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Primary Schoolers Choosing A School
- There are a range of
school options. The WA government provides schools for children from the
year they turn six.
- Fees vary. There are no
tuition fees in Government schools. However in primary school there is a
voluntary contribution of $9 each year. In lower secondary schools subject
and options charges to the maximum of $225 each year may apply. In years
11 and 12 these charges will vary according to subject choices.
- Most government schools
also have programs for four and five year olds.
- A place for each child
at a government school is guaranteed in the area where you live. For
further information on whether boundaries apply to the school of your
choice call the Education Department.
- Parents have the legal
responsibility for choosing a school for their children. Children may want
to have a say in where they go too.
- Non government schools
are privately run large and small schools. Parents have to pay fees which
are decided on by the school. Some are run by churches, others are
independent.
- Non government schools
can choose which children they will have in a school. Parents may sign an
agreement with the school which sets out what the school offers and what
it expects from children and parents.
- When you choose a school
you need to decide the following:
- Does the school
provide what you believe to be important?
- How will the children
get to school?
- What kind of
involvement could you have or would be expected of you?
- Where will the
children's friends live and how will they be able to meet out of school?
- If you need child
care, before or after school, is it available?
- What extra activities
would you like your child to have and are they provided?
- Will the school cater
for your child's strengths, interests and needs?
- Is the school
affordable?
- All schools - government
and non government - are listed in the white pages of the telephone book.
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