The pros of sending your children to the same school

Sending your children to the same school seems like the ideal scenario. But often your children can have vastly different personalities, needs and learning difficulties, forcing the question of whether to send your growing children to different schools?

• The number one upside of sending your children to the same school is the clear convenience. Logistically it makes sense for daily pick-ups and drop-offs, not to mention sporting events and speech days. In addition, they will have a shared upbringing.
• Financial reasons can also play an enormous role in this decision-making. Textbooks and various resources can be passed down, and if your children are same sex they can share uniforms.
• A major cost saving is that some schools also offer large financial incentives for multiple students to attend their school. Therefore, sending your children to the same school makes payments easier and cheaper.
• A third positive to having your children attend the same school is the well documented ‘spillover effect.’ This explores the notion that if an older child strives at a school, is popular and academic, then the younger sibling will replicate this.
• Another benefit of attending the same school is that older siblings can pass down study notes or help younger siblings in topics or assignments that they did in their earlier years. This can reduce the need for extra tutoring outside of school.
• Younger siblings may also feel more secure with family by their side when exposed to a large school environment, particularly when entering high school. Older siblings can help create connections for younger siblings, introducing them to teachers and friends who may also have younger siblings in the same school.

While there are plenty of arguments to send your child to the same school, there are plenty of counterarguments to tailor each child’s learning. But following the same procedures and regulations can certainly make daily life a whole lot easier.

How Edstart can help you

Whether your children attend the same school or attend different schools, Edstart will be able to help.

Edstart can provide families with a solution that will enable them to pay for tuition fees at their own capacity, over a longer and more manageable period of time. The effect of government funding changes will not be as hard on parents as they are able to lighten their financial load while their child is still at school.

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