I attended Mitcham Girls High School more years ago than I care to admit. At present Mitcham is the…read moreonly public all girls school in South Australia which is the main point of difference worth noting. This means the yearly fee for all students is $555, instead of the thousands you would be obliged to pay to attend any other all girls school in the state. I found the curriculum followed and level of support generally to be of a high standard. These factors, were of course, as I am sure they are in all schools dependant on the teachers taking the classes. Some clearly appealed to my style of learning more than others. The school day runs from 8:40 am to 3:15 pm. I found the sporting and extra-curricular areas especially rewarding. There are also several opportunities provided by the school to do a small amount of travel, on organised camps and excursions. The facilities were generally very good with a large gymnasium, large open greenspace, shaded quadrangle and even a swimming pool on the campus. There is a small tuck shop and all but final year students are not allowed to go off campus during the school day.

For the past 3 years that I have attended Mitcham Girls High School, I've been more than happy with…read morethe teachers, other pupils, facilities and the academic results myself and my peers have achieved. The school encourages students to achieve personal excellence, respect and global citizenship. These values have help other students and myself to become the best we can be. The teachers are very supportive and are always willing to help us, even outside of lesson times. They know the best ways to teach us, and they help us learn to become strong, independent, intelligent young women. I feel quite comfortable and safe when I am with my teachers. An all-girls environment does not work for all people, but it did for me. I feel confident with myself and transitioning into uni and Tafe in a couple of years. I feel the school has excelled in what it needs to do for youth education and more life skills.

This is one of those lovely suburban community centres that is very welcoming and caters to…read moreeveryone in the community. The centre invites locals to drop in for a chat and a cuppa during the normal opening hours, but it's open at other times too to cater for the various health and fitness, support groups and specialists classes. I'm a big fan of the Thursday morning yoga with Dana. It's also a great venue to hire for birthday. I've been here for a sit down dinner in the hall for a 50th with a catering company making good use of the small kitchen to feed the 100+ crowd. Our family has also used the smaller back room, rear garden and play area to celebrate a birthday for 20-25 people. It's a great venue if your own backyard is too small, but you want that warm and homely feel. I hear from other mothers that it's playgroup is popular too.

Many years ago I held classes here to teach people about natural skincare and how to make their own…read morefrom scratch. During the process of organising the whole set up of hiring a room, I found the staff to be very helpful in accomodating my idea and also they had a scheme in place whereby they paid for advertising in the local Messenger newpaper. Ok it's a Council incentive but it's one of the few where the individual doesn't have to spend a fortune in advertising in the first place. Having said this I don't know if this is still the case as my experiece was a few years ago but if I were to do it again, there would be no hesitation in going back to the Eastwood Community Centre. The atmosphere is relaxed and very community orientated, I didn't get the impression that it was run with a clenched fist by it's owner (the local Council) and the centre organisers had at least some autonomy to run the centre as they saw fit.

The Bible College of SA equips graduates with the biblical principles and training as they set out…read moreto pastor churches, or oversee local and international missions work. Located in a quiet and leafy suburb in Malvern, this is predominantly a Christian based college which offers a full and thorough course program . These include biblical studies, application skills, ministry skills and 'in the field' training. For those who are interested in Theology studies and ministry work, they offer courses from diploma to master's qualifications. One of the best feature of this college is the library, Burrow Library is accessible to the public ( not just for students only) for a nominal membership fee of $30. Members can access over thousands of books, journals, reference books, newsletter, audio visual and more. Check their website fore more details on course structure, term dates and fees.