NRyan2

Hi all,
My family and I are migrating to perth and have 2 children aged 8 and 4. What are the age groups for certain types of schools eg in th uk age 5-7 infant, 7-11 junior school. Also do the children remain in school until they are 18 in Australia? Also can anyone recommend any good schools we are thinking about settling in carramar of tapping, perth WA?

Thanks

Nicola

Mummy3

In Melbourne it is primary and no one knew what I meant by key stage 1&2! Not sure in Perth. Here they can leave in year 10 to go to tafe to do more apprenticeship based qualifications, again sorry not sure in Perth as the states can be very different.

Jilliebee

This should give you an idea: http://www.det.wa.edu.au/curriculums...le-id-11572345

jackieh23

This was cut and pasted directly from the study west web site:

http://studywest.des.wa.gov.au/Study...ying_schooling

and

http://det.wa.edu.au/participation/d...gation/faq.jsp


*******Note that Yr 7 is moving in to the High School system from 2015. Many private schools have already made this transition.


Students have to stay in school or training or approved work (or in a combination of approved options) until the end of the year in which they turn 17 or they satisfy the minimum requirements for graduation from secondary school established under the School Curriculum and Standards Act 1997. The minimum requirement is that they have achieved the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE).

In 2014, it will be until the end of the year they turn 17 years and 6 months OR have satisfied the minimum requirements for graduation OR they have reached the age of 18 years, whichever happens first.

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The school system in Western Australia includes kindergarten, pre-primary, primary and secondary (high school) education.

The system is divided into two stages:

Kindergarten and Pre-primary – Pre-compulsory schooling
Primary and Secondary (Years 1 – 12) – Compulsory schooling

There are government and non-government schools in Perth and across the state, including remote areas. All government schools and the majority of non-government schools in Western Australia are co-educational. A few non-government schools operate as girls only, or boys only schools. Many non-government schools have religious affiliations (e.g. Catholic, Anglican, Islamic, Jewish).

The school year starts in February and ends in December. There are two semesters, with two terms in each semester and holidays between each term.
Courses and subjects

The Western Australian Government places a strong emphasis on providing all children with the best possible school education. It seeks to ensure all students have opportunities to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to achieve their individual potential.

The subjects and courses taught in Western Australian schools from Kindergarten to Year 12 are governed by the State’s Curriculum Framework, which all schools are required by law to implement. This ensures that schools provide students with a balanced, comprehensive education.

The Curriculum Framework describes the knowledge, understandings, skills, values and attitudes that all students are expected to learn and develop as they progress through schooling. The Framework encompasses the following eight learning areas:

The Arts
English
Health and Physical Education
Languages Other Than English (LOTE)
Mathematics
Science
Society and Environment
Technology and Enterprise

For more information about the Curriculum Framework visit the Curriculum Council website at www.curriculum.wa.edu.au.
Kindergarten and Pre-primary

Kindergarten and pre-primary education provides the foundations for primary and secondary education.

Kindergarten education commences at the beginning of the year for children who reach the age of 4 on or before 30 June. Pre-primary education commences at the beginning of the year for children who reach the age of 5 on or before 30 June.
Primary education

In Western Australia primary education is provided for children generally aged between 6 and 12 years. Their intellectual, moral, social and physical development is encouraged in inclusive, safe and stimulating environments, with an emphasis on achievement of high standards of literacy and numeracy.
Year 1 Primary
Year 2 Primary
Year 3 Primary
Year 4 Primary
Year 5 Primary
Year 6 Primary
Year 7 Primary (or Secondary in some schools)****** See above comment
Secondary education

Secondary education is provided for young people generally aged between 12 and 17 years. Building on learning from the primary years, secondary education emphasises the development of generic and subject-specific knowledge, skills and understandings across the eight learning areas. In Years 11 and 12 a wide range of courses provide pathways for students to vocational education and training or university education in Australia and overseas.
Year 7 Secondary (or Primary in some schools)
Year 8 Secondary
Year 9 Secondary
Year 10 Secondary
Year 11 Secondary
Year 12 Secondary

h2oskineil

Hey Nicola
St Stephens school has two campus, one in Duncraig and the other in Carramar. It has a good reputation and is probably rated by many as the school of choice in the northern suburbs. It's a private school and so you pay for the privilege of your kids being educated there.

If you prefer public schools, then understand you are likely going to have to live in the 'catchment area' for the school of your choice. The catchment areas are usually available on the school websites. You can rent inside the catchment area to get your kids into a school and then buy outside the catchment..... but check with the school first.

Here's a good website to get info on schools
http://www.myschool.edu.au/

St Stephens
http://www.ststephens.wa.edu.au/

Forgot to say, St Stephens will depend on your religion!

hoofie2002

Both have a waiting list of 6 years+, Carramar is a little bit easier to get into but as the far northern suburbs extend that will dissapear. Costs are hitting over 10k per child in the senior school now once you throw in books, uniforms, additional costs. It's academic results are not the best in Perth; a lot of state and private schools rank above it.

Every good private school in Perth has a waiting list measured in years. The good state schools, and there are quite a few, rigorously enforce catchment areas which is reflected in the cost of houses in those areas.

We were lucky enough to be offered a place at St Marys in Karringyup after 5 years on the waiting list which we've taken. It's even more expensive

h2oskineil

We were on the St Stephens (Duncraig) waiting list. Paid our $100 for the privilege. When we put our name down we were told we were 72nd on the list! They then changed the system and would not tell you your position on the list as siblings of current students were getting in and bumping the waiting list.

Was told just before Christmas there was no chance of a place, so we committed to another school. Then, after buying all the books, Laptop, Uniform etc etc , got a call from St Stephens offering us a place! Yet a few weeks earlier they couldn't tell us where our child was on the list and that we definitely would not be getting a place.....

I honestly believe they put money before the kids education, they will do anything to ensure EVERY place in the school is filled, regardless of the best interest of the child.

As said..... there are better performing public schools!