Parramatta High School, Parramatta School Reviews

Parramatta High School, Parramatta

School Reviews

By Alumnus - 11 Oct 2022, Rate: bad

Areas of the school stink from a lack of adequate sewerage management. The major faculties (i.e. English, Mathematics) are lacklustre with only a handful of teachers able to teach properly. Even though this school is objectively utter garbage, it is still going to be dominated by an Asian presence as one would expect from a partially selective academic school, and also from the ethnic distribution living around the school in the catchment area. The principal is some fat dog that arrives late, leaves early and seems to have taken a liking to purchasing and flaunting sports cars she can barely get into. Like any other school, you get the service that corresponds to your worth. If you are in the top class, you get the best teachers, and vice versa, if you are a dropkick you will be treated like a dropkick by being placed with others that are like-minded. Naturally bad at studying, and so one just didn't have a choice but be placed in a bad class? That doesn't exist. Put effort in your own time, outside of school and move up the classes or transfer to a better school. If you really want to perform well you would be putting much more time outside of school to get ahead or solidify your knowledge. (If you didn't already know) If you can't match somebody else with two times as much effort, then triple that, quadruple that, and increase your efforts until you can match if not surpass them. Education is sub-par but it's what you'd expect for a school ranked in the 100's. If you wanted a better education one would have tried harder after realising they didn't put enough effort into selective, or even tried selective in the first place. Don't ask the school to better, ask yourself to be better.
Too long? Here are main points:
- Lots of asians around the catchment area, or just lots of asians that are smart so there is gonna be lots of asians in the school
- Like every other school, the majority of education occurs at home, so stop trying to shift the blame when you didn't try for selective or did bad in selective

By Student - 01 Sep 2022, Rate: bad

The reviews say the school is terrible

By Parent - 30 Aug 2022, Rate: excellent

Best school

By Employee - 06 Jun 2022, Rate: excellent

this school is hella weird its fun and shit nawh like the school canteen is sick they sell one chicken wing for 1.80 very expensive,people vaping in the toilets , getting high, too much drama,selfish teachers they can even afford new school furniture very crrowded and no one uses deodrant . if i was u i would not send my child here

By Student - 29 May 2022, Rate: excellent

I've just moved schools and am really regretting it- nothing beats parra

By Parent - 11 May 2022, Rate: excellent

This is an excellent school. It has five sections - two sections are for selective, two sections for kids from neighborhood and one for the "Gifted and Talented" kids from the neighborhood. If your kid does perform well, he/she will get promoted to Gifted & Talented section - which is at par with the selective section. If you are not a permanent resident of Australia, a Gifted & Talented section is closest you can get to the selective section.
No bullying at all, a lot of activities all year round, functional clubs.High Naplan score is a testimony to the good work they are doing.

By Parent - 06 May 2022, Rate: excellent

my child got a very high ATAR score from this school. She says that the teachers were very helpful throughout year 11 and 12 and that they were willing to spend extra time with their students during their study periods. Parramatta high school is slowly becoming one the higher achieving schools. I would highly recommend this school to anyone.

By Student - 16 Mar 2022, Rate: excellent

This school is the best high school that you could possibly go to. For people without byod there are plenty of laptops all around the school for students to use (which is probably why half my class isn't bothered to buy a laptop). The teachers and students are amazing. You always know everyone in your grade and can legit just start a random conversation with anyone. Some teachers are very pushy, and so the class average for GAT and selective is usually very high (idk about the rest of mainstream tho..) The teachers who take year 11 and 12 classes are very dedicated and sometimes (towards the end of the year) take time of class just to help them. Overall I think this is the best possible school you could send your kid to. If your kid is dedicated they would usually be able to find competition which in turn raises their marks.

By Student - 24 Jan 2022, Rate: excellent

Umm.. ms splatt does not have a fireplace but yea i guess it tru- she dont spend money wisely- but the teachers are great and really nice. Students ussually label teachers as bad when they oush us to do better.. the so called "horrible" teachers are ussually the best and most dedicated teachers you could find (except perhaps ms rozario).
The students are really nice too. I've never heard of a single bullying incident in all my time in parra high and have never gotten into a single argument with anyone. It's the best school you could ever go to if you a serious about life after school.

