Parents want cops involved in St Rita’s, Nudgee College ‘smash or pass’ elite school scandal

Parents are demanding further action after their children were caught up in an online “smash or pass” scandal using leaked photos.

Identification photos of St Rita’s College students were circulated online.

Angry St Rita’s College parents whose children are caught up in a “smash or pass” rating scandal have demanded the prestigious Catholic school take further action, including going to the police.

It comes after the The Courier-Mail reported that a Year 8 St Rita’s student shared individual photos of her entire class with a St Joseph’s Nudgee College boy and a video was made of the girls and uploaded to TikTok.

“We have asked the school to refer this matter to the police,” one St Rita’s parent said.

“We’ve been told the boy shared the photos in a group chat with his friends and someone in that group chat produced a video.

“Nudgee College is claiming to have found no evidence that anything had been shared on social media.

“There is the possibility this is true, but knowing teenagers, this is unlikely.

“And I hate to say it .... the chances of across a whole cohort of Year 8 students for none of them to reshare is unlikely.

“What is more likely is that once it became known that the schools were investigating the students quickly moved to hide or delete the material.”

Another parent said it was not good enough for the matter to be dealt with behind closed doors.

The Courier-Mail understands the Year 8 girl who shared images of her cohort (taken when they were in Year 7) was suspended for one day.

St Joseph’s Nudgee College has become embroiled in the drama.

St Rita’s deputy principal Catherine Allen last week advised parents the school was working to have the “shared information” removed.

Nudgee College principal Scott Thomson wrote to parents on Saturday afternoon, refuting claims the boys had used social media to rate the attractiveness of St Rita’s students.

“Based on our investigations, there is no evidence to support the allegations in the story,” Mr Thomson said.

He said a Nudgee student shared the St Rita’s student identification photos with a small number of his fellow students, but the school was not aware that they were shared publicly on social media or used in any way.

“The students explained what had happened and expressed their genuine remorse at sharing the photos,” Mr Thomson said.

“The material shared was removed from devices.

“This matter is now being dealt with confidentially and in line with the college’s policies.”

Both St Rita’s and Nudgee College have again been contacted for comment.

“Smash or pass” rating games are said to be rife in Brisbane schools.

An All Hallows parent said: “These ‘hot or not hot’ things are everywhere and they are incredibly damaging to kids – the fallout is potentially horrific.”

A St Rita’s parent told The Courier-Mail he was sickened to learn his daughter’s identity and school had been shared online and that children had been violated.