owabm Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Hello everyone! We are on our way to Brisbane at the end of October! 'We' is me and my two children (16 and 2). We're hoping to start a new life and make new friends. If there is anyone who would like to meet up or keep in touch we'd love to hear from you. We're looking at areas to rent at the moment as well as places to stay when we first arrive and it would be lovely to meet up with anyone, especially if you have children who can keep mine company and answer our questions whilst we settle in. If anyone can recommend an area which has a decent high school or a college for my 16 year old it would be appreciated. He's just resat his English GCSE at college here whilst doing a Media diploma, so we're unsure whether high school or college would be better for him in Oz and want to keep his options open as much as possible, whilst avoiding anything fee paying (he will be 17 when he arrives and we're on a permanent residency visa). Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tina0101 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Hi! We move to Brisbane at the end of August with our son, who will be 17 in September and going into Year 11 there in January. We're looking more at private education as it's cheaper than the UK and only for two years so have looked at Canterbury College and Ormiston College, which is my favourite. The State schools in the Ormiston area don't look too bad either. Where are you staying when you first arrive? We got a holiday let in Coomera, for 3 weeks and hope to secure a school place and a rental before it runs out :-) Whereabouts in the UK are you? Tina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurdeep bhamra Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 i have the same dream here I landed in Brisbane 7 June 2014, with the hope of landing a job fairly quickly as the skills set is a needed criteria here in oz, its not happening! the job market is as flat as a pancake for QS`s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foo Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 QS. Is that quantity surveyor? If so, I would think that job would be high in demand given the huge amount of building work going on in Brisbane at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK AND CO Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 I hear more coming back these days than going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 I hear more coming back these days than going. Some emigrate. Some come back. Some just lurk on Migration forums without ever leaving home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK AND CO Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Some emigrate. Some come back. Some just lurk on Migration forums without ever leaving home.Touched a nerve did I so sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owabm Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Hi Tina, Sorry for delay and thanks for your response. We were thinking of staying on a holiday park for a few weeks then looking around from there at houses and areas. Roughly how much are the private school fees if you don't mind me being nosey. I hadn't given it a thought as assumed they would be expensive but may be an option. Do you know if schools require you to enrol a long time in advance, or whether we would be ok doing it in November/December? We live near Manchester - heatwave here at the moment!! you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tina0101 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Not so sure for the state system, but the private ones I've looked at are about $12000 a year; much more reasonable than the UK!! I've been in contact with Ormiston for a couple of months now and have agreed that I won't pay any registration fee or anything until I arrive and see the place. Then, if they like him and he likes them, my son can start in the October!!! We're in Reading at the moment (only 5 more weeks!) and it's mega hot!!! xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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