Hi Arte, this is such a dilemma. School is so important, especially for a bright little thing like W. We have a similar problem, in that the suburb we are in has a poorly rated public school. However the next suburb over, which is a higher socio economic area, has a top rated great little public school, yet they also have a catchment policy, which of course we are not in grrrrrr!!! So I know how you feel. Do you have a private school in your area or is it just these two and thats it? We are swaying towards a private school at the moment for this very reason. Otherwise Arte, I would definately consider moving if you can find a way to do it? All the best