Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga 学校评价

Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga

学校评价

By Student - 01 May 2023, 评价: 优秀

Honestly I used to love this school. I was so proud to be a part of this school that I thought had such great facilities whilst maintaining high academic status. But, when I look back at these thoughts, I realise I was wrong and blinded by pride.
I admit that Abbotsleigh is strong academically, ranking number 7 in 2022 - its academic abilities are why I haven’t transferred yet. But does anyone ever wonder why our academics are so good? It’s because students worry day and night over academic achievements and competition, studying at every break they get. Prefects and teachers consistently joke about how stressed students are because of how common it is, and yet staff does nothing to actually help. They just tell us to stop being so stressed, and expect us to feel suddenly better. Furthermore, many teachers (especially those in the maths department) rely on tutoring outside of school for good marks. Because of their incapability to teach, year averages have scored as low as 40%. The English department is good though

By Parent - 22 Apr 2023, 评价: 优秀

i have 2 daughters currently at this school (yr4 & yr7) and both have been here since kindy. they always come home with amazing stories about intriguing classes and experiences. abbotsleigh is a wonderful school and i wish i had the opportunity to go there when i was younger.

By Student - 22 Apr 2023, 评价: 优秀

amazing facilities, wonderful peers and supporting teachers, abbotsleigh is an amazing school (a bit expensive though...) everyone is soo nice except some rich girls brag about their money. a lot of the reviews here are bad but don't listen to them abbotsleigh is awesome and if i had a daughter i would send hee here!!!

By Student - 28 Aug 2022, 评价: 一般

Very social

By Student - 01 Jul 2022, 评价: 良好

I actually think Abbotsleigh is a pretty decent school. I transferred in year 5, and I am currently in year 8. Moving schools has been a consideration of mine for a while, but that is because I find it hard to find close friends, rather than the school itself.
I agree that it is very expensive, however, most teachers are very nice and informative. Most of the teachers are good and care about their students, and I think my education has improved since moving here. There are a few teachers who overcomplicate topics, but most of them teach decently, and I haven't had too many bad experiences. It might just be because I'm in year 8, but I haven't actually received as much homework as some other reviews have. It's a decent amount, but not overwhelming.
The facilities are also very impressive, and I love how much we're surrounded by nature. Our sports hall, swimming pool, and library are all extremely big, and we are getting more science buildings. The DT rooms are also nice, and we have a lot of equipment. However, I would love to see more work done in the concert halls, so that we can have whole school assemblies where we don't sit in the floor of our gym.
I really like the range of extracurricular activities, and I feel no matter who you are, you will be able to find a club or activity that you like. The activities are low pressure, and they are not too competitive, either.
Furthermore, most of the girls in my year are quite nice, and, although some girls are unkind, I have not seen any bullying. Abbotsleigh constantly highlights the dangers of the internet, and encourages empathising, reaching out, and being kind to others, which I admire. I have seen a few reviews expressing their concerns for telling and not doing. I agree with multiple of these statements. Abbotsleigh does a lot of telling and teaching in these moral-based topics, however, it is as though they are teaching them as though they are teaching maths. I'm not sure how they could improve on this, but I don't feel as though they are really making us understand; ironically, they aren't really empathising with us. When my tutor and year coordinator found out I was struggling with mental issues, their words were of concern, but very empty, and more informative. However, the counsellor was very kind.
In addition, a few comments I've seen are that Abbotsleigh is forcing Christianity onto students, but I would like to disagree. Abbotsleigh does not at all force you to become a Christian, but they educate you about the religion, which should be expected because this is an Anglican school after all. The Christian studies department does not force Christianity onto us, but of course we are going to have to go to chapel and Christian studies lessons. The school wants to encourage (not force) us to learn about what they believe to be love.
Ultimately, I enjoy learning at Abbotsleigh; the teachers, students, and facilities are mostly of high quality, and although it is not put into place much, the school cares a lot about our emotional, physical, and mental health. I would recommend many to come here.

