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請問BHS 有幾大穫？

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Do you know your random no.? If it's not too low then you will get a chance. If you are on reserve list, of course even he did well he still wouldn't be offered a spot yet. That's the case with my son.

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No of course they don't choose base on the month of birth. 我既意思係一個一月一個十二月development 已經相差好遠，甘唔係細路既問題。所以點解有大小B之分。

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No of course they don't choose base on the month of birth. 我既意思係一個一 ...

Agree. My son is Oct. he just turned 4 yr a bit when he had interview in Jan. Imagine how he can compete with his school mates which some are turning 5 soon!

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Sweetiesdragonb 發表於 17-2-22 08:25
Agree. My son is Oct. he just turned 4 yr a bit when he had interview in Jan. Imagine how he can c ...

本帖最後由 elsathomas 於 17-2-22 09:19 編輯

But i know at least 2 Dec, 1 Oct and 1 Sep b got accepted by RC! ( only with esf kindie priority)I dont think only kids who speaks well can get in, teachers may consider the kids' DOB too.

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This is where the problem lies.
We all know kids' development differ a lot with just a few months' difference in age, and it is natural to expect a younger kid to have less optimal performance.
There are always exceptional cases where younger kids perform as good as the older kids.
Girls tend to mature earlier so he is less affected by the difference in age.
My point is, a boy who is not mature enough at the interview may not mean he is inferior to those "Big Bs", but they are already banned from the doors of the more popular schools.
This is why parents need to 揠苗助長, and where the students' pressure come from.
Again, it is the HK education system to blame, and all I have to do is to 揠苗助長 in a happy way.

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本帖最後由 LuckySesame 於 17-2-22 10:02 編輯

I can vouch they do accept small B's. My concerns were the same as yours as my son is a small b (Oct) (he was accepted by both RC and a foundation school) .... BUT it's mainly luck as in random number (no NR , non ESf kindy) and happened to be in a good mood and we were having a good day etc.

We are waitlisted for DC which surprised me as it seemed to be the easiest to get into. I do think DC was more of a warm up interview, being the first interview he went to and he wasn't sure what to expect. I am so glad the interviews laid out that way, we were lucky that the schools we wanted were not the first one we interviewed at as I'm 100 percent certain the results would have been very different.

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mandy_ng207 Congrats! That's really encouraging! 發表於 17-2-22 10:04

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And FYI at the time I thought he nailed the DC interview, did OK at the foundation school and maybe bombed at the RC interview.

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Lucky Sesame, is your catchment zone Hk island ?

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LuckySesame Kowloon side 🙂 發表於 17-4-30 22:35

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Parent interview,是在小朋友in的時候同時進行，面試那天最好父母雙方都參加。因為同組一共８個小朋友，面試時間大概一個鐘，所以會由校長和副校長各面試四組家長。

問父母的的內容，其實都非常大路，記憶中一共問了如下問題，非常輕松的聊天形式。問答不是不一定是好像考試那樣按順序。當日我們是第一組入去，聊得開心，大概１５分鐘。

1. How's your kid in school? (This is basically how's the kid in kindergarten)
2. Which part is his/her most favorite thing to do?
3. Any activities does he/she join?
4. What is his/her strength?
5. What does he/she need to improve?
6. Why do you choose ESF?　（有sibling，似乎這個問題就不再問了）

問題看似簡單，但是建議家長最好提早一天思考，如有需要可寫出來，最好也參看以下小朋友幼稚園的學期報告。如家長對自己的口語不自信，就多做准備。

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mandy_ng207 Thanks!

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本帖最後由 chumiguan 於 17-2-22 14:57 編輯

我個女係KJS Year1，之前讀TY。舊年我個女嗰班有1/3 左右報SJS, 1/3 BHS, 1/3 KJS. 當中報SJS 的classmates好大問題，因為好多收waitlist及interview 都無. 其他班（及WKS 朋友) 都話報SJS好多都無interview. 相反KJS, 所認識有都有interview。但其怪在, 有同學係native English speaker but was on reserve list, 相反幾個在K2先插班都有interview. 我女interview時一個K2插班男仔及一個讀了兩年但屋企人(incl 父母) 是上海人完全屋企0英語境, both 要上enrichment, 但fail in interview. 個reserve list 同學仔好快已經confirm 有offer from KJS.

後來, 聽聞, 所有有waitlist , except those failed in interview, 都有一個ESF學位, 無論foundation schools or PIS.

我去年經驗的大膽結論係, on waitlist or reserve list depends on luck with the random number。讀Kindie的始終會有優勢有ESF offer finally, 除非屋企完全無俾英文語境, I.e. 小朋友係學校都唔多講英文。

另外, 今年KJS入面的確多了香港local students, 唔知道學校是否要maintain 70% foreign passport holders 而俾多咗reject /Waitlist letter.

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chumiguan 發表於 17-2-22 14:47
我個女係KJS Year1，之前讀TY。舊年我個女嗰班有1/3 左右報SJS, 1/3 BHS, 1/3 KJS. 當中報SJS 的classmates ...

Esf 現在已經不用70% foreign passport 了 ( info from consultant in top school )

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Sure that's a good strategy but I don't think you can push the emotional and social development. Having said that, doesn't mean a younger child cannot get an offer, it depends on the child's character.

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At WKS, we were told that over 95% of ESF kindie students got an offer last year but maybe from different ESF schools. Competition for kids entering K1 this year will be very tough

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貝珠發表於 17-2-22 15:01
Esf 現在已經不用70% foreign passport 了 ( info from consultant in top school )

But it is still stated on the website, which is EB's requirement, but not just a ESF's policy: In line with the Education Bureau requirements, at least 70% of the total students enrolled will qualify as ‘non-local’, defined as being holders of an overseas passport.

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mandy_ng207 發表於 17-2-22 09:53
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This is where the problem lies.

I am not sure about how esf assess candidates. For another IS my kid had gone for interview, the school told us that they assess what the kid can do and perform at their age. So i assume they have taken into account the month that the kid was born though the whole lot of kids are in the same year group. That's a more reasonable practice.

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That's a fairer assessment.
When my son went to THINK for PN interview at age 1, he was put in a group with kids of simiilar age. We appreciate THINK for such arrangement.
When he goes for K1 interview at the local kinders, they do not stratify kids according to their age. Perhaps it's because the applicant no. is huge (from 2000-6000).
It's difficult for a school with huge no. of applicants to interview kids according to DOB, that's reasonable.

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http://www2.esf.edu.hk/policy2013

Pls refer to para 6