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作者: kaka1228 時間: 10-7-2 10:31 標題: Kingston Primary or RC?? very headache.....

Dear Parents

I need advice from you. My son just graduated from Kingston Kinder.

Kingston Primary or RC??

I love Kingston's Chinese programme and Small class policy. But RC provides a better campus and "ONE DRAGON" as well.

Any Advice?

作者: sabun 時間: 10-7-2 15:50

RC of course!My kid also graduate from kingston kinder,and we choose RC!It is a very good school!

作者: c200 時間: 10-7-2 17:10

sabun,
As I know that most of the students from RC are HK chinese, do they speak English at school during lunch time or break?

Your child can speak fluent English?

作者: minggrace 時間: 10-7-3 00:22

Dear Sabun,

Kingston is definitely a quality school but I don't like its secondary section at Sha Tau Kok. I was worried about the keen competition of admission at a later stage (say Year 5 or 6). That's why my kid changed from Kingston to RC at the early stage. To my surprise, RC is better than what I first expected to be like. Chinese is good. Maths is good too. Taking the Chinese as a subject, RC students' Chinese may not be as strong as Kingston, since there is a Chinese class teacher at Kingston and students of Kingston have more Chinese exposure... But I would say RC Math is stronger.
Be frank, both are good schools with a different scale as my child has had experiences with both schools. If you opt for the "through train", then forget about Kingston. The truth is that there are fewer and fewer students for higher and higher grades at Kingston Primary School because of "its linked secondary section at Sha Tau Kok". Look for more information about the ICHK (the secondary section). I'm sure that helps with your decision making...

Minggrace
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原帖由 c200 於 10-7-2 17:10 發表
sabun,
As I know that most of the students from RC are HK chinese, do they speak English at school during lunch time or break?

Your child can speak fluent English?

作者: sabun 時間: 10-7-3 20:32

Of course,my child can speak fluent english !Even her classmate!I am very agree the comment of minggrace!

作者: kaka1228 時間: 10-7-4 10:47

本帖最後由 kaka1228 於 17-7-5 09:58 編輯

Ming

Thanks for ur info. i have do doubt with RC's academic but for CHINESE. Are u sending ur kid to any Chinese Tutor and how is RC's Chinese standard?

THank you

作者: kaka1228 時間: 10-7-4 10:53

OH SORRY , Typo, I meant i have no doubt with RC academic and school result. :)

作者: minggrace 時間: 10-7-4 19:12

Dear Kaka 1228,

RC is using local Chinese textbooks (written for local Chinese students): Longman Chinese (traditional Chinese characters). There are 4 books in a set for a grade (e.g., 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D). For a 7 year-old kid at RC (local school age: P2, but being in P3 at RC), the kid learns Longman Chinese Books 1C and 1D in the first term, and Books 2A and 2B in the second term. Although the kid lags behind the local kid of the same age for half a year, I have been very pleased with such a learning progress for an international school kid. What is more, like a local school, there is Chinese homework (Longman Chinese workbooks), dictation work, vocabulary writing and even "Chinese exams" (for my child's Chinese group) for the 4 skills of speaking, listening, reading & writing.
About the extra Chinese learning, I just got some other Longman Chinese supplementary exercise books of the same grade from the bookshop and asked my child to do them at home. U can't say that's enough practice or not, but my child has just started to do Chinese for about one year. He had zero learning of Chinese in his early learning stage. Of course, Kingston's Chinese is more harder, but I can see my child can still keep up with his Chinese learning at RC after changing from Kingston to RC. By the way, Maths is a plus for RC as Maths at RC is harder than that of Kingston.

Minggrace

作者: iceymama 時間: 10-7-4 20:20

minggrace, 唔好意思, 題外話。想問下Kingston d 學生多數會轉去那些學校? RC多嗎? 我都同個仔考慮緊明年考其他學校. Thx

原帖由 minggrace 於 10-7-3 00:22 發表
Dear Sabun,

Kingston is definitely a quality school but I don't like its secondary section at Sha Tau Kok. I was worried about the keen competition of admission at a later stage (say Year 5 or 6). Th ...

[ 本帖最後由 iceymama 於 10-7-4 20:24 編輯 ]

作者: kaka1228 時間: 10-7-4 22:34

原帖由 iceymama 於 10-7-4 20:20 發表
minggrace, 唔好意思, 題外話。想問下Kingston d 學生多數會轉去那些學校? RC多嗎? 我都同個仔考慮緊明年考其他學校. Thx

THis year, I know at least 5 of Kingston Yr 4 students Switch to RC P1. and also to ISF, SIS so far i know.

作者: kaka1228 時間: 10-7-4 22:56

minggrace

So sorry to bother again. How about the behavior of RC student in general?

