Hyde Park High School

I matriculated from this school in recent years, and my experience was absolutely horrific. Many of the teachers were incredibly incompetent and incapable, particularly in the departments of Mathematics, Life Sciences, and Information Technology(students will know specifically which). I often had to resort to teaching myself the curriculum, while most of my classmates fell behind. The headmaster, who arrived in 2020, has been detrimental to the school. He did not even know the top achievers and was openly disliked by most of the staff, lacking their respect. The school secretary has a well-known reputation for racism but has somehow retained her position for many years. Despite the school having a predominantly POC student body, there is a clear preference for white students, and they were often not disciplined for their actions because of this. Similarly there are many teachers who are vocally homophobic. When I first arrived, the environment was very different and it has declined significantly over the past few years. If I were a parent considering where to place my child, I would not choose Hyde Park High School. Although they offer IEB exams, they do not provide even a government-level education. It would be wiser to send a child to a more reputable Model C school.

This school is terrible, the teachers here don't teach learners , other teachers grade learners based on how much they like them, then others encourage students to fight with each other, the entire school is run by a tiny gang of kids that constantly terrorize other learners by threatening to beat them up and the school knows of this but has done Nothing!!, The environment is toxic the classes look abandoned , there's been multiple reported drug markets and vape markets in the school but even so the school refuses to take action and expel the students that are damaging the school, this school is horrendous and I hope no parent makes the mistake of submitting their child here, parents in the school pay alot of money to this school for a proper education but this school is failing in multiple ways, I don't recommend it.

Do NOT send your child to Hyde Park it is a horrible school. The environment here is troubling. Many students and teachers lack self-respect and proper etiquette, creating an overall uncivilized place for lots of kids. One teacher has a noticeable bias against students of color, making a big deal out of issues that would be overlooked for white students (I have experienced this) as well as using derogatory language around people. This is not only unfair but also embarrassing for those affected. I've witnessed unacceptable behavior, including teachers hitting students and using inappropriate language, while students respond with disrespect. The presence of drugs is concerning, with students vaping and bathrooms often smelling of weed. From this experience my marks and mental health has gone down as well as my enthusiasm to learn and get into the school gates. Overall, Hyde Park is not a safe or supportive place for students. I suggest looking for better options.

THIS SCHOOL..THE LEARNERS,IT ALL CHANGES YOU I and many upon arrival at Hyde park in grade 8 were innocent children who enjoyed life as normal kids and enjoyed school and fun activities… But you don’t stay like that for long,oftently most learners start changing around grade 9 -10 that good,kind innocent boy/girl who was first excited to come to the school falls into a dark pit that’s hard to crawl out. I definitely know what I’m talking about because I too have been a victim of peer pressure.it starts with the first pull in the toilets which you don’t like at first until you try it again and by the third time it’s already a habit(vaping)the biggest problem in the school students casually vape in class while the teacher is distracted it’s become a casual thing it feels normal at this point Vaping devices are being passed to each other on corridors,in classes (oftenly when a learner says that they want to take something from their friend in a class and the teacher allows them it’s 10/10 a vape that they are either asking for or returning.90% of learners vape in the school it’s a sad reality Weed is also another big problem..there’s a place outside the school with a bustop called 9th rd it’s notorious for weed smokers after school I remember the first day I walked in there and was welcomed and got high for the first time,I greatly regret that day as it has left me with an addiction that I’m tackling alone You can still take your child to this school but monitor them and arrange transport this thing of walking home is how most of us fell into drugs

Hyde Park High School is definitely not a great place to grow up. Teachers are racist, especially the lady in the front office, teachers are rude!!! Every since Me Vogi left nothings been the same, the current headmaster changed everything, for the worst. Teachers at their big ages still have favourites, in Hyde Park you won’t get to do anything, you won’t get recognised unless you’re a teachers pet and also if your a pof!!! White, Indian girls are allowed to have their colour changed every 2 weeks and no one says anything but as school as a pof does it it’s a major deal, some teachers aren’t patients, the headmaster is such a bitch and with that so many good teachers left, hyde park high school is a sinking ship slowly but surely!!! DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO THAT SCHOOL!!!!