View Full Version : Will your son be going to a GPS school?
Will they go? Do you want them to go? Can you afford to send them?Do you agree with GPS at all?
Some info below, I have no idea if states other than QLD and NSW have this
NSW http://www.aagps.nsw.edu.au/
QLD http://www.gpsqld.org.au/
DH has put DS down for two GPS schools and is very keen for him to go :rolleyes:
lol it doesnt say on the site that they are almost always the most expensive schools in the state lol. Sport is the main factor in it.
onemummmy
16-06-2008, 14:41
im confused, toowoomba grammer is not public :confused: its one of the most expensive schools here?
im confused, toowoomba grammer is not public :confused: its one of the most expensive schools here?
I think it comes from the UK where very elite expensive private schools are called public and public are called state and whatevers in between is private :confused:
It really should say, Greater Private Schools I agree but BHS is a state school.
subaruforestermum
16-06-2008, 14:47
No I have seen how those kids from those schools behave on the public transport, and I am less than impressed with what they are learning about interaction in society....
Personally the whole 'view' sounds like a cult set up..lol....
I dont like some of those schools, so would not be enrolling my son into one of them...
Just my preference and opinion..:cool:
No I have seen how those kids from those schools behave on the public transport, and I am less than impressed with what they are learning about interaction in society....
Personally the whole 'view' sounds like a cult set up..lol....
I dont like some of those schools, so would not be enrolling my son into one of them...
Just my preference and opinion..:cool:
lo I am not sure it is a cult although it can be a bit elitist!
I don't think I have a choice though, every male in DH family has gone GPS. He is very very determined he will go there. I worry that with his health he wont be able to keep up...
Frazzled
16-06-2008, 14:53
A friend of our sends her boys to a GPS school in Sydney. And well . . .
As for expensive - his Kindy blazer alone was $600:eek:
subaruforestermum
16-06-2008, 14:58
A friend of our sends her boys to a GPS school in Sydney. And well . . .
As for expensive - his Kindy blazer alone was $600:eek:
Holy sh!t..... for a freaking blazer, that is just ridiculous.....
Naiwen, I think your hubby needs to understand that your sons health is a major factor, something he needs to put into the equation when choosing a school...
I tried to talk to him about steiner schools but he told me his son is not going to a hippy school!
Not only do I have him to deal with but his whole family would be on to me about it Grr, I might look at Grammar which is a bit more academically oriented.
missie_mack
16-06-2008, 15:15
I would probably send him if there was one nearby and we could afford it but they are probably beyond us financially at the moment :(
Most of my family went to these schools (and the female equivalent) and I can honestly say those I know are well grounded and... well normal..... I would think that home plays a major part in the type of person they go onto become.....
There are benefits of going to schools like these. It is basically investing in their future. The old boys club exists more than people realise.......
:iagree: that is true it does exist more than people think and I dont want him to miss out on that.
Looks like GPS is not that popular with bubhubbers :detective:
4babycinos
16-06-2008, 15:22
Do you know if there are any in Perth?
I am sorry I have no idea!
onemummmy
16-06-2008, 15:26
I like that toowoomba grammar has a dining hall :p fancy! but they dont take girls :laughing:
missie_mack
16-06-2008, 15:28
I dunno about them being completely sports minded though .... I knew kids who went to these schools (that I had gone to school with) and some of them were far from sporty but pretty academic and went through ok
SorenLorensen
16-06-2008, 15:37
if we have a son our preferred school for him is on the list.
biscotti
16-06-2008, 15:44
went to these schools (and the female equivalent) and I can honestly say those I know are well grounded and... well normal..... ...
I went to a GPS school and I'm pretty normal ;) (most of the time :laughing: )
And to answer the OP, if we still lived in Brisbane, yes :yes:
LOL I beleive you when you say you are normal!
Any other bubhubbers planning to do this?
2girls&1boy
17-06-2008, 08:28
My DH's family all went to Grammar and we have booked our girls into Girls Grammar and this baby will be booked into Grammar also.
My DH was lucky and was both academic (partial scholarship) and sporty (1st 15 rugby which to this day I still hear about!!! :ecomcity:) and I always thought that they only accomodate the either sporty or smart kids.
However after getting information packs etc on the schools, they have some incredible programmes for music, art, drama and languages. I think they do cater for kids with all different kinds of strengths and perhaps offer them opportunities that they may not have in other schools.
If we are in the financial position to do so our kids will be sent there.
No I have seen how those kids from those schools behave on the public transport, and I am less than impressed with what they are learning about interaction in society....
Personally the whole 'view' sounds like a cult set up..lol....
I dont like some of those schools, so would not be enrolling my son into one of them...
