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Originally Posted by fuu
Wow I can't get over how cute your son is!!!!
I can't believe just how much it costs to send a child to school there. Here in Canada its really different. I have one son going into grade 6 and one going into grade 3. They both started in what we call Jr. Kindergarden. They are in public shcool and it costs me out of my pocket only for school supplies*pencils crayons, etc*, lunches, and clothes. There are other costs through out the year like pizza days and field trips but there is no tuition until the child is ready for university. Thats when we're talking about 10's of thousands of dollars T_T. Also at the school my boys attend there are no uniforms. I wish there was. It would make it alot easier on me. And right now is the last week of School for them. They will start their new grades in September. Just out of curiosity....... how much does it cost to attend Elementary, Middle, and High School???
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The prices would be lower, especially for the uniform, if this were a "public" kindergarten. As it stands though, it`s a private one so quite a bit higher when it comes to additional costs. Tuition alone is similar for both public and private though. I think that part of it is that kindergarten is not required. It`s optional, a choice made by the parents. Mandatory education is only elementary and middle school.
Elementary is almost entirely public, with very very few private specialty schools (think elite rich people). In general, there are no uniforms, and the money paid out of pocket is for supplies and lunch. I`ve heard it`s around US$80 a month - of course, that`s not set for each month. Supplies are bought in a bundle at the beginning of the year, etc. That isn`t counting clothes, school bag, etc.
Middle schools are mainly public, but there are a number of private ones. Most of the private schools are linked to private high schools. It may sound rough, but passing the entrance exam to a private middle school is a lot less challenging than doing it for high school when *everyone* is trying to get into a good school. If you`re in the linked middle school, there is no exam, and you get to relax once you`re in.
Public is a little more than elementary school - most all middle schools (at least around here) have uniforms, so you have to figure that in.
Another big difference is that there is a big school trip, often to the other side of the country lasting close to a week, which you make small payments toward over the 3 years of schooling. The full price for the trip is usually in the US$500 to $1000 range.
High school isn`t mandatory, and is dominated by private schools with only a few public in each area. Prices are all over the map. Public high schools tend to be of higher academic standards, and are harder to get into but cheaper. Private range from bottom of the barrel to specialized to a certain field (some focusing on things like pre-med, etc). None are cheap.