How to choose a school carefully when studying in Australia at a young age

There are more and more families in China who study abroad at a young age. Among the young countries studying abroad, Australia has become the first choice for China families because of its policy advantages. In so many high schools, how should China families choose? Choosing the most suitable and reassuring school for children can be analyzed from four aspects: the nature of the school, the competitiveness of middle schools, the feasibility of admission and the location advantage for reference.

I. The nature of the school

In Australia, public secondary schools currently account for two-thirds of all secondary schools and private secondary schools account for one-third. Most of the funds for running public secondary schools are funded by the government, and Australian citizens and permanent residents do not have to pay tuition fees for attending public secondary schools. Most of the funds for running private secondary schools are self-raised, and Australian citizens and permanent residents need to pay tuition fees to attend private secondary schools. In terms of international students' fees, the average tuition fee of public middle schools is much lower than that of private middle schools.

Generally speaking, the average hardware facilities and teachers of private secondary schools are better than those of public secondary schools. However, it should be pointed out that the fees charged by private secondary schools for overseas students vary from school to school, while the fees charged by public secondary schools are uniformly set by the government education bureaus of Australian States or regions. Therefore, if students can apply for public secondary schools with better teaching quality and enrollment rate, from the perspective of cost performance, they may be higher than those who apply for ordinary private secondary schools.

Second, the competitiveness of secondary schools

In the process of analyzing university competitiveness, comprehensive ranking and professional ranking can be adopted. However, there is no simple comprehensive ranking and other indicators in the analysis of middle school competitiveness. We can comprehensively analyze the competitiveness of Australian middle schools from the perspective of the choice of schools for domestic middle school students to attend Australian high school courses, such as the enrollment rate (referring to the ratio of all high school graduates in a school to undergraduate courses, including local students and overseas students).

The enrollment rate of excellent private middle schools can reach at least 80%, and the enrollment rate of some elite private middle schools can reach 95% or even higher; The enrollment rate of excellent public middle schools can reach over 70%, and the enrollment rate of some excellent public middle schools can reach over 90%. Choosing a competitive school is tantamount to laying a solid platform for children. Parents are advised to consider this factor when planning their children to study abroad.

Third, the feasibility of admission.

The admission criteria for Australian secondary schools mainly include academic requirements and English proficiency. The entrance threshold of public middle schools is relatively low, and whether students can be admitted depends mainly on the academic performance of junior high schools and high schools. In general, it is not necessary to provide AEAS test scores or IELTS test scores. In addition, public middle schools also have a certain number of places to recruit overseas students every year. Therefore, if you want to apply for a public middle school with excellent teaching quality and enrollment rate, it is recommended to submit the application materials for admission to 1 year at least half a year in advance.

Fourth, location advantage.

Judging from the scale of Australian cities, there are five big cities (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide) with a population of more than 654.38+00,000, and the main small and medium-sized cities are Canberra, Gold Coast and Hobart. The advantages of attending high school in big cities are more schools, more relatives and friends, more prosperity and more job opportunities. Going to high school in small and medium-sized cities has a good language environment, safer environment and cheaper living expenses.

Australia is a country with a highly developed economy and education level, so the education level of small and medium-sized cities is not lower than that of big cities. In addition, students who have graduated from high school in any city in Australia can apply to any university in Australia based on the admission index from high school to university.

When choosing an Australian middle school, we should not only combine the above four objective factors, but also combine the students' own subjective factors, such as academic background and English ability, and also consider the family's economic preparation. Successful choice of high school is an important foundation for entering Australian universities.