I wish to state that it is not the school that is failing the kids, it is the education they are receiving. The No Child Left Behind is in no way helping these kids. I have a child in the school and have watched him pass classes that in no way he should have. You bring it up to the teachers and they
... Read more themselves give you dumb answers. What ever happened to teachers being there for the kids and actually teaching them, not just passing them because the government says they have to. By the time my son graduates, he will in no way have all he needs to even read or write. It is pretty sad. As much time as we put in to trying to help him we do not have the back up from the teachers. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/30/09
Hey I agree with the latest entry. There are many successful graduates of Waianae High School. Success is based on how hard you are willing to work at it and how motivated you are. I have family members who graduated from private school, not doing much now and others who graduated from WHS and are
... Read more professionals. Individuals make the difference for themselves not necessarily the school because there are too many other resources out there to help with advancing in reading and math. We know our daughter is a Jr. in taking AP Calculus & AP British Lit., 3rd yr Japanese all at WHS. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/28/09
This is a great school and I don't care about what anybody else thinks. You need to go to this school to truly feel what we do. I honestly get a great education, have great opportunities for extra curricular activities and I think its worth having others frown upon us because they see the negativity
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Posted by a student on 02/19/09
This school is known to have a bad reputation and I think its the time where us students show them that they are wrong! Honestly, its a good school. Waianae High is kicking it up a notch, meaning that we are making very positive changes- for example, our new bell schedule and our new hukilau policy.
... Read more Our teachers are trying to make Waianae High a better place for our education, and I noticed that. Waianae is not so bad as people make it sound. Read less
Posted by a student on 02/05/09
I believe that there exists a fundamental flaw in the education system that passes along students and awards mediocre performance. My niece is a Senior with a 4.0 at Waianae and for the last two years I have seen first hand how just showing up to class, doing your homework and being able to outperform
... Read more the other students just gets you an A. However she is in no way ready for college and her writing, is that of a 6th grader, which is probably where the public school kids on the Westside begin to see an education system that is failing them. Parents should be outraged that the dumbing down of your children is allowing them to make poor decision and give up. Children deserve every advantage we can give them and the fact that this state allows for its future to be marginalized is sad and pathetic. Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/25/08
Waianae High School is a very great school, for my child. It may be a little raough but it had its great qualities. Hope you other parents can see for your self just how much i feel for this high school. And I also think that instead of putting down this school we should ecourage it and the kids that
... Read more attend this school. We need to help them see the good in life and all the things that they can achieve. Because its not the school that make you somebody its your self that makes that decision. Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/22/08
We have such a good school. I am so proud of it. There are so many opportunities to do extra curricular activites and all the students are respectful to one another. Although we do have our share of arguments and fights overall waianae is the bomb! lol.
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Posted by a student on 06/21/08
Waianae High School is not a bad school. There are kids in the school who are willing to learn while others could care less. As much bad credit that this school gets its not as bad as you think. I say this because i attend the school.
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Posted by a student on 04/07/08
They're are alot of good students at our school that actually wants to learn. We have the best teachers adn couselors that actually wants to teach us,likes their job and cares about our future. So Wai'anae High School is a good school.
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Posted by a student on 11/04/06
Wai'anae High school is a great school. Students are willing to learn and they do have great teachers who care deeply for them. They take the time and effort of making sure that the children continue their education and pursue their goals. I also have a child who attends Wai'anae high school and is very
... Read more highly academically involved in their extracurricular activities. The staff/teachers show a lot of encouragement for the students to achieve their goals. The community also, shows great pride of this small neighborhood. They have programs which include the Searider Production,Marine Science, Business Industrial Engineering Technology, Health and Human Service which the whole community is proud of. There's a lot that this school has accomplished over the years since I've been in school in the 1980's. Read less
* In 2007-2008 Hawaii used the Hawaii State Assessment (HSA) to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math. The HSA is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Hawaii. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the test.
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Waianae schools — Waianae High School is located at 85-251 Farrington Hwy, Waianae HI 96792. 85-251 Farrington Hwy is in the 96792 ZIP code in Waianae, HI The school district for Waianae High School is the Leeward Oahu School District. Waianae High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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