Auckland Park Academy Of Excellence

Please think 5 times if you want to teach at this school. Positions are advertised to gain prospective teachers but when you sign the contract you are signing to teach a specialised subject you never taught before. Management decides where to place you & they don’t take NO for an answer. So the advertised position is just a bait to get people to bite. Top positions are run by unqualified individuals some don’t even have the required education degree. Jobs are advertised on ISASA but school is governed and run by the Dept of Education and CAPs based not IEB or Cambridge. Was shocked to find Government officials at the school checking teacher files. Teachers have to travel to other Govt public schools for training and development on specialised subjects and direction.

Teachers who have their children at this school inflate the marks for the kids of their colleagues. The learners also ask for the exam questions and say they get the exam questions every year so you as an outsider become unpopular if you mark them fairly and show the actual average. This has been going on for years. Top dogs will then make up stories about the learners being upset about this and make you feel bad, they say the parent complained via email but they never show you evidence of this. All very one sided. If they don’t like you for not towing the line, they will work you out of the school. When parents ask why so many teachers starting, they sugarcoat and say the school is growing, because they do not advertise all who have left! It’s a good school with good intentions by the Founders, but Founders need to re-look their current department heads. Having well qualified educated people in the right position makes a lot of difference.

Please note Non Muslim teachers must cover themselves and respect the religion but your religion and integrity is not important. Be aware of this.

Religious school but lacks integrity towards teachers, including female Muslim teachers who are treated atrociously. This was the most shocking to watch.