By Student - 24 May 2022, 评价: 一般

It is honestly a good school if you are ready to compete with other people who are academically good at stuff. if you have weak spots, then i would recommend that you attend another school or improve in that area because they don't really care about anything, they just power through everything. You can also be a student here if you change and adapt easily. The teachers are some what good, some are emotionally unstable and strict but some are good, they do go through things quickly but there are some students that can keep up. Be prepared that more than half the grade is going to be able to keep up and be further than you and if you can not handle that, do not go to Abbotsleigh

By Student - 11 Nov 2021, 评价: 优秀

Since I was in this school treats me correct and the teachers were really knowledgable

By Student - 11 Oct 2021, 评价: 很差

if i could express how much i hate this school i would, i have read through a majority of these reviews and i see that a lot of people agree with me. the school praise's these 'god like' values and it always trying to convey the message of empowering women yet avoid all issue that students and parents bring up. there is so much homophobia, transphobia and racism at this school and no one does anything about it.
the amount of bullying that happens is through the roof and non of the teachers do anything to stop it or punish students. the victim usually comes out with the blame and that is only if the teachers actually take notice of what is going on.
the school is completely centered about money and grades. they do not care about the students wellbeing or mental health. at first it seems like they have good facilities but in reality they are very poorly taken care of and are limited to what paying parents want.
i get that the school is religious but christianity is forced on all of the students while barley teaching anything on other religions or cultures.
i have been going to this school for 10 years and i am not close to graduating, my overall experience here has been appalling. i have experienced way too much bullying and non of the teachers have done anything. at this point of my life, moving schools wouldn't be a good choice but if i had the option to never of gone to this school i would've taken it. the junior school wasn't bad but the senior school was crap. i wouldn't recommend it.

By Student - 10 Oct 2021, 评价: 较差

As I am writing this, I am currently in year 9, and I am writing this to emphasise how abbotsleigh holds little to no morals. Earlier this year, abbotsleigh was revealed to have skipped the queue for teachers vaccinations, they somehow got access to vaccinations before other schools who needed it most. And when confronted about it, the headmistress did not comment on it on the following assembly, she went on about 'being grateful for what you have' but did not acknowledge it at all.
Secondly, abbotsleigh chose to the date to move us back to school after the second wave of covid the Monday of final assessments for the year. Me and my peers have sent emails to teachers commenting on how this sudden move back to school on such an important week will effect our mental health and grades, and their response was to move any assessments on the Monday, to tuesday instead so we could 'adjust more'.
Now, Onto the boarding culture. If you know your child is an introvert, do not consider sending them to abbotsleigh boarding. The culture around boarding is extremely socially oriented, and if you do not like being constantly swarmed with the idea that you have to be friends with everyone all of the time, do not attend. The girls are given a set time to finish their work, which is apparently 2 hours (I do not know fully) and this does not pair well with the extreme amount of homework we are given every day. This especially impacts boarders who like to do their work calmly and in their own time, and it also pressures them to work extremely fast. My boarding friends have told me that food in the boarding house is extremely horrible, and that a girl who boarded once said on a year zoom call that they 'do not give us fruit or vegetables as snacks' they only give out muesli bars or rice crackers as snacks in between meal times. And the meals that they do receive during school days, have always looked horrible. It is not an uncommon sight to see boarders having two apples for lunch, or a plum and a cake of some kind for recess, and lunch looks plain and stale. My boarder friends have told me that eating disorders in the Abbotsleigh boarding community are not uncommon to come across and abbotsleigh is a 'breeding ground' for them. Many boarders have to walk down to the local shops and spend their own money to obtain dinner/snacks to eat instead. There is a limit on the amount of devices you can bring to the school, which is two. All of these slots are already taken up by your phone and your BYOD laptop. This means anyone who wants to use their iPad for studying or drawing cannot pursue their passion and/or preferred studying method.
Now to address the worst part of the school (in my opinion). The school environment is extremely focused on your value of either academics, sport, or music. If you do not have a special affinity (meaning having outstanding results such as full marks constantly, or going to state for sport) for any of the subjects mentioned, it will feel as if you are not special or important in the school. It panders towards those who make the school better, especially in grades, if you do not receive a 80 percent or higher in a test, you will feel dumb compared to those around you. I have had to ask my parents to pay for 3 hour tutoring sessions for maths just so I will not fail the tests they gave me, and so make sure I would not feel inferior or stupid to my friends jut because of my marks.
In conclusion, If you really want the prestige of your daughter going to Abbotsleigh, you will have to recognise that you are putting an immense amount of expectations and pressure to be 'perfect' on her shoulders. There is one good thing about the school, my grades have sure gotten better...

