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Posted By juckky

Re: Taking daughter out of grammar school?

Great comment, and advice I wish had taken. Hey ho. Decision made, job offer turned down. Time to move on on and hopefully stop thinking 'what if'

Forum: Australia

Mar 24th 2015, 2:04 pm

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Posted By juckky

Re: Taking daughter out of grammar school?

Makes sense. Many thanks.

Forum: Australia

Mar 24th 2015, 10:33 am

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Posted By juckky

Re: Taking daughter out of grammar school?

Hi Pollyana, thanks for posting this. I last visited in Feb 2014, but my wife and daughter was Oct 2010, so I too was wondering whether we should all fly out for a couple of weeks before April 27th...

Forum: Australia

Mar 24th 2015, 9:12 am

Replies: 33

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Posted By juckky

Re: Taking daughter out of grammar school?

Nope. I made the decision yesterday, and turned down a job I had secured in Sydney :-(

Aus is now on the back burner until my daughter has finished GCSEs / A-Levels here in the UK. Fingers...

Forum: Australia

Mar 22nd 2015, 8:19 am

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north Sydney secondary girls schools < $15k/year?

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Posted By juckky

Re: north Sydney secondary girls schools < $15k/year?

Hi NickyC,

Apologies, when I say Northern Sydney I mean the areas around Hornsby / Berowra / Davidson / Terrey Hills

I have used the web site you mention, but it does not give an indication of...

Forum: Australia

Mar 21st 2015, 10:31 pm

Replies: 5

north Sydney secondary girls schools < $15k/year?

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Posted By juckky

north Sydney secondary girls schools < $15k/year?

We are trying to find a secondary girls schools in Sydney that will take our 13 year old Daughter, but all of the private ones I have found in north Sydney are in the 25k + bracket. That is out of...

Forum: Australia

Mar 19th 2015, 3:05 pm

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Posted By juckky

Re: Secondary schooling options. Last minute?

I think you might be onto something there!

Forum: Australia

Mar 19th 2015, 2:52 pm

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Views: 1,101

Posted By juckky

Re: Secondary schooling options. Last minute?

My Daughter is very unhappy about the move, but when asked why she cannot provide any reason. She just says "I just don't want to go"

My wife and I cannot think what it is that is causing her the...

Forum: Australia

Mar 18th 2015, 2:30 pm

Replies: 11

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Posted By juckky

Re: Secondary schooling options. Last minute?

Can you elaborate on "local school"?

If I use the web site you enter and enter Horsnby, nsw. The only listed secondary is Hornsby Girls School. That school is academically selective, and from...

Forum: Australia

Mar 18th 2015, 12:29 pm

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Posted By juckky

Secondary schooling options. Last minute?

We had resigned ourselves to not going to Aus, as a result of not having a job lined up. Well, to cut a long story short it looks like that has all changed at the 11th hour. Only 5 weeks left on...

Forum: Australia

Mar 18th 2015, 9:54 am

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Posted By juckky

Re: Taking daughter out of grammar school?

No. I have a PR Class 175 visa which expires in 5 weeks time. Applying for a new visa is not viable due to my age.

Forum: Australia

Mar 17th 2015, 10:50 am

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Posted By juckky

Re: Taking daughter out of grammar school?

I agree, and think it is a modern day issue. When I was a kid we just went to the local comp. There was none of this league table nonsense and worrying about it. It was a great example of how the...

Forum: Australia

Mar 16th 2015, 5:13 pm

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Posted By juckky

Re: Taking daughter out of grammar school?

Leaving your Daughter behind is a big decision to make. She is only 13, and deep down a kid at heart. I don't think I would want that to happen, and we don't have anyone / family to leave her...

Forum: Australia

Mar 16th 2015, 9:17 am

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Posted By juckky

Re: Taking daughter out of grammar school?

Well here is my update. Since posting this, I have had a few interviews and am waiting on a decision from a bank in Sydney. The agent is quietly confident it is mine.

I had given up on going to...

Forum: The Update Forum

Feb 20th 2015, 12:44 pm

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Posted By juckky

Re: Sad to say. We never did make it to Aus!

Driving 5500km from Perth up to Exmouth and then all the way down to Esperance. Cracking trip!

But conscious that I would not be able to do that all the time if I lived in WA

Forum: The Update Forum

Feb 20th 2015, 11:51 am

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Posted By juckky

Re: Sad to say. We never did make it to Aus!

Agreed. I have been racking my brains for the plus points, but at the moment I am struggling to work them out.

Forum: The Update Forum

Feb 20th 2015, 9:08 am

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Posted By juckky

Re: Sad to say. We never did make it to Aus!

Although the reality has dawned that we won't be in Aus when the visa expires I am still battling with myself over it. I keep thinking about the plus side for me going to Aus. The only ones that...

Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)

Feb 17th 2015, 8:28 am

Replies: 9

IELTS. Why is UK BSc not taken into account?

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Posted By juckky

Re: IELTS. Why is UK BSc not taken into account?

Fair point.

Totally agree, but there lies the problem. Sometimes, I wish I never applied for the damn visa. Has made things very complicated. Anyhow, that's a different issue :-(

Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)

Feb 16th 2015, 2:05 pm

Replies: 9

IELTS. Why is UK BSc not taken into account?

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Posted By juckky

IELTS. Why is UK BSc not taken into account?

Given I am 43. I need to make up the 20 point shortfall by obtaining a 'Superior' IELTS award. Curious as to why my BSc degree is not taken into account.

I have read the documentation on the How...

Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)

Feb 16th 2015, 10:22 am

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Expression of interest question

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Posted By juckky

Expression of interest question

I am contemplating getting my ACS skills assessment reissued and reapplying for another visa (Class 189) after my Class 175 expires in 2 months time. Timing has not been ideal to use the class 175....

Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)

Feb 16th 2015, 9:38 am

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Reissue of positive ACS skills assessment?

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Posted By juckky

Reissue of positive ACS skills assessment?

I had to get my skills assessed by the ACS back in 2009. As I did Chemistry at university I had to go down the 'Recognised Prior Learning' route which entailed submitting a whole heap of references...

Forum: The Update Forum

Feb 11th 2015, 4:50 pm

Replies: 17