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naru6705

May 17th 2013 1:22 pm

Re: What 10 Things should you know before you move!

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Originally Posted by elice_in_oz (Post 10699370)

What he said :thumbup:
Research areas where you might want to live. Then book temporary accommodation and actually live there. Only once you have lived somewhere for a little while will you be able to decide if it is the right place for you. This could just be deciding on a state or a city, but also a suburb.

While this is good advise, I fail to understand how do you that practically. No good school in Melbourne gives your child admmission without having 12 month lease in hand. I have written to so many school and they are very inflexible about this, unfortunately.

paddyo

May 17th 2013 3:41 pm

Re: What 10 Things should you know before you move!

what????

Buzzy--Bee

May 17th 2013 8:14 pm

Re: What 10 Things should you know before you move!

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Originally Posted by naru6705 (Post 10712402)

No good school in Melbourne gives your child admmission without having 12 month lease in hand.

This is not true.

I know people who have got their kids into schools near us without even being in Australia!

BB

OzTennis

May 18th 2013 8:35 am

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'Good' schools do this I think the person claimed. Some schools will be hard to get into, other won't.

RedDragon2008

May 19th 2013 4:58 am

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Originally Posted by OzTennis (Post 10713505)

'Good' schools do this I think the person claimed. Some schools will be hard to get into, other won't.

Yes, oversubscribed "GOOD" schools won't let you in unless you show up with the relevant paperwork (bills, bank statements, etc) ie that you live in the catchment area and have been for a while. Those in my area are very anal about their catchment areas, so it completely depends on yr suburb. Also a lot of "GOOD" Catholic schools won't enrol your child if there is no baptism record & some will also go to the extend of parish boundaries too.

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