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Rototuna Senior High School
High School · State · Hamilton
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This place should be shut down.
The school lacks good resources such as textbooks, technology, or extracurricular materials, which impedes students' learning and growth. They have an uncomfortable and unproductive learning environment. Leadership at the school, including management and capability, is messy or unresponsive to student needs, leading to a lack of support for students. The school fails to address bullying and safety concerns enough, leading to a cruel or unsafe environment for students. The curriculum is outdated and limited, with few refined placement opportunities open to students, delaying their academic growth and prospects. The school lacks effective communication between teachers, students, and parents, leading to misunderstandings, missed opportunities, and frustration for all parties involved. The school culture is unsupportive or unwelcoming, with clubs or social rankings that exclude certain students, leading to a negative social and emotional experience for many.
Superb facilities & staff
An influential school, however, it is controversial to whom you ask. Some students on this reviewing platform are disgruntled from displianry action placed upon them.
Brownie pricing
Honestly I have to say that this school just sucks.........
It fine ig
Well this is a pretty good school but I would like to express my complaints.
Some teachers do NOT know how to grade their students.
Some of the cafeteria food is overprice (Like the brownie)
And some teachers can be really mean
Students are also real mean
And THEY NEVER EVER LET US SIT INSIDE AND IT SUCKS
otherwise its a good school
Some teachers do NOT know how to grade their students.
Some of the cafeteria food is overprice (Like the brownie)
And some teachers can be really mean
Students are also real mean
And THEY NEVER EVER LET US SIT INSIDE AND IT SUCKS
otherwise its a good school
running rat/mice
I was sitting doing my thing and the next thing I know the people in the class next to me were screaming because there was a mice/rat running around everywhere.
This makes me feel scared and anxious.
This makes me feel scared and anxious.
Sort out the classes
Good teachers, but can’t for the life of them sort out classes for their year 13s even though that’s the most important year. They have a wide range of sports but also don’t support the sports with less participation as much or at all
a joke
year after year the school is drastically reformed. it strikes one as a continuous HR meeting followed by quickly placed formal change. teachers are rarely on the same page. nceas are nightmarish for any student wishing to achieve. you end with a sloppy transcript of here-there standards with no formal subjects taken from their foundations up.
the school is absolutely leisurely, and suited to a small amount of academically challenged students. i'm completely embarrassed about my transcript, though i was all excellences, i never had the opportunity to take 'subjects.' it was always a random assortment of standards, which made university prerequisites completely daunting.
the school is absolutely leisurely, and suited to a small amount of academically challenged students. i'm completely embarrassed about my transcript, though i was all excellences, i never had the opportunity to take 'subjects.' it was always a random assortment of standards, which made university prerequisites completely daunting.
this skl is bad
its ong terrible we get sent to detention aka restore for going bathroom nd filling up water bottles.
A hopefully honest review from a year 11
Rototuna senior has its ups and downs. There are certain things they are really good at handling and things not so much but doesn't every school? Yes, our school is very open planned and self-driven but if you don't like that style go to a more traditional school. Yes, the environment isn't always the best, but your relationships with some of your teachers are sometimes the best relationships you will ever make. That's why I believe calling our teachers by their first names yes it might be rude to some people or they might see it offensive but I feel in this time and generation it really shouldn't matter as long as we use their names appropriately. I know our school is still trying to find ways to tackle the vaping issue but every high school is trying to tackle that the best way they can. Most teachers strive to help and encourage students but yes as always like every other school there is a small amount that only care about helping the students who a thriving instead of giving extra support to the ones who need it.
Its just really not good
The system in this school is thoroughly destroyed, students keep going to the higher ups and telling them what we need,but they dont listen.none of us even take this school seriously anymore
bad time
Please do not make the mistake of coming to this school. As someone who has been to three different high schools, this is the worst. The school changes how its education system works every year, leaving the students to be guinea pigs to test a new system. Due to the different class system, you cannot choose your subjects as freely as you can in other schools. Sometimes you are required to sacrifice one class for another just to fit it in the timetable.
