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Originally Posted by Jedi Ninja
Just to echo this, this is huge. If you don't have kids yet, you may not have thought about this yet, but schools can play a big role in the value of your property even if you don't have kids yourself.
This, BTW, is something you may want to look closely at if you are considering Cougar Ridge. I believe those kids get bussed to Wildwood, which isn't an awful school, but it's not great either. (Ranked 409 of 713 by the Fraser Institute). FYI, this isn't a knock against the teachers at Wildwood, but is more a reflection of the demographics of the student there.
Not sure what the situation in Tuscany is.
http://www.fraserinstitute.org/repor...ce/alberta.htm |
That's all well and good, but don't hang your hat on those numbers either. The numbers that get reported to the public are so far from a clear (or fair, really) indication of things that they are almost meaningless. I don't want to get into another teacher debate or further derail this thread so I'll stop there.
If you want a true idea of how a school is, check out its website, every school in the CBE has one. Speak with parents of school-aged children in the area. Go to the school and ask to wander around a bit. As closed-off as schools may seem to be these days, if you make a point to let them know you are coming and check in with the office you'll be fine. Even if you like the area and the school isn't for you, the CBE is renowned for its number and variety of alternate programming offered throughout the city. Maybe something like that would be more to your taste. Let me know if I can help with that any further.