Fleur3434

Hi Chantelle.... Don't be scared, my guess is you are going to love Melbourne! We moved from the UK to Sydney two years ago with our 15 year old (he has just turned 17) and although Rob is temporarily back in the UK to finish his GCSE's (as unfortunately we weren't overly impressed with the education system here), he can't wait to come back next June. He will then be in a similar position to yourself but rest assured that there are lots of options. As Quoll mentioned in his message you can choose to 're'-do year 11 and 12 either in a mainstream college or at TAFE or if you have an idea about what you would like to do career wise, TAFE offers 100's of courses which, great on their own, can actually also be used as a spring board to university. Now onto Melbourne! Melbourne is an amazing city (we love it so much that we are moving from Sydney to Melbourne in January 2015!), especially if you're into your art and music. The 'street art' in Melbourne alone is fantastic. There are so many events and festivals on throughout the year that I don't even know where to start. And there is plenty of fun stuff to do for teenagers. Check out the IceHouse in the Docklands (they do a Friday night Top 40 and a Saturday night Glow Party which is very popular amongst teenagers), there is a great 'bean bag' cinema in the city, Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Albert Park has got a 'Flow Rider' which is great fun, there is Federation Square which is a popular 'hang-out', there is St Kilda for the beach and Luna Park, Fitzroy is great for it's vintage shopping and so on.... Now.... meeting people your age can be done in many ways. School and / or TAFE would be the obvious suggestion but if you want to be pro-active I would suggest you set up a 'Melbourne Teens' group on meetup.com (16 - 20 would probably be the perfect age group as the younger ones will easily make new friends through school and the older ones have lots and lots of other groups to choose from). It will give you the opportunity to make friends across all nationalities and you can arrange get-togethers and fun events. It is very easy to set up and I think lots of teens in a similar position to yourself would benefit from it.... Good luck Chantelle and feel free to message me if you have any further questions. Best Wishes, Fleur