Education & Work Schools (and Unis) you went to...

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  1. The Y-man

    The Y-man Moderator Staff Member

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    I thought it might be interesting to find out if people here are the product of state schools, private schools, no schools ...... especially given the level of interest in "school zones"

    Also would be fun to see if there are any alumni here :D

    My academic journey:
    Wellington Primary (Shaftsbury Dve, Mulgrave Vic - now gone)
    Parkmore Primary (Forest Hill Vic)
    Livingstone Primary (Vermont South Vic)
    Burwood Heights High (now Forest Hill College, Burwood East, Vic)
    Melbourne High (South Yarra, Vic)
    University of Melbourne
    Swinburne University of Technology

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  2. Scott No Mates

    Scott No Mates Well-Known Member

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    Started in Yasmar (closed) - basic automotive electrics
    Moved on to Minda (closed) - intermediate automotive electronics, advanced/offensive driving
    Graduated to Boggo Rd - small arms, explosives
    A couple of years intensive at Goulburn SuperMax - locksmithing
    Rounded off with time between Callan Park & Gladesville - upholstery

    :oops:
     
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  3. willair

    willair Well-Known Member Premium Member

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    Esk primary state school in the Brisbane Valley.
    Yeronga secondary public - grade 10.
    Then Yeronga Tafe for 3 year's ,that tafe college is now demolished..
    The teacher at tafe used to tell us all the answers to all the exams
    The day before ,but still people failed..
     
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  4. Lizzie

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    Public school for primary, private girls school for high school ... did not enjoy the private school as so much emphasis an academia whereas I was creative, and hence no guidance or support ... and a school full of girls is a real b****
     
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  5. balwoges

    balwoges Well-Known Member

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    Clovelly Public School until reached high school age, was happy there and then my parents decided to send us to a school run by C of E nuns, yes, unusual, suited me - most of the other girls were boarders and there were only about 6 day pupils in our class, my sister hated it ... :)
    Then 12 months of Business College ...
     
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  6. datto

    datto Well-Known Member

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    Do I include the schools I broke into as well?
     
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  7. The Y-man

    The Y-man Moderator Staff Member

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    ... as well as the advanced agronomy school you attended....

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  8. Tony3008

    Tony3008 Well-Known Member

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    UK: I went to a church primary school - ancient (1841) buildings, outdoor toilets, coal stoves in the winter, but a happy place to be. Then on to a then publicly funded boys grammar school (now independent fee paying) where I was less than happy. It was the middle school of three adjacent schools which exemplified the British class system. To the left was an unselective mixed comprehensive school. We weren't allowed to go within 50 yards of the fence because our headmaster didn't want us mixing with the oiks. On the other side was a fee-paying school for young ladies. We weren't allowed within 50 yards of that fence because the headmistress didn't want her young ladies mixing it with mere grammar school boys. As the Morecambe and Wise comedy sketch put it, 'I know my place'.

    I left in January 1971 and have never been back.
     
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  9. balwoges

    balwoges Well-Known Member

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    I can relate to this as my late husband experienced the same thing, one of the reasons he left England.
     
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  10. SatayKing

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    It was beneficial for @datto as he received a higher level education on how to apply hydroponics techniques on an industrial scale.
     
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  11. hammer

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    I went to a grammar school....but I've got no way of knowing if it made any difference or not?

    Didn't like it much.

    I have had a great career...but its been in the arts/media nothing upper class or flash?
     
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  12. Tony3008

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    When I first came to Melbourne as a tourist 35 years ago my then friend impressed on me as to how different Australia was to UK and how all the children in an area - be they children of bus drivers, bankers or barristers - all went to the same school. Not knowing any better I was hugely impressed.

    Now I think I know better: the three tiers may not be separated by fences but at the 'top' we have Scotch College, Xavier etc, then the top tier state schools whose reputation ups the price of houses in their catchments and thus serves as a selection mechanism, and then the rest. True?
     
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  13. Joynz

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    Public primary, public high school and three public universities.

    (I just did a few early subjects towards a masters degree at the third one - before I went in a different direction.)
     
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  14. The Y-man

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    Except when asking people like me who went to a selective state high school :cool:

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  15. balwoges

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    True up to a certain point - when I was working in the Wahroonga Sydney area, buying a house near the very popular 'bush school' was desirable i.e. it was a public school.
     
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  16. maroon

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    Public schools in a third world country
    Monash + Melbourne University

    I turned out alright. I feel the need to say that to the postcode/private school obsessed people in the upper echelons of society in this country!
     
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  17. Westminster

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    Are you trying to social engineer me :p

    The redacted version

    Public primary school
    Co-ed private high school
    University 1 (DNC Did Not Complete)
    University 2 (DNC)
    Tafe 1 (DNC)
    Tafe 2 (DNC)
    University 3 (DNC)

    After a whopping HECs bill and no degree I finally worked out that I like learning but not proving I've learnt something. I do however excel at on the job learning and throughout all that went from an admin assistant through to being a team leader
     
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  18. GreenTreeFrog

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    I was accepted into James Ruse High School and my parents said nah, Seven Hills High School will do for her…
     
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  19. datto

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    That was through private tuition from a residence. Till he got raided and cuffed on the front lawn.

    “ No class today datto, see you in 12 months, don’t forget your homework” were his last words as I walked past lol.
     
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  20. Owlet

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    What is a public university?
     
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