By Parent - 02 Oct 2021, 评价: 很差

If I could rate Abbotsleigh lower than bad I would. Graduating from the school was a blessing because I left the hell-hole. The school is focussed on money, point blank. Academic results come second to financial support, and they promote this culture of female empowerment while enabling bullying and elitism to run rampant. The great extra curricular activities and facilities sound great until you see that students are cherry picked based on their parents, and the facilities are treated like trash by some students. I saw feces on mirrors, bloody sanitary items on the floor - not what you’d expect from such a school.
Certain students are protected because their parents donate to the school, and the academic performance of students is padded by teachers who are so scared of being reprimanded for bad grades in their classes that they’d rather spoon feed students answers than teach them to think critically. Other than this blatant disregard for education, the elitism and bullying is so deeply entrenched that a blind eye is turned to it. Don’t expect staff to care about your child - the school would rather punish the victims than reprimand the offender because evidently parents aren’t paying for their children to be taught morals and kindness but rather for their kids to be taught that consequences don’t exist. Racism is huge, so is body shaming and hazing. Teaching staff act elitist too, and other members of faculty (non-teaching staff) are treated like trash. I overheard this abuse so many times and nothing ever happened to stop it.
My education was self-motivated and that’s why I continued successfully at university whereas a lot of my peers who had their egos stroked and were spoon fed success fell into helplessness when the cotton wool Abbotsleigh wrapped them in disappeared post-school.
Send your child to PLC or Ravenswood - the girls I met from these schools were lovely and empowered, a stark contrast to that of Abbotsleigh. Don’t waste your money.

By Parent - 28 Aug 2021, 评价: 很差

The pastoral care system at Abbotsleigh was unbelievably disappointing and unacceptable. The system appeared to watch over and care for students' well-being, and I am sure that there are some good tutors who genuinely look after the girls. However, my experience was shocking. The tutor not only did not bother to contact parents to check in with the students, but she also constantly bullied a selection of girls under her care. It was devastating and not what you would expect from such a prestigious school at all. When my daughter needed someone to talk to the most and requested to do so, her tutor ran away from the idea of checking in with her. We ended up seeing a psychologist instead.
My daughter started Abbotsleigh as a very confident and sure student. The aftermath of her time at Abbotsleigh only resulted in a complete shift in character. She is now a very self-doubting girl with no confidence at all, and low self-esteem.
I sincerely hope the school has changed since I pulled her out.

By Parent - 12 Aug 2021, 评价: 一般

I would rate Abbotsleigh as average in comparison to other private and public schools in the area with which I'm familiar.
Abbotsleigh's pastoral care system doesn't always work. Some house tutors cruise through their tutor role without making any effort to understand the girls in their charge and without bothering to ever contact parents. If your daughter gets one of these tutors contact the school, as the tutors are supposed to talk to parents once a term and many do.
Quality of teaching varies significantly by department and many individual teachers are outstanding in their skills and dedication. The English department is worth singling out for its harsh approach, which involves inconsistent levels of adequacy of teaching, inconsistent marking of essays and exams, and exams that are typically set at a difficulty level that appears intended to reduce a majority of girls to tears. If the aim is to discourage girls from enjoying or studying English it works. The Maths department sets an intense level of daily homework that of its own would fill the school's recommended time spent per day on homework. I suspect the only people who could get through this amount of maths each day without blowing out the daily homework time is the Maths teachers themselves. However, I believe this approach is common to Maths teachers across the board and not specific to Abbotsleigh.
Although the school offers learninh support to girls struggling with their work, this support is provided in an office with windows looking onto an area of the school where other girls are passing by, having lunch etc. Unfortunately this makes learning support quite a humiliating exercise.
If your daughter joins the school, ask around to find out about the whatsapp group for your year group. This is an unofficial group which means you are not automatically added to it when you join the school, but it is the quickest and easiest way to keep up to date with details about what's going on in your year group.

