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This link should work hopefully https://www.ndis.gov.au/. But To be eligible for the ndis you have to be either permanent residents or citizens.

We did an iq test privately through a psychologist. You may be able to get one through school,but wait times can be long. We’ve found schools as inclusive as in the Uk, that is some great, some okay, some lousy. We don’t live in Wa and the states are all quite different in policies. The other thing to say is that the education system is very different to England.

Yes, definitely gathering information now will be useful. If your child has an iq test which shows they’re within the average range that would be useful. And a letter from the school stating they don’t receive any support in class etc. Australian immigration are very strict, we wouldn’t have received our visas without the guidance we received. Good luck.

I would strongly recommend you get in touch with an immigration agent who specialises in visas where a family member has a disability. We used George Lombard, he’s in Sydney and it was all done by phone. You need the correct information presented in the best way to make sure your application is successful.

No you don’t have to practice in Nz, or even visit to register it’s all online. Their webpage has all the necessary links re costs etc. Having said that topping up to degree level may be worth it for you depending on the time frame in which you’re planning to move. There are diploma qualified nurses working in Australia with no issues but it’s been a graduate profession for decades.

If you top up to the degree all of your post qualification experience is recognised, not just post degree. Also Nz nursing council will register uk diploma trained nurses, and the trans Tasman agreement means you’re then eligible to register in Australia.

We’ve bought recently. It’s bedlam house buying on the coast, property literally being bought sight unseen. For Mooloolaba there’s a small independent agency called Home, which is pretty good. Also ray white Maroochydore were very responsive. If you’re looking beach suburbs maroochydore and Alex headlands are also good options and are right by Mooloolaba. My best tip is make sure you go to the first open home there is, contact agents as soon as a listing pops up.

It’s true that an Australian diagnosis is needed once you’re here, the paediatrician we saw mainly went off Uk reports and paperwork. Our child was certainly able to access some support without an official australian diagnosis, we showed reports etc from the Uk school system. Things like using an iPad instead of having to hand write were offered to him without us asking at Chevallum school at any rate. I visited half a dozen schools and met with their learning support team before enrolling, visiting schools seems fairly common although since COVID that may have changed. One thing to bear in mind is catchment areas, if you live in the catchment area of a public school the school must accept you no matter what. The reverse of that is that out of catchment schooling is uncommon so pick your area well. Also I don’t know your visa status but the school will ask and you’ll need to provide it to them. Our child had been at catholic school in the Uk but didn’t continue here because sienna and Stella maris were hugely oversubscribed with waiting lists to enrol.

I can recommend Chevallum as a lovely inclusive school for children with difficulties. Mountain creek is also good apparently but very strictly zoned. I’m not sure where you’re moving from,if it’s from the Uk be warned the system for those with special educational needs is hugely different.

In our experience the tests on the children were perfunctory, and purely physical. The doctor pretty much just looked in their ears their eyes and checked knee reflexes. He didn’t ask them any questions at all and our children were older. 60 seconds exam if that.

Okay that’s useful. Aussies say primary school and high school like the Uk does. Palmwoods woombye and the other hinterland towns are colonial and set up like english towns with a high street that has a post office, shops school nearby etc, they also all all have train stations. Most of the housing stock is detached houses, but as I say 20-30 minutes to the beach. Maroochydore Mooloolaba Caloundra are nice beach suburbs and mostly built from the 1980s onwards so more city like. No train station, some houses but the closer to the beach the more likely they are to be units which is Aussie for flats. Not like English flats they usually have lovely big balconies communal pools and bbq areas etc. I have friends who live beachfront in units with children and love it , but it’s not for everyone. My toddler was a climber so it was a no for us. Public transport is nowhere near what it’s like in England and you will need 2 cars, you may be used to that from Canada though. and not sure if I mentioned but it’s hard to avoid tourists! There are some lovely places that I just avoid visiting on a summer weekend day, but that’s okay because the winters here are beautiful.

How often are you wanting to be in the cbd? If you want to commute to the Brisbane cbd you are limited to the south end of the coast really, even from Caloundra you’re looking at about an hour and a quarter and that’s with good traffic and no accidents on the highway. The train service between the coast and Brisbane city is pretty poor as well.The Sunshine Coast is a gorgeous place to live, but if you need to be in the cbd more than once or twice a week the commute will be hell, and severely detract from your quality of life. I speak from experience here. I’m assuming because you said elementary school you’re American? The coast and hinterland are awash with gluten free vegan options. If you want a coconut milk chai latte you will have no issues. There are some lovely small towns like woombye and Palmwoods with good schools and libraries etc but they are about 20 minutes from the beach. To be close to the beach, the areas are generally more built up but again lots of options for good schools, libraries. Everywhere has beautiful big parks. Personally I would think about how long I was happy to spend commuting then google map some distances to see which areas were close enough. Also how close to the beach? Maroochydore, Mooloolaba, Alexandra Headland and Caloundra are all areas where you can live walking distance to or right on the beach, with lots of family friendly activities and a great cafe scene. obviously the closer to the beach the more expensive the rent. Those areas would also all be under an hour and a half to the cbd.

It was the 186, employer nominated permanent residency.

I would get in touch with George Lombard ASAP. We gained residency under similar circumstances but it’s very very hard. He’s the agent that we used.

New Zealand doesn’t require nurses to have a degree to register, they look at experience and cpd etc. once registered in Nz the trans Tasman recognition for nurses allows him to register in Australia. I would post in the careers section of this forum for advice as well, as I’ve not heard before of experience points for nurses only be counted once you have your degree. That is for me and others I know who have migrated it was years experience as a qualified registered nurse in total that counted , whether that was pre degree or not wasn’t relevant.