John Purchase Public School, Cherrybrook School Reviews

John Purchase Public School, Cherrybrook

School Reviews

By Alumnus - 07 Oct 2021, Rate: average

I went through Kindergarten to Year 6 and I say the school average, there are a handful of teachers I personally disliked and a few we as a collective disliked. The work is fine but how I feel now is that the curriculum is being handled rather clumsily by the teachers, somewhat lack of organisation in school (Excursion Planning is phenomenal by the staff thank god) and sometimes absent communication between the faculty. They lose incredible teachers that had a bright careers and replaced with newer/younger teachers who a thrown straight into the room.
The Students vary, one classroom could have angels, another complete authority, and another complete chaos which of course reflects the teacher, rooms with angels tend to have a student community of communicators, people who consider it family, the occasional goof ball ect. Complete authority has a dictator like teacher who monitors the class, occasionally leaves while the students talk. Come back and silence, but the class all have a sense of ‘stick together’ where others loosely have. Complete chaos has a young and unaware teacher who lets the students get away with anything (except bullying, harmful behaviour and so on) and the teacher doesn’t really have any control and the students occasionally abuse that.
The vice principal is rather unapproachable and cold, she seems ‘nice’ but when talking to her it feels uneasy, scary even and when asking a question she’s sometimes even rude which is a shame, The principal is just there. Just that, she’ll come out for a stroll and go back to the office, really just there for show and desk work.
(I know there’s a lot but bare in mind)
The year groups ( kindy to Yr 6 ) all relatively stick to themselves, own year groups own friends and community and now and again you’ll see your older or younger sibling watching them talk, play and say hi. BUT THE SCHOOL DISCOURAGES YOU FROM TALKING TO STUDENTS OUTSIDE YOUR YEAR GROUPS!
here’s what I mean, Kindy-2 are zoned to the upper playground with the play equipment. 3-6 are zoned to the Cola (Big metal roof above a huge flat area) and the Oval, half to JPPS, and the other half to CTHS. But all the faculty say to not go to your ‘assigned’ areas of play during recess and lunch, sometimes saying hi will get a shake of the head from a teacher on duty, which is discouraging bonds between separate year groups. I understand this, I can hardly imagine an in-depth conversation between a 12-13 yr old and a 5 yr old. They shouldn’t discourage community and communication because that’s a bad model to younger generations where your told to not talk to the older person, I may forget that the students might be rude to them but there are only a handful of students that would tell a younger kid who they don’t know to shut up.
Finally (I promise) the small group of Bullies. Now I have only encountered a handful, my younger sister on the other hand was punched in the stomach by a student, verbally abused several times and caused her a lot of grief and surprisingly the school did jack shit because the puncher was a ‘special needs’ little twat who ‘didn’t know better’ SO EXPLAIN TO ME HOW HAVING AUTISM OR A SPECIAL NEED PARDONS THEM FOR LITERAL ASSAULT, NOT TO MENTION HALF THE TIME THE SCHOOL DOESN’T TELL THE PARENT. My point: the school is a below average school which thrives of communication suppression, small minorities of bad students and teachers alike and good naplan scores

By Parent - 27 Oct 2020, Rate: bad

I would not recommend anyone sends their children to this school. Unless you are comfortable with bullying, disinterested teachers and a principal that is more interested in wearing silly outfits. The performance of this school is only due to the tiger mums that have their children tutored.

By Student - 19 Jul 2020, Rate: excellent

this is a good school nothing bad exept over/underpriced food

By Parent - 19 Aug 2019, Rate: poor

School struggles to keep hold of good teachers. Are then left with a lot of younger ones with lack of strong role models. The principal and deputy principal are very Cold and unapproachable, even rude at times. Some of the assistant principals are lovely and this makes all the difference.
School lacks a sense of community.
But academically they do well. Which to many parents and teachers is all that matters.

By Parent - 21 Jun 2019, Rate: bad

The school ranks highly in terms of Naplan, but this is due to parents paying for outside tutoring. The school lacks any community, the teachers are exceedingly rude to parents/ children. The teachers fall into two categories inexperienced or incompetent. A School should be a joyful place where children are nurtured to the best they can be. I am surprised any parent would class the school as excellent.

By Parent - 23 May 2019, Rate: bad

Disappointing. Awful school, where the children are generally ill mannered and the teachers are apathetic.

By Parent - 23 Jan 2019, Rate: excellent

Its a great school. I am extremely happy with the school, teachers are very supportive and encouraging. School's focus is on constructing student knowledge, than rote learning. Higly recommend this school.

By Parent - 21 Sep 2018, Rate: bad

Disapointing.

By Student - 23 Mar 2015, Rate: excellent

JPPS is a great school! The work is excellent, the staff are qualified and nice and school environment is amazing! This school is highly recommended :)