Cornerstone College Sec. School

I'd advise to not send ur child to this school. The principal is very rude to the staff and students. I'm still currently in the school and I'm suffering. Someone even got suspended for having a cap in the building.

I have been harassed so many times by the teachers i won’t recommend you sending your child there

Cornerstone College is emotionally draining, not just on learners but parents also. I sadly don’t even have words to describe it. Our kids are treated like slaves and parents treated like “nothings”. Their staff right from the administration officials are very unkind and unhelpful, they really do not care about anyone or giving you the assistance you need. On the other hand our kids treated like slaves, with rules so unreasonable you would wonder if the Directors of the school would actually treat their kids the same way they treat out kids. Theirs very sad. Parents need to wake up and remove their kids from that school. Looking at the reviews it can’t be that all the people who have bad reviews just did it and it’s not true. I so pray I had checked the reviews before enrolling my child in that school. I’m glad I did before more damage was done to my poor child. I would not recommend that school!!!

the worst school ever
the school traumatize children, bully principal
the school will affect the peace of mind of your children
they are always right, they will never want to listen to what the parents are saying
the school is dark, it is like they are the devil worshipers their spirit is not pure at all
don't be fooled by the Christian values they talk about they are the opposite of that even worse

you love your child don't send them there

As a former student the school is honestly bad. The teachers are very rude and there is a lot of favouritism. The principal is even worse she is a very very bad person. I think the only thing that brings her joy is torturing the school kids. She is honestly a nightmare and a threat to any child's life. The school is so depressing to a point where some of my friends tried committing suicide because of the treatment and conditions they had to experience.
The principal is using us 'black kids' to make her school look good in the public eye.
But have you ever wondered why there aren't any white kids? It's not because they don't want to attend the school, it's because Mrs Hurlin doesn't want 'white people' in her school because she knows they will expose her and her cruel tendencies.
As for the parents who take or want to take their kids there, please DO NOT if you really care about your child's mental, physiological and emotional well-being. Please please please don't take your child there.

1 star is quite a lot, worst nightmare. I regret ever taking my child to the school, I think government must intervene and check mental health of the principal and the staff that inherited such cruelty from their master

Worst school ever! Don’t send your child here!Principal is very evil. Teachers are also very mean especially that Cr*nje!Hostel is also very bad and traumatizing. Teachers are controlled by the principal.I REPEAT!DONT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE! School is so bad for a Christian school.

Horror movie, I think they are condemned or possessed

The worst mistake I have ever done is to enroll my son to this school. I'm literally counting the months to December to finally not to deal with the evil school and its staff. I don't even have the energy to talk about that narcissist principal that worship Satan! I LOATH THIS SCHOOL and I am just a parent. Imagine what the learners are going through.

Our child went to this school, two years later after removing him I still hate this school.

I believe my God will one day expose this cult which is so called school.

Terrible school. As a former student, it was one of the worst experiences and traumatising. The school breaks down the mental health of students. In the two years I was there, there were two attempted suicides and I'm sure the school had a lot to do with it. One of the survivors of the suicide was given detention for months and treated like a social outcast by the principal and staff. The principal dishes out detentions to the whole school for the most minor of infractions forgetting that she is dealing with hundreds of kids. She even mentions that she can do it all day and make sure we get punished. She has no respect for parents and treats them as if they are her students.

The other problem is that as black people we think "white is right" so we do anything in our power to put our children in a school with white teachers, disregarding the abuse they might face. Only one white child attended that school during the time I was there and on prize giving day he got awards for sports/activities that he didn't even participate in. Even he was surprised at why he was getting all those awards. White parents don't take their kids there and it wouldn't work because they would have complained about the authoritarian regime that's happening there.

That principal has serious anger issues that she lets out on children. She needs to be evaluated for some sort of mental disorder. Her treatment of the students and their parents cant be allowed to continue. It's just not normal.

For the most part, most of the teachers during my time there were good at their job. They were also kind hearted. I cannot fault the teachers, they were excellent teachers.

The principal though! She shouts at the teachers in front of the students. She doesn't have compassion at all. She has brought some teachers to tears as she does students (a specialty of hers).

That school is a prison parents are paying for their children to attend and get scarred for life.

Disrespectful Hurlin thing and her staff that think they can speak to parents as peasants. What a nightmare....my son has been searching for schools to move to. What a horror movie. Its definitely not a Christian school. Demonic school most definitely!!!!

