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Originally Posted by Meg Petersen
Hello--
I have been in contact with people at the Carol Morgan School. They require an entrance exam that has to be taken on site and we do not anticipate being there until the end of the summer. Does anyone have any idea what the chances are for them getting in? (They are good students. 9th and 10th grade next year). Are there lower priced alternatives for English language schools of comparable quality? Does anyone on this forum have children in school in Santo Domingo of comparable age? Thank you for any help you can provide.
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I'm not sure what the chance are at those grade levels but I will share my personal experience.....
We moved to the DR (Santo Domingo) last summer, although we visited in April of last year to visit schools and find a place to live. Our first choice was Carol Morgan because we thought our two kids (5 & 7 yrs old) would adjust to the move easier being around other expat kids. This was apperently too late since most schools have their registration periods in Jan-March. We went ahead and paid to have the girls take their entrance exam ($85 each child) and was put on their waiting list but never got in.
We then enrolled our kids in our 2nd choice, St. George, and have to say we are pleased. The tuition is much more acceptable, and the classes are taught mostly in English but there are some classes in Spanish. This has worked out well for us as we personally felt it was important for our kids to learn Spanish as well.