Will Moving to Australia Affect My Education??? Ok, so my family (mum, dad, brother) and i are moving from england to australia (New South Wales-probably Sydney) in about 4 months. I am 14 and in yr 9. I have started some GCSE courses early and am about to do some exams which are equivalent to 20% of my maths GCSE. it is nearly the end of my final yr 9 term at school and after this, i might not be going back to a school on england so im wondering is there any ways i can transfer all of the work i have done so far in england to australia without starting all over again and working my way up to the level im at now. i am also wondering if the change will be too drastic in terms of my education. If possible can u also tell me: -What the equivalent to GCSEs are in NSW -What australian schools are like (public and private) plus what you have to pay for -What kinds of exams do they have and what yrs do they do them in -Will i have to pay for education even if im on a permanent visa Pls answer and thank you very much if u do. This has been really bothering my family and i would be really grateful if u can help :D x
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really i know that it will not a tip is on the first week of school be very out going and helpful if u like someone (girl) ask her if u can hang out with her. good luck!!!
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I have no idea what GCSE stands for so here's a breakdown of NSW schooling. Year 9 and 10 do the compulsory subjects like math, english, science, history, geography, pe, plus two electives. You can choose languages, building subjects like metalwork, it, business subjects, pe subjects, etc.. At the end of yr 10 you have your school certificate. This is pretty much compulsory for anyone. Your school certificate is externally set exams that the whole state do. You only have these exams for english, math, science, history and geography. People who have an apprenticeship or don't want to go on finish after yr 10. Year 11 & 12 you must do English, other then that all your other subjects are electives, you can do pretty much anything. At the nd of yr 12 you have your hsc higher school certificate. This is exams in every subject then ranked against the state to get an uai university admissions index, if you applied for one to get into uni. You have exams twice per year, half yearlys and yearlys though this changes slightly with yr 10 and 12. You also have trials for your hsc. This is on top of tests and assessments. Your standard exams are set by the teacher and marked by the teacher. You pay for both public and primary school. Public is often just a donation of up to a few hundred per year. Private schools can cost from $1500 - $15,000 per year. Being on a visa you MAY have to pay more, I'm not sure on the rules with that. A lot of things are subsidized by the government for citizens.
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we do exams yr 9, 10, 11, 12 Yes you have to pay for education we dont know what GCSE means you will find it really hard at first because the teaching styles here are very differend but all schools have people you can go to for extra help.
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I was going to answer this question, but then I saw Mel's answer and she's pretty much hit the nail on the head.
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Mel's answer is spot on but she wasn't sure about the cost to you as a new immigrant. Permanent Residents are treated exactly the same as citizens for most things including the cost of education so the levy is all you'll pay in a public school and you won't have to pay international fees in a private school. At university, PRs pay domestic fees (not international) but are not eligible for HECS-HELP student loans.
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Mels answer is perfect. But we have a system using credit points now. [I finished school last year]. You need to pass pretty much every subject you do. This is only counted in year 11 and 12. All up you will need 20 credit points, at least getting a C in every subject. If you don't get them all then you don't get a certificate of education.
