Ashburton College - Allenton

Disappointing... I want a refund

Many but not all teachers treat students unfairly and concistly pick in the kid.Would not recomend sending your child to this school

We are fortunate that our children are self-motivated, enjoy study and get on with their homework and are doing well in college. But that is not because of Ashburton College as they have only been there a short time since we moved back home after being overseas for some years. I struggle with the concept of the softly softly discipline touch which is slowly creating a small percentage of little monsters throughout NZ schools, of course, this is not the Ashburton College fault, and experts will put the blame back on the parents. However what gets under my skin at Ashburton College is the following which personally is high in a Risk Management Plan. (Do they do this at schools) •15-30 minutes time out in rain, hail or sunshine with fire alarm being set off by students on a regular basis, countless times throughout the year ( put a dollar value on that) •Bullying issues (I know what your thinking, yes it happen in all schools, but that doesn’t mean its acceptable) •A tiny but slight hint of racialism within some students •Drugs within the classroom. •I didn’t mention anything about weapons. Taking a stand against the negative and turning that around towards the positive has to come from the school itself, don’t wait for the Ministry of Education, lead and show rather than indifference Getting the fundamental basics of education and internal control and reducing your high risk is far more important than the end of year ball trying to squeeze you little princess into that designer gown for the photo shoot on the red carpet. For those students who aren’t doing so well at school through possible no fault of their own or because of no or very little parent support, then they are totally screwed. For an increasing amount of these kids, the end of year college balls only increases the frustration, pain & rage of failure while becoming just another statistic on a government report. It becomes them and us sort of attitude, nothing new there then. Those that can afford and those that cant. For these kids, the gap between those who can and those who cant is always getting bigger. Tidy your act up Ashburton College and lead the way rather than follow like lambs heading off to the freezing works!! A School / Teacher Responsibility to the Students •To input Knowledge •To nurture them •Becoming a guardian to them by driving away ignorance with the brightness of their knowledge •Guiding the student on to the path of fulfilment and contentment Perhaps that too much to ask for in these modern times!!!!

New preschool being built, looking good so far

Incompetent board and management. Students are not safe, particularly those on the autism spectrum. Media will be in touch. Hope you enjoy the free PR coming your way.

Would not recommend. Ashburton needs more schooling options.

An interesting session at the college auditorium. It has a great future once the renovations are done

Good sized and generous hearted Year 7 to 13 secondary school in Ashburton, about 1200 students. Very helpful staff.