聖保羅作为一個中、小學系统,就個人体會是非常合格,小學升中比例合理(St Louis & Romandi 也一样),不会在小六上中一時有很大机会要和相处六年的小朋友 say goodbye。 SPCPS 的功課和課外活动都相对合理,我孩子在小六時还可以在学校參加五項 ECA。中學开始学校还是在學習上加大力度,加上自己容許孩子中一有一年蜜月年,他自己的个人校內排名倒是有所下滑,現在中三即將开始,家中一起相議之後,可能会把校內 ECA 減到祇保留童軍為一項。但正正是這些不是針对成績的 ECA,讓我看到孩子健康成長,也是透过聖保羅的各类网络,孩子也开始自覺学習,因為他有很多榜樣和 peer mentors,而且是好榜樣和 mentors (SPC boys are very willing to be mentors not just being a role model),不論是要在中四後就出国升学,还是希望跨过般咸道入 HKU的師兄。
可能是個人喜好吧!我非常樂見聖保羅还保全了一些大大師兄口中的 liberal 传統,还是中学生的他们,上周五晚上有人去了 HKU 的集会,还有他们之间的討論,有些時侯对我都有所啓發。
其实三间學校都很好,能入那一间也是佛家所說的因缘所在。
特別想回应這條 thread 的因缘,是因為昨天早上 5:30 am 送孩子回校參加西区童军的 Carlton 比賽,离开 SPC 的大门转个彎便是 St Louis,已見 St Louis 的童军在校门整装待發,不禁為這兩间有历史的学校,生出絲絲感动,也兴幸在九年前沒有作出錯誤决定!
btw, St. Louis won the overall champion of Carlton last year!
Frankly the three schools are all good, but they are good in very different perspectives. So, parents are better to understand them in more detail and choose the right one.
On the other hand, some of you may notice there are members being banned in this thread (also found in many other threads).
There are members who made poitive comments on certain schools due to COMMERCIAL reasons (and with multiple members in the forums).
However, to be fair, this is not related to the school itself. But parents need to be careful as they have commercial reasons to praise certain schools so the trustworthiness of those previously posted comments are in question. Parents are advised to collect more information to confirm them.