Muirfield High School

I am currently enrolled at Muirfield, and am in year 9. I believe that this is a good school with a great community, however there are some withstanding issues. Firstly, this school is highly centred around sports. This is great for those who excel in this area, but not so much for those interested in the creative and performing arts. I often feel like our CAPA faculty is undervalued, and poorly funded by the school. Most keyboards in our music room don't work, and art equipment is old and outdated. Our school requires a fee (up to $70) for those participating in these types of subject, and I often wonder where this money is going. It's certainly not going into the CAPA department, like it should be. The other issue here is the misogyny. I know this is an issue in many high schools, but it should be stated nonetheless. As a female student, I often feel uncomfortable surrounding my male peers, who often make gross remarks about my body. Sexual harassment is a major issue, affecting most female students, but the punishment is not severe. Many boys get away with this, leading to an uncomfortable work environment. How can any female student thrive at this school if we are constantly feeling uncomfortable? These are my major issues with the school, but otherwise I do believe it to be a relatively good public school. It does have good canteen food though.

some of the teachers like mr kent and mr read were amazing and supportive and inspiring but some of the vice principals and heads of department were quite uncaring and seemed to hate their job and kids in need of support

The schools teachers are slow when teaching and don’t value us as students who want to learn. We do have an average activity system. In 2023 there are no music classes and limited other capa subjects. We are also running out of teachers who choose to go to a catholic school instead of ours.