Year 1

If your child is currently in year 1, he/she will stay in primary school up to year 6, and then move up to the new High School in year 7.

Depending on which primary school your child is at, there may be building work, temporary classrooms or overcrowding in the school.

The new High School could potentially accommodate 1680 pupils. This will be a vastly different environment and will require a well prepared transfer program. Do you know what measures for this are in place ?

Key Concerns of the Schools Reorganisation.

• Insufficient funds - government has cut education budgets
• Overcrowding during the transition years (e.g. the St Gregory’s Bulge)
• Two transitions in two years for current Year 3s
• No transfer days into brand new years 7 and 8 for today’s years 3 and 4
• Three school years moving into High Schools at the same time - can they cope?
• Teacher morale in the Middle Schools will be impacted by imminent closure

Year 2

If your child is currently in year 2, he/she will be the first to experience a year 5 education in primary school. He/she will then move up another year in primary school and be the first to experience year 6 education there. Could there be teething troubles ? How could transfer days be arranged ?
He/she will then move into a new High School which could potentially accommodate 1680 pupils. Will he/she cope in such a vastly different environment ?

Key Concerns of the Schools Reorganisation.

• Insufficient funds - government has cut education budgets
• Overcrowding during the transition years (e.g. the St Gregory’s Bulge)
• Two transitions in two years for current Year 3s
• No transfer days into brand new years 7 and 8 for today’s years 3 and 4
• Three school years moving into High Schools at the same time - can they cope?
• Teacher morale in the Middle Schools will be impacted by imminent closure

Year 3

If your child is currently in year 3, he/she will undergo 2 school transitions in 2 years.
He/she will also experience the final 2 years of middle school with no year 5 moving up behind them.
He/she will also move up to High School with 2 other middle school years AT THE SAME TIME.
He/she will have a limited transfer program into High School where there will be no established High School year 7.
 
Key Concerns of the Schools Reorganisation.

• Insufficient funds - government has cut education budgets
• Overcrowding during the transition years (e.g. the St Gregory’s Bulge)
• Two transitions in two years for current Year 3s
• No transfer days into brand new years 7 and 8 for today’s years 3 and 4
• Three school years moving into High Schools at the same time - can they cope?
• Teacher morale in the Middle Schools will be impacted by imminent closure

Year 4

If your child is currently in year 4, he/she will undergo 2 school transitions in 3 years.
He/she will go into year 8 at High School.
He/she will have 3 years in a closing middle school.
He/she will also move up to High School with 2 other middle school years AT THE SAME TIME.
He/she will have a limited transfer program into High School where there will be no established High School year 8.
 

Key Concerns of the Schools Reorganisation.

• Insufficient funds - government has cut education budgets
• Overcrowding during the transition years (e.g. the St Gregory’s Bulge)
• Two transitions in two years for current Year 3s
• No transfer days into brand new years 7 and 8 for today’s years 3 and 4
• Three school years moving into High Schools at the same time - can they cope?
• Teacher morale in the Middle Schools will be impacted by imminent closure