The Gap State High School
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Based on 10 reviews and 82 answers
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Average of 9 reviews with area ratings
- Outdoor environment2.7
- Education2.6
- Indoor environment2.4
- Food2.3
- Communication2.2
- Safety2.1
- Activities2.0
- Staff1.4
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- Parent1.05 January 2026
Embarrassing bad
Very poor experience. The school is chaotic and disorganised. The leaders refuse to work with parents, students or the community. We personally witnessed aggressive, bullying behaviour from “leaders” directed towards parents, students and classroom teachers. The leadership is very insular and focussed on pet projects, that do not reflect the values or needs of the school community. Excessively focussed on pretending to be a private exclusive school, rather than a quality, publicly funded local h...
- Parent1.016 July 2025
Terrible school
Abysmal communication. The worst school I've ever had the displeasure of having to deal with.
- Parent1.04 June 2025
TGSHS - A School That Condones Domestic & Family Violence
My child had just started her second year at The Gap State High School in 2024 when my ex-husband orchestrated her forced abduction with his son, from my care. When I became concerned that my ex-husband may do something on the same day where I wasn't going to allow her back to his care,, I immediately emailed the school, including the Year 8 Deputy Principal, to inform them that it wasn't safe for my child to leave the school unattended, specifically requesting staff to walk with her to her gra...
- Student1.027 April 2025
Do not come here
Teachers target the same students alot of favourtism they try and seek any way/excuse so they can punish you like uniform although its a public school trying to be private don't provide any seating during hourly long assembly's terrible for the students teachers seem to only be in it for the money dont seem to rlly care for the students learning at all.
- Student2.017 July 2023
Choof choof choof
Its sucky and it smells like choof all the time I'm the toilets
- Student3.025 May 2023
good school
i am a currently a student, there are good learning opportunities and the school environment is nice, however the teachers lack understanding towards the students.
- Student3.022 May 2023
Trying to be something they're not...
Put simply, TGSHS is NOT a private school. We are VERY MUCH a public school. But the uniform regulations and additional rules are getting simply ridiculous, and it appears they are trying to become as similar to a private school as possible. I went there to get an education- and a good one at that- not to be lectured about uniforms, vaping, eshay misconduct and to be continously told about how my personal life/sleep schedule/wellbeing is inadequate. As far as teachers, it is as can be expected, there are the good ones and the bad. Overall, the school offers a good range of programs and the curriculum is acceptable. Personally, it's better than many schools out there, but is far from the best. And to any staff reading this, MORE RULES ARE NOT THE ANSWER! Additionally, there have been multiple instances of bullying against my sibling (who is on the spectrum) and THEY HAVE NOT DONE A THING ABOUT IT! THEIR ANTI-BULLYING POLICY IS TO TELL KIDS NOT TO DO IT AND ISSUE DETENTIONS. WHICH IS ABSULOUTELY UNACCEPTABLE.
- Student2.019 March 2023
Vapes Drugs and Physical Deputies
As a student at this school I have had the full experience from Year 7 till currently in Year 12. The school has become somewhat of a totalitarian system where they have drawn lines as to where students are allowed to walk in the science block and where they must line up. They typically single out specific groups and give them more punishments and hide it as for their own “well being”. Specifically, they constantly throw threats of expulsion however “we don’t like to use that word” says Head of...
- Student2.028 February 2023
Average
the subject selections aren’t too bad, they give a good range however they don’t put you in subjects you pick sometimes. Additionally the schools only focus is academic results and volleyball achievements, Where are the other sports??? and hpe isn’t mandatory, which means u can’t pick it if u need other subjects for uni. some teachers are good and some are bad. The deputy’s are mean and the principal is mean, the uniform rules think we are a private school. There are some positives and some negotiates
- Student2.02 February 2023
Bad admin
Ok, honestly, in terms of learning and education, it’s really excellent. However, the admin treats the students like trash, and I’m not sayings that just because they told me to fix my uniform that one time. I vividly remember one of the deputy principal’s screaming at my whole grade that we were “The worst cohort she had ever seen” just because less then 80% of students passed maths and English. So yeah, it’s a good school in the sense of learning, however it’s not a pleasant time. I wouldn’t recommend