Haberdashers Askes (Boys) or City of London?

[Fillybuster]

So, on the one hand, hurrah - ds did brilliantly and received offers from both Habs and City in the post this morning. Very very proud of him .

On the other.....which to choose????? I've been totally refusing to engage in this discussion with dh for the past 6 months since it wasn't a real question until ds has actual offers....but now we are actually going to have to make a choice.

Both schools are totally brilliant, but this is my PFB so I haven't got much fact based evidence on secondary ed to help make the decision....would love to know what other MNers think please?

(Ps to avoid drip feeding, ds has been offered a small academic scholarship for Habs. Doesn't make much difference financially (& City is still cheaper) but maybe this should feature in our decision making process?)

[Tilly2b]

I would be really interested to hear what decisions you made and how it worked out for your DSs. We are faced with a similar dilemma.

[Confusedmom53]

@Tilly2b what school did you go for and how has your experience been? We are in a similar situation right now

[Braveheart35]

@Fillybuster

So, on the one hand, hurrah - ds did brilliantly and received offers from both Habs and City in the post this morning. Very very proud of him .

On the other.....which to choose????? I've been totally refusing to engage in this discussion with dh for the past 6 months since it wasn't a real question until ds has actual offers....but now we are actually going to have to make a choice.

Both schools are totally brilliant, but this is my PFB so I haven't got much fact based evidence on secondary ed to help make the decision....would love to know what other MNers think please?

(Ps to avoid drip feeding, ds has been offered a small academic scholarship for Habs. Doesn't make much difference financially (& City is still cheaper) but maybe this should feature in our decision making process?)

A plus, I would think for Habs is having the girls school on the same campus & much meeting at the 'gate'. Habs are pursuing an integration programme with mixed teaching for 6th form and many more mixed clubs & social events. He might appreciate this as he gets older!

[Tilly2b]

We ended up going for Highgate! Very indecisive in our household…

[7plus11plus]

@Tilly2b Did you choose Highgate over City and Habs? Can I ask your reason? DS has Highgate offer but we prefer City…

[Tilly2b]

It’s closer, DS is very sporty and had a slight preference for Co-ed. Turning down City was difficult but I have been really impressed with Highgate so far. It seems to have a much less pressured approach/less homework etc than any other independent school I have come across but the breadth and depth of what he is studying is really very impressive.

[Tilly2b]

Sorry - didn’t answer your question. We did choose Highgate over City and Habs.

[7plus11plus]

Thank you @Tilly2b
It’s a very hard decision!