School Irony

225 real-life examples of school irony, submitted by readers and voted on by the community. Think you've spotted irony in the world of school? Submit your own example.

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  1. Is it ironic that Someone said "it's impossible to fail this exam" and then failed it?

    73% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that Teachers don't teach.

    69% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that I misspelled every word on my spelling test except illiterate?

    78% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that I'm currently studying photosynthesis at night?

    89% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that A sex ed teacher is a virgin.

    68% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that If a math teachers son fails a math test?

    80% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that Whenever I don't try hard on tests I get a really high grade but is I try hard it's a fail?

    90% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that My daughter gets hurt in Afghanistan while delivering Scholastic books.

    55% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that I am reading an article on how not to procrastinate instead of doing the school work I should be doing right now?

    89% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that As a reward for never being late for school, a girl was given a limousine ride to school on her last day.

    91% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that When a child places a hand-lettered sign on their door that says, "Do not disturb, Geinius inside".

    73% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that A company that writes student's essays for a fee is asked to write an essay on the prevention of student plagiarism.

    79% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that Cornell University, highly esteemed for international relations, does not have access to several of the most major journals for European foreign affairs.

    63% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that Toothache is stopping me from revising for my dentistry exams.

    74% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that If you skip school, you get suspended from school.

    75% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that Childish persons telling who is kiddish and who isn't.

    71% not ironic 8 votes Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that A student who is ill unrolls from class, does not participate in class, has less than a 50% in class, and more often is absent on important due dates for class, gets 100% on the final exam and one who is the exact opposite fails the test.

    60% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that The school i once went to in elementary i now own.

    89% not ironic 8 votes Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that A kid tries to make friend but other kids with similar interests and things in common want nothing to do with him.

    61% not ironic 8 votes Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that You wanted to take a test but failed it?

    73% not ironic 8 votes Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that A math teacher does not know how to multiply.

    94% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that Sagging became a popular fashion in ordinary teenagers after it was introduced to prevent prisoners from attempting suicide using belts.

    71% not ironic 8 votes Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that Failure stared him straight in the face and cruelly mocked him.

    76% not ironic 7 votes Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that You wake up early to go to school only to realized it is a Saturday.

    84% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that In a story, Santa receives a present from a little child (when he is usually the one giving the presents)?

    74% ironic 7 votes Vote →