Catholic Regional College Sydenham

"Went for a study tour. The Students were very friendly and helpful. We navigated our way around with the students assistance which enabled us to see what we needed."

"The school is not bad but the teachers have control over students if a teacher doesn’t like you she can do whatever to you and you don’t have a say in it. Carmel Rumoro has been the worst teacher I’ve met in my lifetime I’m studying business management with her this year and all she does is yell at people and tell them that they distract the class where she is the main person distracting the class because of her actions she shouldn’t have became a teacher in the first place if all she wants to do is pick on students and not use class time to deliver information for us to learn."

"As I student I can't compare much to other schools and evaluate how good this school is relative to others. But there are flaws I see. The faculty is a harsh environment, one teacher wants to beat the other. Some do this by filing complaints on other teachers with issues like: supporting and giving resources to students who need help or couldn't attend a class. If you miss a class or slip up on your studies, teachers hesitate to provide resources in fear of the attacks they might get from their rigid faculty. This might be good in cultivating independence in the student, but the lack of co-operation among teachers is something that exists. Of course this isn't a universal rule, I see co-operation among teachers as well. There is a good mix of warm and cold teachers, to give a balance to your child. And there are lots of programs for your kid. But like every other schools, it is a school. And it does provide the education and material in a semi-fast pace which isn't too difficult or too easy. I may only see the lack of help from the teachers to be a bad thing because im not used to being pushed into independence."

"Can I confess something? I'm disappointed in the leadership structure of our school. It consists of this bureaucratic system where student leaders are not consulted about changes that will be made to student life. In addition, from my observation - teachers have little say in matters that concern their faculty. Honestly speaking there are few opportunities for members of the school community, like yourself, to suggest educational and student life reforms. Inspired by the teachings of Jesus Christ, I've drawn my focus onto the lost sheep. They are phenomenal members of our society who struggle to be seen and heard by others. Disheartened by their reality, I approached a few teachers (Sheridan, Stephanie, and Tim) about a project that would give the people a platform to voice their opinions in a formal manner, without going through student leadership."

"Thanks for doing this beautiful framing for us..thanks Rocco for your hard work with your students."