WHAT ARE THE HIGH SCHOOLS LIKE IN SYDNEY AUSTRALIA ????

Q. Like what kind of social life do they have , partying ( the public schools ) do they supposedley have the popular people , what are lthey like ?

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They're pretty different to the typical American high school. We don't have Middle School down here, so High School starts in 7th grade (11-12 year-old kids) and we finish in September in 12th Grade. Then during October/November, we sit our final school exam called the HSC. Essentially, you go to High School for 13 years to do your HSC. And it's like... torture.

There's two different types of schooling - public and private. Private school kids generally travel to the city with their blazers and oversize bags. Public schools aren't as demanding. We still have to wear a uniform, though. But both schools are equally educated. Generally, people from lower socioeconomic classes send their kids to public schools, and because their desire to get an education is not so demanding, they tend to flunk. Which affects the overall rank of the school and therefore, degrades the reputation of public schools.
Don't get me wrong, I went to a public high school and I turned out fine. I think.

We don't do American Football or baseball or have cheerleaders. And we don't have as many clubs as American High Schools do. We most certainly have social cliques down here, too. And I'm almost positive that Australians party harder than Americans do. Our drinking age is 18. Most of us can get drunk *legally* by the end of school, anyway.

We start school in February and end in December and our year has 4 terms rather than 2 semesters. 11th and 12 grades are different, though. 11th grade only runs for 3 terms and 12th grade ends around this time of year. Grades 7-10th are deemed "junior" years and 11th and 12th grade are "senior" scholars.
7th and 8th grade, you have to do the subjects the school sets you (English, Maths, Science, Australian History and Geography, D&T/art and PHDPE)
9th and 10th grade, you have to do English, Maths, Science, PHDPE Aus History and Geography, and 3 subjects of your own choosing. It can range from commerce to woodwork to dance to music etc.
And in 11th and 12th grade, you can pick whatever subjects you want, but you must choose English. The sciences offered are broader (bio, physics, chem, earth and environmental) and social science classes become more interesting. You can pick Modern/Ancient History, Legal Studies, Business Studies, Economics...
And with maths, you don't do a term of algebra and calculus and geometry - it's all condensed into one course. In 11th and 12th grade you can pick from simple general maths to arduous, demanding 4 unit maths. Or no maths, like I did :p

American High Schools are a lot... bigger. I went to the performing arts high school in Las Vegas last year and was quite literally shocked at how BIG everything was.

Do I wear my school blazer over my summer uniform?

Aya

I start a new school in Sydney and I'm not familiar with the uniform. I don't know whether or not I wear a blazer on top of my summer uniform on the first day of school

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Put the blazer in your bag.Once you get in to school if the other kids are wearing a blazer wear your blazer

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can someone who speaks fluent spanish help me translate this letter from english to spanish? (for school)?

jennyx0x

everything below is what i need translated. thanks :)

-Where did you go?
-What did you do?
-What happened at the airport?
-What did you do when you were there?

I went to Australia. I planned my vacation two months in advance and packed a week before. I brought my friends and family. When we arrived at the airport we made sure we had all of our luggage. All the kids were excited to see the planes take off. We went by security to get our bags checked. We had a lot of metal items taken away from us. After about an hour and a half we finally got on the plane and took off. The ride was about 24 hours long. It was boring and miserable, but worth the wait. When we got to the hotel we all instantly went to sleep. The next day we woke up early and visited all the attractions of australia. We saw kangaroos, went scuba diving, and saw the Sydney Harbor Bridge. It was a fun vacation but it soon became time to go home. The ride back felt even longer than the ride there.

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¿-qué hizistes?
¿-qué pasó en el aeropuerto?
¿-qué hizistes cuándo estabas ahi?