The teachers and the school are very unorganized and they don't seem to have good communication, as each teacher will tell you something completely different in regards to the same question.
In my opinion, this school also doesn't have a good environment for neurodivergent students. Since there are no classrooms, and everything is open plan, it can be very noisy and distracting. Each class is also 90 minutes long, which can be hard for students with autism or adhd as they can have trouble concentrating on one subject/task for an extended period of time.
The only good thing I can think of about this school is that they are quite supportive in regards to mental health and wellbeing.
The teachers and the school are very unorganized and they don't seem to have good communication, as each teacher will tell you something completely different in regards to the same question.
In my opinion, this school also doesn't have a good environment for neurodivergent students. Since there are no classrooms, and everything is open plan, it can be very noisy and distracting. Each class is also 90 minutes long, which can be hard for students with autism or adhd as they can have trouble concentrating on one subject/task for an extended period of time.
The only good thing I can think of about this school is that they are quite supportive in regards to mental health and wellbeing.
Do you want your kid to be a vaper at 13?
Everyone who goes here just vapes and posts memes about the school. No one takes this school seriously and it's no wonder me and my family switched to a more traditional school. Sad to see that these are the kids our future
Student
Low Academic Standards
Don't fall for the modern environment. The school has low standards for its students, resulting in awful academic performance. The learning environment has resulted in a breeding ground for unmotivation.
During my time at RHS, there was no emphasis on academic achievement, nor any leadership opportunities. There's little to no direction, and students are often left to play on their phones.
The child led learning approach is delusional.
A few pro's:
-The modern environment
-A focus on health and wellbeing in the school.
-Team building.
Please don't make the mistake I did in coming. It'll lead to an academic dead end.
During my time at RHS, there was no emphasis on academic achievement, nor any leadership opportunities. There's little to no direction, and students are often left to play on their phones.
The child led learning approach is delusional.
A few pro's:
-The modern environment
-A focus on health and wellbeing in the school.
-Team building.
Please don't make the mistake I did in coming. It'll lead to an academic dead end.
The system is broken
Good teachers, but The system has been throughly tested and is completely and utterly broken. The idea did not work, the ministry needs to find other guinea pigs to experiment on.
Timetable
Sure it's a good school and it would be great if the timetable didn't change every week leaving students all messed up and stressed.
bunch of bad kids at this school :)
they don’t expel kids for beating others up, it should be taken more seriously
Don't fall for the fancy environment
All other schools, except for Fairfield college would offer a better quality of high school experience in Hamilton.
+ Brand New Environment/Equipments
+ Good / Average sports team culture
- Busy teachers due to an imbalance in the number of teachers in each subject. (5+ PE teachers, 1 or 2 teachers in each science subjects)
- Extremely low academic/sports results
- No school policy for basic events
- No/Poor support
- No gate class available
- No leadership development opportunities
- Poor information delivery
- Poor/No school-wide culture
- No recongnitions
- No graduation event
- Poor student quality (Check local FB group for more info)
- Poor public reputation
+ Brand New Environment/Equipments
+ Good / Average sports team culture
- Busy teachers due to an imbalance in the number of teachers in each subject. (5+ PE teachers, 1 or 2 teachers in each science subjects)
- Extremely low academic/sports results
- No school policy for basic events
- No/Poor support
- No gate class available
- No leadership development opportunities
- Poor information delivery
- Poor/No school-wide culture
- No recongnitions
- No graduation event
- Poor student quality (Check local FB group for more info)
- Poor public reputation
Amazing. Wouldn't want to be going anywhere else.
Amazing school. Zoning is very strict so quite hard to get into. Almost all staff are amazing the school's approach to so many things is sensible but progressive. The way the school is designed makes ot genuinely student centered. Students have a clear voice and teachers will adjust to make the curriculim fit what they want to learn. Students are treated with trust and resposibility giving them a safe space to learn how to manage themselves and work independently as well as many other very important life skills which most schools comepletely skip over.
A couple bad teachers.
A couple bad teachers.
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