By Student - 08 Jun 2021, 评价: 很差

the mental health of the children is not prioritised. if students miss a sport training they get in trouble. you get yellow slips for doing nothing. many of the teachers give to much homework and don't consider cocurricular, social lives, family and other subject homework. students aren't given the choice to do food tech and other subjects many would like to do. they don' focus on other religions or beliefs. they don't do enough about learning the indigenous culture and only do a short unit of indigenous history and that's all. many tests are weighted very highly and students stress out. in English particularly they give very short notice for an upcoming assignment

By Alumnus - 06 Jun 2021, 评价: 较差

I was a student at Abbotsleigh from 3rd grade to Year 10. I feel like the school missed opportunities to put their pastoral care into action when students in dire situations were right under their noses. The focus was on academic or sporting achievement rather than metal health, and holistic approach for the girls. I saw too many children, day or boarding who where clearly physically self-harming or being harmed in their daily life without any support or intervention being put into place by staff, sometimes the only people close enough to notice variations in children in a health environment from those who were not. I though school was a place to learn life skills and make life-long friends, I do not feel that I gained either. I do hope this has changed from when I attended.

By Student - 04 May 2021, 评价: 优秀

The school provides good education and supports students with different levels of learning. Most teachers are passionate and are easy to approach. Also thr school bus is good.

By Student - 04 May 2021, 评价: 很差

This school does not provide good resources for the school fees paid. They increased our school fees by 10% to build a new Arts and Science center that will only be ready after I graduate. They focus more on their reputation than education. Abbotsleigh spent all our money on the Sports Hall and made it look good because that's where people from other schools visit. Abbotsleigh wants to look good. They spent millions of dollars on the sports hall when they could have invested that money into useful facilities that students would actually make more use out of. And the canteen food is packaged and disgusting, plus they overpriced it. The uniform is ugly and impractical and not suitable. The winter shirts are extremely thin and the jumper barely assists with the cold. The summer dress is extremely thick and we get very hot during summer. It is extremely overpriced for the quality. The school always has mental health lessons, but the school doesn't apply this to daily life. Lots of the parents that are mental health specialists have voiced their concerns, but the school dismisses them. The assessment algorithm is completely messed up as they put all the assessments togther with barely any time to study. Do not send your child here.

By Student - 01 Apr 2021, 评价: 优秀

I absolutely LOVE Abbotsleigh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Parent - 23 Mar 2021, 评价: 优秀

good lol

By Parent - 09 Dec 2020, 评价: 优秀

Excellent school.

By Student - 24 Sep 2020, 评价: 优秀

I have been to Abbotsleigh since yr 6 I'm in yr 9 right now and my old school that i used to go to was pymble ladies college (PLC) and honestly in my perspective going to Abbotsleigh was the best decision of my life, so i enrolled in pymble in kindy and i left at the end of yr 5 i only moved because my dad found work at wahroonga and that's where abbotsleigh was, i was scared to go to a new school because in my head i was like what if i get bullied or get made fun of and i don't make any friends??? but i went to Abbotsleigh anyways and when i went to pymble i only had 6 friends which is pretty good but i had the smallest friend group in the whole of yr 4-5 so when i first went to abbotsleigh i obviously had to introduce myserlf so i did then when the recess bell rang 30 people from my class came up to me and said if i can be friends with them then they introduced me to their other friends, their sports are soo good i play touch footy and i'm in the swimming team! it was great! i love this school and if i had a child and it was a girl i would obviously enroll her there!!

By Parent - 19 Sep 2020, 评价: 较差

The school has lost its direction, the emphasis is on the wrong things in life.
The school has limited nurturing of children, I am shocked at how many girls have experienced bullying and mental health issues are extremely high in the senior school - especially in the last few years.
My child started at the school a confident child and left an anxious child who doubted any of her many abilities - only now that she has left and is in the real world outside of the bubble does she realise what a poor environment the school created.
If I had my time again I would not send my child to the school and do not recommend it unless you are only focused on religion or academics.

By Parent - 17 Sep 2020, 评价: 较差

Ridiculous culture presently of handing out yellow slips for literally doing nothing - Wearing your blazer on a v warm day in term 3 is not important when there is so much anxiety amongst student population because tests are far too hard in a number of key departments. Can't believe we are paying $$$ school fees for this experience. Students at nearby schools are taking their own lives sadly yet the focus here is on nitpicking at students and not caring for student welfare first and foremost. Hierarchy needs to wake up. So out of touch.

By Student - 15 Sep 2020, 评价: 很差

terrible

By Alumnus - 07 Sep 2020, 评价: 很差

There is a dark cloud over this school. Pick any other but this one.

