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Latest post on 01 May 2013 - 16:06

Hi, we have moved recently from Australia and my son is 3yrs old. he has recently started with his FS1 in the private nursery which follows EYFS. However, We are thinking of enrolling him to proper school for Sep 2013 session but we don't know how to choose between IB, EYFS or American curriculum.

We would be going back to Australia in few years time so I want to enroll my son for his primary years. Australia has a completely different curriculum and that is what making it more difficult for us to make our choice as my son would be pursuing his middle year education from Australia. Please help and suggest which is better IB or EYFS or American curriculum. thanks

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Latest post on 07 May 2013 - 20:43

Our children spent their primary years at DESS with the british curriculum and had no trouble fitting back into the NSW system for a few years. We are now back in Dubai and they are doing well with the IB diploma, which with 6 subjects to study at senior level is similar to the Aussie curriculum.

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Latest post on 07 May 2013 - 15:03

Thank you so much for your advice. Which school are your kids studying IB at? As you suggested, I will be visiting schools with both curriculums and will decide accordingly. Thanks for your advice once again! Most Australian families with primary aged children that I know (and ourselves included) have our children at IB schools. The PYP curriculum is fabulous and I love seeing the work my kids do. My oldest in particular is thriving in the IB curriculum. Kids art work recently was aboriginal dot painting and another friends child was studying The Stolen Generation and watching Rabbit Proof Fence in his grade 6 class. Very Australian education there! And on a topic that might not be discussed in an overly 'PC' Aussie school.... Visit schools with both curriculums and decide which one might suit your child better.

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Latest post on 07 May 2013 - 14:59

Hi, thanks for your advice. My son will be 4 in March 2014 so I guess he is eligible for FS2 for Sept 2014...some have advised me that IB is really good. However, considering that Australians follow the Queen...I enrolled him in EYFS nursery thinking that the education standards will match with Australia. Thnaks once again for your advise. It will help me shortlist the schools. thanks Most Australian families I know of here in Dubai choose British curriculum. My 2 boys go to a UK/EYFS school (one is in FS1 and the other in year 2). My older one started school in Australia and transferred from prep/pre-primary to mid year 1 in January. My younger one started school here in Dubai. When is your son turning 4? If it before September they should start FS2 in September 2013. We did hold my older child back by a year because he is a late August baby and so in the Australian system one of the oldest in the year. had we had put him in his correct year he would have missed 1.5 years of schooling. I do know of other families who deliberately hold their July/August babies back a year in the UK curriculum to allow them to better fit back into the Australian system on their return. At this stage of the year you may have a difficult time finding a place at many of the more popular schools.

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Latest post on 03 May 2013 - 11:21

Hi anyone here who has a son starting grade 9 JBS school this September????? Any feed back would be great I tried starting a thread but doing something wrong.... It's just that will be totally new as he is at present in school in Europe I'm not trying to find him friends he can do that just a little nudge in the right direction. He is very upset leaving his pals and old school behind. We have no offer of a place as yet but hoping something will happen. Thanks in advance apologies for sabotaging this thread.... X

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Latest post on 03 May 2013 - 07:51

There is an Australian school in Sharjah. Its location is convenient if you live in the Mirdif area. It is worth looking into. I'm not sure if they are continuing with the QLD curriculum. I heard from a parent that they were looking for IB accreditation in the future. I think this was VISS though, AISS might still be sticking with the Aust curriculum. VISS follows the Victorian curriculum.

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Latest post on 02 May 2013 - 21:31

There is an Australian school in Sharjah. Its location is convenient if you live in the Mirdif area. It is worth looking into. I'm not sure if they are continuing with the QLD curriculum. I heard from a parent that they were looking for IB accreditation in the future. I think this was VISS though, AISS might still be sticking with the Aust curriculum. I am referring to AISS.

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Latest post on 02 May 2013 - 21:23

There is an Australian school in Sharjah. Its location is convenient if you live in the Mirdif area. It is worth looking into. I'm not sure if they are continuing with the QLD curriculum. I heard from a parent that they were looking for IB accreditation in the future. I think this was VISS though, AISS might still be sticking with the Aust curriculum.

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Latest post on 02 May 2013 - 21:21

Most Australian families with primary aged children that I know (and ourselves included) have our children at IB schools. The PYP curriculum is fabulous and I love seeing the work my kids do. My oldest in particular is thriving in the IB curriculum. Kids art work recently was aboriginal dot painting and another friends child was studying The Stolen Generation and watching Rabbit Proof Fence in his grade 6 class. Very Australian education there! And on a topic that might not be discussed in an overly 'PC' Aussie school.... Visit schools with both curriculums and decide which one might suit your child better.

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Latest post on 02 May 2013 - 11:07

There is an Australian school in Sharjah. Its location is convenient if you live in the Mirdif area. It is worth looking into.

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Latest post on 02 May 2013 - 11:04

Most australians I know place their children in british schools. According to them when they return to OZ their children is advanced (education wise) when they return back home.

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Latest post on 01 May 2013 - 19:42

Most Australian families I know of here in Dubai choose British curriculum. My 2 boys go to a UK/EYFS school (one is in FS1 and the other in year 2). My older one started school in Australia and transferred from prep/pre-primary to mid year 1 in January. My younger one started school here in Dubai. When is your son turning 4? If it before September they should start FS2 in September 2013. We did hold my older child back by a year because he is a late August baby and so in the Australian system one of the oldest in the year. had we had put him in his correct year he would have missed 1.5 years of schooling. I do know of other families who deliberately hold their July/August babies back a year in the UK curriculum to allow them to better fit back into the Australian system on their return. At this stage of the year you may have a difficult time finding a place at many of the more popular schools.

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Latest post on 01 May 2013 - 19:01

IB for mobile families!!!! your kids can just arrive in any country and start their school year without loosing unites and credits!!! IB is my first pick

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