Primary & Junior schools which feed into Rossmoyne H Sch

[The.Colebecks]

Can anyone tell me the good & bad Primary & Junior schools which feed into Rossmoyne High School & their catchment areas, if possible, please.

Thanks
Karen

[BullcreekBob]

G'day

Bull Creek Primary - very good
Oberthur Primary - Superb !!

[The.Colebecks]

G'day

Bull Creek Primary - very good
Oberthur Primary - Superb !!

Hi Bob,

We're very drawn to your part of the world at the moment :)

We'd like to get Sam into Rossmoyne SHS however, Willetton SHS is also looking like a good contender. Do you know if the above 2 primaries also feed into Willetton?? We'd like our two youngest to follow Sam into whichever high school we opt for.

Thanks.
Karen x

[BullcreekBob]

G'day

Oberthur primary is within the Willetton SHS catchment area. It's a nice area and I live within 50 metres of Oberthur. The primary school however does take kids who live on the other side of Parry avenue, which puts them residentially within the Rossmoyne SHS catchment.

From Bull Creek primary, children can choose either Willetton SHS or Leeming SHS.

Rossmoyne do not accept kids from outside their catchment area.
Leeming will usually accept kids from outside their catchment area.
Willetton will accept kids from outside the catchment if they are applying for one of Willetton's specialist subject areas (like computing) and there is room.

Have you been to the schools web sites?
http://www.leeming.wa.edu.au/
http://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/
http://www.willettonshs.wa.edu.au/

If you want more info feel free to ask - you'd probably be surprised at what I know !!

[The.Colebecks]

G'day

Oberthur primary is within the Willetton SHS catchment area. It's a nice area and I live within 50 metres of Oberthur. The primary school however does take kids who live on the other side of Parry avenue, which puts them residentially within the Rossmoyne SHS catchment.

From Bull Creek primary, children can choose either Willetton SHS or Leeming SHS.

Rossmoyne do not accept kids from outside their catchment area.
Leeming will usually accept kids from outside their catchment area.
Willetton will accept kids from outside the catchment if they are applying for one of Willetton's specialist subject areas (like computing) and there is room.

Have you been to the schools web sites?
http://www.leeming.wa.edu.au/
http://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/
http://www.willettonshs.wa.edu.au/

If you want more info feel free to ask - you'd probably be surprised at what I know !!

Hiya

Thanks for the info - I guess now all depends on rentals available in the right area now, when the time comes!

I have been looking at the websites this weekend, although Rossmoyne was down all weekend.

I just need to make a decision on the best school to suit Sam's subject areas.

Thanks for the offer of further help on this, I'm sure I'll need it as the months go along!!

Karen x

[ali]

I think everyone gets hung up on Rossmoyne - I know it's one of the best, but both Willeton and Leeming have very good reputations for High schools. We'll be sending our daughter to Leeming High in January

Ali

[BullcreekBob]

I think everyone gets hung up on Rossmoyne - I know it's one of the best, but both Willeton and Leeming have very good reputations for High schools. We'll be sending our daughter to Leeming High in January

Ali

G'day Ali

For quite a while, Rossmoyne was considered to the "best" government school in Perth but you're quite right that ALL three of the schools around here are very good. Each one might have an area or two where they might be slightly better than the others, but at the end of day it's the child and the parents rather than the school that will be the main factors affecting the outcome of the education process.

I think that the government schools here in Perth are of a fairly consistent and high standard. I think a "top" state school in the UK is comparable to a "top" government school here. I think the standard of a "struggling" school in Perth is far, far better than a "struggling" school in the UK.

Just my $0.03c worth.

[missy]

hi, i live in willetton, right on the border of bullcreek actually, and after reading a few of the posts, i thought i could offer some insight as a former student from oberthur p.s. and willetton shs. i thought oberthur was great as it was a relatively small school (in terms of student numbers, approx 300) and close-knit so you get more individual attention that way and education quality was really good, better perhaps than the other larger primary schools that i could have gone to (willetton ps/ burrendah ps/ rostrata ps), and i think it made quite a difference when i reached high school. the good education was also partly due to level of experience of the teachers there. they were very experienced (meaning rather mature-aged, not newbie teachers) and worked there for many years - well, some of them have left/ retired now but u get the point.

more importantly, the areas that feed into rossmoyne high school are varied. rossmoyne largely accepts students from the bullcreek area but only certain parts. I went to willetton shs, but my friends that came with me from oberthur ps. actually all lived in bullcreek. it's because rossmoyne intake area is from rossmoyne mainly, and a large part of bullcreek, leaving a small area of bullcreek that comes into the willetton intake area. so it just depends really.