By Parent - 19 Aug 2020, 评价: 一般

Teachers are passionate about their subjects, but homework is excessive and far more than the school says. In year 7 the homework can take up to 4 hours on a weeknight depending on individual teachers, with this homework often having been assigned that day and due the following day. This time does not cover each subject's project for the term or studying for the frequent tests, in other words don't expect to get a break from homework on the weekend.

By Parent - 14 Jun 2020, 评价: 很差

Please don't send your child here, it is full of bullies, the school will let the child get away with it if they get good grades or their parents make "donations". There are other schools that get just as good grades but balance the childrens mental health.

By Student - 17 May 2020, 评价: 很差

I have been going to Abbotsleigh since 2013 and am currently in year 7. Transitioning from the junior school to senior school was smooth and all the teachers/staff were encouraging. It is a little expensive but worth it! I went to Thredbo for a term and the teachers were understanding and helpful, the teachers and my classmates sent cards and gifts through the post and they make you feel loved! They support poorer schools in other countries by donating thousands of dollars! I would highly recommend Abbotsleigh

By Alumnus - 15 May 2020, 评价: 优秀

Everyone that rates this school good is either one of the following:
1. A new girl
2. academically inclined or sporty girl
3. A bully
4. The school pretending to be a student or parent
Please do not listen to their reviews. I went to that school from kindergarten to year 6. That is 7 years of my life so I would know what it is like there. I am currently in year 8. I will not name the girls that bullied me I do not want to relive what happened. What I will say is that for over 2 years I was constantly bullied. The bullying ranged from my food being stolen to getting a death threat and soon after, being physically harmed. I would like to give some advice to anyone who is considering going to abbostleigh. Please, for the sake of your daughter, do not enrol her there. Do not let a pretty campus and "cool" learning facilities distract you from the bigger picture. I do not want anyone to go what I went through. If you currently go there and are being bullied, please do not be afraid to tell your parents/guardians, they will help you, my parents were so understanding and they moved me. I will not mention what school I go to but because of abbostleigh for the first term of my new school, I was afraid to make friends because all my so-called "friends" either went behind my back and told people they didn't like me or they started bullying me. Again, if you are getting bullied at abbostleigh , just remember, your family will help you get through this.

By Alumnus - 08 May 2020, 评价: 很差

By Student - 06 Apr 2020, 评价: 优秀

Abbotsleigh is an amazing school and I am so lucky to go there. I don’t understand why heaps of people are trashing Abbotsleigh- just because it doesn’t suit your child doesn’t mean that you can trash it. Even if your main goal isn’t academia, there are many other ways to do well including; sport (excellent sport department- better than PLC in many areas), music (amazing department that helps you learn and caters for beginners to students who have been playing since they were extremely young), drama (I haven’t been involved in this, but there is a terrific drama program), dance and other extracurriculars such as robotics and self defence. I started Abbotsleigh in year 4 and am now in year 9. After coming from a public school, I discovered that my previously favourite teachers were horrible teachers compared to the all the ones at Abbotsleigh. The grading system in year 5 was good as students at a higher level were given slightly more work, and students needing more help were given more help in the lower classes. Abbotsleigh is known for its academics so of course there is going to be a lot of work, but there is truly no need to worry or compare yourself to others until year 11/12. I barely studied last year and I managed to get straight A’s in the 2nd semester after my teacher helped me to get my B in English to an A. I have also been involved in a lot of sport and music which is amazing as I have discovered my love of sport. Before I came to Abbotsleigh I had never really heard of hockey, but now I am a state hockey player thanks to the sports department and everything that Abbotsleigh offers. I have rekindled my live if saxophone at Abbotsleigh and now I play in the highest bands. If you have read other people’s comments that trash Abbotsleigh for bullying and for not providing any well-being programs, this is completely untrue! Abbotsleigh has many well-being programs that we are all involved in and we have multiple counsellors if we need them. Also, bullying is very subjective. I know of no bullying in my year, this may because I am in a fantastic group and not one of the ones that is obsess with social media and how they appear to other people. But anyways, it isn’t Abbotsleigh’s fault if someone is mean- not everyone will be nice to you all the time. Nevertheless, Abbotsleigh handles any bullying or anything else very well. Also, I believe that there is a lot of outside coaching, but this is a complete waste of money. I have excelled at Abbotsleigh because if my hard work and my amazing teachers not because I have coaching. So don’t complain that you are going to have to pay extra money on top of school fees. If your daughter is struggling, there are maths, science and English tutorials before and after school and other students in older years live to help out. Overall, if you can afford to send your daughter to Abbotsleigh- do it! Everyone I know loves it there and the few people’s bad experiences are out wayed by everyone else’s fantastic experience.

