Vx i wanted dd to go to the private catholic school also but she wanted to go to this one, we have entered her into a laptop program at school for year 7 through to 9 and one of the major reasons why is of the class she is in are mainly good students. I spoke to alot of parents and teachers at the school and was pretty much told if you can get them in this particular class (they only take 25 a year) that there is never any trouble. Luckily she passed the entreance test and got in. She has 2 girls and 2 boys from her primary school also in this class but apparently they are nerds (her words). She is a good kid majority of the time and has been fairly well behaved atm, we have layed down alot of rules lately and dp and i have come together and discussed boundaries etc that we both agree on, so the united front is definetly working. Fingers crossed it remains that way. I think it is just me worrying about my little girl going out into the big wide world of exploration, and i remember what i was like at high school and its scary to think back now at some of the things i did. My mum would have flipped if she new half of it.
Thanks ladies for all your comments i think i just need to let it ride and be ready for any bumps in the road she may face and hope she comes to me if she needs to.