Australia

The footy: football, soccer, neither, both?

By no means the last word, this is one editor's first stab at a description of Australian sports. And then her husband's. And then his office's...

Upside down or right way round? Changing schools and hemispheres

Making the transition between schools in the northern v Southern Hemisphere is tricky, so find here the differences between schools, calendars and academics in the UK and Australia. 

Sydney

• Best schools in Sydney, Australia considered by expats

  A snapshot of international schools in Sydney that are considered (although not necessarily chosen) by English-speaking expat parents, with the best visited and reviewed by The Good Schools Guide International.

• Education in Sydney Australia: an overview

  Traditional is a term used here for many private and independent schools that operate the New South Wales (or other states) curriculum but are considered to be similar to the British system. Many of those schools are over 100 years old and the education style was laid down when Australia was a colony.

• Living in Sydney Australia: an expat guide

  “Sydney was my husband’s idea. For me, it conjured up ‘Crocodile Dundee’ clichés and was a place for people with rucksacks on their year off, before returning to the safety of Europe. I said we’d give it 6 months and as we arrived in October, at least I’d get a suntan. Ten years later, I am still here. Sydney has converted me.”

• Nurseries, pre-schools and day care in Sydney

  We don't necessarily visit playschools, nurseries or kindergartens and definitely don't look at them as thoroughly as the primary and secondary schools. We only publish full GSGI write-ups on them if they are part of a primary or K-12 school. 

• Sydney expat survival guide for the over-fives

  Expats moving to Sydney are spoilt for choice when summer or spring holidays hit, and way too many children are camped out in front of your TV set. Expat and GSGI Sydney Editor Charlotte Sherston has this down to a science....!

• Sydney expat survival guide for the under-fives

  If you are a parent of a child under five you will be accustomed to the stress, sleep deprivation and inability to look stylish for any length of time. Arriving, on the other side of the world, a stranger in a strange new place, can be daunting. Thankfully, Sydney will welcome you with open arms, baby vomit and all.