By Student - 02 Mar 2020, 评价: 较差

Very pretty grounds, good subjects but all their emphasis is on getting good grades and protecting the girls that donate to the school. They have very minimal well being activities that are mostly lip service, they only care about our marks, not our mental health. Pick a more modern school that cares about the person not our grades.

By Student - 28 Feb 2020, 评价: 较差

Don't waste your money. I moved to Abbotsleigh in the senior school and I regret that decision. Money seems to be the central figure here with most girls acting as if they're superior just because they have a lot. This is not the kind of environment that helps you learn to your full potential, it's the kind that brings you down. The facilities are state-of-the-art at this school but they can't compensate for mental health and well being.

By Student - 08 May 2019, 评价: 优秀

I have been at Abbotsleigh for almost 3.5 years. I am currently in year 8. I am classed as 'smart' in my year group
Lots of parents complain that you need to be tutored or coached. This is completely wrong. I have never been tutored or coached.

By Parent - 12 Apr 2019, 评价: 良好

It’s important to take a balanced view. I have a girl in senior school and she started in Yr 3. It is an academic school, this is double edged. It means homework in junior school is promoted and the academic level is high, so there is peer pressure. However, if you believe in traditional family values and give your daughter support she can succeed here and the teachers are excellent, especially if you support them to help your daughter.

By Parent - 21 Mar 2019, 评价: 较差

My child has been at Abbotsleigh for many years. The school is after all a business and certainly caters to a particular market. They churn girls out. They need fresh blood to mix things up. Our child feels like just a number. If we had my time back we would not have sent our daughter to Abbotsleigh. NAPLAN results are higher than school report results and no one got in touch to say our daughter’s results were going down. Students are tutored outside of school from kindergarten so there’s a whole lot of pressure to perform. The school management is uptight and needs to take a leaf out of other schools. There’s so much more to life (a very short life) than 100% attendance and high achieving results at any cost. It’s sad the school doesn’t recognise this.

By Parent - 20 Dec 2018, 评价: 一般

Although the education is second to none it is way too expensive. Palm trees not school fees!!

By Parent - 27 Nov 2018, 评价: 优秀

My daughter has been in the junior school for two years and the teaching and organisation is very good. It’s probably not for every girl, it is academically focused, homework is important and the standard is high, however our daughter loves the challenge and has made some good friends.

By Alumnus - 22 Jul 2018, 评价: 很差

This school was absolutely awful. I attended for four years in junior school and a year and a half in senior school. The senior school was especially terrible. I left because of bullying. The students were so mean and rude. I had no friends for a substantial period of time. This went on the impact me for many years to come. The teachers did not do much to address the situation. It was a very depressing environment. Many of the students were constantly bragging about the wealth of their families- if you don't live in the north shore that's a reason to stand out and be bullied, according to the students. This many rich girls together all day is asking for trouble. I would never send a child to an all girls school after this experience. Fortunately I got out of Abbotsleigh and went to a much better school for the next 4.5 years. I finished the HSC with a mark of 96.1 anyway, so didn't lose anything by leaving.

By Alumnus - 25 May 2018, 评价: 优秀

To the parent who doesn't like the grading in year 5: one of the reasons I moved to Abbotsleigh was for the grading. Brighter kids need to be challenged instead of losing interest in school due to being stuck with boring, easy work. I loved my time at Abbotsleigh and it set me on a positive path through adulthood.

By Parent - 14 Feb 2018, 评价: 一般

you should go to pymble ladies college if you have enough money and you are so rich, if you are not to rich but you like study and academic excellence you can go to Abbotsleigh

By Student - 29 Nov 2017, 评价: 良好

I am a student that goes to Abbotsleigh Junior School. It is an amazing school. The only problems are the grading. It is graded on English! English is my weakest subject, therefor have to do easier maths. Were is the logic in that? The other probelem is there is no home science. I love cooking, and I would love to do it for the HSC, but can't because it is not offered. Other than that, it is an amazing school. Some of the amazing things are the camps. The camps are a great opportunity to get to know new people and go outside your comfort zone, like the year 6 camp, we climb Mount Kosciuszko. Another amazing thing that Abbotsleigh provides is the extra - curricular activities. The is a wide range from dance to environment club.