By Employee - 17 Dec 2021, Rate: excellent

The school is on an upward trajectory, and the 2021/22 cohort will raise the ranking massively.

By Student - 02 Nov 2021, Rate: poor

this school likes to think that they care about the students and their mental health but in reality they have no idea what they're talking about. for all the assignments and assessments that I have passed, I mostly guessed the answers or had to teach myself or get other students to teach me how to do stuff as the teachers themselves can do their job. a lot of the teachers have favourites and if you're not one of them you're stuffed. both students and teachers are quite judgemental. the school offers very little to the students that cannot afford to bring their own devices as the laptops and computers rarely work and if they do, they are extremely slow. in my English class, I'm the only student who can't bring their own laptop so my teacher doesn't even bother trying to make sure I can access the work and he just assumes that I understand everything since I am part of the "smart" class of standard English. there are a few students and teachers who are kind and understanding towards the students but it's only a handful. this school also doesn't offer a lot of activities or elective classes for students to do as this school is mostly science, math and English based. if those subjects aren't your forte then you're screwed. this school expects you to follow certain criteria and once you hit year 12 you need to be creative and have a mind of your own even though you have been programmed to just answer questions, copy things down and listen to a bunch of information (that you're probably not gonna understand or fully take in) instead of having class discussions. basically this school focuses on the already smart and rich kids, and ignores and punishes the other disadvantaged students.

By Parent - 01 Sep 2021, Rate: poor

it’s not multicultural at all bruh, barley any people from other ethnic groups/nationality’s other than indian. it’s so boring & literally no
part of it is good enough to make “memorable memories”

By Student - 27 Aug 2021, Rate: bad

Terrible place. Rude students and bullies. Furniture is dirty and there is gum on seats and under tables. If you love your child PLEASE do not ever send them there

By Parent - 27 Jun 2021, Rate: good

it good

By Student - 03 Jan 2021, Rate: bad

i honestly hate this school i jus hate hate hateeeee it full of indians and asains wheres the multi culturalism its so dumb honestly teachers are bad principal is hardly ever seen and student dont get me started worse indians just make the school smell and look bad not sorry ayrib this school inshallah all the middle easterns parents dont send your kids here walahiiiii its bad

By Student - 29 Aug 2020, Rate: bad

When a school's reputation goes Splatt.

By Student - 12 Aug 2020, Rate: bad

yallah, inshallah this school is worse than my grandma on ice. yallah, dont send your kids here

By Student - 13 Jul 2020, Rate: bad

Somehow my class (which is part of the selective program) had lower averages in some of our exams than even the mainstreamers. The mainstreamers are dumb tho

By Student - 05 Mar 2020, Rate: excellent

I love this school Soo much. But that doesn't mean this school is perfect, there is some places where this school is really bad like the principal is spending more money on gardens and sitting benches but honestly that is not important in front of how the classes look. Bad paintings everywhere in the wall that was not cleared or the students who done that were not punished, tables and chairs are very old, computers are so slow and some don't work. But otherwise this school is very good. Like they have different fun activities always support social issues, care about students future and mainly there is no best teacher in the world like we have. I like to study in this school until I finish year 12.

By Student - 10 Feb 2020, Rate: poor

'lol this school is cool' said no one ever.

By Student - 28 Jul 2019, Rate: good

I have moved out of this school but I wish I could come back to this school. I like the way they teach and if you are in the higher classes it is a really good school. other schools don't have activities and clubs that this school does. my current school doesn't have activities that this school did

By Student - 04 Jun 2019, Rate: excellent

I WANNA MOVE

By Student - 27 May 2019, Rate: bad

the teachers are downright bad, some of them are ok, like the english faculty is ok, but honestly the teachers are just crap. If you end up in this school in years 11 and 12 your gonna have to teach yourself. People that do well in this school will tell you that they taught themselves. the teachers dont even know what theyre doing

By Alumnus - 06 Feb 2019, Rate: average

Listen, it's not a high ranking school, the teachers are okay and the school needs to get its priorities straight when it comes to where to spend the budget. But ultimately I think it comes down to how you study. I got a 99.65 ATAR from this school and still only came second in my grade at this school. Some kids just tend to do better. And yes, most of the high achievers are Asian and the majority of the kids from this school are Indian (like me) and I don't see anything wrong with that. Quite frankly it's the Middle Eastern and Muslim community that causes most of the problems at this school. It's honestly sad though that the school holds 'formal' assemblies with a grand piano and high tech lighting equipment when classrooms are falling apart.

