transferring between boarding schools

2BeOrNot2Be
Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:12:08 +0000

Hello,
I wonder if somebody got an experience transferring between boarding schools? He is in grade 8 now and will be starting grade 9 next year.
My son got accepted by a “backup” school, while being waitlisted in the school he really likes. We don’t want him to stay in the public school system for another year. While he seems to be liked by his teachers in the Middle School, and teachers/director gave him great references this year, nobody would know him in the new High School he’ll have to go to. As a result, who knows what marks/references he might get at the beginning of next year?
So, my question is – did anybody ever transfer from one BS to another? I understand that there is a lot of rivalry between these schools. Asking teachers to complete recommendations for another BS will rise questions “is your child not happy with us?” Will he be considered a potential traitor and treated as such?