state or private??

[Peachie]

Hi all
I would have to agree that a good state school is trumps said she with 2 kids in private primary (22- 25 in a class) fortunatly its a modern one with sports uniform not the hidious get up my kids laugh at on the way to school poor kids tripping over skirts too long ect the state primarys around here were not appealling (torrensville and flinders park) although was very impressed by the teachers at flinders everything else needed help!! so picked the best school I could get them into and we could get to (I dodn't drive) just happened to be private hubby hates paying for the amount of religion they learn would rather extra science lessons ect I have done extensisve researce into high schools (friend of a friend who is a teacher and visited 5 high schools myself) my daughter will be going to adelaide high which is considered a top state school and does meet her needs if she hadn't gained access to adelaide she would have gone to nazareth high and had to take religon as a compulsory subject till finished school so to say that kelly feels she had a lucky escape from enforced mass and a simply horred uniform (brown and yellow stripes) is an understatment but other high schools in the area are not for her she hated underdale (we all agrreed) and henley was ok but didn't meet her needs but did like several of the things that school offered
sorry to ranble but its a subject that has taken alot of my time and not why I moved here!!!! but feel that my kids deserve the best but the best is defo not about how much you pay!
ps have met some very nice parents and only one to two jones's x

[jojo]

Hi, would love to hear if you have made a decision....
We are moving to Aberfoyle Park, and I am just starting the process of looking at schools. I had also earmarked Pilgrim, and will check out Flagstaff Hill. My husband is a teacher, and has been working in the private system in the UK for the last 10 years, although my daughter was going to the nursery of our excellent local Church of England....

Hi there

My Children go to the Campus of which Pilgrim is one of the schools along with Nativity ( Catholic) and Thiele ( state ), they go to Thiele , when we arrived we looked around Pilgrim and I liked it but the children liked Thiele. All the schools on the campus wear the same uniform but the chidlren often go to different high schools. Thiele usually go to Aberfoyle High, ( which has got a new head and if i can say is really turning the school round and they do offer a excellent range of subjects,) my eldest wants to go there as they have a dance performing arts program and excellent sports.and of course all her friends are going there. Pilgrim usually go to Tabor and Nativity to Cabra (just some of the choices). as someone else said in this thread, often if you are going to pay for education it sometimes best to spend it at high school, theres always Woodcroft College which has a bus from Aberfoyle Park.I have looked at that and that one is on the possible list.

My girls are in spilt year classes and are doing very well, you might find that your children may feel they are repeating a little of the work but it works itself out.

There is always the Hub primary school which is off Hub Drive Aberfoyle Park and also Our Saviour school too.
Hope that helps. however PM me if you want any more help

Jo x


Best advise go and have look you will know within 5 mins which one you prefer,

[Chandan]

thats exactly what my mum has just said to me, its more important to be choosing private to start year 8 in...

I took Dyls to swimming lessons at Immanuel the other day.. all i have to say is wow... that is one impressive looking school.

Rachiegarlo, indeed I am seeing why you did that... week two of Kindy and Im already looking for another one.. Think the basics like saying goodmorning to each child and actually acknowledge when they arrive isnt too much to ask, which is making me hesitant to look at the primary school that is linked to the kindy..

Off to look at Edwardstown primary next week... going on the playground alone my son will be happy there!

If you know of any other kindy's or primary's that are worth a look I'd be so grateful for the names.

[anniewo]

Can I put in my tuppence worth?
Yes Burnside,Linden Park,Marryatville state schools have very good reputations and standards due to the high socioeconomic status of the people can afford to live in the area.Why fork out for private school fees when you know your kids will be at school with the off spring of high achievers? It is the same on this side of town,Brighton high,Glenelg primary have good reps, again kids come from a more affluent area,IMHO of course.

[Rachiegarlo]

I'd really like to know why Nazareth, having the chance with no precedent as a new school chose to dress the kids like bananas.

Black Forest and Edwardstown primaries are ok. They were zoned when we moved over here and our only option was Forbes primary. But these schools change. There is also Tabor College in South Plympton if you don't mind religion, it is supposed to get good results in the national tests.

[Chandan]

Rachiegarlo-

Ahh the so called school connected to the kindy is Forbes primary. Im hoping that the kindy staff are just preoccupied with the move to their new site (on Forbes grounds) ... although it doesnt explain why, when I drove past the kindy the other day why my son and another little boy were in the play area by themselves...

One of my friends commented that unless I paid more for kindy (!!!!????!!!) I shouldnt expect too much..

I worked in a private montessori nursery in london for two and a bit years. I would be ashamed and devestated if any of the parents felt the way I do now...

Thanks for the other school suggestions.

[Rachiegarlo]

No my kids went to public kindy in Eastwood, which is near Parkside where we were living at the time. Not all public kindies are the same, a lot are very good. There is one in Clarence Gdns that is not far away, just on the other side of South Rd. There is also a small kindy hidden away in Glandore, Have a look at that one. South Plympton Kindy is in a cul de sac next to a park.

http://www.glandorekgn.sa.edu.au/hom..._Statement.pdf

http://www.plymptonsthkgn.sa.edu.au/media/context.pdf

There are also some Catholic schools in the area. St Antony's in Edwardstown, it's by the Sth Rd flyover but it only goes to gr 5. There is also St John the Baptist which is between Cross Rd and Anzac Highway in Plympton. Another option may be the state primary opposite Big W on Goodwood rd...Colonel Light Gdns primary. My sis - n- law's brother's kids go there and they are happy with it. Just depends how far you want to travel.

[Peachie]

I have to agree with Rachiegarlo why why why would they want a new uniform that looks like the contents of a nappy!!!!! (banana was very diplomatic!!) the kids look awful is it character building or what is it a competition for which school has the ugliest uniform do the winners get more funding from the church?????

[Mum#1]

Hi,

Hope this post is not too late for you. We have had our son enrolled at Pilgrim for two terms now and are delighted with how he is going. Had to move him from Nativity School (in the same area and fee paying) due to a serious assault that left him with a head injury. So it doesn't really matter if you're kids are in private or public schools, you can sometimes encounter problems with both. There are excellent state schools in the area (Flagstaff Hill, Craigburn) as well. Good luck with your search, but in the end mothers instinct should serve you well!