By Student - 12 Sep 2018, Rate: good

as a yr 9 student, i can confidently confirm the school's facilities bad, the principal's are bad and the students are even worse. but if youre looking for a fun time and a lot of memorable memories, just come to parra and u wont regret it

By Student - 29 Aug 2018, Rate: bad

ew.. this school is disgusting and can't afford new furniture and is very cheap.

By Parent - 12 Aug 2018, Rate: bad

Very old highschool with little to offer. above reviews seem to confirm this

By Alumnus - 15 Feb 2017, Rate: excellent

go to james ruse and get 99.95!

By Student - 13 Nov 2016, Rate: excellent

my rate is sarcastic this is a horribly school don't make the mistake of sending your children here

By Student - 21 Oct 2016, Rate: poor

I'm free from misery

By Parent - 29 Sep 2016, Rate: excellent

The principal is unfriendly but harambe seems nicer if you ask me.

By Parent - 29 Sep 2016, Rate: poor

This school cannot afford proper educational activities and resources that is to be needed.
The students are rowdy enough to bring about a bad reputation to the school.Pretty disgusting school to be honest.This school needs to improve a lot in facility and behavior of students as well as improve the staff members of the school.

By Student - 12 Sep 2016, Rate: bad

No fees, No formal. Channel 9 news. Fully Sick. School rep went splatt ;)

By Student - 12 Sep 2016, Rate: excellent

Ms Zammit is the sickest maths teacher for dayz bruvaaahhhhhhh.

By Student - 26 Aug 2016, Rate: poor

No bogans here, just fobs

By Student - 12 Jul 2016, Rate: excellent

99.95

By Student - 19 Jun 2016, Rate: excellent

pretty nifty

By Student - 01 May 2016, Rate: good

its alright. its getting better compared to what it was. now days there are less fights and blood.yeah its just alright and could continue improving. however the teaching is EXCELLENT just a FEW students who drag down the grade average. but if your in GAT and selective its pretty good. consequently being in a FULLY selective school has a better advantage in HSC because ALL students perform well.

By Parent - 19 Apr 2016, Rate: excellent

By Parent - 13 Dec 2015, Rate: excellent

This school is really good.I was worried about the area and kids before starting this school.But to my surprise the school and kids are very good.my daughter has improve so much after starting this school.principal miss Splat has improved the school so much and Hsc results getting better each year.

By Employee - 08 Nov 2015, Rate: excellent

respectful and kind students..
better than all the other schools I've taught at in my 22 year career

By Parent - 04 Sep 2015, Rate: bad

Rustled my jimmies

By Student - 31 Aug 2015, Rate: excellent

very good school with dedicated teaching staff :) glad to be here at parra

By Student - 26 Aug 2015, Rate: excellent

Best school for handball... and Illuminati!!! :P

By Student - 17 Aug 2015, Rate: bad

amount of fobs in the school is too damm high.
some teacher have huge bobbba while others magnify time 10000. amount of same gender attracted people are way too high. BY fob

By Student - 11 Aug 2015, Rate: excellent

i hate selectives -.- dey be stuk up to us mainstreamers

By Employee - 24 Jul 2015, Rate: excellent

great school with a dedicated staff who are committed to teaching...

By Employee - 01 Jul 2015, Rate: bad

I have worked at this establishment for 23 years and I have never meet a student with an IQ higher than 12.