I regret taking my child to that school, cornerstone the principal has no manners, she doesn't want to listen to anyone, she thinks she's always right. I have decided to take this matter further to Department of Education. Out kids can't suffer like this.

No doctors not, a child is punished.
No payment of school fee, a child is punished, this is rubbish, this is emotional abuse.


Am not going to let this matter rest until I get an apology from the principal

Where should I start?… well my experience with cornerstone was let me say, not what I wished it would be . Cornerstone is a school that has a pass rate of 100%. Yeah it’s good but besides that, it’s a school that is managed in a very intense way. As a person who has mental illnesses and disorders, I feel like they never cared about any of us. Having mental issues in a school like this,is really draining and stressful. Cornerstone has a very unhealthy habit of expecting students to be perfect. What saddens me,is that how much the students are being pushed to be perfection for teachers. I have read a lot of stories from other reviews knowing that this school might have traumatised them or made feel the worse. I remember begging my parents to leave, but they seemed like they were brainwashed by school because they said it’s “too good of school “ to leave. My advice is to never send any of your family members to this school, it really destroys a kid’s confidence and wellbeing.I really am glad that I left the school because I feel like it was destroying my life.

Corner stone college...me and my daughters worst night mare ever.... racist....rude......incompetent....cruel... rediculois rules...they only think for themselves....pretenders... my child went only for one day and it was enough..will never recommend it to anyone...NEVER EVER....

The school doesn’t have respect for teachers and parents.

Hmmmmm... Where can I start? I was a teacher there and I lasted just 6 months. The treatment of the children there was horrible. The principal (female) is notorious for always assuming she is right. Even if she is wrong, she will turn a blind eye to that fact and act as if NOTHING happened. The principle is unrealistic and irrational as well. Her leadership is arrogant and erratic, oftentimes lacking emotional intelligence. When parents and children voice concerns and problems, she sometimes refuses to address them and says constantly: "everything is fine as we wouldn't have a 100% pass rate."
The reasons I left were: Firstly, The school's leadership tries to take advantage of black people wherever they can. Secondly, The principal shouts at teachers and staff members right in front of the students, which is humiliating to the staff and teaches disrespect to the students. Thirdly, I have had many kids come up to me and say how sad, depressed, and angry at the school they were about unfair treatment, unnecessary punishment, inability to express themselves, and racism. Hearing these stories over and over and over again, eventually pushed me to a conclusion that I never wanted to make: that this school is quite terrible.
The last straw for me was when the principal said to the staff that she'd buy a coffee machine if all of us wrote 5-star reviews on different websites. So if you see any 5-star reviews, take them with the understanding that at least half of them are fake.

So my final advice? If you want to stay away from trouble, and unnecessary stress, don't risk it. Stay away from there. I'm glad I left.

Terrible experience.

Definitely
Definitely was a foul experience. At this school, whatever the principal says goes - you speak when spoken to and are taught 'respect' through fear. I must say though, they provide quality education at a low cost - however, treat its students and some parents in an ill manner. It takes a lot to speak out against this school's atrocious acts, I have seen so many fellow school mates being shamed and belittled in front of me by the principal - for minor things; in fact, I was a victim of this emotional abuse. Whenever you speak out - you get punished, worse - they find every little thing to try and get you out of the school. As a student, you're never right - when speaking out against horrendous acts, you are told that you are grossly disrespectful. I remember the principal, once stating that my family is dysfunctional and gave me 3 detentions, due to the fact that she had issues with my mother. I honestly advise you to think twice before sending your child to such a harsh environment, they might even become suicidal, from the emotional abuse of the staff, particularly the principal. Their emotional well being should come first - honestly, I am glad I got to experience such, as I can safely say, such schools still exist in our democratic country - they take advantage of the impoverished black people. Think of it as a juvenile facility - aimed at indoctrinating impoverished children - while the masters live a lavish lifestyle.

Cornerstone College also has this thing of not listening to anyone, be it the parents or students... from what I picked up, they are very arrogant and use their years of 100% matric pass rate, as a way of justifying their actions. Instead of using criticism as constructive, they seek to punish you from speaking out against them.

Please do not send your child here, if you care about their emotional and psychological well-being – they will make you believe your children are in good hands and speak as if they actually act on their so called 'values'. This school is the epitome of how I would imagine jail to be like.

[My Perspective, personal experience – former student, January 2013 - December 2013 (Grade 8D).