Somerville House

toxic place for children and a Waste of Soul, Money, and Trust Sending a child to Somerville House brisbane is a huge mistake. Despite charging up to $30,000 a year, this school values money and corporate damage control far more than the actual well-being of its students. Hidious uniform color for menstruating girls is mind boggling.ugly bright green that everyone hates. The worse of fast food serves as school lunch that is so sad for kids that don't know any better. The toxic environment starts right from primary school. Some of the older teachers are downright bullies who terrorize the kids and leave them terrified to go to class. It feels like blonde, white people in Australia can do absolutely anything and get away with it here. When my own daughter was forced by a teacher to apologize for something she didn't even do, I confronted the school—but they blindly defended the teacher instead of protecting the child. They don't listen to parents or students. In another instance, my daughter was genuinely sick and I told her over the phone to come home early, but in this stupid, out-of-touch teacher's eyes, she was just "lying." This culture of bullying and zero empathy goes all the way to the top. Management is completely out of touch, workloads are demanding, and communication is awful. Good luck if your child goes on a school-sponsored camp, either—parents pay a fortune only for the kids to be subjected to disgusting, fast-food-only meal options, gross, dirty accommodation rooms with no locks on the showers, and squeaky beds. But the absolute worst part is the complete breach of human decency and privacy. The staff actually compiled a derogatory, leaked Microsoft Teams "dossier" tracking and mocking young students' appearances, weight, medical diagnoses, and their parents' marital statuses. When the girls rightfully exposed this sick spreadsheet, the leadership team had the audacity to lecture the students to "think of the teachers" and pity them instead of apologizing! They care more about protecting their brand image than protecting the girls. Don't get fooled by the fancy inner-city South Bank buildings. This place is a waste of hard-earned money and will ruin your family's peace of mind. Avoid at all costs.