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作者: share123 時間: 10-7-29 12:02 標題: SPCC

Application for Admission to Primary One for Academic Year 2011-2012
Application Forms for Primary One (P1) Admission for school year 2011-12 will be available for distribution from 30 August to 10 September 2010. Details of the application procedure will be announced in due course.

http://www.spcc.edu.hk/english/admissions/p1_admissions

作者: ma記 時間: 10-7-30 07:30

"distribution"? That's mean can't download the form from web?

作者: Jen2008 時間: 10-8-1 08:14

Yes, you can download it from web. Last year, the print of the form was in blue, I was one of those who submitted black and white downloaded copy, but I think there's no discrimination.

作者: ma記 時間: 10-8-2 00:09

Did your kid succeed to enroll to SPCC finally? Can u share your experience?

作者: Jen2008 時間: 10-8-2 07:07

Just want to share the questions at SPCC interview requires the candidates to think logically and communicate fluently. No academic questions like English testing or maths. No writing required (some schools tested candidates by writing their names and by drawing). The headmistress wouldn't read the porfolio extensively unless it is very impressive, like your kid won at an 'important' contest (my guess only).

Good luck to your kid if you wish to apply this year.

原帖由 ma記 於 10-8-2 00:09 發表
Did your kid succeed to enroll to SPCC finally? Can u share your experience?

作者: share123 時間: 10-8-2 09:38

原帖由 Jen2008 於 10-8-2 07:07 發表
Just want to share the questions at SPCC interview requires the candidates to think logically and communicate fluently. No academic questions like English testing or maths. No writing required (some ...

甘請問second round問家長咩問題呀?謝謝!

作者: ywsee 時間: 10-8-2 16:03

Not really any question for parents but jsut share with you theme and direction of the school. Also inform you that students have to have their own notebook at school from P.4 and ask if you will support.

Frankly, all the decisions have been made after the first round. Not much parents can do in the second. So I think the first round is very important.

作者: share123 時間: 10-8-3 09:52

Hi ywsee

Please check PM. thx.

share123

作者: Pessuma 時間: 10-8-3 12:15

Hi Ywsee,

Would you please share your experience in preparing for the 1st interview?

Many thanks!

Pessuma

原帖由 ywsee 於 10-8-2 16:03 發表
Not really any question for parents but jsut share with you theme and direction of the school. Also inform you that students have to have their own notebook at school from P.4 and ask if you will sup ...

作者: ywsee 時間: 10-8-3 13:49

For the first round, either the principal or the other 2 vice-principals will interview.  I don't think it makes any difference as my son was interviewed by vice-principal.

Will have group games with other kids and of course teachers around will observe how the kids are performing.  Regarding the individual interview after the group games, it has millions of varieties as I heard from other parents..  In general, they just count the kids' personality but not academic knowledge.  Make sure your kids have good manner..

Regarding the portfolio, not really that matter in my point of view.

One thing, small kids really have disadvantage here...

作者: Pessuma 時間: 10-8-5 14:01

Hi Ywsee,

Thanks for your sharing!

Pessuma

原帖由 ywsee 於 10-8-3 13:49 發表
For the first round, either the principal or the other 2 vice-principals will interview. I don't think it makes any difference as my son was interviewed by vice-principal.

Will have group games with ...

作者: chuppy 時間: 10-8-5 15:25

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作者: ywsee 時間: 10-8-6 11:45

Honestly, all school prefer big kids. Reason is simple as big kids really have advantage in general in their present age of "6". For an adult at his/her 20, 6 months or 9 months difference in age should not have any difference in mentality and experience. For a kid at his/her 6, it should have a huge difference in mentality and experience.

So, please don't blame schools for picking big kids. Big kids in general really perform better in interview. Of course there are exceptional cases for those small kids who are extremely smart.

Just my personal opinion...

作者: eunice1015 時間: 10-8-13 14:21

My daughter is now P.3 at SPCC. She is one of the not related students. I do think the first round interview decided who will be chosen. Cause my husband did not go to the second interview and I only spent no more than 5 mins in the second interview with the principal.

good luck to all the kids who want to join this school.

