Originally Posted by
VAndrews
I'm interested to know if anyone has moved midway through the school year with a younger child? I will have a 6, 4, 3 and 1 year old and trying to figure out whether its that important to try and arrive for January so the 6 year old can start with all the other new kids. I figure at 6 they're pretty adaptable and it may not matter as much vs a teen. Other option is to come at the beginning of Term 3 which would time better for when we would sell our house in the US.
I'm also interested to know whether people tried to rent in the area they hoped to buy in so that the kids wouldn't have to change schools 6 months or a year into arriving in NZ once a permanent home was found. We don't want to buy sight unseen so plan to go into a short term rental while we look to buy.
Just hearing others experiences or things to consider would be helpful. Thanks!