable to be placed in foster homes mean there is bullying, outbursts and stealing.
The school lacks any real leadership and as a result, it's not a safe place, let alone fertile environment for learning.
Your child will suffer academically by attending this school.
Most of the children are 2-3 years behind where they should be and if your child is performing at their current year level, they're used as teacher aides for the other children with behavioural issues. Absolutely appalling!!
They actually make money from the govt's lunch in schools program and use it to fund other staff members.
Children hardly get to eat unless they're aggressive and pushy.
LAC
don't send your kid to boarding at lac
I went there in 2022 and 2023 I had an okay time but I think they should give borders rights and meat. I think it also had a lot of drama and being bullied by the deans there. the deans in the dormitories where horrible to me they played favs with other students.
Lac review
Hello I am a former student at lac.
lac is a great school lac has its ups and downs like many schools.
But one thing I noticed at lac was the lack of education and lac is prone to bullying
But apart from that lac is a great school and I would recommend lac if you're child likes a chill environment.
lac is a great school lac has its ups and downs like many schools.
But one thing I noticed at lac was the lack of education and lac is prone to bullying
But apart from that lac is a great school and I would recommend lac if you're child likes a chill environment.
change our foood
i like lac but i think they could change our food to meat and give us right in the dorms. and change the way we could do stuff
longburn adventist collage is bs
hello I am the father chloe french and she had an horrible time at longburn adventist collage she hated to so much it drived her mad she came to me in tear's one day saying she hate's that school she got bullied by the deputy Principal Rosalind Burnett at first I didn't belive my daughter but after me hearing her side of the story I belive her now I just want to say if you want your kid to go to a good school with nice people and no bully's don't send them to longburn adventist collage you will regret it badly.
LAC
Longburn Adventist College
LAC does have many faults as well as good things. Faults I would like to point out about LAC is the lack of good education, I felt as if I am hardly learning anything at the school as far as academics (***** **** *** ******** *******,*** *). It also has quite a lot of drama and bullying which doesn't get handled well and mostly ignored by teachers. It is kind of ancient.. rule-wise and we get told off for the stupidest and minor things ever. I think hospitality should also have an excuse to use meat in there because meat is an every-day thing and if it is not cooked well can cause serious damage to health, so I think LAC should let that slide although I KNOW it is a vegetarian school. They need to also update the cafeteria food which has been the same since I started. The school overall is very pretty and spacious and has many things to do and also good camps. It has been a very welcoming school for me over the years and I don't regret moving here. When I first started I thought it would be hard to make friends as the friend groups were introverted but the people are family-like and very welcoming. Been here since YR10 and thoroughly enjoy it here :) Thankyou LAC.
Longburn Adventist College Review
L.A.C is a school which needs some major improvement in the academic home front. The teachers are caring and all but that does not make up for their lack of teaching skills. It is definitely not worth the tuition for the quality of teaching which is quite poor. The uniforms are very gender specific which is another issue that needs to be addressed especially as we are in the 21st century. The campus itself is quite picturesque even though the teaching is simply not. Overall do I regret attending this high school? Maybe it depends on what you prioritize education, scenery, sports or caring teachers. If it is education then I would definitely not recommend it.
100 Walkers Road, 4477, Palmerston North
Brendan van Oostveen
06 354 1059
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It was absolutely terrible - my child lost over 10kgs due to not being able to get any food. They fill the dorm with naughty kids who are in foster care and can't get placed anywhere else.
My child's things were stolen every single day and dorm manager would do nothing.
They had no staff to manage the dorm so had members of their church sit in the office at night.
They made older students watch the younger students use the toilet to make sure they "flushed the toilet and didn't leave marks" - absolutely humiliating.
This school is garbage