Originally Posted by MandyStock (Post 9689473)

Hi
We are a family moving across next Summer. Our youngest will have just completed his GCSE exams. He is looking forward to Senior High School. He had worries about not making friends but after speaking to people when we have visited his mind has been put to rest. He was told by most locals that it is more likely that he will be popular due to him having such an "English" accent.
From my understanding GCSE results are converted into credits which will go towards his High School Diploma. We have also been told that other activities such as Duke of Edinburgh Awards and Voluntary work can go towards credits, so if you take part in anything like that it may help towards your studies?
Hope everything goes well for you and your family. Good luck.

Originally Posted by Alberta_Rose (Post 9690490)

Our boy was 14 when we moved over, so he had one year of Junior High school, then went on to three years at Senior High.

Initially I was really worried for him because we were not able immediately to rent in the area we aimed to live in, and it meant he had to go to the nearest Junior High school for just two months before we bought a house and moved, and that first place was in what is considered one of the roughest areas. :blink:

I was sad for him as he cried to say goodbye to his friends in England, and I worried about how he'd cope, but he soon made friends at the first school, and then was worried about saying goodbye to THEM and how he'd fit in in his second new school in Canada!

After his first day at the second school however, he came home beaming with happiness and saying how the kids were EVEN NICER than in the first school he'd attended.

In a nutshell, as others have said, you are likely to find them all very welcoming and eager to befriend you ... they will love your accent, but be prepared to say "Harry Potter" quite a lot, as they seem to find this hilarious!! :rofl:

One thing: after a while he told me that he had lots of new friends here, but they "weren't the same" as his friends in England. I think he was comparing them with kids he'd grown up with and known for years at school, so of course it takes time to build that sort of relationship. Now we've been here six years, and he says he'd never want to go back to the UK to live, maybe just for a holiday ....

Just be yourself, and accept that things are not all the same the world over, and I'm sure you'll be fine! :thumbup:

Originally Posted by pridefulwings (Post 9681764)

hi my name is amy and i am a 15 year old who is currently at school. it looks like we will be moving to new brunswick in canada next year and there is a chance that i will leave before i finish my gcses. i am worried that i will have to start all over again at a school in canada and none of my education will count over there. also, if i do finish my gcses i might have to go to school anyway because i have heard that you have to stay until your 18 years old. this worries me because after 5 years in my school i have only just made some friends and i am really worried that i wont fit in or i will get bullied over there. my education is so important to me, so if you could give me any advise i would really appreciate it.
thankyou for your time:D
amy:)