Wait until you see the artwork/more practical course work. Lead light windows, sculpture, metalwork, woodwork etc. The difference between the work that comes out of the (New Zealand) state system and the Steiner system is vastly different and (imho) Steiner students are more artistically developed. The absence of a formulaic approach is quite striking. My view is rather skewed however! The flip side is that I'm sitting here wishing I knew how to work logarithms properly.