However, i think willetton shs is just as good as rossmoyne (if not better, being my biased view). willetton is a specialist basketball and computing scholarship school - v. good at bball - and is reknowned for those as well as maths and science, the latter more so. the teachers are very professional and are willing to put in the extra time + effort for the students, esp. in upper school (lots of free 1hr tutoring+help after class for those willing to stay behind + ask). the school grounds' physical condition is also a lot better, newer looking - newly renovated/upgraded, light, spacious, nice greenery, pleasant to be in - than rossmoynes which is older looking in many areas. i think rossmoyne's reknowned for just being the 'best' in w.a. overall, best in volleyball, science and maths (i think). not to be too negative, but i have heard from rossmoyners and rossmoyners who've switched to willo that if you're a student that doesn't do so well academically, they dont offfer such great help, so they'd trail behind and end up disillusioned i suppose (hence they switch to willo, which i've also heard the parents of those ex-rossy students say is friendlier). Altho many students from both schools end up being accepted into UWA, the supposed top uni in w.a. and i believe willo + rossy are the 2 top (public) high schools in w.a., with leeming and applecross also up there.

So i hope that might help in helping decide which schools are best for you, or at least to gain some more indepth (if a little biased) information on 2 schools. :Wub: i think i should get a job as a oberthur willetton school advocate after all i've written!. lol.:)

[missy]

hi, i live in willetton, right on the border of bullcreek actually, and after reading a few of the posts, i thought i could offer some insight as a former student from oberthur p.s. and willetton shs. i thought oberthur was great as it was a relatively small school (in terms of student numbers, approx 300) and close-knit so you get more individual attention that way and education quality was really good, better perhaps than the other larger primary schools that i could have gone to (willetton ps/ burrendah ps/ rostrata ps), and i think it made quite a difference when i reached high school. the good education was also partly due to level of experience of the teachers there. they were very experienced (meaning rather mature-aged, not newbie teachers) and worked there for many years - well, some of them have left/ retired now but u get the point.

more importantly, the areas that feed into rossmoyne high school are varied. rossmoyne largely accepts students from the bullcreek area but only certain parts. I went to willetton shs, but my friends that came with me from oberthur ps. actually all lived in bullcreek. it's because rossmoyne intake area is from rossmoyne mainly, and a large part of bullcreek, leaving a small area of bullcreek that comes into the willetton intake area. so it just depends really. The main schools that feed into Rossmoyne shs are Bullcreek ps, Rossmoyne ps, Oberthur ps.

However, i think willetton shs is just as good as rossmoyne (if not better, being my biased view). willetton is a specialist basketball and computing scholarship school - v. good at bball - and is reknowned for those as well as maths and science, the latter more so. the teachers are very professional and are willing to put in the extra time + effort for the students, esp. in upper school (lots of free 1hr tutoring+help after class for those willing to stay behind + ask). the school grounds' physical condition is also a lot better, newer looking - newly renovated/upgraded, light, spacious, nice greenery, pleasant to be in - than rossmoynes which is older looking in many areas. i think rossmoyne's reknowned for just being the 'best' in w.a. overall, best in volleyball, science and maths (i think). not to be too negative, but i have heard from rossmoyners and rossmoyners who've switched to willo that if you're a student who doesn't do so well academically, they dont offfer such great help, so they'd trail behind and end up disillusioned i suppose (hence they switch to willo, which i've also heard the parents of those ex-rossy students say is friendlier). Altho many students from both schools end up being accepted into UWA, the supposed top uni in w.a. and i believe willo + rossy are the 2 top (public) high schools in w.a., with leeming and applecross also up there. The main prim. sch.'s into willetton shs are rostrata ps, willetton ps, burrendah ps and oberthur ps.

