leasha - thanks a lot your reply was very informative, i can see that you are very passionate about your chosen career that is fantastic to see!

thanks everyone for sharing your opinions and ideas. I have researched the schools both public and private in our area and have come to the decision that public will be the best for our family. There are 2 lovely little country public schools that have great facilities and small class sizes, i have put his name down at both. After finding out all the info about the 2 private schools in our town, i couldn't justify spending that amount of money on school fees and uniforms when the class sizes were just a big, and the schools both seemed to come across as quite snobby and above everyone else, which isn't the way we want our son to grow up.

thanks again for all the input