Guest mandi1971 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 It's nice to know there's so many other people in the same boat as me.Chloe is 16 in September this year and doesn't make friends very easy.the friends she has now have taken years to bond with. I've told her the same,that next year,they will all go different directions for education,work etc. She's promised to come with usto validate her visa and spend 2-3 months exploring and visiting schools before she makes up her mind.I'm ok with her living with her dad for a year to do year 11 in the UK,what terrifies me is that she decides to stay there. I'm going to do my best to help her fall in love with Perth though. Are any of you going to Perth? It would be good to keep in touch and maybes get the girls introduced to eachother? Chloes not keen to chat on here but Im hoping if she meets some English girls when we first arrive,with similar interests etc,it'll help make her want to stay with us. I'm not gonna make myself ill over it as we won't be moving until after Xmas,but it does play on my mind the closer it gets. Mandi x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coxy04 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 As per my earlier thread, my daughter is 16 and doing GCSE's in UK, so will finish school education July 2011. If we came to Oz, August 2011, would she slot into end of year 10 and still have yr 11 & 12 ahead of her, or would she be able to slot into end of year 11 for socialising and settling in, and still catch up to gain her end of year certificate end of year 12 with her peers. Extra tuition would be an option to help her catch up. Thanks, your advice being secondary teacher would be great, as she wishes to go to Uni to train as teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Taylor72 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 As per my earlier thread, my daughter is 16 and doing GCSE's in UK, so will finish school education July 2011. If we came to Oz, August 2011, would she slot into end of year 10 and still have yr 11 & 12 ahead of her, or would she be able to slot into end of year 11 for socialising and settling in, and still catch up to gain her end of year certificate end of year 12 with her peers. Extra tuition would be an option to help her catch up. Thanks, your advice being secondary teacher would be great, as she wishes to go to Uni to train as teacher. Hi Coxy Would probably be better for her to slot in at the end of year 10 ready to start year 11 in January 2012, as she will have missed quite alot if you going in Aug. She may settle easier as she will be covering alot of what she has done already, so will lower the pressure for her although she will be slightly older than others in her year. But i suppose it would depend on the schools , they may well think she would able to catch up but this would be added pressure to cope with alongside adjusting to her new life and making friends. This is just my opinion from talking to lots of people and children who have made the move. This hopefully will be the plan for my daughter when we move hopefully in Aug. Take care Annette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coxy04 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 we are waiting for visa, agent says any day now all medicals and police checks all finalised. Were aiming for Victoria, Geelong area, as soon as visa arrived. But 16yr old daughter has been reluctant to come, since day one. After a horrible year with unhappy child, we have agreed to postpone our leaving until she has done her A levels, but will be leaving as soon as she finishes. Whether she decides to join us to go to Uni in Oz, or whether she decides to stay in UK for Uni. We will all have to go and validate visas by march 2012, then come back and bide our time. But having read so much about worthiness of UK A levels, i think it's the right decision for her, and for us as parents doing right thing by her. Just stinks to be so close to getting visa, then having to postpone things. If anyone is in the same boat and would like to mull over things....a problem shared and all that, pls feel free. Good luck to you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGHJLL Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 OMG Coxy04 we have literally within the last couple of days made exactly the same decision as you. We are also going to Geelong area and have been told our case officer will be appointed within nxt couple of months. We are waiting until the last moment to do meds etc to give us the maximum amount of time. We are stuck in a high interest rate mortgage and so are trying to get a lower fixed one for two years, if not then we will prob sell up now and rent for couple of years. At the end of the day with the teenagers it isn't a case of letting them dictate your life to you, it is a case of can you live with yourself leaving them behind or live with the consequences of moving them against their will. As you say, it would appear by most people's opinions that they would get a better qualification by finishing their a levels here. Would be lovely to keep in touch with you, sounds like we have a lot in common, Sarah x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cozzah Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Hi, I moved here in January 2011, and I had already completed my GCSE's in 2010 over in the UK. Now I'm completing my VCEs which consists of year 11 and 12, although i am the same age as the year 12 students, I decided to go into year 11 as completing this year will give you a better chance at achieving better grades in Year 12. Year 12 is the most important year as marks from this year will be key in getting into university, hope this has helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an1ta Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 If she is already 16 and isnt going to be in Australia within the next few weeks then her best bet would probably be to finish A levels. The final 2 years of school here are years 11 and 12 and the end of yr 12 assessment is the important factor. If you miss a good part of the 2 year course you are going to be at a disadvantage (a term is probably do-able but you wouldnt want to make it much more than that). If there is any likelihood that you might not want to live in Australia in the longer run then getting her GCSEs and A levels are probably a good move (not to mention that she would be up for international student fees in a UK university and her yr 12 grades would probably mean an extra year at uni with a foundation year required). On balance, I would be letting a kid stay and get A levels then they leave all their options open. Hi I came over here with a 16 year plus a 15 and 13 year old. My 16 year went into year 11 she started in the jan right at the start of the year. She loved it made loads of friends and did reallywell at school, Passed all her exams, and is now at Collage and then Onto Uni next jan. I would do whats best for you, Your daughter will love it here once she gets into school and makes loads of friends. My 16 year old didnt want to come with us ,now she has said she will never go back to the Uk. She tells everyone that she is Australian. My other 2 kids are also very happy here, and are now in years 11 and 12. Hope this helps, yes its hard knowing what to do, but I would say go for it, you will all love Anita:biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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