Awful college did not offer any support for when I was stuck on things. Slow to respond to my needs and resulting in me leaving only for them to take nearly short of a year to even notice I had left
I used to attend here and I found it a very cliquey college. The hipsters keep to themselves, the asian community does and black community too. I didn't like the way you were treated as if you were still a child at school as well. The Arts Department was unorganised as was the graphics one. Not enough room either, needs to be expanded. Not a brush or pencil to be found in either departments. I remember doing Maths and that Mr Patel, very patronising teacher. The way some of the teachers spoke to you was vile. Felt like I was back in school again which I could not wait to leave. Also witnessed teachers cussing at one another too and a few art teachers blazing up a joint outside the gates in the bushes as if we didn't see them. And that IT teacher Mrs Ahmed was terrible, never taught a single thing. It was also a very cold college, food wasn't good either at the canteen. Unless you fit in the crowd or friendly friendly with the tutors you were basically just left out in my book.
Fairly good Roman Catholic college rated Outstanding by Ofsted. No major issues with teaching and staff, but there is a little bit of a general lack of respect towards the pupils. This college has lots of opportunities and good university destinations for students. They even teach some Foundation Year courses on behalf of the University of Manchester.
As a Muslim student I studied here 1999-2001 (A levels) and had an excellent time here socially and made it into Manchester University which was hard to get into. The staff were supportive and the free time for doing private study was beneficial. The college was large (at that time around 1000 students) and I made many new friends whom I still had contact with after leaving the college. The RE lessons and tutorials were also interesting and was very welcoming. I would highly recommend the college if you are willing to study hard outside of lesson time. Although the college results were similar to the national average at the time it is not due to poor teaching. The college is situated in a good location and there are plenty of activities to participate in. I have many pleasant memories.
Xaverian College is located at Lower Park Rd, Manchester M14 5RB, UK
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