Number 1 is closeness to home I want the kids to be able to ride or scoot and walk rather than need to drive every day.
Size of school and classes
Music programs
LOTE programs
Art programs
Bullying managment
They are the things that have been important to us. From what I have been told from friend who are teachers and others in the area is that the NAPLAN results are only as good as the teacher student and parents that year. As it all depends on how they are committed to reaching there best and how much outside help and support they have for there learning.
We have 2 schools I am looking at 1 is 6 min walk, has Chinese program, Instrumental music is avilable, small school 180 kids has art program.
Other is 30 min walk on busy main road, so driving is realisticly going to happen most and hard to get to due to position and traffic at those times, amazing art program, Vietnamese bilingual program and teaches african drumming!
So both have most of what I want but art program at further away school far out shines the other but benefits to other school are swaying decision eg how close!
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