The school we've chosen for DD is the one her big brother will be going to. I had narrowed it down to 2 by looking at the schools websites, googling and my schools. We actually ended up choosing my second preference based on location, cost and the fact I found second hand uniforms on gumtree lol. We have a public school with a really good rep walking distance from our house. So cheap, convenient & ticked all our other boxes.

My first choice was a private school, a 10+ minute drive away. Really impressive, not overly costly (about the same as I'm currently paying for daycare),christian based school with a great rep. I really liked that it went from p-12. We did a tour & were impressed in every way (cleanliness, friendliness & openness of staff & teachers, positivity of the students, opportunities available for sport, music etc). I intend to enrol both kids eventually. If local public school doesn't work out, I will enrol them earlier otherwise I'll enrol them for high school. I'm hoping that by going public for primary, I will be able to save enough that I might be able to allow them to go on trips in high school. The high school we want does a trip to Thailand where they visit poor communities and work with them, which I think they would be very beneficial for self absorbed teenagers.