Darfield High School
# Darfield High School

Darfield High School is a state school for all genders Year 7-13 located in Darfield, New Zealand. It is the main High School in the Selwyn District with over 700 pupils on it's roll.

## History

### Bullying

Darfield High School has been largely associated with bullying since the start of the 21st Century. A incident occurred in September 2018, in which video showed a teen being assaulted by older boys over a fake Instagram account asking for sexual images. The two attackers were stood down and then expelled, however there has been further accounts of bullying and aggravated violence since this incident.

### Teachers & Student Behaviour

Teachers at Darfield High School have been commonly ridiculed for inaction on Bullying, ridiculous claims, and other incidents. Notably, on the 15 April 2019, Then Darfield Principal James Morris told a student who found a kitten muddy and cold in a drain outside the school, to "Throw it in the drain".. Reviews of the school say that 'Teachers threw chairs at students, and swore all the time. Police were always at school and the Principal got fired.' Students behavior was also let off the hook by teachers, in repeated incidents. 'Drugs always around selling and smoking in school area (outside classes) people vaping in bathrooms. Students Drinking multiple times in one year. Students got caught smoking and they got no punishment.'

## The house system

The Head Teachers of each house :

| House Leaders | |
| - | - |
| Tawera | Miss Evans |
| Kikorangi | Mrs Rangi |
| Waimakariri | Mrs Clark |
| Rawhiti | Mrs Wilson |

## Principals

* James Morris (? - 2020)
* Andy England (2021-Present)
