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Education overview: Sydney (New South Wales)

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 and still looked up to mother England as the authority on all things.
Academic differences between the Northern Hemisphere v Southern Hemisphere

Upside down or right way round? Academic differences between the UK and Australia.
Day care and pre schools 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 (and only publish full GSGI write-ups on them if they are part of a primary or K-12 school), but these are amongst the ones in Sydney recommended or mentioned by parents. We list them here just to give you a place to start, to help you make up your own short list.
Expat living in Brisbane

Everything you need to know about moving to the Brisbane, by long time expert expat Chev Christie. Australia is big. If you live in Europe, there’s nothing to which you can you can compare it. It’s bigger than the continental US, and takes longer to fly across. Distances mean nothing out here and driving the equivalent of John O’Groats to Lands End for shopping is not considered outrageous. Yes Australia is big.
Expat living in Sydney

“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.”
Expat overview: Sydney mothers with children under five

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.
Melbourne/Victoria schools considered by expats

This is ONLY a snapshot overview of schools in the Melbourne/Victoria area, with very general info on schools considered (although not always chosen) by expats. You will not find full-blown GSGI reviews here, yet, because the school evaluation process for Melbourne/Victoria is still underway.
Schools in Brisbane: an educational overview

Cast your mind back, gentle reader, to the England of the 1940’s………….qualification wise, this is Queensland. Australia is indeed one country, but a country with different regulations from one state to another when it comes to laws, guidelines and education.
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 schools considered by expats

Sydney schools are very good, considered to be very rigorous and are also difficult to get into, particularly for the expat arriving for a shortish stay. Most seem to prefer students who are there for the long haul, so this is one city where early planning and investigation are crucial.
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...

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