Possible move to Perth

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Latest post on 13 December 2012 - 20:02

You will need to factor in that the Australian school year runs Late January to December. Not from September like in Dubai. I'm assuming she's actually born October 2005....so just turned 7 and in year 2 now. A good month as July and August babies moving between Dubai and Perth are in a pickle (I know as I have an August baby who falls between the cutoffs in each jurisdiction). So if you moved in Dubai summer next (Perth winter) year after finishing year 2 in Dubai she wouldn't be eligible to start year 3 until the following January. She could finish year 2 again in a Perth school if you wanted. This is what friends of ours just did when they moved to Perth over summer. Otherwise she would have been off school for 6 months! Their daughter did an extra term of her just finished year and will progress in January with the rest of her cohort. Education wise...you will find that she will likely be ahead of her Australian aged peers for a while. Especially WA which for a long time has not pushed reading/writing/maths until a bit older. I know my son who moved to Dubai from Perth 12 months ago was a long way behind his peers despite having been at the top of his class in Perth.

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australiajudy

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Latest post on 13 December 2012 - 10:37

we moved from Perth nearly a year ago now. Yes - it's expensive. Especially after the tax man has taken his share. You will get a nice house for between $600 and $1000 a week depending on what sort of suburb you want to live in. Inner city or Western Suburbs (the highest socioeconomic area) at the top end. Have a look at www.realestate.com.au Another helpful site for Australian families is www.essentialbaby.com.au - these is a WA specific page with heaps of helpful locals ready to answer questions. There is many a thread on which suburb is the best on there already!! Schooling - most people for primary school send their kids to the local public school. You will mostly only be able to go to the one in which you are zoned. Ie. the house you choose to rent will determine which school you go to. It will be free and if you choose the right area of a very high quality. If you choose a less desirable area you would probably not want to send your kids to the local public school. In Australia you will not have much choice of curriculum. 99% of all schools will follow the Australian curriculum which is a bit like the UK Curriculum mixed with IB - sort of....Some private secondary schools do follow IB curriculum but these would be quite expensive. There are some schools that do IB or other countries curriculum - ie. Japanese School and German School. But there would be very few of these. How old are your children and how long do you intend stayng in Aus for? Other things to factor in price wise - private health insurance, after school care/daycare if you are needing this, the cost of petrol, electricity etc.

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Latest post on 13 December 2012 - 09:51

For a general idea on property prices of rentals and for sale go to www.realestate.com.au and for schooling, suburbs, cost of living and taxation etc see http://www.aussiemove.com where there's some useful info. Here are some previous threads where aussie ladies on here have given detailed replies, as you see this has been asked many times before and there's a wealth of info in these threads. http://www.expatwoman.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=185299 http://www.expatwoman.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=184101 http://www.expatwoman.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=181869 http://www.expatwoman.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=177642 http://www.expatwoman.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=175763 hth

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