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Originally Posted by cadogan  Does anyone with knowledge of CNDIS know whether many children go on to UK prep or public schools from there and whether the school is set up to assist in that process? |
All four of my children have been in the Canadian School at some time. My eldest graduated from there but the other three all left to go to a more English school eventually.
From my experience they have very little knowledge and even less inclination to help children get into English school or universities.
My daughter applied to English universities and they almost missed her UCAS deadline. Fortunately an assistant teacher filing in the school's side about an hour before the deadline!
They seem to have no idea that their mathematics and science are years behind the standards in England - although this will have to change as they now study the IB rather than the Canadian qualifications.
My daughter had to do all her university applications without the school's help as the school knew nothing about applying to England.
My son left to study A levels at boarding school in England in order to be able to go to university - he is now studying mathematics at an English university. He wouldn't have been able to do this with the Canadian qualifications.
Because of these difficulties I moved my younger two children to the ESF schools.
I did like the primary school at the Canadian School (not the upper school) but my children seem happier in the ESF schools. And I love the fact that my daughter, only nine years old, doesn't get loaded with homework every night.