Your child's Primary School, Secondary School or Special School education is an extremely important part of their life. It moulds and builds them into the person they become in later life enabling them for varied life situations. It prepares them for higher education and University and finally for their working life and career.

There are many contributing factors that come into consideration when choosing the right Primary School, Secondary School or Special School for your child's continued journey into education.

Primary School

When researching Primary Schools, it's important to remember that there is not one best school out there. Instead, you must find one that is right for your family, not just your child. The ongoing relationship between teachers, schools and parents has an impact on children's attitudes and interest toward learning. It's important that the whole family feels apart of the greater school community.

Things to think about when you are researching the Primary School Facilities and reading reviews on SchoolsLocator.com.au!

• Location of the school in relation to your home.
• Number of children attending the Primary School and class size and if that fits in with your expectations for your child's education.
• The cost of the education.
• Does the Primary School have before care and after school care facilities to support working families.
• Does the facility have the latest technology to support the children as they grow up in a far more technological world.
• Are you leaning toward Private Primary Schools, or Public and what would be more beneficial for your child and your family.
• The denomination of the facility, and how that fits in with your family views.
• What curriculum does the facility follow.

Contribute to Primary School specific discussions within our Community Forum here, Primary School Forum

Secondary School

The transition for children from Primary School to Secondary School is an exciting and at the same time scary period for students and their parents. It is the next stage in a lifelong educational journey leading to new experiences and challenges. The more informed you and your child are, the more likely the experience will be positive for you and your child.

Again, the experience had during the transition process from Primary School to Secondary School will play a part in your child's interest and attitude toward learning.

Here are some things to think about whilst going through the investigation and decision process of Secondary School for your child.

• Does the Secondary School offer orientation for new students prior to the new school year starting.
• What are the historic trends in VCE results for students attending the facility.
• What are the core subjects of the school, and what are the elective subjects available.
• Is the Secondary School near Public Transport for transit to and from the facility from home.
• Does the Secondary School facility offer scholarships or have gifted learning classes for students.
• Are there extra curricular activities offered, such as music or sports.
• Does the mainstream Secondary School facility support certain levels of disabilities in students.

Contribute to Secondary School specific discussions within our Community Forum here, Secondary School Forum

Special School

When your child has special needs, you want to ensure that they get the best possible education and care for their particular need. You want to ensure that the school has the best possible facilities to enable the best results for your child.

Students with disabilities are more likely to benefit from additional special educational services, different approaches to teaching, and use of technology offered by Special Schools.

Some things to consider when researching Special Schools for your child

• Are there education professionals working within the facility trained specifically for your child's special need.
• Are there extra curricular activities offered to students, such as music or sport.
• Does the facility offer a range of educational option.
• Is there increased aid time for your child's disability over mainstream facilities offering special needs care.
• Are there possibilities of attending mainstream classes as well to learn social skills amongst their peers.
• Are the class sizes small and concentrated on the improving education needs of children at the facility.
• Does the facility offer varied programs to students.

Contribute to Special School specific discussions within our Community Forum here, Special School Forum

SchoolsLocator.com.au is dedicated to providing parents with the required information to make the process of choosing the right school easier than it normally would be. The Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Special School facilities listed within the SchoolsLocator.com.au directory are varied in both location and reputation. We pride ourselves however, in being able to provide user generated feedback on these facilities to help guide you in your process.

One of the greatest guidance methods in making the decision on schools or any educational facility is communicating with other people who are going through, or have been through the same process you are right now.

During your investigations on your local school facilities, read the feedback and reviews other community members have added, or if you have information you feel will help others on their journey, add your review for them to read.

• Read user generated facility reviews
• Check the user generated star ratings on each facility

Check out the Review and Rate section of our site, here Review and Rate

School Forums

Discuss all issues and topics based around Primary, Secondary and Special School education. All levels of interaction encouraged; from parents to students and educational professionals.

Join the community and contribute to the conversations in the:

• Primary School Forum here, Primary School Forum
• Secondary School Forum here, Secondary School Forum
• Special School Forum here, Special School Forum

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