St. Simon The Apostle Primary School 2 Taylors Lane, Rowville, Victoria 3178

"BAD school. Kids don't get along well with friends and teachers accuse kids for something they didn't do. The only 2 teachers I liked there. I moved schools and they didn't even let me do my communion or confirmation because I didn't go to the school anymore, HOW COME MY FRIEND WHO WENT TO THAT SCHOOL SAW KIDS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS? honestly I thought that the new principal would be good. he is not. Do NOT send your kids here."

"I am writing this review one and a half years after my graduation. I will have a lot to cover in this extensive review. So be prepared. I started St Simons in 2015 and my brother was a notorious who had also attended the primary school and also recieved his seven years of education here. My first year at the school was met with a promising foundation and various opportunities as well an into an insight into the catholic faith. I thoroughly enjoyed my time here at the establishment, primarily years 15',16',17',18' and 21'. Here are some negative comments I would like to share. I will try to implement as much euphenism as I can. This school had started to taken a massive downfall when covid struck. Whilst this was understandable, they had already started the construction of a new building in late 2019. I believe this was a good move for the school, although I would prefer minor portions of the school's annual budget to be spent on other aspects of the school which required fixing up such as the actual education department. Education: the heart of a school is something that needs to be taken seriously. St Simons at best, was not the most competitive school in my opinion. By grade 5, we were still learning simple single digit multiplication, barely reaching double digits. Some students had lack of practise which should be enforced at school. Consequently, I would say that the school may be behind in terms of education. Compared to other students I have seen in other schools, their education is more thorough, developed and seeing other school's homework through family friends etc. They certainly are more advanced than St Simons. To put it in simple St Simons is behind in their education department. There needs to be more focused on the gifted, ones requiring assistance but in general the whole scope of things. I feel that students are barely improving year by year due to a lack of new knowledge. Rather they are barely enforcing old knowledge. I felt this as one of my key contributions to my mishaps in 2019-2020. It is simply that the education was not embraced, rather drilled into the students head. At an initial glance, the school does have flourishing facilities but the harsh truth is, have we maximised it to its full use? Another aspect of the school I would want to talk about would also correlate to my point of lack of education. Particularly in oppurtinities, such as music. Other schools such as Good Sheperd have a strong music department which produces adequate musicians for their age. Whilst St Simons only offered piano and guitar lessons. The music teacher at this school is great and experienced. However I think an improvement in this area would be irrefutable in a gradual growth in reputation. Music is actually something that is good for the brain and would also compensate the school with small profits. Furthermore, the school has had to remove many of its services and programs. Such as clubs and notably chess club. Something the school should encourage more. Chess, similar to music is quite benificial for the brain and should be encouraged. Finally on the topic of education, the school should enforce different learning strategies, styles of work and methods which will result in better outcomes. I would also like to touch the fact on that the school's canteen had closed down for 2 and a half years. This was quite Finally I believe the head departments of the school must re approach certian factors, as well as ways to shape the school even better. My experience at St SImons had been quite enjoyable. I had formed many strong bonds and friendships at the school. While the school lacked education compared to other schools, I would not call this school a bad school. It is to put it: Good. But more rather, it does actually offer a good experience while still introducing practises in Catholicism. Whilst many acts done by the teachers could be considered 'questionable' I had liked my time here, and returning to the school for possibily its Fete would be nostaligic."

"I can highly recommend St. Simon primary school. The teachers are friendly and supportive. My daughter loves this school."

"For the last seven years from 2015 - 2021, I spend my time here at St Simon's, most of the teachers are very kind, caring and passionate, please ignore those mean and rude comments. I highly encourage and recommended you should enroll here. Good primary school to go here in Rowville. :)"

"BEST SCHOOL IN THE WORLD!!!. All the bad comments are just silly students from different schools, the school is amazing!!! and the school has the best teachers in the world!!! Teachers -Very Kind -Caring -Supportive -AMAZING Students -Funny -Nice -Sometimes a bit silly But overall this is a great school with many fun experiences and other programs"