Everything an immigrant parent should know when enrolling a child in an Australian school
According to the latest data published by the OECD, Australia remains amongst the top countries that offer world-class education. It excels in many major categories cited by the intergovernmental economic organisation, scoring either “above average” or “high” in spending, class room size, teacher salary, government support, and overall teaching quality. It is also one of the biggest contributors in the global international enrolment segment, as 8 percent of the world’s total foreign students choose to study in Australia, behind only to the US, the UK, France, and Germany.
It simply explains why a lot of foreign parents want their kids to study in
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It ends early or mid-December, whilst for universities, school extends up to February. The Australian academic year is divided into four terms, with one term break each.
The Australian government has published a complete list of school terms per territory (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South, Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia) on its website. But it also advises the public to confirm with schools directly about specific dates as holidays depending on the region.
School for immigrant children
According to the OECD’s report, Australia has fewer alienated immigrant students than most developed countries, with its being multicultural and diverse among the most crucial factors in attaining such. The repost also revealed that immigrant students in the country are amongst with highest results in various categories in OECD-member nations, whilst schools with higher concentrations of immigrant students perform better than their other counterparts. Also, immigrant pre-primary students score higher than their local schoolmates in reading. Australian teachers are also one of the most well—prepared in all member nations when it comes to teaching in multicultural