Benoni High School

The matrics of this year are really going through it. My son complains about his accounting and economics teachers constantly. He states that they don't know what is going on and have to put the answers on the board. He told me that his accounting teacher is constantly eating and never teaching. He is sometimes late for class coming from the tuckshop. The Parents of this year have emailed about this and how horrible the teachers are and how they aren't teaching and the school said our kids would have to fail the subject for them to do anything. This is ridiculous as my son is reliant on his marks to be good in order to have a good future. They aren't doing anything about the fact that our kids averages have dropped by more than 20%. The school prioritises discipline over education and constantly threatens our kids for staying home and wanting to get some work done as they don't get much done at school. My son says that the matrics have the worst teachers ever this year and that he isn't cannot determine how his marks are going to be by the end of the year with his teachers. He studies day and night and they wright everyday aswell. If your looking for a school to send your kid to where effective teaching will be prioritised I suggest not looking into benoni high.

This is honestly so sad like what in the bad education is going on. Teachers don’t come to class, when they there they don’t teach, our marks are not looking good at all. You know that one sign that says ‘Why Am I Here?’ Ya neh why am I there for real. Don’t go there yoh

"As a Grade 8 student, I must admit that my experience at this school has been quite disappointing. It seems like they admit students without considering their academic performance, and there's a lack of background checks on incoming students. In my class alone, we have three fifteen-year-olds and one sixteen-year-old in Grade 8! What's even more concerning is that three students openly engage in vaping, smoking, and alcohol consumption, despite these activities being reported to teachers. Shockingly, they received only warnings, and no meaningful action was taken to address their behavior.

The waiting list to join this school is incredibly long, but from my experience, I would urge potential students and parents to think twice. While a few teachers treat students with respect, unfortunately, many others seem to vent their unresolved frustrations on us. In one instance, a math teacher was let go due to inappropriate behavior towards female students, creating an unsafe environment.

Thankfully, the school has improved security with the introduction of turnstiles, but there's still a long way to go in creating a positive and safe learning environment here."

The teachers at that school are arrogant and Demanding and cannot control themselves... Why should they even be teachers if they cannot hold the pressure of stress? Absolute disgrace from Benoni High school. Left my Child in tears and Feeling depressed walking into class.

This is my experience over the last 5 years from gr 8 to gr12.
- parents are largely marginalised by the management. They are not given a slot on the agenda wen parent meetings are held, no opportunity for inputs or questions of clarity, meetings are closed after the last staff member speaks.
-Communication with the school is devalued, such a wealthy, experienced school but reception cannot take messages for teachers, only emails to teachers. In all my efforts over the yrs my calls were never returned prompty, always after the third time. Parents are left frustrated. The Maths department are the worste in attending to requests. My request to update my email n cell no was never done until my child finished matric despite several efforts.
- There are pockets of excelence amongst educators. By and large the quality of teaching at classrolm level is not monitored by middle management, teachers manage their subjects like university, lecture n learn if you want!
- Learner progress is not monitired n no strategies are in place to improve learners progress. Learner achievement in math n the Sciences is due to external private tuition. The volume of work, corrections n remedial measures in the maths n sciences department is pathetic, not punctual n often done without learners having seen their marked tests.
- It is noticeable that the top management of the school is fragmented, team work amongst managers is lacking n a power struggle is visible. Managers n educators have clicks n some educators loafing during teaching time is condoned by manager friends.
- Without an apointment you will not be attended to if you visit the school, despite the urgency. I sat for an hour n had to leave, unattended. Parents are not seen as clients to be accounted to. The partnership between parent, school n learner is not upheld by this school.The management are defensive wen problems are raised, problems persist for years bcs they are not followed up n resolved by management.
- Staff turnover in the maths n afrikasns department is unusually high, resulting in poor learner performance.

Average school.
For those who excel in sport as that’s the main focus of the school.

Honestly, benoni High isn't that bad, but I do have some issues. From primary school to this high school I was expecting a steady go at things, but at benoni high, often teachers don't teach well, or at all, some math teachers constantly make mistakes and confuse the living daylights out of their students, this makes it hard. I know some things are self study but it shouldn't be all, and the students there aren't really accepting, and every tenth teacher has a bone to pick with you, and don't get me started on the office lady. She is so rude, and even my other fellow students noted that, she is very unhelpful and is really rude to talk with. Tuck is also extremely expensive.

Never consider going to BHS. The only good thing there is the food and a handful of teachers. The deputy principal is, in my personal opinion, a jerk. He calls learners stupid just for failing to correctly answer his questions in class. I find that rude, mean, confidence killing abd derogatory. The school threatens to kick you out if you refuse to participate in sport. The school only prioritises rugby,athletics, netball and hockey, not other sports. This is the reason why the school's sport culture is very overrated. I feel like the school is hindering transformation as there is only one teacher of mixed race ,a small amount of Indian teachers and two Black African teachers. The school only looks good if you are not attending the school. It still suprises me as to why over a thousand children apply to go there every year.

Most unorganized school in the nation,principal does not know what he is doing,corrupt,teachers do not care for their students.

Good academics but struggle to enforce proper rules