Primary School Reviews.

[Rachiegarlo]

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Website:
Size :
Facilities:
Language:
Extra Curricular activities:
What you personally like / dislike.

[Rachiegarlo]

LINDEN PARK PRIMARY

Website: www.lindenpkr7.sa.gov.au
Size : around 700 children from REC to yr 7
Facilities: Gym, tennis courts, New classrooms in some areas. Library. Two ovals.
Language: French
Extra Curricular activities: Tournament of minds. Sports. Chess. Festival of Music, Band.
What you personally like / dislike.

Well it's been a few years since we used this school and it has undergone a revamp with new classrooms built and the gym extended. The school is now split into 2 areas : R- 5 who follow the IB Primary curriculum and yrs 6-7 following the first 2 yrs of the IB middle years program. This school regularly hosts International students from Korea and also has a wide ethnic group of students. Parents are usually behind the school policies 100% so few major behavioural problems occur. Students mostly move onto Private school or to Glenunga High or Marryatville High.

[roula]

Thanks for the review. Checked out the website and it seems to be a pretty large school. Do you know how many classes are in a year group and how many children in a class? I'm interested in primary schools that follow the IB program. I know that Melbourne only has a handful of government primary schools that follow IB at primary level. Are there many in Adelaide do you know? Sorry for so many questions. I will have to contact DECS although have found they are not prompt at answering emails and the time difference makes it tricky to phone.

Thanks,
roula

[Rachiegarlo]

There are usually 3 to 4 classes in a year group. Some will be composite classes, as yr 3/4 together. It just depends on student numbers. Class sizes were about 26 in the R-2 years and up to 30 ish in the Primary but they do try to keep them as small as possible. There are quite a few IB primary schools here. They are usually clustered around a high school that does IB. So in this area there is Glen Osmond, Magill, Marryatville, Burnside and a few more. There is another cluster including, Blackwood Primary, Belair, Coromandel Valley and some more.

[roula]

Thanks for the info.

[Billious]

Website: Welcome to Pilgrim Primary School
Size : 190 boys and girls from Reception to year 7.
Facilities: situated on a 3 school campus. 3 ovals, resource centre, gymnasium, new $2.5mil performing arts centre, OSHC (Out of School Hours Care), new art/science lab
Language: English
Extra Curricular activities: sports teams, junior and senior band and choir, SHIP program (Students of High Intellectual Potential), dedicated part time Special Needs teacher
What you personally like / dislike. Pilgrim is a Christian/Church school linked to the Uniting Church.

[katieb]

Has anyone looked at Primary schools in the Wynn Vale/Gulfview Heights/Golden Grove area? Any recommendations.

Thanks in advance

Katie

[natstar]

Website: www.modburyc7.sa.edu.au
Modbury School Pre-School to Year 7
Size : 200
Facilities: Gymnasium, Special Class, spacious modern classrooms
Language: English
Extra Curricular activities: Sport, Choir
What you personally like: This school has a country "community" feel because of its size. It recently achieved the greatest improvement in South Australia for National Testing results. Children are treated as individuals, and new-comers are welcome. The school is right next to the major shopping hub of Tea Tree Plaza.

[jaxndel]

Does anyone know what the primary schools are like around Seaview Downs?? Thanks

[krishny]

I am from SriLanka. We are going to migrate to Adelaide in April 2012. I have two kids. One aged 13 and the other 8. Will you please tell us in which grade they will be in 2012?