Fui a Australia. Planifiqué mis vacaciones dos meses por adelantado e hice las maletas una semana antes. Traje a mis amigos y familia. Cuando llegamos al aeropuerto nos aseguramos que nosotros teníamos todo nuestro equipaje. Todos los niños estuvieron excitados para ver los aviones salir. Pasamos por seguridad para que nuestras maletas fueran chequeadas. Nosotros teníamos muchos artículos metálicos llevados de nosotros. Después de aproximadamente una hora y medio finalmente subimos el avión y salimos. El paseo era aproximadamente 24 horas de largo. Era aburrido y miserable, pero el valor del esperar. Cuando nos pusimos al hotel al instante fuimos a dormir. Al día siguiente nos despertamos temprano y visitamos toda la atracción de australia.Nosotros vimos canguros, fue el buceo con botellas de oxígeno, y vio el Puente de Puerto de Sydney. Esto era las vacaciones de diversión pero esto pronto se hizo el tiempo para irse a casa. El paseo atrás sentido aún más largo que el paseo allí.

Please, can you help me with this? Please!?

Kate

I need to have the first part of my chapter 1 done tomorrow, and I just finished it, but it's...really bad. And I can't make it better, no matter what I change. Can you please help me make it better? I don't know what to do to improve it!

âSydney from Kids at Heart, how may I help you?"
I glance at Aaron in the living room, whose eyes are glued to the screen and fingers rapidly clicking the controller. Perfect. "I'd like to enroll my son in your after school care."
"Great! Can I have your name please?"
Damn. What was it again? I cover the phone with my hand, calling out to Aaron, "Hey, what's mom's name?"
"Jessica," he says simply, then turns to give me a suspicious look. "Why?"
"Uh, school," I say, but I can tell he doesn't buy it. He pretends to start playing his game again but he's a horrible faker. There's no doubt in my mind he's all ears to me now.
"Jessica Bernal," I say quietly in the phone. I hear her typing on the other line, then her bubbly voice comes through again.
"Nice to meet you Jessica. Can I have a phone and social security number?"
I tell her the information, all the while eying the clock just to my right. Only five minutes left. Why didn't I do this earlier?
"Ma'am?"
Oh, right. "Um, I will be out of town tomorrow, so my daughter will bring him in."
"Fabulous. We open at 4:00 P.M."
"Wait, what? I thought Kids at Heart opened at 3:30 P.M?"
"Kids at Heart?" Aaron calls from the living room. Shoot, I forgot about Aaron. âLyss no, I told you I can take care of myself!â
âSo see you tomorrow at six then,â I say quickly into the phone before hanging up. âAaron, wait,â I say as he runs up the stairs. But he ignores me until he reaches the top, then yells without turning, âIâm not going!â I sigh when I hear the resounding slam of his bedroom door. Thatâs going to take some fixing up.
âWhat did you do?â
I jump a little in surprise, but then I see mom standing there. Sheâs carrying a few shopping bags in her left hand, balancing a plant pot in the crook of her right arm. Her brown hair is tied back in a bun and her mascara is a tad smudged, which I know will give her a heart attack when she gets a hold of a mirror.
âMind giving me a hand?â she asks me, raising her eyebrow.
âOkay,â I say, carefully taking the plant and placing it on the kitchen counter. Ignoring her grimace, I wipe my hands on my jeans, not liking the feel of the dirt between my fingers.
âYou know, thereâs some paper towels over there by the sink.â
âI know.â
She sighs. âOf course you do. Now make yourself useful and put away the groceries. I need a hot shower.â
Sheâs almost up the stairs when she turns and gives me a look. âWhat did you do to Aaron? He seemed pretty angry when I came in.â
âNothing, really. Heâs fine, mom, we just had a little argument. Thatâs all.â
She nods and purses her lips. âWell, fix it then.â After she leaves, I turn to put away the groceries, muttering not-so-nice things about the shopping bag lady.
Make yourself useful? What have I been doing for the past year? Only taking care of Aaron and running the household while you fix your damn make-up and drink hot tea with your girlfriends.
âHell with it,â I mutter as I grab a grocery sack from the counter. Itâs heavier than I thought it would be. I start carrying it to the fridge when I hear a ripping sound from the bottom of the bag. Looking down, I see the milk carton laying there on the tile floor. I pick it, thinking that maybe I got lucky and it didnât break. But as soon as it leaves the floor, liquid starts dripping steadily from the side, and after further investigation I realize that thereâs a hole and the milk is leaking.
I try to swallow the lump in my throat as I grab a mop from the closet. But as I mop the milk mess, I feel my eyes start to dampen and I choke back a sob.
âAt least dad isnât here,â I say to myself. Then Iâd be in trouble.

