How far do you drive to school?

[Sweet Bliss]

Arghhhh!

We are trying to decide where to send DD to school next year.

We are deciding between a private christian school that goes from prep to year 10, that is run in association with our church (this is our preferred school. It has about just under 200 students, and has a strong community feel and a big focus on our christian faith) and a small public school.


The public school is lovely and only about 6km from home, and is also on our way to and from work.

The private school is about 10km from home, but in the opposite direction from work.

I would say for the most part, I will only be working about 3 days a week at the most.'

Fee wise, the private school will cost about $45 a week. Every other child gets cheaper.

So, my question is how far do you drive to school and does it bother you???

[MistyFying]

My kids go to a school 5 minutes' drive from our house, on the way to work

[Patooties]

I've only got a 5 minute drive, but there are heaps of families at my dds' school that travel 20 - 30 minutes to get to school. ( i know they love school holidays lol ) If you really love the Christian School, I'd say go for it. Who knows, you may make friends their who live near you - and you could do some car pooling.

[Muppity]

when I was a kid Mum used to drive us about 15 minutes to catch the school bus which would then take us the rest of the way. So I think that a 20 km return trip is nothing personally.

I suppose the way that I would look at it is - if you love the school then what sacrifices are you willing to make to send your child there? Is the extra time in the car worth it to you? I also think that once you are in the car it is realistically only about and extra 20 minutes a day which in the grand scheme of things isn't a huge amount.

[Trillian]

I think from your post that you would align better with the private school as it would be the same as your belief system and if religious education is important to you, then you would probably be a bit dissappointed in what the public school has to offer in that regard kwim? So for the extra few km's each day I think it would be worth it in the long run.

[Tinks]

I used to drive my kids about 10k to school. It never really bothered me. There was also school bus they could catch but it left too early for us to be ready so I'd drive them.

[Trillian]

I think from your post that you would align better with the private school as it would be the same as your belief system and if religious education is important to you, then you would probably be a bit dissappointed in what the public school has to offer in that regard kwim? So for the extra few km's each day I think it would be worth it in the long run.