Furness Horace High School

Kirkbride is a wonderful neighborhood school and if your family lives in catchment is a great opportunity! The teachers, principal and staff are all full of energy and genuinely care about the students. Walking through the halls, there are lots of murals, artwork and classroom displays. There is a well-stocked school library and an active HSA. In our experience, teachers have been very good about communicating with families through ClassDojo, report card conferences and APTT meetings. Based on the work that comes home, there are lots of opportunities for learning differentiation in the classroom and students are being taught solid skills in creative ways.

Fantastic community; friendly and kind support staff; supportive, kind and invested teachers, overall fantastic school. 10/10, would recommend.

The school needs professional teachers! The environment is not safe ( to much bullying)Lack of hygiene!

My child goes to this school and they leave him to much homework for a 2 grader and doesn’t have enough time to enjoy his childhood

not a very friendly school and there is a lot of kids that need help.

The teachers were very nice and seemed to care about my son, who was in the younger kids room. Unfortunately, they didn't seem to know how to handle toddler frustration. My son has bitten a few times, and their only solution was to berate my husband for it. No solutions involving helping my son to communicate better, or giving him more stimulating activities. No acknowledgement that this is normal behavior for a 2-year-old. I don't think anyone there is certified or has child development experience. It's basically just babysitting. Today they kicked my son out, on a Thursday, said he can't come back again. No grace period, no warning, and we lose a day's worth of childcare that we paid for. ALSO MANY OTHER THINGS to complain about! We pay tuition, and yet are asked to bring paper towels, disinfectant wipes, and hand sanitizer to class. They give them pizza for lunch on Fridays, that I have to pay extra for every week. Why don't they just put those expenses into the tuition? Is that because they don't want it on record, on their taxes? Also this is a christian school and they teach that homosexuality is a sin. It bothered us but he's so young it doesn't matter yet.