Thank you so much! I'm desperate...
@Belle I'm thankful you want to help. No real reason that she couldn't remember her mom's name, just that she choked a little under the pressure. The MC wants her brother in daycare because of her abusive alcoholic dad, who tends to take out his temper on the little brother more than anyone. Before they just had him hide in the basement, but the MC doesn't think that's very healty for a nine year old and wants to put him somewhere safe where he can't be harmed but can still have fun with kids his age.

Hope that cleared up any confusion. Feel free to ask any more questions if something's still not quite clicking. :)

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Hi. I'd like to help, but I've got some plot questions. How does she not know her mother's name, but has her social security number? Why is she trying to get Aaron to Kids at Heart?

Maybe with answers to these, I can help.

Belle

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Okay - here are my thoughts (which are just my opinion - feel free to ignore them.)

Iâd open with something that puts this scene in context. Perhapsâ¦


The clock shows 4:15. My brother Aaron got home from school a little after 3:30. He has until 6 before I need to get him into the basement.

My chest tightens at the thought. Itâs not fair he has to hide down there all the time. Mom only cares aboutâ¦Mom. And Dad? Aaron still has black/purple bruises on his back and legs.

Making up my mind, I grab for the phone and dial a number Iâve had memorized for a while.

âSydney from Kids at Heart. How may I help you?"

I glance at Aaron in the living room, whose eyes are glued to the screen and fingers rapidly clicking the controller. Perfect. "I'd like to enroll my son in your after school care."

"Great! Can I have your name please?"

"My name? Jessica Bernal."

"You're not Mom. What are you doing?" He turns to give me a suspicious look.

"Uh, school," I say, but I can tell he doesn't buy it. He pretends to start playing his game again but he's a horrible faker. There's no doubt in my mind he's all ears to me now.

I hear her typing on the other line, then her bubbly voice comes through again.

"Nice to meet you, Jessica. Can I have a phone and social security number?"

etc.

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Why can't Atlanta be more like Sydney?

None None

so i just got back from sydney, and i ask, "Why can't Atlanta be more like Sydney?"

1. Fantastic weather
by the ocean. Bondi beach, Manly beach, sydney harbour, ok atl is landlocked, so no fault.

2. Public Transportation & Infrastructure
- first thing i noticed, everyone takes the bus or train. rich/poor, white, yellow, black.
Why can't ATL be like this? I should also mention, that nearly every public building or park is well-kept
and well-designed. From libraries to architecturally designed parks by the ocean, facilities are kept clean.
In ATL, you'd have defacement everywhere including pissing on MARTA.

3. Public Events
So ATL has stuff in decatur and stuff in the park, but there's always tons of police, and eventually a crime does
occur. Sydney is a well-organized city with super-duper public events. More importantly, I asked several people,
"Is it safe to walk out at night in downtown / harbour area?" The first response I always received was a
dumbfounded look, then by, "Aw mate, no worries! People are friendly here!"
My automatic reply was always, "Haha. Thanks. I'm from Atlanta. We have guns, carjacks, and drugs."
(well, not the last part).

4. How about schools for your kids?
Kids are dressed in uniforms, and everyone, from white folks to immigrants, seems very focused on their education.
Even at 8am, i saw University students heading off to the library to study. Here in ATL, all they care about is
youtube, iphone, etc.

