renth

Exactly - it's chav central. I can still picture the pommy chav I saw walking to school, smoking, with his Burberry baseball cap and hoops in each ear.

petensue

I am pleased you got the school you wanted for your daughter.I have no idea what St Marks is like not that it matters one bit as you do what is the best for your children sod it what anyone else thinks!Sue.

aasmith1957

Excuse me i wasn't trying to piss on your bonfire,that was a bit uncalled for. My kids (adults and parent themselves) are 31,28 and 25. No such thing as chavs then (hadnt heard the word until last year).No suburbs north of Ocean Reef except Old Quinns when my son began high school.Not many English people around at all.My children didn't go to private school as we couldn't afford to put 3 of them through.I was doing my degree at ECU at the time and hubby was building up a business.(yes that was our choice)

Personally, I don't think its the end of the world if you can't get your kids into the private school of your choice.

renth

I think with the state of government schools around here it might not be the end of the world but it would be a pretty dire situation to find yourself in.

worzel

Yes, if we hadn't got M into St Stephens we would be house hunting around Duncraig now.

Geelong Gent

Good for you NB

The best gift you can give your children is the best education you can provide.

Geelong Gent

So dont piss on those who have got their kids in a private school of their choice.

Family of 3

Any reviews of St Stephens in Carramar? The table that NKSK posted showed their results as being much worse than St Stephens in Duncraig, but I guess that might just be one year?

northernbird

It would be the end of my world if Belridge was my only choice

renth

Excellent school. Generally the TEE results are pretty much on par with the Duncraig campus. I have visited several times and have always been highly impressed with the students, staff and facilities.

I even visited in my capacity as a firefighter, not as a prospective parent and felt that it was definitely the type of school my kids would thrive at.

Evelin

reading all these posts I thank God every day that my daughter spend most of her school years in a country where there are no private schools (98% public I would say). It was straight forward, you picked the school you thought would suit the child and the parents academic preference. There was no such thing that only x amounts of students could go to school y or z. It levelled itself out, not all were rushing to one particular school. Here I would do the same as most of you, trying to get my child in the best school which I possibly could afford. I feel sorry for all those who have bright children but not enough money to make this choice.

I guess what would put me off here is the religious denomination that comes with private schools. I'm not a believer.

Family of 3

Thanks for that. Our boy is only 2.5 and we're not even there yet, but reading all these threads has scared me!

northernbird

All I would say is that even if you don't know where you will be put your name down at the decent schools in the rough area you will be. It will cost you a few hundred dollars but worth it in the end.

boom_meringue

This may sound a little preemptive but our bundle of joy is 4 months old - how soon should we get her name down for senior school?

We live 100 yards from Joondalup Primary so the two closest senior schools would be St Stephens Carramar and Lake Joondalup baptist.

worzel

Around here, at the time of conception is not too early!