As you know Ali, we've been through the same dilemmas!
I've decided on the local catholic school which is where we go to playgroup and i just have a good feel about it. It IS very competitive though regarding entry as they take preference over those baptised, so for this reason and others, we have decided to have them baptised which is happening this January. (as it asks on the enrolement form and i am eager to get those in). We also have to have a reference from the preist.
I initially wanted to go a religion neutral path but have since seen things in a different light since looking in to it more. It's kind of nice for the boys to be able to have faith in some kind of higher power, and while i'll always let them know there are other options, at least they will thoroughly discover one.
We're actually very close to Newman so it was a convenience thing as well as the fact that I like what the school seems to represent, as well as very much liking the lower fees!!
Otherwise I'm surrounded by the biggies with the big fees. I know education is very important but I just can't justify the $10K St Hilda's, Perth College and St Mary's are asking for kindergarten!! and then each of the primary school years. We're 200 metres from Wembley Primary which is supposed to a very good primary school, so its really hard to turn our backs on that and pay $140,000 minimum for their primary school education (and this is when you tell me that Wembley is a cr*p school and burst my little bubble isn't it )
Maybe I need to get DH to agree to move to the Swan Valley so we can go to St Bridget's and still be able to pay the mortgage???
Thanks everyone for your input, we have decided to go down the Baptism road, like I said before it is not that we are non believers, or specfic followers of any certain religion(i guess our faith is made up of a number of elements from different religions)- but I am happy for my children to be taught about the catholic faith and participate in it's rights and rituals.
Lulu- My god daughter was at Wmbley primary to the end of this year (they have moved out of the area now) and it is a lovely little school. Swan valley is great too though! Such a huge decision to make when they are so little, especially when you start thinking about High Schools as well.
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