AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS - PRIMARY AND GRADESCHOOL

wednesday · February 2014

Good day po sa lahat ng mga forumers!

I have some concerns po regarding Schooling in Australia, I have a 5yo boy and a 9yo girl and I would very much appreciate if some of you could answer based on your experience the following questions:

1. How long before the school year starts in Australia do we actually start scouting for schools and contacting schools for application?

2. What are the basic requirements for school application?

3. How did your children cope to the new school?

4. Were the teachers /other students nice/rude knowing the difference in race?

5. Any bullying experience? how did you address it?

Thank you in advance for your answers!

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multitasking · February 2014

@wednesday

1. Based on our experience, if you are going to have your children attend public school, mas madali.. I have two kids : 8 and 13 yrs of age...They arrived here two weeks prior ng start ng 4th term.. Kinausap ko lang yung primary and secondary schools na nakakasakop ng suburb namin.. ni schedule lang kami ng meeting sa principal.. then ok na.. sinabihan na kami about the uniform.. fees.. etc..... nakaattend na sila ng last term..

nag inquire din ako sa private dati.. parang mas complicated.. kasi ni check pa nila kung may available slot kasi nga last term na...

2. ito yung mga ni submit namin: Birth certificate, immunisation records (sa bunso ko), school records, proof of address, passport, grant letter .. ito yung mga ni submit namin...

3. Madali lang nakapag adjust ang mga anak ko... super happy sila.. kasi ibang iba ang school dito.. relax lang dito... ala gaano assigments.. . unlike sa pinas na sobra pressure mga students..

4/5. Nasa public ang two kids ko.. so far ala naman silang bad experience on discrimination and bullying..lagi namin silang kinakamusta every dinner to make sure na ok sila sa school and alang problem.. we also remind them na pag may nangyari man na di maganda kausapin teacher or principal nila..

hope these helps..PM ka lang if you have any other question..

wednesday · February 2014

Thanks @multitasking..

Glad to know na happy ang mga kids mo jan. Makes me feel less worried about the big change we are about to go through..
Thanks again and God bless you

Shirlie · February 2014

@multitasking,
Ano po sub class visa nyo?
Kasi kami sub-class 496 na skilled designated area sponsored. Temp visa lng pero coming to Melbourne this march. Ang isang worry ko din ang studies ng mga kids ko. Aged 15, 12 and 8. Dyan po pa nasusunod ang age para I allign ung bata sa level. Kasi dito kami SG and na downgrade na 2 ko kids ung 15 & 12 yrs old.
Thanks for sharing.

multitasking · February 2014

@wednesday .. no problem.. ganyan din ako when we started here last year daming iniisip.. pero don't you worry.. everything will be ok...

@Shirlie ...subclass 189 kami... based on age sila.. last year.. first quarter lang ang pinasok ng mga anak ko sa Pinas then pag lipat dito 1 term lang din.. na promote naman sila sa next level na angkop sa age nila this year...

wednesday · February 2014

@multitasking

tumatanggap sila ng students kahit in the middle of the school year?

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multitasking · February 2014

@wednesday..yup.. for example.. My family arrived end of last year.. so inabutan nila yung start ng 4th term for Year 3. ngayon nag start ang school year nasa Year 4 na sya..

chicagobohol · February 2014

@multitasking, question lang kami kasi dadating ng end of august this year, then my children should be 7th and first grade sa pasukan, can they be enrolled for their regular year or pagdating ng feb 7th grade pa lang sila

chicagobohol · February 2014

Concern din ako if i need to contact the school now or saka na pagdating ng australia

multitasking · February 2014

@chicagobohol hi.. my family arrived september and my kids attended the year level suited for their age starting October ( 4th term). Im just not sure of the age reqs.. pero kung yung age ng anak mo ay pang year 7 na.. yan ang magiging year nila when they start school here.. aabot pa sila sa 4th term

Shirlie · February 2014

@multitasking,
Thanks s reply. ok pala dyan kahit last term nag a accept :-)

nag try na mga din ako mag email s isang school para mai consider 2 ko kids sa primary pero no reply padin. Do you think better visit the school na lng pagdating dyan?

multitasking · February 2014

@Shirlie.. based on my experience ok lang naman na pagdating na lang.. i suggest na mag email ka pa rin.. then pagdating mo rito..tawag ka kung ala.pa sagot.. very accommodating naman sila..

Shirlie · February 2014

@multitasking,
Yup noted and thanks sa advise :-)

multitasking · February 2014

@Shirlie @wednesday @chicagobohol .. please check out the link below.. you can use this website to check for schools.. nagamit ko ito dati to check yung ranking ng schools na malapit sa suburb namin..

http://bettereducation.com.au/

jcal149 · February 2014

Hello @multitasking, good day po! I found your inputs here very informative saka na-relieve ako to know ok ang naging process nyo sa pag-eenrol ng mga kids mo dyan sa OZ. I am migrating to OZ din this April together with my kids aged 11, 10, and 6. I undestand na part of the requirements is Child Immunisation record. Since new immigrant kami pagdating sa OZ, ang meron lang kami yung baby book which I learned from the posts here na acceptable na yun. Ang concern ko lang kase is kung hindi lahat ng vaccine completed. Like sa website ng National Immunisation Program, naka-list doon lahat ng dapat na naging vaccine from birth to 4 years old ng child. Required bang ipa-catch up muna lahat ng missing vaccine vs. baby book before makapag enrol? If that's the case my other concern is baka too expensive sa GP or Health Centre magpa vaccine although yung mismong vaccine free naman, yung fee ng mag administer/nurse ang baka mahal so thinking kung dito sa Pinas ko nalang ipapabakuna mga kids. Medyo mahal din actually dahil mahal din ang mga bakuna.

