Primary School Reviews.

[Rachiegarlo]

Post your review of your kids' school here following this format.

 

Website:

Size :

Facilities:

Language:

Extra Curricular activities:

What you personally like / dislike.

[Rachiegarlo]

LINDEN PARK PRIMARY

 

Website: http://www.lindenpkr7.sa.gov.au

Size : around 700 children from REC to yr 7

Facilities: Gym, tennis courts, New classrooms in some areas. Library. Two ovals.

Language: French

Extra Curricular activities: Tournament of minds. Sports. Chess. Festival of Music, Band.

What you personally like / dislike.

 

Well it's been a few years since we used this school and it has undergone a revamp with new classrooms built and the gym extended. The school is now split into 2 areas : R- 5 who follow the IB Primary curriculum and yrs 6-7 following the first 2 yrs of the IB middle years program. This school regularly hosts International students from Korea and also has a wide ethnic group of students. Parents are usually behind the school policies 100% so few major behavioural problems occur. Students mostly move onto Private school or to Glenunga High or Marryatville High.

[Guest roula]

Thanks for the review. Checked out the website and it seems to be a pretty large school. Do you know how many classes are in a year group and how many children in a class? I'm interested in primary schools that follow the IB program. I know that Melbourne only has a handful of government primary schools that follow IB at primary level. Are there many in Adelaide do you know? Sorry for so many questions. I will have to contact DECS although have found they are not prompt at answering emails and the time difference makes it tricky to phone.

 

Thanks,

roula

[Rachiegarlo]

There are usually 3 to 4 classes in a year group. Some will be composite classes, as yr 3/4 together. It just depends on student numbers. Class sizes were about 26 in the R-2 years and up to 30 ish in the Primary but they do try to keep them as small as possible. There are quite a few IB primary schools here. They are usually clustered around a high school that does IB. So in this area there is Glen Osmond, Magill, Marryatville, Burnside and a few more. There is another cluster including, Blackwood Primary, Belair, Coromandel Valley and some more.

[Guest roula]

Thanks for the info.

[Guest Billious]

Website: Welcome to Pilgrim Primary School

Size : 190 boys and girls from Reception to year 7.

Facilities: situated on a 3 school campus. 3 ovals, resource centre, gymnasium, new $2.5mil performing arts centre, OSHC (Out of School Hours Care), new art/science lab

Language: English

Extra Curricular activities: sports teams, junior and senior band and choir, SHIP program (Students of High Intellectual Potential), dedicated part time Special Needs teacher

What you personally like / dislike. Pilgrim is a Christian/Church school linked to the Uniting Church.

[Guest katieb]

Has anyone looked at Primary schools in the Wynn Vale/Gulfview Heights/Golden Grove area? Any recommendations.

 

Thanks in advance

 

Katie

[Guest natstar]

Website: www.modburyc7.sa.edu.au

Modbury School Pre-School to Year 7

Size : 200

Facilities: Gymnasium, Special Class, spacious modern classrooms

Language: English

Extra Curricular activities: Sport, Choir

What you personally like: This school has a country "community" feel because of its size. It recently achieved the greatest improvement in South Australia for National Testing results. Children are treated as individuals, and new-comers are welcome. The school is right next to the major shopping hub of Tea Tree Plaza.

[Guest jaxndel]

Does anyone know what the primary schools are like around Seaview Downs?? Thanks

[Guest krishny]

I am from SriLanka. We are going to migrate to Adelaide in April 2012. I have two kids. One aged 13 and the other 8. Will you please tell us in which grade they will be in 2012?

[Rachiegarlo]

they will probably be in yr 8 or 9 for the 13 yr old, depending on birthday and the 8 yr old in grade 3 or 4.

[Guest Maria Day]

Hello PIA,

Amazing site and a great help for us Brits moving to Oz. I have a son, 10 years old born on July 2001. Also have a daughter, 7 years old, born on June 2004. What grade should they be? Many thanks.

[Guest weelou]

Hi your 8 yr old will be in year 3 or 4 and your 13yr old will be in year 8 it depends on when there birthdays are, hope this helps, Louise

[Rachiegarlo]

Maria, your 10 yr old could be in gr 4 and your 7 yr old in gr 2, but depending on the work they have done etc, they may be in gr 5 and 3. Usually they like to keep kids with their peers.