Guys, thanks so much for sharing all this info with me, it is SO helpful.

I have also been hunting down info on the web, so I feel less clueless now.

(The thing that threw me was the fees for government schools......I am from the UK and all government schools are totally absolutely free, and private schooling is expensive.)

The public schools in the area we are looking to settle down in are all very good, by all accounts (my BIL works for the Dept of Ed, so gives me some good pointers).

My preference (regardless of cost) is actually public schools and the smaller the better, with the main emphasis on community values. (Tracey, your primary school sounds perfect!)

I guess, either way, we should probably look at putting some money away now, so that when the time comes in 3 years, we are armed with $$ and choices.

Thanks again guys.......