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Welcome to Expat-blog,mimisullivan

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Regards,
Sheetul

hi mimi. well your boys would be in primary (elementary) and your daughter might be ok for pre-school or even kindergarten for 2011 depending on when her birthday is. unless you were planning on putting them in a private school (where the fees are high and there is probably a long waiting list) the public school in your area is obligated to take your children.

ps. all school kids wear uniforms - you will love it, they will HATE it !

mel

Hi Mimi, We arrived in Sydney with two preschool children in Jan this year, so have been here nearly a year. I've set up a blog to help other mums relocating to Australia (mumsgone2aus.com) - you'll find some useful information about eductaion here. As Mel mentioned, there will be long waiting lists for the best preschools so it's worth making a decision as quickly as possibly and getting your daughter's name down - or wait listing from a distance so you don't miss out. For primary, standards are generally high; we've chosen a Catholic school (although we're not Catholic) because it's the best school within walking distance and the Catholic education system here has a great reputation(for primary and high school). We've found the school and community to be very inclusive and have had very positive experience so far. Check out myschool.edu.au/ for more info on public schools.
Good Luck - what an exciting trip! Sarah