What info do you have on state or private schools in the Brisbane area, we have 2 girls aged 7 come sept any info on schools how good they are costs etc. I would probably use the state system but my wife would like to use a private school if costs are not too high.
We are moving up to Brissy this year sometime from NSW. We have bought a copy of the school report published in the Courier Mail (april 3rd 2006) which is interesting and has made us dismiss - rightly or wrongly - areas immediately. I think to have it posted here was A$7. You can just go through by results and see for yourslef, top scoring girls school was Brisbane Girls Grammar I think about A$10k-12 pa for high school years. But some of the state schools score nealry as well. We are looking in the west at Kenmore and Indoroopilly State High incase we cant afford private. Some State Highs have catchmet areas which we are now looking at.
hope it help
alison
Location: From Bury,Manchester To Jimboomba, Brisbane
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Im not sure how the statistics work here but remember due to some areas being much less populated,hence,,less students ,the school may be lower down the list but actualy be a very good school,i know the local charts in the uk had one of the areas best schools near the bottom %wise but that was because it only had half the number of kids to a normally populated school.not sure if im right about here ,maybe someone will shed some light ,,any teachers reading????????
Cal x
I am a teacher in one of the bigger private schools in Brisbane, so I can probably help you. I have put a lot of info on my other post about this (Debut post from Springfield Lakes), so check that post out in the "Welcome" forum.
Up here in Brisbane the Overall Position (equivalent of A-Level for uni entry) is worked out at the end of Year 12. The ratings range from OP1 (top mark possible) through to OP25 (why did you bother). Most uni courses insist on a minimum OP score, a bit like a minimum A-Level score, before accepting candidates eg: Medicine at UQ (University of Queensland) would be pretty demanding so you would probably have to get an OP1 or OP2 to get in. Interestingly, my profession requires only an OP12 or better! Scary......
In the "Courier-Mail" paper, Brisbane's only newspaper by the way, they recently published league tabled for the first time (yuk). These league tables are based on %age of Year 12 pupils attaining OP1-OP15 (rough equivalent of A-Level A-C). Bear in mind, when looking at certain private school figures, that independent schools can channel their lower students into vocational or "non-OP" courses and thus inflate their percentage in this report. In short, don't use just stats as a guide to choosing the best school for your son and daughter. Also, remember that the figures shown may represent a particular cohort at a particular time: the stats don't necessarily indicate the quality of teaching in any sector. If you really are a stats freak, at least try and find out the trend for your chosen school over a suitable period of time (eg 5 years) rather than relying on just this year's report as a guide.
Incidentally, English and Maths are compulsory until the end of Year 12 although all other subjects are elective in most schools. To go to uni, you need a minimum rating of SA1 (Sound Achievement Rank 1) which is the equivalent of a C-.
Hi hedgehog, we are looking at schools in brisbane outer suburbs too so if you find out names of good primary and secondary schools would like to from you. We have a 5/9 year old and have just started the TRA application(!) Thanks
Hi my name is Gabrielle and i am 9 years old i am going to pirvate school in bissy i am really excited my school uniformam is really cooooool!!!!!!! i am going to John Pal College.