So i hope that might help in deciding which schools are best for you, or at least to gain some more indepth (if a little biased) information on 2 schools. :Wub: i think i should get a job as an oberthur willetton school advocate after all i've written!. lol.:)

[The.Colebecks]

hi, i live in willetton, right on the border of bullcreek actually, and after reading a few of the posts, i thought i could offer some insight as a former student from oberthur p.s. and willetton shs. i thought oberthur was great as it was a relatively small school (in terms of student numbers, approx 300) and close-knit so you get more individual attention that way and education quality was really good, better perhaps than the other larger primary schools that i could have gone to (willetton ps/ burrendah ps/ rostrata ps), and i think it made quite a difference when i reached high school. the good education was also partly due to level of experience of the teachers there. they were very experienced (meaning rather mature-aged, not newbie teachers) and worked there for many years - well, some of them have left/ retired now but u get the point.

more importantly, the areas that feed into rossmoyne high school are varied. rossmoyne largely accepts students from the bullcreek area but only certain parts. I went to willetton shs, but my friends that came with me from oberthur ps. actually all lived in bullcreek. it's because rossmoyne intake area is from rossmoyne mainly, and a large part of bullcreek, leaving a small area of bullcreek that comes into the willetton intake area. so it just depends really. The main schools that feed into Rossmoyne shs are Bullcreek ps, Rossmoyne ps, Oberthur ps.

However, i think willetton shs is just as good as rossmoyne (if not better, being my biased view). willetton is a specialist basketball and computing scholarship school - v. good at bball - and is reknowned for those as well as maths and science, the latter more so. the teachers are very professional and are willing to put in the extra time + effort for the students, esp. in upper school (lots of free 1hr tutoring+help after class for those willing to stay behind + ask). the school grounds' physical condition is also a lot better, newer looking - newly renovated/upgraded, light, spacious, nice greenery, pleasant to be in - than rossmoynes which is older looking in many areas. i think rossmoyne's reknowned for just being the 'best' in w.a. overall, best in volleyball, science and maths (i think). not to be too negative, but i have heard from rossmoyners and rossmoyners who've switched to willo that if you're a student who doesn't do so well academically, they dont offfer such great help, so they'd trail behind and end up disillusioned i suppose (hence they switch to willo, which i've also heard the parents of those ex-rossy students say is friendlier). Altho many students from both schools end up being accepted into UWA, the supposed top uni in w.a. and i believe willo + rossy are the 2 top (public) high schools in w.a., with leeming and applecross also up there. The main prim. sch.'s into willetton shs are rostrata ps, willetton ps, burrendah ps and oberthur ps.

So i hope that might help in deciding which schools are best for you, or at least to gain some more indepth (if a little biased) information on 2 schools. :Wub: i think i should get a job as an oberthur willetton school advocate after all i've written!. lol.:)

Hi Missy

Thank you very much for your valued opinion on these schools, it's very useful and reassuring hearing the good & bad from a former pupil.

Something I would appreciate your opinion on, if possible, is which school(s) in that area you feel would best suit our son who is a very keen sportsman - especially cricket and football (soccer) - and languages especially English & German. I have found it difficult to access details of the curriculum for some of the schools. :embarassed:

Kind regards
Karen

[ali]

Karen I don't know about the other schools but I know that Leeming SHS offers French and Japanese, Alex did a year of French in UK which she really likes and a year of Japanes here. She's opted for French - I don't know how widely German is taught - I have heard Italian is taught in some schools.

Ali

[The.Colebecks]

Karen I don't know about the other schools but I know that Leeming SHS offers French and Japanese, Alex did a year of French in UK which she really likes and a year of Japanes here. She's opted for French - I don't know how widely German is taught - I have heard Italian is taught in some schools.

Ali

Hi Ali

I've found that most schools there seem to do Italian and Japanese/Chinese - Sam dropped French but maybe he'll take it back up again if its an option instead of German. To be honest, once he's taken his GCSEs here I wont be too worried about what he takes in Oz as long as it leads him into the career path of his choice ... whatever that may be :rolleyes: !!

Karen

[ali]

Alex wants to be a teacher at the moment and has already decided that she's going to go to Murdoch Uni (think it's so she'll still live at home lol).

Ali

[The.Colebecks]

Alex wants to be a teacher at the moment and has already decided that she's going to go to Murdoch Uni (think it's so she'll still live at home lol).

Ali

Last year Sam was thinking about law but as he's really sporty he's now thinking along the sports medicine lines .... goodness knows how much that'll cost us!!! :) lol