Thursday, May 24, 2012

student exchange program, going to Australia

student exchange program, going to Australia?
I want to go to Australia for grade 11 in the second symester. Im going to do all my my major courses like english, s.s and math where I live in canada. what are the school costs in australia and should I know anything important in australia. have a nice day
Other - Australia - 7 Answers
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know this. the dingo will eat your baby! just kidding hope you get the joke. have a great time austriallia it is such a great place. perhaps you should look at different exchange programs they should have a cost for you to participate and that should include tuition. the Rotary exchange is a good one i hear. have a great time.
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I know my sons school hosts international students if you want to live in a tropical climate here in Cairns , Queensland. "they host international students in programs ranging from full time study, study abroad and short term study tours." more info here: http://smithfieldshs.eq.edu.au/wcmss/international.html
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private schools in Australia can cost anything from $3000 dollars a year to $20000 dollars a year for a top boarding school. hope this is of some help , there are lots of free state schools also and they are often very good if not better in some cases.
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Whilst Australia is vast, with large differences around the country Education wherever you choose should be OK as all need satisfy Commonwealth and State standards for licence, tax and funding reasons. IF on Exchange read options of Exchange Program given to you. With many exchange programs your school fees remain what you currently pay at home, however you will need spending money ;-) IF looking to arrange your own boarding you need look at each boarding school. Some are very expensive, some not. My children attended St Philips College in Alice Springs : www.stphilips.nt.edu.au Look at their site for fees etc. Located in Alice Springs, capital of Outback Australia, St Philip's is a Uniting Church co-educational Boarding and Day School for students in Years 7 - 12.
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First check out the Committee for safety of Foreign exchange Students. In New Zealand a convicted rapist was approved to host a Chinese girl. No fingerprint-based criminal background checks of these hosts. It doesn't matter if your a girl or guy - watch out.
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um, school costs... i think it's somewhere in the hundreds (in aussie money) but i'm not sure if it's different for exchange students, u should ask your school (or who ever is organising the exchange student program thing) So, canada, that's pretty cool! oh, there's not much else you need to know... i don't think, i remeber we had some exchange students from holland and germany and a couple of other places when i was still at school!
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Try afs.org as a good starting point
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It really depends on whether you are wanting to go to a public school or a private school. There is some information on the Australian Government Website about international students that might help: http://govsearch.australia.gov.au/search/search.cgi?collection=gov_combined&coverage=all&fqp=1&fscope=512&num_ranks=20&chksummary=chksummary&query=international+students And there is a Government website dedicated to education which may help also. http://www.education.gov.au/goved/go Either way you will love Australia and never want to go home.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

What grades are primary and secondary

What grades are primary and secondary?
i want to go to a boarding school in Australia, and i was looking there was a list and it said Primary & secondary what grades are each? i'm a freshman trying to go for sophomore year. also if you know of any schools that are good in Australia, or anything you think i should know please tell me?
Primary & Secondary Education - 4 Answers
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its kindergarten, 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th and 6th
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primary is generally the equivalent of elementary and middle school in the U.S. and secondary is the equivalent of high school
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kinder, primary= 1st, 2nd, 3rd,4th, 5th, 6th secondary= 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th,12th most good and professoinal schools in australia are private but depends which part of australia u live!! hope i helped! answer mine pls pls = http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081129182703AAxnWRd thankz
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Primary means kindergarten to Grade 6, or age 12/13. Secondary means Grade 7-10, from age 12/13. (BTW thanks for answering my question! I did some research for you.)
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

How come it is more socially acceptable for women to have earrings and not men

How come it is more socially acceptable for women to have earrings and not men?
Men who have earrings are considered dirty and cheap (Generally Speaking) in society. And in schools in Australia anyway, males are not allowed to wear earrings, yet it is totally acceptable for females. Why is this? @ Mike Gentiles no it is not as simple as that, if it was I wouldn't bother asking
Gender Studies - 7 Answers
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Actually for most society nowadays: Man + Earrings = Gay! I know there are straight guys who wear earrings too but that's the general perception.
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It's because earrings are seen as "feminine". Simple as that.
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I wore diamonds in both ears at school
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IDK it's cultural. Around here, it's okay for sailors to have on in the left ear - they used to have a golden one so if they would get thrown overboard and wash up somewhere, whoever found their body could pay for the funeral with that gold.
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In the 1980s it was fashionable for men to get ear studs and rings. I had a gold and silver one, went in your left ear as the right ear was supposed to be "gay". a lot of my mates got them.
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Because society has lead us to believe women should only wear earrings! If men wear them they're classed as feminine or wrong! Really there's no harm in what men wear really! It's just society tends to dictate what we should and shouldn't wear! If it wasn't for the trend setting brave people who don't care what people think we would never move away from old fashioned thinking and old stigmas about what's ok for women and not for men or vice versa xx I don't wear earrings myself I just don't wanna but there's no real harm done if men did really xx
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why would guys want to wear something so stupid anyways?
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

I'm in a school debate, con side of "Portuguese discovered Australia" - Point suggestions

I'm in a school debate, con side of "Portuguese discovered Australia" - Point suggestions?
I don't really know much about it, and it makes it a little difficult when I've grown up believe more that the Portuguese did discover it >_<
Primary & Secondary Education - 2 Answers
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I live in Australia. England discovered Australia.
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the Portguese may have mapped Australia but it was by far the Dutch who can claim to have been the first European to discover and land there during the 17th century, with the below hyperlink confirming this. However i havejust discovered this hyperlink also, laying out arguements which you may find useful regarding the Portguese discovery of the continent. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Portuguese_discovery_of_Australia
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