By Student - 20 Jun 2015, Rate: poor

GO TO ANOTHER HIGHSCHOOL......ATARS RANGE FROM 0-80,, NOTHING ABOVE

By Parent - 10 Jun 2015, Rate: excellent

bad lol

By Student - 01 Jun 2015, Rate: average

Low marks, bad student support..

By Employee - 24 May 2015, Rate: good

parra is a good school, i'm happy with the students here as they are very respectful towards teachers.

By Parent - 24 May 2015, Rate: excellent

this is a great school with has catered for my son's education at a very high standard..
the work they do is of a high standard and the teachers are very dedicated and committed.
parramatta high school is great!

By Parent - 15 May 2015, Rate: bad

Canteen is a rip-off, not enough hot girls , a shitty sporting reputation, a fat lazy principal and security cameras dat doesn't work!!!

By Parent - 29 Mar 2015, Rate: bad

To many indains I don't like this school

By Parent - 12 Mar 2015, Rate: excellent

A pretty good school, giving lots of care to my child I am very happy that I chose this school.

By Student - 22 Feb 2015, Rate: good

As a student who hardly studies, my marks are higher than the average. Some teachers are bad but students classify 'bad' as strict which obviously they don't like. The teachers do their job efficiently, as they must, due to the fact that the school is partially selective. It is a great school that has great values and works hard to get students to their preffered goal.

By Parent - 28 Jan 2015, Rate: bad

Bad teacher

By Student - 12 Jan 2015, Rate: good

It is still selective and I got in

By Student - 12 Nov 2014, Rate: bad

They discourage maths, and teach maths bad( crap teachers) who can't teach and make the tests very hard. Most students fail maths bad... Bad school, fugly teenagers and bad values..

By Student - 12 Nov 2014, Rate: bad

Every student gets below 70% in tests. So bad reports.... So bad.......

By Parent - 05 Nov 2014, Rate: excellent

Good school, Really good... But bad boys toilet

By Student - 03 Jul 2014, Rate: excellent

This school is certainly better than it used to be in 2011 as there is less bullying, less bad people, and the school now has a better design.

By Student - 27 Jun 2014, Rate: good

This school is certainly better than the other schools that I have been to.

By Student - 27 Jun 2014, Rate: good

Good school, its certainly better than the other school I went to, don't know why there are bad reviews of this school.

By Student - 19 Jun 2014, Rate: bad

This is not the one of the best schools in the state.

By Parent - 19 Jun 2014, Rate: excellent

This school is hell!!!

By Student - 14 Jun 2014, Rate: excellent

I finished year 12 in Parra high back in 2009, Back then the Principal was Mr Salmon and Deputy was Mr Taylor. I hated school back then but to be honest, I have my best memories there to this day. Yeah i jigged and argued with teachers alot, But hey that was fun and I miss those days now. And yeah the school was amazing then, Dont know about now.

By Student - 25 Mar 2014, Rate: excellent

Gilbert is smarter than me

By Student - 24 Mar 2014, Rate: poor

there's a lot of jigging in this school. A lot of bad year 10 and 11 students. I even saw someone get bashed in the toilet today and they left blood all over the place.(male toilets thank you very much)

By Student - 12 Mar 2014, Rate: poor

Some people are dangerous in this school. BEWARE!!!

By Student - 09 Feb 2014, Rate: good

Very good schools with cheap products but good education.

By Student - 06 Feb 2014, Rate: excellent

More pracs

By Employee - 19 Dec 2013, Rate: average

it's ok but the toilets are.....

By Parent - 03 Aug 2013, Rate: excellent

PPL BELOW ME ARE FAGS!!! :D

By Parent - 24 Jul 2013, Rate: poor

My child reports the teachers to be incredibly rude.

By Student - 24 Jul 2013, Rate: bad

this school is physically unattractive, the principle cares only for herself. She has not yet renovated any of the classrooms, but selfishly had a FIREPLACE put in her own office and had the front office done up nicely. When us student have to put up with disgusting, stinky rooms that are falling apart. There are barely any Anglo/Fully Australian students and that has caused major social problems for me. In conclusion, parramatta high school has ruined my life, I don't not suggest it to anyone. Disgustingly old, puke-worthy high school. It's a hole.