esp.for smalll children of Oct to Dec, the parents may tend to think of repeating either K3 or P1. Hence, some will think why not repeating P1 to learn sth. more advanced
Some famous primary schools do favour big children.
That's very much a matter of personal choice, i think
I just met my daughter's interest class classmate last week. I had a quick chat with her mom and she told me that her son is studying in a private primary school for p.1, but he will be studying in St Paul co edu next yr for p.1. His son was born in Oct. He got a few good offers this year cos' his son is studying in p1 already, more mature than those k3 students go to an interview. So better try if u really want to.
I do think repeating P1 is a win-win situation. Big age children do perform better in the early stage of primary schools, esp. in HK where almost all elite + famous gov't schools usually have the academic standard starts sharply at P1. So repeating P1 will let the children feel easier and let them gain more confidence, and give them more advantages than disadvantages in the next few years onwards. Imagine, these kids are almost 9-12 months older than the rest of the class......they should out-perform the rest as they get used to the pace and the learning methodology of primary students. The advantages do diminish gradually when the children have to develop and learn things more independently.
On the same token, schools would feel much easier to train up these big age children and allow the school to build their "academic and extra-curricular results".
I have a friend whose P1 kid got into one of the top school as well by repeating.
The repeating P1 year would not be a waste, because different school have different levels of academics and things to learn and play.
In my opinion, I think it's worthy to repeat p1 in st paul's co edu in my friend's son's case. His parents was aiming for st jo but failed in the lucky draw. They chose the private school (happy learning style) because there was no other choices! It was not their cup of tea at all. Now they have the offer from st paul's co edu, which is a school that the syllabus is more difficult than many primary schools. So their son will learn a lot in the coming p1 life also. It wasn't a waste of a yr at all.
原帖由 cmchang0927 於 11-4-25 23:51 發表
In my opinion, I think it's worthy to repeat p1 in st paul's co edu in my friend's son's case. His parents was aiming for st jo but failed in the lucky draw. They chose the private school (happy le ...
Agreed ah. St. Paul's co-ed has higher academic levels. Particularly if the existing school is a happy learning style. It would be very different.