Thursday, November 24, 2011

Popular living places in Sydney, Australia

Popular living places in Sydney, Australia?
Im considering moving to Sydney, Australia. The school I will be attending is in Crows Nest in North Sydney. Im looking for a area I could meet people in that is also close to the city but still a reasonable price for rentals as well as a safe neighborhood. Ive never been to Australia so any advice will be thankful!
Sydney - 4 Answers
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parramatter and bankstown are the places to go
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yes mait mittagong is a good hang out for teens mait yes mait end of report YES MAIT
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Basically anywhere north of the harbour is a nice area, but also expensive. The Crows Nest, St Leonards and North Sydney areas are quite nice but high density mixed with office buildings. Lane Cove is more residential/medium density and would be a good choice. Chatswood is another option which is on the train line and has a lot of shopping centres (malls). If you want a really urban type environment stick to the North Sydney area. This whole area from Chatswood south to the harbour is known as the lower north shore area. If you need something a fair bit cheaper you need to head west, to West Ryde or Eastwood for example. The commute will be quite long from this area. http://www.realestate.com.au
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Mosman is nice

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

In Australia, when does the school year begin? is it like the rest of the world, aug. sept

In Australia, when does the school year begin? is it like the rest of the world, aug. sept?

Lebanon - 7 Answers
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The Australian school year, which starts in January and ends in December. This can be made up of two six-month semesters each with two terms but, not very sensibly, each state sets its own holidays and terms, so some states have 3 (or even 4) terms instead. What do you mean the rest of the world? Japan starts in spring, sensibly, as its in the northern hemisphere. No-one knows why on Earth countries like England and the US still stick to starting the year going into the hardest to cope with months of the year when within a few weeks London and anything on that parallel will have less than 7 hours of daylight, instead of the spring when things are getting brighter and children, who are still best adjusted to the natural not the clock time, are better able to cope.
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No its not like the rest of the world,they start scool in January After New Years eve after 1 week. They dont have Summer holidays which i think they should.
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nuh I think they get their summer vacationnow in december...lol
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No......who did tell you the "the rest of the world" starts in aug - sept. I'm in "the rest of the world" too, and my classes just finished. May be you wanted to mean as the "rest of northern hemisphere". We, the persons living in the Southern hemisphere havent the seasons as in the north, so, for us, classes start at the end of summer (march) and go till the end of spring (december) Australia is almost the same.. Our summer vacations are 2 months and a bit more. from december till end of february or starting march. We enjoy our beaches, in that season.
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WOW now Australia is part of Lebanon !!! it is a new province?
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We start on Jan 23 next year so they can have 2 weeks off at Easter and then more holidays in June, September and our summer break is in December which is our summer...funny enough!! My kids have just started their Christmas holidays....JOY!!!
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I don't know where some people are basing their facts but we have our holiday over December/January and start back at the very end of January!

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

I'm moving to Australia with my 2 young children(both in primary school)

I'm moving to Australia with my 2 young children(both in primary school)?
their father lives in italy and i'd like the kids to spend 6 months at school here in europe and 6 months in OZ.does anyone know if this is possible?would the school let me do it?thanks
Other - Australia - 2 Answers
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I assume you're not Australian, then you will need a suitable visa. As you will have to support yourself you will also need a work permit. Right now residence visas and work permits are virtually impossible to get. I doubt the Australian Government will let you in as you would be a drain on resources and will give nothing back. Now if you were a brain surgeon it might be different. The fact that's the children have an Italian father is not going to help. Ian M
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Well, I do know an Irish lady here in QLD who comes to AUS for 6 months and then goes back to Ireland for 6 months and she has two children that are in primary school and they go to two schools each year but they are the same schools each year. I would love to spend 6 mos here in AUS and 6 months in the USA ( I am an American citizen ) but even if I could work that out financially, I think it would be tough on the my two kids.

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Boarding Schools In Australia

Boarding Schools In Australia?
Are there any nice boarding schools in australia that are Co- ed? i want something like the zoey 101 surroundings
Other - Education - 2 Answers
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I found websites for Vic, Qld, WA, and SA that allow you to search for co-ed boarding schools www.ais.vic.edu.au www.aisq.qld.edu.au www.ais.wa.edu.au www.ais.sa.edu.au
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Ok here's a list of co-ed boarding schools in NSW, I'm not sure about zoey 101 but you can go to their websites and see for yourself. http://www.saints.nsw.edu.au/ http://www.kws.nsw.edu.au http://www.smgs.nsw.edu.au/home.html http://www.stpaulscollege.nsw.edu.au http://www.scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au/ Heres a list of ones in VIC http://www.bgs.vic.edu.au/ http://www.girton.vic.edu.au/ http://www.tps.vic.edu.au/ http://www.huntingtower.vic.edu.au/ I cant be bothered to do the rest of the states but you can go to this website and search: www.boardingschool.com.au Good Luck My fave boarding school not that its in Australia is Le Rosey just thought I'd be random and say that!

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