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My mum, sister, myself and my daughter all loved our time at All Hallows’. Great teaching in an extremely pleasant mostly women’s environment, where girls can achieve without having to compete or make themselves less for the benefit of boys or men. The Sisters of Mercy chose a beautiful spot for their covent and school, and their tradition of community work and academic excellence continues. So grateful for the friends I made and the top education, as well as not having to socialise with men until university, when young women are better equipped to deal with them.

We verse the girls at this school for sport and they are rude. To me it looks like they only put effort in there top teams and put not training in there lower teams which isn’t fair at all. Send your daughter somewhere else.

I chose not to go to my semi-formal, formal or graduation because I didn’t want anything to do with All Hallows School after what I went through in the first two years (mainly grade 9) and the mental health repercussions that resulted. I didn’t keep any school memorabilia either. In my opinion, I’m sure I would have enjoyed my time at All Hallows if it wasn’t for Mrs Angela O’m@lley’s handling of a certain situation early on (when she was a house co-ordinator, although not mine), which involved a student with a “very severe” mental illness who was in her house and who exhibited a number of behavioural problems before being diagnosed and treated.

The trauma I was put through in grade 9 caused the onset of severe insomnia and subsequent OCD which I have always attributed to what I went through early on at the school. The reason I did not go to the school psychologists for my insomnia and OCD was due to the mentally ill girl being able to misrepresent the reason behind what was going on (including the reason why the school started sending her regularly to the psychologists) because of the vulnerable position I was left in when the situation in grade 9 was being handled.

In grade 12 I ended up suffering from depression due to the severity of my OCD and insomnia. To this day I live with the mental health repercussions of what I went through early on at All Hallows. Although my insomnia and OCD are not as severe as when I was in high school, these problems are chronic, & I will likely always have them and need to be on medication for them (clomipramine and off-label escitalopram).

All Hallows truly is a great school (probably one of the best), but it’s not perfect; no school is. My experience, unfortunately, is a testament to that. If it wasn’t for the poor judgement in the handling of one situation that happened early on and the mental health repercussions that resulted, I would have nothing even remotely negative to say about the school or my experience there. Literally, nothing.

My wanting to go to All Hallows will forever be a lifelong regret. In spite of this, I know that what I went through, and how it was handled, was completely isolated and circumstantial (a matter of the wrong time, the wrong place, and the wrong people involved). If any other professional at the school had dealt with that situation in grade 9, I’m sure it would have been handled with a higher degree (i.e., at least the bare minimum expected) of compassion, empathy, and professional judgement. All the best and the very warmest regards x

I go to the school now, in year 12 and I have to say it is absolutely fantastic! I have a strong circle of friends and everyone feels like a family, the teachers are great and the subjects are all fantastic! I disagree with the other reviews about if you don’t do a sport you can’t fit in, as I never really did a sport, and did undertake dance and found it a great way to also make friends. Overall love the school and have enjoyed my experience so far!

I cannot believe some of the comments below. I have no past history with this school but now have two girls there. As for being sporty, neither of my daughters are, and yet, both love the school and have made brilliant friends. As for being too big and the girls are just a number – are you kidding me!! One of my daughters has needed extra care and the school have been overwhelmingly supportive. The girls at this school are strongly encouraged to develop an international sense of community, to develop their independence and strengthen their characters. To, in a sense, reach for the stars. This was the first school in Queensland to prepare a woman for University and they still carry that ethos. Both my girls love coming to this school. They feel a real sense of community and are encouraged to excel in wherever their interest lies. You don’t need to be sporty, and you are not a number. I think those who have found the school to be less than the best, would never be satisfied.