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Originally Posted by Allos
Greetings from Hong Kong!
First of all, sorry for the long post.
Our family will be moving from Hong Kong to Calgary by next Summer. We have 2 kids, one is 7 and one is 12. They will be attending grade 3 and grade 7 when we arrive in Canada.
We have not bought a house yet. My wife has done some research. Brentwood/ Charleswood/ Edgemont/ Hampton/ Hawkwood are places that we are interested in. Most likely we will move to one of these communities.
My wife is a little concern on schools they are going to attend.
Reason that I am asking is because in Hong Kong, parents are paranoid and are fighting (literally) to get the kids into the best school possible. Here in Hong Kong people believe that elementary/ high school will determine that chance of getting into universities.
Shall we expect similar learning/ social experience among schools in different neighborhoods?
Will school be a deciding factor when you buy a house?
As parents we understand that we are the ones responsible for their behavior. However, we would also like to make sure that schools they are going to attend will have a good and healthy learning environment.
Some people we talked to said the we worry too much and all schools in Calgary are fine. Do you agree?
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Allos
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Brentwood, Hamptons and Charleswood would have your child headed to William Aberhart for High School. It's a good school, lots of quality extra curricular activities and an extremely dedicated, quality core of teachers. I've recently returned to the school to help out with the football program and was amazed at how many of the "good" teachers still remain after a decade + since I graduated.
Also, I'm not sure if this influences your decision at all but it's worth noting incase it does, Sir Winston Churchill has historically had an extremely high rate of asian students attending their school. People always joke that it's these students that keep the schools academic rankings so high
Good luck, I hope your move goes smoothly!