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Long Commute to Senior School

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Louiselady500 · 03/12/2022 02:52

Deciding on School for DC for Sept 2023. Currently school journey is 15mins by car. I travelled an hour on school bus each way for senior school and it never bothered me. Is a 40min-1hr (depending on traffic) car ride from year 7 too long. How do your kids find it? It’s an Independent School where kids travel mostly within a 25mile radius from many different areas. There isn’t a school bus from our area. Some parents say it’s great to have the 1:1 time to talk with their kids especially in the teenage years when they can become distant. Lots of kids get homework done on the journey or use the time to read or revise. The drive is not an issue for me. Any experiences would be very helpful.

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Louiselady500 · 03/12/2022 03:12

Yes I would be doing majority of the driving but husband would do at least one day. I enjoy driving so I don’t think it would be an issue for me. There is the option to board which is very flexible so could be just one night a week or more if wanted to.

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changingstages · 03/12/2022 03:05

My daughter does an hour on the bus each way. It's not actually all that far - if we drove her it's about 20 minutes - but that's the route the public bus (state school - she's there because it's a specialist school in a subject she excels in). It's fine. She does get tired and the cold and dark days are a bit tough especially if the traffic is bad or the buses are delayed. But she likes the time to do homework/listen to music etc; in fact she really enthuses about it.

Lightowl · 03/12/2022 02:59

Does that mean you need to do both ways twice a day - ie you could have up to 4 hours travelling?

If that’s the case no I wouldn’t be committing to it. I don’t think that is sustainable without any other option. What happens if eg you can’t drive for a couple of months?

can you drive him to a bus pick up point, would that be a compromise?

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