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Pakuranga College
High School · State · Auckland
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Bullying
I am so frustrated. My Sister is getting bullied at this school bad and when she finally stood up for herself the teacher put her in a behavioural #2 whatever that means. This is boys picking on her and apparently she has gone to teachers but they haven’t done nothing about it. Multiple photos posted to social media of her as well from inside school. Bullying has always been so bad at pak and they seriously need to do something about it!
Pretty bad school
This school does a horrible job with dealing with vaping and bullying as well as their poor security, taking it out on innocent students instead of resolving the issue in itself. I had a teacher in my first year sit in front of me and do nothing when I was being bullied and yelled at by another student, truly disappointing when I think back to it. Seriously, what has their issue with not having a good enough security system within this school got to do with students wearing their own clothes. Year 13s are adults, they should be able to dress for themselves and express themselves. The only saving grace I can say helped numb my experience at this school even by a little bit are some of the teachers who genuinely want the best of their students and the friends I’ve met.
Bad school
A warning to parents of children with special needs don't let them go to the Pegasus Unit they say it's a good place but actually the teachers are very uncaring, bullying is everywhere and they don't care unless it's gone too far I now have severe trauma from my experience, a girl in my class she pushes people, yells at people, hits people and bosses people around but gets mad when she geta told what to do by someone sye doesn't like and the teachers do nothing.
Detentions
The school is giving out detentions for students who are 3 minutes late in the morning to class, fair if a student is consistently late everyday each week, but as a one off rare 3 minute late situation due to ridiculous Auckland traffic mayhem, I think giving a student who is almost never late a detention for being 3 minutes late is over the top and pecuniary. The deans and school should be looking at overall patterns of lateness not one off rare instances due to traffic, I think this is over the top to be honest and puts good students off the desire to succeed when they get punished for a one-off incident that rarely happens to them just because of a bad traffic morning. I understand there will be students who are consistently late each day etc and that needs addressing but don't punish every student for some students constant tardiness...
Park College good
Very good school, great experience compared to previous one
Student testimony
If you’re kids have Asperger’s autism or are 2E do not go to this school the teachers lack understanding and will not put in effort in the core subjects ( science English ect). However the other subjects such as languages are amazing
In all of my time at this school (2 years) none of my SAR conditions where met so all of their testing was inaccurate I even met with the principal to discuss my class work and he was plainly dismissive and rude. I was supposed to be doing self directed learning in a new classroom however I was never given a subject to learn. I was in corispondance to wich my psyche report was not sent through to tekura and I was robbed a years worth of credits because I met the requirements for excellence but not merit or achievement despite me asking for extension and being denied I was tested on a subject I had never been given a textbook for ( chem) and the teacher said I had copied my awnsers from said nonexistent textbook and then said that they coud do nothing more for me even though it is their legal obligation to cater to the needs of gifted students ( which I said ) they have downright failed by the end of the year my mental health was in tatters. They talk of student voice. And advocation but when faced with real student problems the students are left to rot. This paragraph is just what I have written in five minutes and is only the surface of this schools issues including behaviour, environment and work ethic. And I repeat if you’re child is gifted or has autism DO NOT SEND THEM TO THIS SCHOOL .
In all of my time at this school (2 years) none of my SAR conditions where met so all of their testing was inaccurate I even met with the principal to discuss my class work and he was plainly dismissive and rude. I was supposed to be doing self directed learning in a new classroom however I was never given a subject to learn. I was in corispondance to wich my psyche report was not sent through to tekura and I was robbed a years worth of credits because I met the requirements for excellence but not merit or achievement despite me asking for extension and being denied I was tested on a subject I had never been given a textbook for ( chem) and the teacher said I had copied my awnsers from said nonexistent textbook and then said that they coud do nothing more for me even though it is their legal obligation to cater to the needs of gifted students ( which I said ) they have downright failed by the end of the year my mental health was in tatters. They talk of student voice. And advocation but when faced with real student problems the students are left to rot. This paragraph is just what I have written in five minutes and is only the surface of this schools issues including behaviour, environment and work ethic. And I repeat if you’re child is gifted or has autism DO NOT SEND THEM TO THIS SCHOOL .
bad school
bad go bad teachers plus unsafe
TERRIBLE DO NOT GO TO THIS SCHOOL
This school is bad do not go to this school I regret coming here
Not for me
Had to transfer to a different high school because I couldn’t learn in the environment Pakuranga College was providing. Online bullying is an issue. Science block roof has a massive hole in it and classrooms are too crowded to learn in. It’s hard to get 1 on 1 time with the teachers because of the class sizes. A positive was the outdoor pool
Horrible
The worst school should be shut tf down
New student of 2020 review
There is always a bunch of drama on the field and because of this, we only had 1 mufti day this entire year. The school bathrooms are actually gross and smelly. The teachers I have this year are really good and the P.E curriculum is awesome! Pak's pool is clean and heated (obviously) and there is a wide range of activities to get involved with.
pakuranga college
smells like smelly smells idk what it smells like but it's smelly
Pigeon Mountain Road, Unknown, Auckland
Michael Williams
09 534 7159
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