School Cut off

multitasking

Guys/Gals.. need your help.. i have a daugher (current: Gr 7, 13 yrs old) and son (current: Grade 2, 8 yrs old)... Assuming we have visa granted early next year.. our plan is for them to finish Grade 8 and Grade 3 up to 3rd Quarter or December next year.. get a recommendation from their current school na na finish na nila yung school year.. then mag enter sa Australia by Jan.. para pag start ng school Yr 9 na yung daughter ko and Yr 4 na yung son ko...

Question: Does this plan makes sense? or Australian education is looking more on the age of the kids and not what they've finished from their country of origin?

thanks...

Pau92

According sa nabasa ko at sa mga nagbigay ng advice, year level will be based on age. Meron kaming kakilala sa perth natapos ng grade 2 sa pinas pagdating nila ng Perth nasa Year 4 sya based on her age.

Hope someone will testify :-)

Cheers!

multitasking

@Pau92 .. thanks dre.. do you know ano yung grade ng anak ko at the age of 14 and 8?
thanks

li_i_ren

pero behind naman yung education system here in pinas.. a 5 years old in australia can not read or write other than their name.

if you are 5..automatic go to primary school.

a 4 years old in pinas can read 3 letter words and know phonetically the sound of the alphabet. but because you are 4 even if you can read and write..you go to pre school even if you are better than the 5 years old.

they only get "intensive" things when they are in high school or older.

Pau92

@Pau92 .. thanks dre.. do you know ano yung grade ng anak ko at the age of 14 and 8?
thanks

My son is also 8. im expecting na he will be year 3 by then. Hayaan mo i will let you know when we get there :)

ivyasis

@multitasking yes, it is correct that year level in Oz is based on age. My daughter is 15yo and shes at level 10. So your 13yo will be on level 8 here, year 9 if she turned 14 yo by early next year. Good luck with your move. Please take note that public schools here normally asks to donation, amount varies. While private schools definitely requires school fees, some high end private schools charges $25K per annum!

ivyasis

Also, school uniforms are bloody expensive here. Books, same. So I suggest to try to enquire from the school if they sell second hand uniforms and books. And try online sites like gumtree and second hand online textbook stores. Hope this helps!

multitasking

@multitasking yes, it is correct that year level in Oz is based on age. My daughter is 15yo and shes at level 10. So your 13yo will be on level 8 here, year 9 if she turned 14 yo by early next year. Good luck with your move. Please take note that public schools here normally asks to donation, amount varies. While private schools definitely requires school fees, some high end private schools charges $25K per annum!

thanks thanks..

cind3r3lla

hi.. follow-up question ko lang.. kapag between Sept/Oct ang dating namin dyan, makakapasok pa rin kaya ang anak ko sa state school? if yes, anong year ang 6 yr old?

thanks!

StickyNote

nagsend kami via email ng Expression of Interest sa principal ng isang Catholic School sa Victoria. Nagreply naman kaagad. In-attach din namin yung Baptism Certificate ng anak ko. Inform daw niya kami later kung ano pa ang other requirements. Inaasikaso na namin para ok na pagdating namin dun.

multitasking

HI .. my family will be here in Sydney by this month (this is on the assumption na makakakuha ako ng bahay agad)...yung panganay ko Year 8 sa Pinas.. we are trying na mahabol sya sa Year 8 dito sa fourth term.. kaso pag di umabot.. next year na namin papapasukin... di pa nafinalized kung Year 9 na sya next year.. kakausapin pa namin yung principal.. pero based sa mga nakausap ko.. parang alang problem naman na di nila natapos yung current year level sa Pinas..

StickyNote

we received an email from the Catholic school in Victoria that my daughter's application for enrollment for Grade 5 for 2014 school year has been accepted pending presentation of original documents as follows: Birth Certificate, Passport and Visa. So, almost done na. we were just wondering why there was no mention of presenting any school records from our daughter's school here in the Philippines? Talaga po bang ganun, hindi na required magpresent ng grades? gusto lang po namin makakuha ng feedback sa mga may experience na sa school enrollment bago mag-inquire sa principal. thanks!

nfronda

@StickyNote..Yes, natural lg po un, hindi na talaga nla hinahanap un.. Birth certificate, passport and visa grant letter lg ang kailangan nla. But for my 2 younger brothers, nagbigay kami ng certificate of english as medium of certification from their school from pinas pra malaman ng principal na nkakaintindi at nkakapagsalita cla ng english kahit paanu.

Newleaf2014

@StickyNote - By how much and difference ng tuition sa Catholic school versus public school? What made you decide to choose the former for your kids?

StickyNote

@nfronda thanks for the info! ganun pala talaga.

StickyNote

@Newleaf2014 around AUD1,500 ang fee sa Catholic school na papasukan ng daughter ko. Wala po ako idea kung magkano sa public school kaya di ko po ma-compare. we chose to enroll her sa Catholic school na yun kasi dun nag-aaral ang cousin nya since pre-school. Para kahit paano may kasama siya dahil Grade 5 din ang cousin nya sa 2014 school year. At saka kaya na din namin siguro ang AUD1500 na fee. Sana nga kayanin namin.

JCsantos

@StickyNote - By how much and difference ng tuition sa Catholic school versus public school? What made you decide to choose the former for your kids?

Depends on how much the School charges 2k$ ++ yata yung last na school nung anak ko ( Catholic school ) from what I have heard libre ang public school .... costly lang sa uniform

Para sa amin we dont mind the cost , we are after the values that are taught in Catholic school ...

multitasking

this is one of the major decision we made when we arrived.. Catholic or Public... we ended na sa Public pinasok yung kids ko.... naghanap na lang kami ng public school na maganda ang ranking.... so far ok naman.. both of them galing Catholic school sa Pinas... isa sa mga concerns namin dati ay yung mga bullies.. so far.. ok naman.. super enjoy ang mga anak ko..... di na namin gaano naging concerns yung environment.. kasi tingin naman namin.... ok na naman sila.. ok na yung foundation nila.. binubusog na lang namin sa reminders...

StickyNote

@multitasking kung ok lang po, how much po ang fees sa public school ng kids nyo?

multitasking

@multitasking kung ok lang po, how much po ang fees sa public school ng kids nyo?

mga 500 per year bawat anak ko.. ngayon lang kasi sila pumasok Term 4 so malamang ang babayaran ko ay 25% lang ng annual....maganda din naman kasi ang quality ng public dito basta nasa 90 and above ang ranking..

StickyNote

@multitasking thanks for the info.