Sam Va

Review of St Clare's Waverley

Don't be impressed by the good 2018 HSC results Th...

Don't be impressed by the good 2018 HSC results There are a couple of good teachers but the rest were absent most of the year. If a school cant get teachers to attend, how can they manage a school. 'These results are due to the hard working students and their private tutors
They take the girls to church and even though 12 girls fainted one day the principal and deputy principal still argue about if they have to wear blazers to church on a hot day. I had to literally complain in writing so my daughter could drink water outside the church. The teacher said it was disrespectful to do so.
If you ever dare to complain or ask a question your child will be bullied to no end.
Mrs Kerrie McDiarmid the deputy principal can often be found yelling in the halls. Even when she has mistakenly yelled at a student she will not apologise. There was an incident where she was yelling that the students accessed an area they were not supposed to according to an email - an email the school never sent out because the admin staff never do their job. There are many more incidents like this.
Speak to some parents from previous years before you waste money and send your kid here. Let them tell you about emails that go unanswered for over a year, about charges that are made for digital textbooks that were never provided. About non-existent IT support but worst of all the bullying your child will go through from staff if you dare complain.
The acting Director of Learning Mr Maoudis is a poor excuse of an educator. He has hosted many of the information events for parents and always emphasised about how students will constantly receive feedback to improve. This never happened. When I asked him about it, his answer was: "Can you imagine if I had to take 40 essays home to correct?". Getting feedback from some teachers took a lot of effort and a written complaint. MR Maoudis insisted I talk to him on the phone before making an appointment to ask about this. Turns out they are too busy to take appointments. A strategy followed mostly by the principal, Mrs Antoinette McGahan avoid contact with parents where possible.