Lucy G

Ha ha, thank you so much! very much looking forward to it.

20 minutes ago, BendigoBoy said:

That's helpful info. That's a temporary visa, then. From that perspective, please be aware that there won't be any support for university expenses from the normal public funds route (commonwealth supported places etc) unless you have permanent residency; more options open up with citizenship.

From the perspective of a potential extension, if your kids were out here 3 years before deciding they wanted to go to uni back in the UK, they would also be subject to international fees there.

Thanks a lot, its the 482 visa:)

3 minutes ago, Quoll said:

You havent said whether you are coming on a permanent or temporary visa if it is with your husband's work.  If it's permanent then unless you hate the place you should be OK.  If it is a temporary visa then you might seriously want to consider what happens when you go home.  Year 12 results dont travel back to UK as well as A levels do to Australia and if a kid wants to go to a UK uni they often have to do a foundation  year (because Australian education is one year less than UK education to that point) and if your son is aiming for Uni, and he wants to go to a UK uni, then you will be up for international student fees even if he is a British citizen (residence in the UK for 3 years immediately prior to starting Uni is required).  Also if you are on a temporary visa then things like apprenticeships will not be available to him in Aus and if he wanted to go to an Aus university he would be paying international fees. It's a bit of a minefield

We will be on a residency visa, my hubby will be working on the transmission lines across the country and it is highly likely his visa will be renewed after the 2 year initial visa, he has been before many years ago and fell in love with Oz, with the dream dream of one day returning:) we really don't know what we will be faced with, the kids might hate it and want to return, we just don't know. 

27 minutes ago, Quoll said:

technically yes but he would be the youngest and kids of his age are actually more likely to be starting year 11.  Kids can be older in a year, they generally cant be younger than the year so cut off 30 April in Victoria means that a lot of February, March and April babies will have been kept back probably in kindergarten and will be on the older side for the cohort

5 minutes ago, Quoll said:

technically yes but he would be the youngest and kids of his age are actually more likely to be starting year 11.  Kids can be older in a year, they generally cant be younger than the year so cut off 30 April in Victoria means that a lot of February, March and April babies will have been kept back probably in kindergarten and will be on the older side for the cohort

That is so helpful, thank you so much:)

Thank you so much for this valuable Info, this forum is so helpful. 

Do you think holding him back a year would do any harm? He is bright but I feel that getting the full 2 years,  11 & 12  would be a great start for him and worry about him having too much pressure. Maybe he could start in year 10 in the October so that he can chose his options. His birthday is March so he would he be the youngest in his cohort? If the cut off date is April. 

Thank you so much for the response, my calculations show that in Jan 2025 he would actually be in year 12 cohort, is that incorrect?

I would very much like for him to start year 11 in 2025, is there a way I can make that happen if he is over the cut off for year 11.

In continuation of my original post I can see that I have made a big mistake and that my daughter would be going into year 8 in Jan 2025 and my son would be due to go into year 12. 

Disappointed as I was hoping my son could do 11 & 12 in Oz. 

We are a family of 4, moving to Melbourne, from the UK for my husbands work. We plan to arrive in August 2024, my son will have just finished his GCSE's, aged 16 (born March 2008), and my daughter will be 13 (born September 2011) and will have just completed her 1st year of high school, here in the UK. In January 2025 we are preparing for our 16 year old son to enter year 11 and our 13 year old daughter to enter year 7 in an undecided state School in Oz. I'm not particularly worried about my daughter as she will have a good length of time at high school but I have concerns about my son as he will only have 2 years at school. I don't want to set him up for failure, he is extremely bright and his predicted GCSE' s are great but I'm nervous about him being faced with exams in year 12. I have some questions; 

1. are the exams in year 12 based on knowledge gained throughout high school in Australia or are they based on just the studies in year 11 & 12?

2. Are there similarities with the Australian and English curriculum? focused on core subjects of Maths, English & Science

3. Would it be better for them to join in the October term so that they have a little time before they start their school year in 2025?

4. would the 16 year old boy be better with TAFE? I love the thought of both kids attending the same school and really want him to make some friends in 11&12 but i know there are alternative options.