Royal West Academy

I dread taking any form of public transit with kids from this school. They never line up for the train or the bus and they push their way through to the front. They really give this school a bad name, someone ought to teach them proper etiquette. Is it really asking too much for them to line up for the bus? But no just squeeze through and push adults out of the way.

in grades 7 and 8, I was a student here. however I got kicked out of the school. and for one simple reason: my mental health. royal west academy is the worst school out there: simply because THEY DONT CARE IF YOU STRUGGLE, all the care about is those high grades. the amount of homework I got at this school to complete was so overwhelming and I ended up loosing so much sleep to complete it and so many of the teachers were extremely rude, they didn't know how to teach, and they were extraordinarily strict. One time, I was having a visible panic attack during a presentation and the English teacher removed 20% of my grade because I couldn't present with a panic attack. like huh?? I kept getting EXTRA points deducted from my work because of my mental state. example: someone would get -1 for a spelling mistake. I would get -4 for a spelling mistake. and the team of guidance counsellors... they sucked. do not let them near children. I got kicked out from seeing my guidance counsellor because "I went there too much." you can't turn a mentally distressed child away like this. if they need help, they need it. ended up in the mental hospital more times than I'd like to admit thanks to this stupid school. if there's one message I give to the people reading this: don't even think about sending your child here if you care about them.

I just wonder where the kids smoke weed now since the hut is like super gentrified lol. The hut. Got gentrified!!! It looked like NYC 1980s subway before and it was. ShtoooooOoootz

i calculated the anxiety rate at this school for a science fair project. please do not send your kids to this school if you care about their mental health. however, the curriculum will be helpful for cegep.

I entered this school in grade 7 with hopes and dreams. I left with sleep deprivation, burnout and asbestos in my lungs.

This school is very good. I'm currently going there right now and I can tell you from the perspective of a student there are many reasons to send your kid here why like it. First of all Royal West is a very progressive school and has students from everywhere. Royal West will except you for who ever you are. besides a lot of the comments here, I find the teachers to be very good and helpful to learning. they may be tough but it prepares you for the long run. this school will prepare you for university and life in all. the hard work and difficulty is manageable and if you are ever having trouble there are plenty of places you can go. although this school is a public school, it acts like a private school with its amazing facilities but it's still extremely affordable. The school has a very good sports program and many extra ciricular. French is pretty good but the teachers are strict. Lastly its easy to get to royal west from no matter where because there's a train right in front of the school. Overall this is an amazing school and I highly suggest it.

I felt that this school, despite some stellar and caring teachers, did not place any emphasis on its students' mental health, instead resorting to empty and surface-level methods that seem more like attempts to boost its own reputation than to genuinely help. The guidance counselors who I encountered were dismissive and gaslit students, while the school had ridiculous standards and rules. As a top student, I was once almost suspended for accidentally missing 2 detentions, given for forgetting to hand in a slip which had to be signed because I had shown up late due to a dentist appointment. As a final point, the students there were simply privileged bullies who were not fun to be around. I would say that the environment there was the root of a long depression on my part.

However, I did receive a good education at this school.