Cornerstone College Sec. School

I cant believe i was ever excited to come here. I went for grade 8 this year and I thought it was gonna be like my typical troublesome years,I tried my best to stay out of trouble and make a good first impression,I guess I was wrong. These people are the most manipulative,shitty lying,controlling,insufferable,fakest,most childish adults ever,and not only do they hide behind a banner of holiness while painting xhildren as the way they are. They don't care about basic human emotions,all they care about is being obsessively controlling and getting good pass rates,never about how children,CHILDREN might feel like,im actually glad they expelled me,they've given me enough mental strain,I hope they get what's coming for them,one day its all gonna go down and its not gonna be nice.

I am doing grade 11 in cornerstone and lemme tell you it’s absolutely hell!!,we get punished for other people sins even if you were behaving
.She punishes people on purpose!
She uses Gods image to hide her horrible and disgusting actions.Let me tell you HURLIN DOES NOT LIKE BLACK PEOPLE.My mental health is not ok and she also mistreats her own stuff members!!!We as students are no different from teachers because we all get treated the same!
All I can say is don’t take your children there!!!!!

Very rude to parents, exaggerated detentions over minor incidents, no regard for wellbeing of children, racist principal who thinks people are not aware of such. One day someone will take them to account. Regret taking my child to this school, google reviews are proof something is wrong with this place, it's not a Christian school as they claim. Word of advise to parents,don't bother taking your child there if you don't want unnecessary stress for your child and yourself. They will defend themselves with their flawed Policy. DBE should really intervene because this has been going on for years.

Iyoo, I don't know where to start. Yes I saw all the negative reviews and thought that, my child is well disciplined so i will not have problems. It turns out that the school cannot handle well behaved kids. They will suck you and your family out of your peace. They thrive on hostility and strife. They hate happy kids and parents and they will make sure that they turn you into monsters so that they look good. They hate accountability and very quick to involve their legal services. The staff is full of hatred and anger. The kids there look like Zombies and full of fear. They do not care about the children's right to education, they will expel your child just to hurt the parents and demand full 3 month fees. That school is cursed.

This school has to be one of the worst schools in Pretoria. Sally Hurlin (with terrible makeup gosh) hides behind the word of God to cover up her evil doings. She treats students as well as her staff badly hence teachers keep on leaving .She is rude and her presence is absolutely disgusting. In all honesty she hates black people. She doesn't even know that her own staff dislike her .This has to be one school that has to be investigated especially regarding the mental health of students due to her disgusting treatment. And then there is the hostel run by a nonsense group of people. The one with the most rubbish has to be Tebogo Somehow goes actively on calls with unknown men showcasing students faces as well as snoops around girl dormitories when they aren't present .

Cornerstone has by far been the worst experience I've encounter with schools ever since i started my journey with schools. The client liaison officer is by far the worst, the ruddest and most unsympathetic human being I've ever encountered and that time they hide behind the facade of being a christian school. With all due respect i wouldn't recommend that school to any parent regardless of how stranded you may be. Rather go to the department and beg for you kids to be placed or consider other independent schools but cornerstone. Horrible school with ill mannered employees and that's no lie

This is devil school. I wouldn't recommend even my worst enemy.

as former students i have suffered alot and i have been traumised the whole 2 years i was there cause everyone is treated like slaves first of all learners get unnecessary detentions in that place for being sick secondly teachers are treated like dogs they get no respect from the principal. That school is EMOTIONALLY DRAINING .

I had just recently moved all the way from KZN to Pretoria. My parents applied and I got accepted to do my grade 10 there. I did not attend the orientation so I did not know what to expect. On my first day I was taken to the office because my afro was to "puffy". I was called out by a white lady and later I was taken to the lady (she is black) in charge of like appearance regarding hair, uniform etc . She approved and said my hair was alright, the white lady was visibly upset. She then proceeded to give me 2 formal detentions and asked me when I'm braiding my hair down. I have had countless experiences where students are not treated good. The principal , I have no words but I will share my thoughts. she is the definition of a wolf in a sheep's clothing.
She intentionally calls students on the intercom to come to the office because their parents have not paid fees that month ; those kids who are called constantly really affects their self esteem. It is truely sickening to watch. She also shouts at her staff members for small hiccups and is a control freak. She uses the name of God to hide her mean interior. The biggest red flag is that there are no white kids going there currently.
I am glad my parents where very woke and saw how much my mental health was affected by the academic pressure, the taunting rules, the constant shouting and the overall environment . I would not recommend this school at all. I felt trapped and as if there was no way out.
2024/11/27

This school does not respect adults and is racist

I'd advise to not send ur child to this school. The principal is very rude to the staff and students. I'm still currently in the school and I'm suffering. Someone even got suspended for having a cap in the building.

That school is terrible..the principal is so rude...on my first day she shouted at me because I didn't greet her...mind you I didn't even know she was the principal she started yelling at me infront of everyone....I got suspended 2 times for getting too many late coming warnings..and later expelled because was found sitting with my brother and the hostel matrons falsely accused me for throwing myself at him...at that time we kept telling them that we are siblings and they believed he was just covering up for me so the ending up expelling us both...mid year during exam time...we were so frustrated

That's school isn't mentally healthy for us as kids...so please do not take your children there


So please

I have been harassed so many times by the teachers i won’t recommend you sending your child there

As a former student, to any prospective parents, please do not send your children there. The teachers are very hostile and rude. I witnessed a teacher give a formal detention(1.5 hours long) for reading too softly in class. The principal is a control freak that constantly shouts at the students for the most trivial of things and acts as if she is a God. Every teacher there was hostile, rude and angry. I was lucky enough to only have spent 6 months there. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE!

the worst school ever
the school traumatize children, bully principal
the school will affect the peace of mind of your children
they are always right, they will never want to listen to what the parents are saying
the school is dark, it is like they are the devil worshipers their spirit is not pure at all
don't be fooled by the Christian values they talk about they are the opposite of that even worse

you love your child don't send them there

1 star is quite a lot, worst nightmare. I regret ever taking my child to the school, I think government must intervene and check mental health of the principal and the staff that inherited such cruelty from their master

The treatment given to both students and staff members is nonsensical and traumatic.
I don’t recommend this school at all.

Horror movie, I think they are condemned or possessed

This school must be closed period, Mrs Hurlin is affecting our kids mentally. How do we involve government to intervene to stop the rubbish and nonsense taking place in the school. Kids are depressed, parents too. School of horror, I sense something bad coming from broken kids who doesn't deserve to be mistreated