Where to send ARJ to school

In the ACT all the high schools go from year 7-10 and then you go to college for years 11-12. Each school has a speciality or focus and so kids often go to an "out of area" school. Here is the story of our exploration of the high schools in the ACT.

This last three weeks we have been looking at High Schools for AJR - can he really be that old? Apparently yes. We started with Mackillop Catholic College, which was in favour with AJR as his best friend was going there. I went to the information night (along with lots of other parents I knew) and did not see anything that made me want to send him there more than anywhere else. Apparently AJR's best friends parents had the same thought and now the friend is going to Wanniassa High, and AJR too if he can persuade me. I am not keen. Next I dragged AJR to Lyneham High, this school was recommended to us by Uncle Paulie and another teacher, however in the end I think it is too far from home. Next we all went Alfred Deakin High. We all ended up here because JSR had left work too late and had to go straight to the school. The tour was well organised and the school seems to have a lot to offer. It is closer to home than Lyneham and is well resourced for all levels of student. Last week we went to Melrose High, which is near where we used to live in Pearce. MLR went to LR's for the evening. We were impressed with this school, and we would be happy to have AJR there. As we went to leave Melrose, we discovered that we had locked ourselves into the neighbouring school carpark. So we taxied home and then I went to collect MLR, at nearly 10pm. Our last visit is to Wanniassa High on Wednesday night and we hope to have no new adventures. Wanniassa is the school that AJR has automatic entry to, as Monash is a feeder school for Wanniassa. We have decided to rank the schools, Alfred Deakin, then Melrose then Wanniassa. Hope you found all this illuminating!!! I found it tiring, but interesting.