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sybill
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Yes philidor, he's a chef. He has been certified here in the Philippines as Chief Cook (TESDA). But I'm not sure if that certification would stand in NZ.
My son is going to be 9 years old by Feb. We would probably be there a few months from then. Could you give us an idea how much would it cost him to get to school if he will be considered a domestic student? And how many hours are they gonna be in school? |
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philidor
Joined: 02 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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| sybill wrote: | Yes philidor, he's a chef. He has been certified here in the Philippines as Chief Cook (TESDA). But I'm not sure if that certification would stand in NZ.
My son is going to be 9 years old by Feb. We would probably be there a few months from then. Could you give us an idea how much would it cost him to get to school if he will be considered a domestic student? And how many hours are they gonna be in school? |
hi,
based sa age kasi dito. so year4 siguro sya pagpasok nya. I suggest you try and decide which school papasok ang anak mo, then tsaka kayo maghanap ng bahay/unit/room to rent na malapit sa school nya. Zoning kasi ang schools kaya priority nila yung students na within the zone nila. you can check sa website ng NZ ministry of education, meron link dun complete with map -http://www.minedu.govt.nz/
depending on sang city mag-aaral ang husband mo, better do a lot of research sa school preference sa anak nyo kasi madami dito na hindi ganun kaganda ang standards and meron iba schools na rampant ang bullying. school usually begins 9:00am and finishes about 3:00pm. meron short break in the morning, about an hour for lunch and, sometimes, a short afternoon break. fees differ, average siguro $600-900/year.
get a certificate from his school sa pinas confirming na english ang medium of instruction, para di na sya mag ielts. although di ako sure kung requirement yan sa age ng anak mo.
goodluck! |
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reosilver
Joined: 05 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:28 am Post subject: your son |
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at the age of 9, no need of IELTS..No need rin certification of English as medium of instruction. By default, all foreign students whose native tongue is not English, is sent to a special English class called ESOL- English for Second Language. Free ito...
Sa tuition fee rin sa mga state school, walang bayad.....donation lng...siguro $100 a year..and you can opt NOT to pay for this..For private Catholic schools, you have to pay an annual "attendance dues fees" of $ 200 - 300...
You and your husband's decision to come here as student visa (for ur hubby) is a wise decision. Malayo ang mararating nyo kapag naka schooling ang husband mo dito...I also came here with student visa (2006) and now working full time..It was easy and quick to convert the student visa to work visa then to PR when the process is initiated here in NZ. Good luck.. |
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sybill
Joined: 10 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | depending on sang city mag-aaral ang husband mo, better do a lot of research sa school preference sa anak nyo kasi madami dito na hindi ganun kaganda ang standards and meron iba schools na rampant ang bullying. school usually begins 9:00am and finishes about 3:00pm. meron short break in the morning, about an hour for lunch and, sometimes, a short afternoon break. fees differ, average siguro $600-900/year.
Hahah! My son was beside me when I was reading your post. He got excited about the 9-3 schedule. He's just too lazy to wake up so early here. However, he got scared about bullying. "Zero bullying" kasi sa school nila. Their school have invested so much effort to promote zero bullying for the past two years. They have been successsful as attested by my high school kids. Anyone who dares to become a bully ends up with no friend or no one to talk to. Ao that's gonna be one of our major consideration kasi we're also concern about how they can cope with a totally new environment once they get there.
Anyway, thanks Philidor for taking your time to share. I really appreciate your effort. I hope you and your family are doing well.
God bless!
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sybill
Joined: 10 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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To reosilver:
| Quote: | You and your husband's decision to come here as student visa (for ur hubby) is a wise decision. Malayo ang mararating nyo kapag naka schooling ang husband mo dito...I also came here with student visa (2006) and now working full time..It was easy and quick to convert the student visa to work visa then to PR when the process is initiated here in NZ. Good luck..
That is soooo good to hear! Thanks. I am almost pessimistic about New Zealand reading all the negative side of it. But whatever we hear, we are still pushing through because New Zealand is I guess the only country that offers full time work permit to the partner of a student visa holder. After his studies, if we find that we cannot possibly bring the kids asap, we might consider migrating to another country. What's important for us , really, is his certificate.
Although I prefer New Zealand because of low crime rate, clean air, relaxed lifestyle, etc.
I also heard somebody says that people around there are not into "branded stuff", meaning nobody really cares about signatures. And that reflects a lot about how people feel about themselves. Parang walang insecurities ang mga tao. I'd like my children to grow in that kind of environment. To realize what's really important in this life.
Oooops! Off-topic na. I can go on and on talking about those sorts of topic. But I guess, I have to open another topic for that. Anyway, thanks for the input, Reosilver.... |
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jss63
Joined: 03 Jan 2010
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Location: Auckland
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[="wellingtonianbuddy"]kung di ka mapili sa work, im sure makakaita ka work as sales attendant, cashier sa supermarket, cleaner, etc....all decent jobs that can pay at least 12.60 an hour. As to how soon you can get one - depends on luck largely.
show money - your husband needs to show that he has (on top of the required amount for him which you know already) at least 1000/month for every accompnying dependent. check the sponsorship form though as the amount may have changed.
as to you husband re: 20 hours /week work - please check nzis if the course he will study on will give him the visa that will allow such benefit.
as to recession - hmmm, i'll let others to comment on...[/quote]
I have enrolled my son for 1 yr Certificate in Nursing course in NZ. They did not include any 20 hrs/week work in his student visa. I have been informed that they normally do not issue this if you will be taking a 1 year or less course.We been thinking of appealing this here in NZ justifying that his intended 20 hr/wk work will be related to his course but did not pursue this since we have just waited for the approval of our PR.
Your husband has a good work potential here based on his qualification. An option will be for him to go here first. Complete his course, apply for work and convert his student visa to work visa. He can then work on your and your children's papers to come here to NZ. |
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