School decision tool
Clarify What Matters in Your School Search
Free five-minute school choice assessment for Australian families
Answer questions about your family, budget and educational priorities. We analyse your responses and email you a concise personalised report with relevant trade-offs, ranked priorities and practical next steps.
Make a More Focused School Choice
Choosing a school can involve competing priorities across learning, wellbeing, travel, values and cost. It can be difficult to decide which differences genuinely matter for your child and family.
The School Choice Assessment is a decision-support tool. It organises your answers into a concise personalised report so you can compare options more consistently, ask better questions and decide what to investigate next.
What You Receive in Your Report
After we analyse your answers, we send your personalised report by email. It includes the following sections where relevant to your responses.
Summary and clear direction
A concise overview of the school-choice direction suggested by your answers.
Family snapshot and implications
Key family, learning, budget and practical factors that may shape your decision.
Ranked school fit priorities
A focused list of the factors your answers indicate are most important to compare.
Selected-school observations
If you nominate schools, the report may note how each option relates to your stated priorities.
Recommended next steps
Practical actions to help you research, verify and compare your options.
What the Assessment Considers
Your report considers the areas covered by your answers and highlights the implications most relevant to your family.
Family context and logistics
- Number of children and sibling considerations
- Travel time and transport preferences
- Co-educational or single-sex preferences
Budget considerations
- Broad household income and fee budget ranges
- How ongoing school costs fit your priorities
- Interest in scholarships or financial assistance
Learning and school environment
- Preferred learning approach and academic focus
- Pastoral care, wellbeing and school culture
- Religious or values-based preferences
Your child’s needs and interests
- Interests in the arts, sport or STEM
- Learning support or extension preferences
- Social needs and preferred school size
How to Use Your Report
Treat the report as a structured starting point for your own research and conversations with schools.
Clarify what matters most
Use the ranked priorities as a consistent set of criteria when comparing schools.
Check the trade-offs
Consider how learning, wellbeing, travel and budget factors work together for your family.
Verify details with each school
Confirm fees, programmes, support, availability and enrolment requirements directly with schools before deciding.
What Happens Next
Complete the 5-minute assessment
We analyse your answers
Receive your personalised report
Research and compare
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the School Choice Assessment work?
The assessment asks about your family context, budget, educational values and school preferences. After you submit it, we analyse your answers and email you a concise personalised report to support your decision-making.
Does this tool tell me exactly which school to enrol in?
No. The report is decision support, not a definitive verdict. It helps you clarify priorities, consider trade-offs and plan useful next steps. If you nominate schools, the report may include observations about how those options relate to your answers, but the final choice remains yours.
Is this assessment suitable for both primary and secondary school?
Yes. The questions cover broad family, learning, wellbeing, budget and practical factors that can help with both primary and secondary school decisions.
How are my answers used and shared?
Your answers are used to prepare your report. We do not share them with a school unless you select that school and actively give permission. If you consent, BestSchools may share your contact details and assessment answers with your selected schools so they can follow up.
Can I use this for multiple children?
Yes. We suggest completing the assessment separately for each child because their needs, interests and practical considerations may lead you to weigh school options differently.
Prepare for a Better School Conversation
Take about five minutes to organise what matters to your family. We will analyse your answers and email you a concise report to guide your next steps.
Your report is prepared after submission and sent by email.
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