By Parent - 18 Nov 2016, 评价: 优秀

My daughter has been at Abbotsleigh for 12 years, so I feel qualified to review. The junior school is outstanding. It is a lovely nurturing environment to learn. Only complaint the grading system in year 5.. terrible practice that they have done for a long time - most of the parents don't like it. If you are thinking of going there - ask them to explain/ justify it to you.
Senior school has good facilities, good procedures in place - no denying the school is well run and organised. An issue I have had is the expensive camps they send the girls on every year from Year 3 til Year 10. (Average $900-1000 for a few days usually in a tent or basic cabin) I have always felt very ripped off by the cost and feel they are just a money making exercise by the 5th, 6th, 7th!!! camp.
Abbotsleigh is an extremely academic school which may not suit everyone and sometimes I feel at the expense of other things such as dances etc.. My daughter is happy there.

By Parent - 20 Oct 2016, 评价: 优秀

这个学校排名有猫腻，其实学生越来越差，尖子生都转学走了，08年UAI100有一个，99.95有四个，99以上有33个排16名，11年atar99.95有一个，99分以上有26个排20名，到了15年一个99.90没有99.95，99以上的13个，99.5以上的2个排第9名

By Parent - 02 Sep 2016, 评价: 优秀

I have a daughter in year 9 and I am very impressed with school so far. Not too big as some of the private schools are becoming. I have just enrolled another daughter into year 3 as I want her to start earlier than year 7 this time. The majority of teachers have been wonderful, strict but genuinely dedicated to developing my daughters enthusiasm. The standard is high, but that keeps the girls on their toes, they are there to learn after all... I have found the head of year and councillor to be caring and always willing to discuss any problems. Excellent school!

By Parent - 12 Aug 2016, 评价: 优秀

i'm a parent at abbbotsleigh i have three girls attending one in junior school and two in the senior school! its a very good school with very nice and caring teachers and my daughters succeed well there. we were at redlands but i moved the girls to abbotsligh and theyre grades have improved so much!!!

By Parent - 24 Mar 2016, 评价: 很差

We pulled our daughter out because of the sexist and "sausage factory" culture of this school. Our daughter received high distinctions or A's in all of her classes there for 3 years. Some of the teachers are bullies and lack any degree of mental health themselves. After a report was made about the Pastor at the school telling the young women that females do not belong near a BBQ, we complained and he was defended. Any unusual interests are not encouraged and the girls are expected to look like Barbie dolls and act like lemmings. Our daughter is now at University and happy she left to a more liberal and female empowering school.

By Parent - 08 Dec 2015, 评价: 很差

This school only focus to money, not its students. Teachers and staff asking gifts from parents even though a clear guideline of gift policy in place. I have just withdraw my girl from this school.

By Parent - 18 Oct 2015, 评价: 较差

Good environment but very corrupted teachers and management staff, particular the junior school.

By Student - 29 Apr 2015, 评价: 优秀

I attend Abbotsleigh right now in the Junior School and it is spectacular! The teachers are so kind and if you don't know anything that all it never embarrass anyone to just put their hand up and ask. We have an amazing Principal, Head of Junior School and Deputy Head. Abbotsleigh has amazing facilities such as a newly designed library, a 25 metre pool, 3 diving boards we have two one metre boards and one three metre board, a brand new sports centre that will be finished being built in July 2015, a beautiful Chapel, tennis courts, an oval, a gymnasium, a fitness centre the list is endless! The girls are so beautiful and welcoming when I was new to Abbostleigh they were all so kind to me and treated me so nicely. I have fitted in to Abbostleigh so well and I'm so much happier than at my previous school!

By Alumnus - 26 Nov 2014, 评价: 优秀

I felt that my past Abbotsleigh experience had

By Alumnus - 17 Nov 2008, 评价: 良好

As a former student, my Abbotsleigh experience was not the best. I found that I was rather miserable there and that there was no one there to comfort me. The counsellors were not very helpful as they completely ignored the student confidentiality and rang people's parents if there was a problem. The facilities however are fantastic, especially the swimming pool and library.