No more Cat 1 and Cat 2 for ESF admission!

WYmom

Very logical move, and many people will be glad to see no more Category 1 priority.  As there will be no more govt subvention, ESF schools have to intake students with better academic capabilities so that the schools can be competitive with other IS.

WYmom

回復 FattyDaddy 的帖子

I mean they were non-selective in the past as cat 1 has priority, so students are not necessarily good in academics.
After changing admission policy, they can select students who speak English well plus better in academics.  So they can be more selective obviously.

Regarding financial ability, I think when the school fees are raised by 25%, most applicants will be families with good financial abilities, so this won't be a factor for prioritization.  The richer ones always have a lot more choices, this has been a fact for ages.

WYmom

The chairman said in the news that as it takes them a lot of work to verify the cat 1 information, they decide to do away with categories and rather look at the actual English proficiency of applicants and the parents' profile.  So this can eliminate those 'fake' cat 1.

WYmom

回復 NoahArk 的帖子

Agree with you.  It is true that if parents do not speak English or are not good in English, it is difficult to communicate with the school well and help the children effectively through their school lives.