Moving to Oz??? Any primary teachers out there??

[ShinySarah]

Hi,
We may have the chance to move to Oz from Uk next year. I have 2 little ones (they will be almost 4 and 2) but I would need to keep working as a teacher...Could anyone fill me on cost of living, salary etc???

Sorry, there's a chance it could be Canada too!!

Hello, I am a primary school teacher and I live in Melbourne. I am not working as a teacher here though. I did work in Sydney before I had my dcs. As far as I know, each state has it's own website Victoria and when I was in Sydney I did a course and had an interview before I started teaching. They assess your qualifications and verify your CRB and whatnot. My friend is a primary art teacher here and she gets $60,000 a year and she works three days a week.

The cost of living is high in Australia I think. Most things are more expensive here. Meat, petrol and cars are cheaper but everything else is expensive. Our rent is astronomical, $850 a WEEK but we haven't sold our house in England. Your childcare costs would be quite high I suppose as children here don't start school until they are 5. My friends day care is $86 a day or $350 a week. Our primary school has good and cheap before and after care. It is @7 a session and starts at 7.30 in the morning and finishes at 6.30 at night. A lot of schools seem to have these. You will make friends here too so you do end up having people to help you if you need it.

Awh thank you so much. TBH, I didn't expect the cost of living to be so high!!!