School Cut off

multitasking · November 2012

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 · November 2012

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 · November 2012

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

li_i_ren · December 2012

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 · December 2012

@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 · December 2012

@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 · December 2012

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 · December 2012

@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 · March 2013

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 · September 2013

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 · September 2013

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 · October 2013

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 · October 2013

@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 · October 2013

@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 · October 2013

@nfronda thanks for the info! ganun pala talaga.

StickyNote · October 2013

@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 · October 2013

@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 · October 2013

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 · October 2013

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

multitasking · October 2013

@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 · October 2013

@multitasking thanks for the info.

Newleaf2014 · October 2013

@multitasking and StickyNote - thanks for the insights. Gandang guidelines 'to for choosing schools.
We're planning to enter via visa 573 by next year. Wala kaming discounts pa sa educ fees ng mga bata, if ever. I heard 8,000/year for most public schools. Magkano po kaya full rate ng Catholic schools ng anak nyo, @StickyNote?

multitasking · October 2013

@Newleaf.. pasensya na.. I don't have any idea kung magkano ang fees for other VISA class..

StickyNote · October 2013

@Newleaf2014 share ko lang ito from humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au. this would apply to dependents of visa 573 holders.

"The school fees charged for dependents of international students studying in Victoria are significant: $7,370 per year for a primary school age child and $9,770 for a child in junior secondary school.

By way of comparison, below is a sample of the fees charged by Catholic primary schools in metropolitan Melbourne:
• $1,030 ‘family school fee’ per year, with additional levies depending on the number of children enrolled. The total amount payable for one child enrolled is $1,340, for three children enrolled it is $1,800.
• $1,200 family fee with an additional levy per child of $320 in Prep to Year 1), $290 for Year 2 to Year 5, and $470 for Year 6)
• $1,800 per student per year with a family discount means a fee of $1,440 for a second child, $900 for a third child and nil for a fourth child."

Newleaf2014 · October 2013

@StickyNote - graveh! may additional fees pa pala other than tuition.... I hope makaya namin.... I'll be working full time while husband will study and work part-time e.....Perth bound kasi may mga kakilala sana but I heard Canberra is more family-friendly. Saan po better....

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Newleaf2014 · October 2013

@StickyNote - tama ba ang intindi ko regarding Catholic schools? Mas mura sya kaysa state/public schools?

StickyNote · October 2013

@Newleaf2014 yes, for dependents of visa 573, mas mura po Catholic schools kaysa public school. Not too sure lang kung mas madali makapasok sa Catholic school pag ang visa class is 573.

vibmanacap · November 2015

@multitasking Hi po, we will be arriving in february 2016, from what i read...
1. Nde po kailangan na tapusin yung school sa pinas kasi tinatanggap po sila ng public school at any term.
2. Birth certificate, passport at visa grant lang ang requirement ng public school.

Thanks for the info guys, atleast im now a bit confident..

@miltitasking, pwede po bang malaman yung school ng kids nyo, kasi interesado din ako na ipasok xa dun...

Thanks

she16 · November 2015

Halos same pala tayo ng situation @vibmanacap, pero kame naman April/May next year kame punta sa au. pero since till Jul ang pasukan dito, stop na namin sya ng school by March. Ilan taon yung anak nyo?

Question din pala @multitasking, anong site makikita yung ranking ng public schools? Thanks!

multitasking · November 2015

@vibmanacap .. my son currently nasa Year5 sya sa Ryde Public School... yung daughter ko..currently Y10 sya sa Ryde Secondary School pero lipat sya next year sa Sydney Girls HS...

@she16 .. ito ang tinitignan namin for school rankings..

http://bettereducation.com.au/SchoolRanking.aspx

hindiakosidarna · December 2015

@StickyNote : Hello po,
check ko po ung AUD1,500 per month po ba un? We are planning to shift our son fr Ph to AU ng mga June 2016, may idea po ba kyo if possible un? Thanks