McKinnon Secondary College

This school is a literal wolf in sheep’s clothing. Voted as Victoria’s no.1 public school, in reality the school is terrible and must be avoided at all cost. During open days, the school takes on a friendly approach. However, as the new coming students are hushed past the school gates, its positive manner is forgotten and the school displays a harsh, cold environment to the students. The school readily allows bullying to get out of hand and prevents students from taking self defensive actions against bullies. A former Year 7 student once reported feeling nauseous after his head was forced into a cupboard and beaten by belts by his peers. The unnamed student then went on to report the incidents but was turned down by the student managers for “lack of evidence” and “we don’t have the resources to investigate.” The authors can also recall an incident where they were rejected from all activities by the entire class and laughed at behind their backs. The intense bullying severely affected their mental health and grades. When questioned by the same teachers who turned to blind eye to the previous bullying, they too dismissed our claims as outlandish and “unlikely to happen in such a privileged school.”