Thank you so much

作者: Darth 時間: 10-7-5 13:11

原帖由 minggrace 於 10-7-3 00:22 發表
The truth is that there are fewer and fewer students for higher and higher grades at Kingston Primary School because of "its linked secondary section at Sha Tau Kok".

Can you explain what this mean?

I have thought that parents should be happy with a new secondary school, and should stay with Kingston if it really is a good school.

作者: erichkl 時間: 10-7-13 17:05

Dear Minggrace,

My daughter is going to study in P.1 in RCHK. Can you share more with us about what makes you think RC being a good school ? Though I'll know it soon, I just want to know more earlier, as she's our first daughter. I and my wife are eager to know more.

Thanks in advance.

Eric

作者: kaka1228 時間: 10-7-16 17:28

eric

We might got chance to meet up as i have decided to let my son attend RC in 10/11 P1.

Nice to meet ya

Thanks
kaka

作者: ruth_esther 時間: 10-7-17 22:17

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作者: t88amb 時間: 10-7-18 00:26

My daughter is now studying in one of the top local through-train kinder in hk side...however I am thinking to transfer her to Kingston Y1 after the completion of K2...She can speak fairly fluent english...but i am worring whether there would be a long waiting list for Kingston??

作者: kaka1228 時間: 10-7-18 16:00

Esther

No bother at all. I applied RC in around FEB? I just download the application form from RC websit and posted to RC. I didn't arrange any profile for my SON. He was lucky to got an interview with around 10 applicants. I guess the question isn't complicate, like asked, ur favorite toy, movie, songs bla blabla.. in english. ( my son told me that he even cried a bit coz he missed me soo much during the interview).

t88
Kingston really do have a loonnnnnng waiting list for Kinder and more and more in Primary now. I really appreciate the priciple Eliza Wong for what she manage both Kinder and now also Primary, she is really caring, remember all student name @ school and quick feedback. i think it's easier to apply Y2 coz some of the students may switch to local pirmary after Y1. just submit your application. it's no harm :)

mom kaka

作者: t88amb 時間: 10-7-19 08:25 標題: 回覆 17# kaka1228 的文章

Thanks for your suggestion KAKa1228.....

OK, i will submit my application next year...

作者: kaka1228 時間: 10-7-19 12:52

Anyone know how is the discipline and behavior at RC secondary? Many friends tell me that you may see many intimate comportment all around the school by Sec students.

That makes me worry.

作者: carina_h 時間: 10-8-11 19:21

Kaka, Is that u? I am carina hung, according to our conversation when we met in art deco few mths ago (hope u still can remember), I thought u're sending ur son to yew chung primary, why u change ur mind??

作者: kaka1228 時間: 10-8-11 23:24

Carina,

oh !hahah. good to see you here! My Son got an offer by RC. i have only applied RC as it's IB school like Kingston and its with more Chinese. For Yew Chung, i was just considering the secondary section if my son stayed with kingston primary. But now i would give him a try with RC. Hope he will happy with it. How about your girl ?? :)

作者: carina_h 時間: 10-8-12 18:37

Hi ming,

真係妳!我聽人講rc幾好家!:)

我今年會幫個女考其他學校, 佢11/07出世, so 要做大b, 想佢讀is, will try sis, esf kinder (不過要插k2, 因為k1 year range is 01/07-12/07), KCIS (on waiting list 180+), 依傢想入is都唔易.

作者: kaka1228 時間: 10-8-12 19:09

True, KCIS and SIS both are good school but too far for me so i never think about it. For Yew Chung, 2 of my friends tell that their final academy result is amazing. But u know... the comment about of this school are really extremely diff. my son was born in 2005 so still better to get a seat but for our "PIGGY" daughter, it gonna be a big fight for school place.

Sigh.....

作者: carina_h 時間: 10-8-12 23:07

dont worry about mui mui, sibling have priority.

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作者: kaka1228 時間: 10-9-29 12:37

Anyone know how is the discipline and behavior at RC secondary? Heard lot of bad comment about that.

作者: Paris 時間: 10-10-3 12:52

Many IS now aim at Bilingual Diploma and so the Chinese program have been much strengthened compared with the past.

[ 本帖最後由 Paris 於 10-10-3 16:50 編輯 ]

作者: Annie123 時間: 10-10-3 16:13

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作者: Paris 時間: 10-10-3 16:24

Nothing to indicate , just a sharing as see parents discussed RC maths.

作者: Annie123 時間: 10-10-3 16:35

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作者: Paris 時間: 10-10-3 16:48

If I don't type , how can I share? I find it an interesting maths question and want other parents to have some idea of RC maths. Many parents also post the school assignment in other forum. Anyway, I delete it . Thank you.

作者: kaka1228 時間: 10-10-4 09:52

本帖最後由 kaka1228 於 17-7-5 09:57 編輯

Paris

Which Year is ur child studying at?
Would like to know more about RC. Especially on discipline. Pls share more

Thank you

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