Just my preference and opinion..:cool:
I agree....I went to a GPS school in Brisbane and I hated it....in all honesty....the kids who had the richest parents did the best....they were picked for the sports teams, they were favoured in class etc etc....It was so, so obvious to see. The dlass system is alive and well in these kind of schools....thinking back, even the groups you would sit in at lunchtime were according to your socio-economic level and never should they cross.
I cant describe it, but even 15 years on, running into gilrs from the elite groups at school, they are still the same.
So, yeah, i wont send my kids to a GPS school. Sorry for being so negative but I really didnt find anything great about going to a school like this. I agree with subaru about the kids intergration into society too...that is a big thing for us.
For 11 and 12 I changed and went to an ISA/TAS school and found it much more down to earth and realistic.
Noosamum...which GPS school did you go to?
I went to (the girls equivalent) and taught in a GPS school. I think that the main thing that they try to achieve is a well rounded education that caters for the interests/talents of each child (read sport, academic, drama, it, art etc).
With regard to fees...it depends on the school and even on your personal situation.
Good luck with your decision...it's a tough one.:confused:
mum_I'm_hungry
25-06-2008, 13:53
Yup, we are going GPS. They do tend to be sporty, but I went to one and loved it (the girls schools are less sports-mad, for sure). I'm seriously doubting my son will be sporty (not with the genes we've passed on! :D), but neither was his dad and his GPS school helped him get the grades to be one of the top 500 students in Australia the year he finished. I'm seriously doubting he would have achieved those kind of marks at a small public school in a small town, because at that time (not sure about now) your school swayed your overall marks that determined your entry score to get into uni and so on. Out of all the guys he works with now in his professional job, only one went to a state school. For me, going GPS is more about expectation than anything. There is an expectation you will finish year 12 (no girls at my school left in year 10) and there is an expectation that you will go to uni. When that's what your kids see everyone else doing, it's assumed to be the norm.
I guess, like any school, the GPS schools have their advantages and disadvantages. And they are all very different. Nudgee is extremely sporty, Brisbane Boys' Grammar is very academic...
Where would you prefer to send your son, naiwen? Have you thought about St Peter's? Having girls around might down the testosterone a bit. Perhaps he'd fare better there?
OOh where did you guys go GJ and MumImHungry? I wonder if we went to the same school:detective:
FishFace
25-06-2008, 14:06
My son has his name down at Kings but I am still umming and ahhing about it.
I have him at a christian school at the moment and i am happy with that as it is meeting all his needs.
I went to Loreto Normanhurst which is siter school with Joeys ( GPS).
I didnt like it that much and struggled to find girls who were like me.
There was a real survival of the fittest mentality and it was tirng to keep up.
I changed to a small catholic co ed and LOVED it.
The pressure dissapeared. No one cared about my house or car they did not need to social climb, they were just nice.
My cousin went to Kings and he is not a sporty boy but he loved it. He is doing Philosophy at Uni and is a very happy and very together guy.
But Kings is $11000 a year and then DD would go to Tara at $11k too I just dont know when they are gettign a great education at half that and at the same school!
Nope, I would rather sever a limb.
I went to a GPS school for a couple of years and hated it. The snobbery was awful. I then went to a regular state school and got along with the other students, made better friends (met my best friend of 23 years) and got a better education.
mum_I'm_hungry
25-06-2008, 21:03
OOh where did you guys go GJ and MumImHungry? I wonder if we went to the same school:detective:
:laughing: I'd tell you, but your Inbox is full!
One of my BIL's went to one of those schools and he's the only one who has no plan in his life and has no idea about the real world and does a bit work here and work there and comes and goes as he pleases..
I donno if we would send our boys to one of those schools. From the sports point of view it could be great but if they're just a slight bit like me, then they wouldn't do well. As soon as I was forced to do something, I didn't want to and didn't do well, if I just could do it, because I wanted it, I was doing well..
Plus these schools are all religious and that's not what I am therefore, we wouldn't be accepted.
And at this point, there's no way we could afford that anyway.
kezzaskids
25-06-2008, 21:39
I dont think they have those schools in WA????? My kids went normal public and the two girls go to specialist High Schools for Music Theatre and Dance. I like the look of guildford grammer but really cant justify the cost.
I doubt it. It doesn't interest me and to be honest without sounding wanky, my kid just won't need the extra help, he has two loving parents who want him to succeed in life, so he will be fine wherever he goes.
We'll see what sort of kid he is and if he has a strong desire to go to this type of school then we will find a way to send him there. I would never make that sort of decision now, he's not even 2 years old yet.
He just doesn't need it.
Nope, I would rather sever a limb.
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:laughing::laughing:
Sorry MumImHungry, weill empty my inbox:)
Mummaholic
26-06-2008, 08:22
Don't forget the TSS alternative
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