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Hi - just arrived from Australia (5 days ago) and my two kids won't start school for another month yet and they are driving me nuts already. 6 year old (girl) and 4 year old (boy). I'm hoping to find some sort of activities/camps/childcare for them to do a few times a week for the next month until t...

Avondale continues to make improvements to their facilities. The PA contributes directly to bettering the experience for their kids. The school has much to offer so take a look for yourself before posting incorrect info. The busing would be about 45 minutes… I live closer and my son still gets home...

Mate if you work it out could you please let me know! Our car and all passports stolen so our planned allimatisation trip for mid-June now cancelled as just can't get there. Permanent move third week July and no idea if I can even commit to schools till my kids see them. Gahhhhh. Don't envy you tho...

Mate if you work it out could you please let me know! Our car and all passports stolen so our planned allimatisation trip for mid-June now cancelled as just can't get there. Permanent move third week July and no idea if I can even commit to schools till my kids see them. Gahhhhh. Don't envy you tho...

So as an update, we've ruled out AIS because it is just too expensive. If we live on the east coast we'll go for OWIS or Eton House (Chatsworth no longer an option as they're full and have waiting list). If we live west of the city (Holland perhaps??) we'll go for Nexus or Avondale. We don't fly ove...

Quick question - we want to live on the east coast ideally, but Avondale is our first choice of school. How long is the commute on a school bus? Our kids are only 4 and 6 so anything more than half an hour would be a bit too much I think? Oh, and we looked into Chatsworth East, but they're full and ...

Any current comments on OWIS? Would love to hear parents' thoughts. Thanks! PS. Was looking at Chatsworth for my 6yo and 4yo but they are full and have waiting lists.

Hi, I visited Avondale earlier this year. A lovely lady, Sarah gave me a tour of the premises. I was really keen on enrolling my son but I've heard rumors that the lease for the premises are expiring in 2016. I'm really keen to enroll my son at Avondale for it's curriculum and of course the close p...

As most mom's I believe we want the best for our children. So when addressing the topic of schools as an expat, one often relies on forums and posts, recommendations from other parents but the final decision sometimes just is not in your hands. In Singapore there is a large variety of "choices" so ...

Hi, just wanted to give you my two cents worth re Avondale. My child has been there for nearly three years. In that time we have seen it go from bad to worse. We pay some of the highest fees in Singapore, yet we have absolutely no facilities. None. The playground is pitiful, the resources severely ...

Older posts (from 2009 to 2011) talk about Avondale and Chatsworth having poor facilities, and Chatsworth being really run down. Can anyone update me on this? Have facilities improved or been updated? Thanks!

There don't seem to be any recent posts re Nexus - can anyone give me a current review/opinion? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! So hard to get a gauge when I'm on the other side of the world! Will be going for a look see in a month though.

Hi aster, thanks so much for taking the time to get back to me! I know AIS and Avondale are very different schools so it's kind of tricky to compare them like for like I guess. Firstly, I am sure they are completely different simply because of the size difference, which I understand is around 3000 s...

Hi, we're about to move to Sing from Aus and while researching schools I have found so much conflicting info - and some of it quite old (2009 etc). Can anyone give me their personal experience/comparison of AIS, Chatsworth and Avondale? I have a 6 year old and a 4 year old. Really confused! Any advi...