Korowa Anglican Girls' School

We did 'try is for a day'. It was amazing - totally impressed by the high quality secondary language and science program. Classroom teacher was so nice and kind. I will definitely consider this school.

My daughter just loves the school and we are lucky enough to enjoy the new sports center in the first year of transition!

The school does not care about students, they never solve problems, even though students have spoken to the school on many occasions.

I have never felt more ostracised and isolated then I did when I was in Korowa. I was never able to talk about it in the past because of the trauma it caused me but now that I've graduated, I feel comfortable enough to speak out about the blatant abuse (despite the zero-tolerance bullying policy they claim to have) I suffered through for 7 years of my life.

Speaking of false advertising, Korowa portrays themselves as a diverse, open-minded, accepting school - yet this is far from the truth. They are bigoted, lack proper representation (having token Asians on posters does not change the fact that such girls are always shunned and mocked), and do not know how to handle delicate situations.

Instead, they opt for spending 33 MILLION dollars on the new sports centre to lull people into a false sense of happiness, and guest speakers who are more targeted towards THEM than the girls themselves (always removed and never address the actual issue, therefore perpetuating the problem). I guess that's where the 35k a year goes - not towards our education, that's for sure.

Korowa has NEVER had the benefit of their students in mind, unless those students happen to be white, rich, been-there-since-Junior-School, netball-playing cishet girls, or the ones who are incredibly smart with the ability to pull up their ATAR so they can brag. Do NOT fall into their trap. They draw innocent people into their web of deceit and lies and when you realise what's happened, it's already too late.

Leaving the school was the best decision I have ever made.

I have my daughters at Korowa Primary. The teachers are very caring and talented. Being a small girls only school, each child gets individual care and support for the studies and extracurricular activities. Specially, the staff in the early years do their very best to teach the foundation skills, problem solving skill and train them to be independent and confident. Students and teachers are more like a big family. There's no place for bullying at all.

In general, children come from different ethnic background and they mix very well. However, in the last few years the balance is skewed towards the Chinese families. Some of the parents modify their daughter's friendship circle and encourage their children to be friends with other Chinese girls through play-dates and activities outside the school. Group picnics and activities are organised only for the Chinese families (more than half of the class). As a result of this, the natural friendship bond gets disrupted and non-chinese speaking girls often find difficulties in finding friends at school.

We have seen some of the parents being very rude as they speak their language (although they can speak English) in group settings, in-front of other parents while having common discussions in English.

If you are thinking of enrolling your child, make sure that the class has a good balance of kids from different background. Otherwise, your child will find it hard to fit in.

Its a school but it also focuses too much on things that the girls don't necessarily care about.

Ur fees could pay for my second hand mercedes wait lol wrong school was supposed to write about loreto lol ligma

This school does not care about your wellbeing, they only care about their image, reputation, don't forget ATAR and your precious 30 grand a year, God knows what they use your money for because the facilities are mediocre at best, although they have spent what seems like 10 years on building their sports centre with our money, but the families who give them this money will be graduated by the time its ready. Next, they don't care about the students during a global pandemic. 6 lockdowns, they claim to be aware of how much the students but then allow their teachers to continue to set them the same amount of work. The only thing they care about when it comes to your daughters during this pandemic is whether or not they are wearing thin straps or low cut tops to teams meetings, and if their hair is in their face and camera's are on. They do not provide any mental health support or provide resources. They only care about you if you are smart and can bring their ATAR up and are greedy and will milk you for your money. Stay safe out there yall

It's okay but if you are a new girl, you don't get much of a chance at SRC positions or captain positions. I don't think Korowa is the best.

A few of my friends complained the primary is very bad for smart kids since they always face bulling issues. A few parents complained that they withdrawed their kids due to serious bulling issues psychologically. Not recommend at all.

I was invited to provide a LinkedIn Masterclass to the leadership team at Korowa Anglican Girls' School in Glen Iris Melbourne on 17/12/18. Not only did the entire leadership team attend, including the principal Helen Carmody, but everyone was willing to learn, apply the new knowledge and pass on their skills to other staff and students. We all enjoyed a very collegiate experience and I look forward to returning to the school in 2019 for additional workshops. Very impressed! Sue Ellson:)

Strong pastoral and wellbeing program. Good opportunities for all students. Attention to detail. Very user friendly for working parents (free before school care program, homework hub 3-6 free with teachers to help with homework).

If you're planning to get top marks to help their rankings then they'll bend over backwards for you. Say you're struggling, need help, just an average student, then your grades won't help their story - be prepared to be moved on. Not particular to this private school I'm sure but particular to my experience.