SpongeRobert

Hi there. My children don't go to this school so have no personal experience within the school. However I do drive past it every day and it looks very nice and facilities are new. The uniform is very smart and the children always seem happy whether its on the oval, walking into school or waiting to go into class. They seem to have outside activities on offer such as tennis and cricket (they play before school as I drive past). It does lead onto a fairly busy main road however. Hope this is a little help! Personally I would wait until you arrive in Perth before making any rash decisions, go and visit schools and see which one suits your children personalities. Each school offers different specialities so always worth looking at these. If you would like any other info regarding Perth in general you are welcome to pm me and i'll try best i can to answer them. (been here nearly 3 years now).

ok thank you very much for your help and advice.

Hello my name is Lynn. I emigrated to Australia on a 121 visa a couple of years ago and love it here. My friend has come out on a holiday to recouperate after the loss of her husband and mother and without wanting a job or even wanting to emigrate (sorry all those trying) has accidentally been offered a job! Her head is spinning and she doesn't know what to do (has no children). I have told her that there are people who would bite off her arm for the opportunity she has been given but she is finding it all difficult to take in or to know what to do. I am trying to be helpful and supportive but am just a little confused on the 457 visa having not applied for this one myself. Thing is because she has been offered a job does she still need to obtain a skills recognition? I know you need to get your skills recognised in order to get a job in Australia but having obtained the job does she still need to send her qualifications off if applying for a 457 visa? thank you.

Hi. My advice is to read the visa forms very carefully...at least 3 times! then collect each piece of paper they ask for...ie birth certificates etc. Make sure you have everything they ask for. Police check is a matter of filling in a CRB form from the post office and sending it off. Once it comes back etc and you have all the documents you need, then photocopy it all. Only then do you go to a solicitor and ask them to witness it all as a certified photocopy of the originals. This is because it is the same price whether it is one piece of paper or 10. Follow each step that the CO asks you to do as and when he asks for it.......do not try to predict what they will ask for. Just take it one step at a time, calmly and everything will fall into place. Good Luck. someone with more knowledge than me will be a long..........but didn't want you to feel no one cared so tried to help!!