For now ang main concern ko yung pag admit sa kanila sa school baka may waiting period pa until makumpleto mga bakuna.

Thanks in advance po!

multitasking · February 2014

@jcal149 .. in our case kasi di kami nagbase doon sa National Immunisation Program to check kung ano yung list ng vaccine.. nag based kami doon sa nakalist sa enrollment form ng mga anak ko...so far complete naman yung sa kanila compared doon sa baby book na dala namin.. sorry kung di ko masagot about kung may waiting period pa...

jcal149 · February 2014

Thanks a lot anyways, @multitasking. Atleast may point of comparison na ako ngayon knowing about your experience.

wednesday · March 2014

@multitasking what kind if school records did you submit? report cards? certificate of good morals?

thanks

multitasking · March 2014

@wednesday .. actually parang ala naman talagang hininging academic requirements kami lang ang nagbigay ng school records (form 137).. mas hiningi nila yung immunisation records, birth certificate, proof of address, Visa grant letter, copy of passport.. kasi dito more on age talaga sila.. di yung kung anong tinapos mo sa Pinas..

if you're going to request na ilagay ang anak mo sa medyo mataas na section or class... pwede mo ipakita yung mga academic awards nila sa Pinas to prove yung capability nila...

wednesday · March 2014

@multitasking okay yung sa age sila nag base

thanks! thanks! God bless you!

RuChe · March 2014

Hi Multitasking,
ako uli..

Do you still have a copy of the vaccines listed in your child's enrollment form? I just would like to check kung ano pa kulang ng kids ko. And would you know kung mas mura magpa-vaccine dito sa Pinas kesa dyan? Thanks!

multitasking · March 2014

@RuChe ..sorry ala na akong copy noong school requirements dati.. di pa rin kami nag papa vaccine dito.... pero tingin ko mas mura pa din sa Pinas...

Shirlie · March 2014

@multitasking,
we're here at Melbourne and naka one wk na :-)
kahapon nag start ung youngest ko she's 8 y/o and left SG sa primary 2 pero pagdating dito she is in grade 3 n daw. Checking on the yr of birth nga. Ilang days nga lng ipapasok nya kasi term 1 ends on 4apr. For her only BC, passport and immunisation rec lang ang hiningi then complete the enrollment form pasok agad agad hehhe

Ung isa ko pa daughter is 12, sa SG primary 5 sya pero pagdating dito grade7 na daw so di sya na accept s primary level. Sabi nga nya wala sya graduation pix hehhe

Ung isa pa na mas eldest is 15, sa sg sec2 sa sa acedemic class pero dito grade10 sya.
nangyari 2 na ung nasa secondary namin. Dito naman ni require na sila ng school records bukod sa BC at passport. Nag sched ng interview samin kasama kids and then binigay na ung school package pati enrollment form. Sa Mon ko sa submit pero they can start nadin agad agad :-)

aliane · March 2014

@RuChe..hi! regarding sa immunization dtu..if PR ka..walang bayad..they will check your baby book records then ssabihin nila kung ano pa ang kulang..then pg my kulang pa..bibigyan nila agad ng shots ang mga bata...covered na kc tyo ng medicare

aliane · March 2014

@Shirlie..hi!...were here also at Melbourne..nung nasa SG pa lng kmi my kausap na kming mga school ..isang primary school (i have a 6 yrs old girl @ grade 1 now) & a Secondary school (i have a 15 yrs old boy now @ year 10) kaya pagdating nmin dtu last week ..ini expect na nila..so far wala pa nmn kmi binabayaran..bumili lng kmi ng konting books at uniforms..you can ask them also if they can give you secondhand books and uniform..

Shirlie · April 2014

@aliane,
San ka dito sa Melbourne? Derrimut kami.
ung schools uniform and books din naka purchased na kami. Ung contribution sa school nai request naman namin ng deferred payment.

aliane · April 2014

@Shirlie ..berwick kmi..medyo malayo..nk school break cl ngaun..atleast na settle mo n pl lahat

jcal149 · April 2014

Hi @RuChe. Just arrived here in Sydney last 5 April. Nung dumating kami dito wala rin kaming immunization record or whatever. Dinala lang naming baby book ng mga kids ko (aged 11, 10, and 6). After we register sa Medicare, the following day nagpunta na kami sa Health Centre para magpa immunize ng mga kids. Sila na nag suggest kung anong kulang nang mga bata at free naman. So suggest ko dito na kayo pabakuna dahil free naman kung PR visa holder. Sa school naman, hindi kami hiningian ng Immunization Record pero nag note sila na in case may outbreak ng any disease, alam nila na walang record ang mga anak ko so baka hindi nila papasukin para hindi mahawa.

Hope this would help.

ana_gdel · August 2014

@aliane question lang Sis, I have been following your posts, Civil Engineer ako and planning din mag-apply ng SS sa WA. Napansin ko lang granted yung SS mo sa WA pero sa Melbourne kayo nag-stay. Wala ba magiging problema sa DIAC pag ganun? Di ba may commitment na 2 years dapat nasa State na nagsponsor sa atin? Thanks.

aliane · October 2014

@ana_gdel ... hi

aliane · October 2014

@ana_gdel ... andtu kc ang work ni hubby...na transfer lng ang work nya fron SG..they have same company here..so na absorb cia within a couple of weeks..we will email soon ang WA..pr sa request ng release of obligation ..so hopefully maging ok