5. How about public health?
i think 90% of all the people i saw were not fat, unlike here in ATL. The women were skinny and athletic: saw a
rather pretty lady carrying a ~40 lb bag with ease. The men were all >~6 ft and quite buff-looking.
In ATL, I see too many women too fat or too skinny, and the men don't act like men. (not being homophobic, but
there's a difference between a "man" and a "wuss.")

so my question is why is ATL like this? Why does our public transportation suck? Why does ATL have guns, glocks,
and gangs, while Sydney has surfing, super weather, and sexy bodies?
Lastly, I should also mention the food -- while probably 30% more expensive than ATL -- ROCKS.
Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, Australian Lamb, Indian -- all very very very authentic.
ATL -- everything is Americanized -- too much salt, too much oil, too much fat.

gawd, I'm here right now looking at a beautiful sunrise, and it makes me depressed to even think about ATL.
i mean, even ATL's movies suck. "Drumline?!" "ATL!?" about folks in the "hood" trying to "make it big"
while avoiding getting shot?? that's such an AWFUL plot line and REALLY bad for
tourism. In Sydney, you'd have movies about...
'building the sydney opera house' or 'korean love story by the sydney bridge' or 'surfing the big one'
not getting shot or driving a hummer from the drug money!!! =( =(

*also, NO ONE visits Atlanta. Ppl from ALL 'ROUND HTE WORLD will visit NYC, LA, San Diego, Sydney.
Russians, Japanese, Chinese, Canadians, etc.
the only people who visit ATL are those that have to (business/work) or those that don't have the money to visit
elsewhere.
LA comes close with the beaches and weather
NYC comes close with the transportation
Portland and Seattle comes close with the politeness.

Atlanta is just so far off in everything: no beach, crime, bad government services, sh*tty food, fat people,

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Hehe.. Great thoughts and articulated it well.. I can really feel you frustration on moving from Sydney to Atlanta.

There are no alternate for Heaven.. Some times even in heaven too we might think of not able to see any dark..

We can know and enjoy the glory of a place only if we misses it.. Your words reminded me of the blessing that I have in Sydney!!

I'm going surfing in Syd, so I will need this language, which one?

Q. Bathers or togs?

Ex--- Bring ur bathers and a sandwich! surfing can get u to work up an appetite!

Ex---- Everyone is wearing green togs! Must be St. Patricks day!

I give u thanks :D

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If you're in Sydney then use the word bathers or maybe swimmers or boardies.
I think togs has only ever been used to refer to a swimsuit in Queensland not the other states.
We always called them togs when I was a kid in Queensland. In Queensland we call a school bag a school port and school morning recess is little lunch.

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How do you become a singer/ actor. If your 13?

school bags for kids in sydney image

Emiillyy

Soo. I live near sydney. My parents have heaaps of money ( like enough fir my school bag to be Louis vuitton). They can buy me lessons. Ily. Thanks xx

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you don't sound like the kind of person who'd make a good idol or role model for other kids from your tone. i almost want to make a rebecca black reference and tell you to save us the pain and finish your education.

can i exchange something i bought from a duty free shop?

belle

my dad just came back from London and whilst he was traveling he bought me and incredible bag which i adore however i would love to use it for school as i have used my mothers a couple of times for school and i really like using it as a school bag, but he got one which is a bit too bright as a colour for school and whilst i adore it anyway i think i would use it more if i maybe traded it in for a different colour. i have spoken to my dad and he was totally fine with me maybe trading it in for a different colour. but is there any way in which i can trade it in? he probably has the receipt but it was from a duty free store in dubai. my mum said that i may be able to trade it in to like a david jones (also i live in sydney) or something but im not sure without a receipt...

thankyou loads, and im sorry if i sound ungrateful or anything, i sound really spoilt but its just that it was so expensive and i feel bad if i didnt use it much...

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You can only ask.

David Jones would be unlikely to play unless youre going to lie and say you did buy it there - do they have the same one exactly in stock?

Perhaps a smaller shop would be inclined to work with you.

BUT

Heres a tip from when I was a kid,

I won a cassette walkman (wow, how old am I) at my school, the walkman wasnt quite what I wanted so I took it into a store that had them and told a story that Id bought it but now wanted to change it for something else.

The shop attendant asked me to wait while I stood innocently at the counter and after a few minutes the manger came out and asked me to come into office which I dutifully did, a few more minutes and the police turned up.

Turned out three of that model had been stolen from their other store weeks before.

All got sorted in end but I could have made it go a lot smoother with the truth from the first minute or just keeping the damn thing :)

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