Best state secondary
Apr 21st 2011, 6:43 pm
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Best state secondary
looking at moving to NZ by the end of this year. Any info on best state schools and which school year our kids would fit into would be fab. Late 1996 and mid 2000 which school year would they be in in 2012?
Apr 21st 2011, 9:43 pm
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Re: Best state secondary
Where in NZ are you wanting to live/area looking at?
Apr 21st 2011, 10:23 pm
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Re: Best state secondary
Sorry I can't answer your question (no kids & as Foxesecho says, it'll depend on where you are planning to live) but just wanted to welcome you to our cosy, wee NZ forum 
Good luck with your plans & happy posting
Good luck with your plans & happy posting
Apr 22nd 2011, 9:19 am
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Re: Best state secondary
Hi AJ,
I've been looking at this as we might end up anywhere in NZ and the local school could be an influencing factor on where we settle. If you have a place in mind then check http://www.minedu.govt.nz/ and there's a 'find a school' link in the quick links on the rhs of the screen. From there you can select a school in the area/town you're interested in and get some basic data such as the % of the leavers who go to university or leave with other qualifications.
The individual schools pages also have links to the ERO inspection reports which contain more information on performance, usually compared to an average or expected level, and recommendations for improvements and the date of the next inspection. I've assumed that lots of recommendations for improvement and yearly inspections are not good. You might also be able to find information on the school roll numbers and work out if the locals think it's becoming a good idea to send their children there.
John
I've been looking at this as we might end up anywhere in NZ and the local school could be an influencing factor on where we settle. If you have a place in mind then check http://www.minedu.govt.nz/ and there's a 'find a school' link in the quick links on the rhs of the screen. From there you can select a school in the area/town you're interested in and get some basic data such as the % of the leavers who go to university or leave with other qualifications.
The individual schools pages also have links to the ERO inspection reports which contain more information on performance, usually compared to an average or expected level, and recommendations for improvements and the date of the next inspection. I've assumed that lots of recommendations for improvement and yearly inspections are not good. You might also be able to find information on the school roll numbers and work out if the locals think it's becoming a good idea to send their children there.
John
Apr 23rd 2011, 3:07 pm
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Re: Best state secondary
Fancy Christchurch from what I've read up on (coming out for a visit in couple of months) but schooling will be the prime factor in deciding which region. Any tips on best locations for Brit Expats and good schools etc welcome
Apr 23rd 2011, 3:08 pm
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Re: Best state secondary
Hi AJ,
I've been looking at this as we might end up anywhere in NZ and the local school could be an influencing factor on where we settle. If you have a place in mind then check http://www.minedu.govt.nz/ and there's a 'find a school' link in the quick links on the rhs of the screen. From there you can select a school in the area/town you're interested in and get some basic data such as the % of the leavers who go to university or leave with other qualifications.
The individual schools pages also have links to the ERO inspection reports which contain more information on performance, usually compared to an average or expected level, and recommendations for improvements and the date of the next inspection. I've assumed that lots of recommendations for improvement and yearly inspections are not good. You might also be able to find information on the school roll numbers and work out if the locals think it's becoming a good idea to send their children there.
John
I've been looking at this as we might end up anywhere in NZ and the local school could be an influencing factor on where we settle. If you have a place in mind then check http://www.minedu.govt.nz/ and there's a 'find a school' link in the quick links on the rhs of the screen. From there you can select a school in the area/town you're interested in and get some basic data such as the % of the leavers who go to university or leave with other qualifications.
The individual schools pages also have links to the ERO inspection reports which contain more information on performance, usually compared to an average or expected level, and recommendations for improvements and the date of the next inspection. I've assumed that lots of recommendations for improvement and yearly inspections are not good. You might also be able to find information on the school roll numbers and work out if the locals think it's becoming a good idea to send their children there.
John
