Education in uk vs west Australia

[travelmom24]

Hi , I’m unsure I’m posting this in the right area. Just wondering has any moms any experience or advice on education in WAustralia v UK. Just wondering do you think if a parent is actively involved in the learning the child will do well anywhere? I’ve heard some say uk education is better how accurate is this if Australia produces equally the same mum of teachers nurses, engineers, lawyer etc. I’m thinking of reloc my young family to oz and education is the only issue that keeps coming up. Any advice I’d appreciate. Thank you.

Where in WA? Somewhere really remote will be quite different to inner-city Perth.

I'm from a bogan town and the problem wasn't necessarily with the school or education system, it was just in the culture in that place and time (ages ago) that learning wasn't cool or interesting.

I think many schools there will be well-funded, facilities are usually modern, teachers will be well educated and there will be lots of opportunities - WA does have a lot of money sloshing around.

However I would just target specific towns, specific neighbourhoods, specific schools, where the culture is likely to be pro-learning. There is quite a lot of immigration from cultures that are very pro-learning so that can help too.

Hi Thank you for your reply, are you still living in WA?
I’m looking at Winthrop, kardinya area and hoping to buy in the catchment for Applecross senior high(if we stay) if I can’t get that catchment I’ll go to Corpus Christi private. it’s a tough decision as I’m hoping for a similar education experience to uk. I think mayo the children in Australia might be taught more critical thinking and public speaking etc.

Thank you kindly for replying 😊

I live in the UK now, and am from another state, not WA.

However, I can see you're looking in Perth and I think it's big enough for you to be able to find some good schools with the right ethos.

I think school will be different in some ways, and similar in others. You study more subjects to Y12 in Australia (I studied 6) which I think is great - a broader, more rounded education, rather than being forced to specialise early. I did feel like there was less awareness of class in Australia than there is here, and I became more aware of my own class after about a decade here! Eg our prime ministers have been state educated more often than here, we have had a recentish PM with a really broad accent.

However I think it's good to be in the burbs of the big city to hopefully avoid some racism, sexism etc which might be more prevalent in other places. Perth has had a lot of immigration over a long time so even though it's a small place, I'm hoping for you that it will still feel open to perspectives from the wider world.

I went to school in NSW and whilst it’s not Perth or WA and this is over 20-30 years ago,. the state system (called public schools in Australia) didn’t teach me any critical thinking or public speaking sadly - education in Australia is very memorise and regurgitate during exams (I went to a local public school then a very top state selective school for secondary and went to a top uni). I don’t feel my school taught me a lot, I did well because of my ability.

The UK system seems better in my opinion as the topics are a lot more advanced (eg I didn’t even know who Shakespeare was nor studied any plays until I was in year 7 and we did topics like ancient Egypt in year 6 and was only taught world war 2 stuff in year 8). However things may have changed since. I don’t think broader = better at all as some of the subjects were a waste of time and didn’t really make a difference. Better specialising is my opinion having gone through the system..

there is also a huge emphasis on sport - basically if you are good at sports at school then you are a legend, especially in primary, less so in secondary only because I went to an academic school.

having said that Australia is a nice place to raise kids - definitely people are very carefree and chilled

HI...we're currently in Perth (just south of the CBD) and have 3 children at school here (2 girls Y9 & Y12) and a son (Y7) in private schools. We are from Jersey, where the children were in a prep school, and the children have been to school in Singapore too, at a British international school. We have British friends who moved here from Singapore last year. Their twin boys started Y7 at Applecross Senior in January this year. I'm happy for you to message me with specific questions if you'd like to.

Meant to add, we've been here since 2021....

Hi, Thank you for your message . It’s very nice to hear your experience. I appreciate your time. Best wishes 😊

Hi Pjani
thank you for your message. Yes we are hoping for a nice suburb in the metro area. Thanks for sharing your experience 🥰😊

Hi ohsobusyx3 , I sent you a pm. I’m not sure if you got it. Thanks for your message 🥰😊

Sorry....hadn't seen it. Will read and reply tomorrow :o)

@ohsobusyx3 , thank you. I look forward to hearing from you 🥰