Allen Glen High School (Johannesburg)

Allen Glen High School in Roodepoort, hey. Roodepoort. Not Sandton, not Fourways, not even that one suburb people pretend is nicer than it is. Roodepoort. The place where Joburg kind of just... gives up for a bit. But okay, fine, we see you, we see you. Now listen, 1331 learners and only 58 educators. That is a ratio of nearly 23 kids per teacher. Twenty. Three. Your teacher is not teaching a class, they are managing a small township. By the time that educator gets to your desk to explain quadratic equations, it is already third term and you have already failed the June exams. The teacher is not ignoring you, they literally cannot find you. You are learner number 1331 in a co-ed school in Roodepoort, my friend. You are a statistic with a school bag. And being co-ed in a school that big is wild because nobody is learning anything when there are 1331 teenagers in one building. That is not a school, that is a taxi rank with a tuckshop and a principal who has given up on assembly starting on time. Fifty-eight teachers trying to manage all of that energy every day. Those educators deserve a bonus, a therapist, and at minimum a very strong cup of coffee. Overall verdict: Allen Glen is basically controlled chaos with a school crest, but somehow they keep the lights on and the kids show up, which honestly in 2024 is more than most people manage.