>>I can't really comment on the schools here apart to tell you that
>>there are public schools (for the British - that's a state school) and
>>private schools, most private schools are either denominational or not
>>exactly attached but still proclaim certain a form of
>>denominationality - most private schools are subsidised by the
>>federal government - so most aren't that expensive (thinking of UK
>>private schools here).
>
> I don't think I understand the meaning of  =93denominational=94 in this =

> context.

He means that those schools will be largely run by a church. Roman Catholic =

or Church of England would be the main two denominations that would do this=
, =

but there may be others.

>>House prices are ridiculous in NSW and Melbourne, Gold Coast, Sunshine
>>Coast - rest of Qld is reasonable (average 3-4 bdr =3D AU$300 - 500K)
>>Western Australia is too far away to worry about (apologies to WA'ers)
>>weather is nicer than Qld (my opinion) dry, but the mining boom has
>>seen WA become very expensive.
>
> So you would need to have around AU$100 =96 170K as =93first payment=94 (I
> don't know the english term, in spanish is called =93initial=94) and the
> rest through a bank credit, right?

I think the English word you are looking for is 'deposit', which is the =

initial payment made to secure the transaction. Further payments to complet=
e =

the transaction could be either further cash payments, or by getting a =

mortgage (a specific form of loan against a property, using the property as =

security for the loan).

> If crime and some other things were different, I would recommend
> Venezuela. Weather is outstanding, although it's been pretty dry and
> hot last two months, we have cities with some nice 20-28C .

Yes, sorry to hear about incident while going on holiday. Rather spoils the =

holiday, even if you avoid getting taken. We can understand your desire to =

leave Venezuela. =


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