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Nelson NZ

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quickdrawmcgraw · 26/01/2009 20:29

We're planning a 4 month trip to NewZealand and would like to spend 3 months in Nelson and the rest travelling.
I would like dd who will be 9 and ds who will be 7 to go to school if it's possible while we're there.
Would anyone know if this is possible when it's for such a short amount of time and also where would be the best place to look for nice schools?

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Shells · 27/01/2009 01:50

The vast majority of schools are 'nice'. They really are - unless you're in a dodgy area and I can't imagine Nelson would fall into that category. I have no idea if you can go for a short time, especially if you're not residents. Maybe look up ministry of education website.

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quickdrawmcgraw · 27/01/2009 09:56

thanks Shells. I'll do that.

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buzzybee · 29/01/2009 07:41

The NZ version of OFSTED is ERO. They publish reports for all schools and carry out reviews about 3 yearly.
www.ero.govt.nz then search under Schools (primary) in Nelson. This should give a pretty good feel for the size of school (less than 300 is ideal) and whether its OK quality-wise. It also provides the decile rating which can be used as another indicator (10 is highest income, 1 lowest). You might want to look at some of the towns around Nelson as well to see if there are some nice little country schools - Brightwater and Richmond I think are the closest towns but actually more like suburbs.

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