suunyday

Hi All,

OH has been offered a job in Brisbane which we are delighted about!Have got lots of questions but most important is making sure the schooling is right for the kids. Does anyone have any information about Nudgee college...looking for school for 15 yr old boy from UK.

Grateful for any responses.

Kim67

Don't have personal experience of Nudgee but it has a good reputation, especially for sport.

suunyday

Thanks Kim67....it's the sport that has made us look at this...Rugby!

PunkDebutante

Nudgee is where most of the boys go onto from the school where my twins attend. It has an amazing reputation and the parents all love it. Brisbane Boys College also has brilliant reputation for sport as well.

fish.01

Strange how Nudgee Juniors is out your way and Nudgee College is at Boondall

fish.01

Not sure if they still do it but have heard non rugby players at Nudgee still have to turn up on Sat and practice cheering their team. They take it very seriously so be prepared for that ethos.

PunkDebutante

I thought the same but I am glad I don't have boys so never questioned it too much. But if you feel strongly about a school, I guess you would travel to it. I know we would for the schools our three attend.

PJLondonSydney

What suburb are you looking to live in. Nudgee is a great school but a long way out if you don't intend to live on the north side. Lots of good schools re rugby and academics, but Nudgee concentrates a bit too much on sport at the expense of the other. That being said it's academics are still very good. If you are looking at Brisbane Boys College, you might also want to look at Gregory Terrace and Brisbane Boy's Grammar and look at NAPLAN ratings - http://www.naplan.edu.au/

PunkDebutante

Based on the parents of teenage boys that my eldest hangs around with, I would be putting boys (if I had them) into BBC. I haven't heard a bad word about it since we moved here. The families with boys there seem to love it and have even sent their boys there after the dads went there themselves.

Terrace is a brilliant school but I heard next to impossible to get into unless you are somewhere around a third generation alumni.

fish.01

I'll have to ask my mate what strings he pulled as he got his son into Terrace last year but is an old boy of Villanova with no association with Terrace AFAIK.

BBC certainly always looks like a lovely environment to be in tucked away next to Oakman Park.

Anyone have an up to date opinion of Marist at Ashgrove?

PunkDebutante

The Terrace talk was what he heard at dinner last week. The same issues appear to be going on for All Hallows too. My eldest's school is difficult to get into but they just happened to have someone leave just as we enquired and she aced the interview and it all worked out. Your friend did brilliantly to get into Terrace. Lots of brothers from my eldest's school go there and love it.

suunyday

Thank you for the information. Regarding place to live, not sure yet. Also have a 12 year old daughter that we need to find the right school for. She is currently at a Co-ed prep school in UK. Looked at Brisbane Girls Grammer school but not sure if setting sights too high! Realise also that Nudgee and BGGS are miles away from each other....any nice suburbs between the two? Do schools have school transport? Do schools like Nudgee take pupils from a large area?
Thanks in advance.

Kim67

Funny how often this happens - if your child performs well at interview and you're the type of family they would like to have at the school, miraculous places appear all the time.