Catherine, Australian expat in Malta

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9 years ago

State or Private Schools near Balzan??? by catherineshopper

Hi We have arrived in Malta!!! I am looking for a state or private school for my 15 year old daughter. Does anyone have any idea which schools are in the Balzan catchment areas? I have searched the education Dept website but the school list won't ...

Hi well it has definitely been a learning curve thats for sure. I love the Balzan area.Its very central to anywhere in Malta. I decided on the closest school(public) for my daughter. she had not long turned 15 and back in Australia was in her final ... Read More

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10 years ago

Homeschooling group by lulja5378

Hello there I'm looking if somebody can please tell me is there a homeschooling group in Malta and is it any popular. I seem to get very little info Much appreciated Luljeta

Hi I agree with Ash. I wished I had pushed harder for my daughter to start school when I filled in the application. They told me I had to wait until the new year started. But I had everything ready by mid May. That was why I specifically came ... Read More

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10 years ago

Calling all Teenagers! by katema

Are there any teenagers (or parents with teenagers) here in Malta that would like to make friends with a teen from England? My daughter Gaby is 14 and 15 in September, I was unable to get her in school as we came so close to the end of term so she ...

Hello I have a bored 15 year old daughter too.....lol I have sent you a private message ... Catherine :) Read More

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10 years ago

Finding a state High School for my daughter by catherineshopper

Hi all The time has finally arrived when we leave Australia and come to Malta in a months time. I need to find a state high school for my 15 year old daughter. I was hoping to be in the Balzan/B'Kara area. I went to school at B'Kara primary many ...

I am pretty sure Spanish was one of the subjects listed. Amanda picked French!! I did ask the school if it was going co-ed after what I had read and he said not for 2 more years for this particular school,anyway..... Not sure if there are any co-ed ... Read More

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10 years ago

Finding a state High School for my daughter by catherineshopper

Hi all The time has finally arrived when we leave Australia and come to Malta in a months time. I need to find a state high school for my 15 year old daughter. I was hoping to be in the Balzan/B'Kara area. I went to school at B'Kara primary many ...

Hi Well I hope so.....Amanda hasn't started school yet, but so far, the principle and all the admin and some of the teachers seem to speak english quite well. But who knows once she starts!!!! I did get a couple of forms in Maltese, but they ... Read More

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10 years ago

Finding a state High School for my daughter by catherineshopper

Hi all The time has finally arrived when we leave Australia and come to Malta in a months time. I need to find a state high school for my 15 year old daughter. I was hoping to be in the Balzan/B'Kara area. I went to school at B'Kara primary many ...

Hi Yes ,when I enrolled her and she had to pick her subjects, there were only a couple of subjects that she couldn't elect as they were taught in maltese. Otherwise they assure me the others are all taught in english. Except maltese of ... Read More

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10 years ago

Finding a state High School for my daughter by catherineshopper

Hi all The time has finally arrived when we leave Australia and come to Malta in a months time. I need to find a state high school for my 15 year old daughter. I was hoping to be in the Balzan/B'Kara area. I went to school at B'Kara primary many ...

Hi I have just enrolled my daughter into school and she turns 16 in february. She was to be put into form 5 but I have put her back a year to form 4 .....as since we left australia early in her 4th form she would have missed the whole year. So we ... Read More

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10 years ago

Regular Expat blog meet up by Emma3

Hi everybody! Anybody would like to arrange a group meet up this week for a casual beer in Sliema/st.julians area?:)

Hi all We arrived 2 weeks ago.....Loving Malta so far...... Looking forward to meeting up at the next get-together.....:) Catherine,Craig and Amanda Read More

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10 years ago

State or Private Schools near Balzan???

Hi We have arrived in Malta!!! I am looking for a state or private school for my 15 year old daughter. Does anyone have any idea which schools are in the Balzan catchment areas? I have searched the education Dept website but the school list won't ... Read More

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10 years ago

schooling by emma1979

Can anybody help me with state schools please around the sliema are my boys are 5,9 & 11. Thanks

Hi all Does anyone know which is the state high school for the Balzan catchment area for my 15 year old daughter??? We are arriving in May and wish to get her enrolled as soon as possible. We have a got a place to rent (according to the map) next ... Read More

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10 years ago

Finding a state High School for my daughter by catherineshopper

Hi all The time has finally arrived when we leave Australia and come to Malta in a months time. I need to find a state high school for my 15 year old daughter. I was hoping to be in the Balzan/B'Kara area. I went to school at B'Kara primary many ...

Thanks satu1970.... so according to that list ...is there only 2 state secondary schools in Malta to choose from??? and one in Gozo?? surely there must be more??? If only 2 , I suppose it will be easier to choose. Just need to make sure I can find ... Read More

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10 years ago

Finding a state High School for my daughter by catherineshopper

Hi all The time has finally arrived when we leave Australia and come to Malta in a months time. I need to find a state high school for my 15 year old daughter. I was hoping to be in the Balzan/B'Kara area. I went to school at B'Kara primary many ...

thanks for the replies... she was 15 in february. in Australia she has just started year 10 this year. Our school year starts in february. I was just hoping someone may have had some good experience with attending/changing school so late in her ... Read More

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10 years ago

Finding a state High School for my daughter by catherineshopper

Hi all The time has finally arrived when we leave Australia and come to Malta in a months time. I need to find a state high school for my 15 year old daughter. I was hoping to be in the Balzan/B'Kara area. I went to school at B'Kara primary many ...

Thanks Terry I did have that list but was hard to decipher which ones were high schools. I looked them up on the map over the last few months and even emailed a couple of them and never got replies. I figure I will just wait now until I can turn ... Read More

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10 years ago

Finding a state High School for my daughter

Hi all The time has finally arrived when we leave Australia and come to Malta in a months time. I need to find a state high school for my 15 year old daughter. I was hoping to be in the Balzan/B'Kara area. I went to school at B'Kara primary many ... Read More

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11 years ago

school terms 2014... by catherineshopper

Hi we are moving to Malta in June and was just wondering if anyone knows the approx dates of when school finishes and re starts this year. Thanks so much Catherine :)

Thanks Redmik..... I am hoping the experience and change in lifestyle and culture and extra travel will far outweigh it. She will struggle, as she is only just passing through her schooling here and I know it is a little more advanced there. But she ... Read More

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