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Santa Maria College
Secondary · Catholic · Northcote
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Not what you think it is..
better than you think but worse than you assume
Alright school, made lots of amazing friends, but a lot of people are toxic. There is a balance of crap teachers and really nice and good teachers. Science is great, maths is great except for mathspace, but the English here is really bad and unenjoyable. The school cares more about people wearing blazers than their teachers. Average school for the price my family is paying. Not dodgy like other government schools around, great extracurricular activities and sports though. Gardeners are scary, and their informing skills about school events are TERRIBLE!!! No one ever knows what is happening around school assemblies or other events. Overall, it's an average school, but the friends I have made make it 10x better
This school left me with lasting trauma.
I had a completely miserable time at this school. As an undiagnosed (at the time) queer kid Santa Maria did absolutely nothing to make me feel safe and valued. Teachers spent zero time with me helping me through subjects I struggled with, and turned a blind eye to the constant psychological bullying I underwent from my classmates. I ended up having to leave the school and do my VCE through Distance Education because my experience was so bad and I was so traumatised.
Its an alright school
Well it’s not the worst or the best ig
The uniform rules are just foul really but it’s whatever at this point.
More and more kids who start school here are plain rude and entitled like its just disgusting to see how disrespectful most kids are to the teachers ( especially those teachers who are just the nicest ).
Overall I reckon they provide lots of support for students who really need it and they do the best to encourage the students as well.
The uniform rules are just foul really but it’s whatever at this point.
More and more kids who start school here are plain rude and entitled like its just disgusting to see how disrespectful most kids are to the teachers ( especially those teachers who are just the nicest ).
Overall I reckon they provide lots of support for students who really need it and they do the best to encourage the students as well.
Santa Maria College
Teachers are alright.
Good for the right person
Santa is an average school. Their are a good amount of resources available to students in class and the majority of staff are nice and teach well. I think that the school cares a lot about their reputation, shown through the strict uniform rules and traditional views held by some teachers. But, although homophobia is definitely still present in the school, it is definitely improving and the school is becoming more progressive. There are a lot of activities available for students in all fields, with the music program being notoriously good, and a strong promotion for students to participate in STEM. LSO’s are available for those needing more classroom support too, and teachers are generally happy to answer questions over email or in class. Overall, your average catholic school.
DONT, JUST DONT
awful they suck do not like myp is really really really really unrelevant, useless, dumb, killing our creativity.
and DONT GET ME STARTED ON THE TEACHERS
AND THE UNIFORM?!?!? they care more about it then learning
and the school is really bad at helping neurodiverse kids
or queer kids
or people of colour
JUST DONT DO IT
and DONT GET ME STARTED ON THE TEACHERS
AND THE UNIFORM?!?!? they care more about it then learning
and the school is really bad at helping neurodiverse kids
or queer kids
or people of colour
JUST DONT DO IT
just don’t
homophobic, racist, really strict on uniform for no reason but only target unpopular people.
some good things like some sports and music but still quite toxic in some parts of these extracurriculars.
most of the good teachers have left because of new faculty (cough cough guggs)
care more about the uniform than actual learning.
drugs are a problem too lol (especially vapes)
some good things like some sports and music but still quite toxic in some parts of these extracurriculars.
most of the good teachers have left because of new faculty (cough cough guggs)
care more about the uniform than actual learning.
drugs are a problem too lol (especially vapes)
50 Separation Street, 3070, Northcote
Joanne Rock
03 9488 1600
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the gardiners chased me (Kevin), there are a lot of toxic girls in the school and the school uses mathspace. is terrible, it doesn't consolidate learning at all and it is usless.