作者: JaydenMum 時間: 10-8-13 16:16

eunice1015,

What do you think why was your daughter chosen to be admitted? Could you please share more with us ?

Thanks !!

作者: chuppy 時間: 10-8-13 16:32

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作者: eunice1015 時間: 10-8-13 18:13

My daughter told me that there were 5 or 6 tables set up. Each of them did different things eg. memories games, maths games, puzzles,  While you were waiting to the next table.  You must be patient and not running around.  The teacher marked according to your ability and obedience. It seems that they don't like too active kids, (Cause they may  disturb the class to learn in future.)

In the first interview, the principal (Ms.Lee) will ask each candidate a story.  Your kids must listen carefully and answer the questions without shy.

Once again, Good Luck!
   :loveliness:

作者: peter_pan 時間: 10-8-13 19:22

eunice,
Saw in another thread that your son is in St Paul's Boys.
How would you compare Co-ed & Paul Boys?

原帖由 eunice1015 於 10-8-13 18:13 發表
My daughter told me that there were 5 or 6 tables set up. Each of them did different things eg. memories games, maths games, puzzles, While you were waiting to the next table. You must be patient an ...

作者: eunice1015 時間: 10-8-13 19:30

peter_pan

Compared between SPCC and St Paul boys'. SPCC is much much academic harder. Your kid must be very prepared to study from 1st Sept till 30th June. Whereas my son only studies two weeks in advance before the exam at St Paul Boys

作者: peter_pan 時間: 10-8-13 19:39

Thank you for your reply, Eunice.
I didn't realise there is such a gap academically between the two schools.
But is SPCC harder because of a more difficult curriculum or because of a higher level of competition amongst students?

原帖由 eunice1015 於 10-8-13 19:30 發表
peter_pan

Compared between SPCC and St Paul boys'. SPCC is much much academic harder. Your kid must be very prepared to study from 1st Sept till 30th June. Whereas my son only studies two weeks i ...

作者: eunice1015 時間: 10-8-13 19:59

SPCC teaches one year higher which means we finish the whole primary sys. in five years.  During P6, we prepare secondary's work.
I find the most difficult subject is Chinese , we use  人民日報或師範大學文章. My daughter has two Chinese tutors every week.

This coming Sept, my son should choose secondary school, he insists not to go to SPCC.  He doesn't want to study as hard as his sister.

About the competition, it all depends on the parent.  How you pass this pressure to your kids.  A lot of them get very high marks in exam.  My daughter said, her friend even cried when she got 98 marks.  However, my daughter is so happy each day to school for only getting around 85 marks. Because I tell her everyday, as long as you try your best, whatever the marks you have , you are still my "only love" :loveliness:

作者: eunice1015 時間: 10-8-13 20:14

peter_pan,

Do you have a clear picture now? I hope that I can help all of you who are interested in SPCC

作者: chuppy 時間: 10-8-14 09:09

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作者: peter_pan 時間: 10-8-14 12:08

Eunice,
It is not often we get detailed analysis from parents who have 1st hand information of 2 schools (especially 2 very popular schools).
So a big thank you for all your information!

原帖由 eunice1015 於 10-8-13 20:14 發表
peter_pan,

Do you have a clear picture now? I hope that I can help all of you who are interested in SPCC

作者: harrison 時間: 10-8-14 12:31

想請問有否講明限製 portfolio 的頁數 ? 另外內容及自薦信是應該寫中文 or 英文呢 ?

Many thanks !!

作者: eunice1015 時間: 10-8-14 13:09

About the portfoilo, well I prepared about 30 pages for my elder son but he didn't get into it. Whereas I did not prepare more than 10 pages portfoilo for my second daughter. And she got into it at the end. So I believe the portfoilo does not help much, it depends on the interview. She even told me that she got full marks for her first interview. I stilll remembered my elder son ran around school for the first interview whereas my daughter sat quietly nearly for 2 hours for the second interview.

作者: eunice1015 時間: 10-8-14 13:26

peter_pan,

If you are interested in both SPCC and Paul Boys', for Paul Boys', as long as your son study hard, his result should not be too low because the exam paper is quite straight forward. Whereas for SPCC, the exam paper requires a lot of personal opionion. The principal is preparing to connect the IB course in secondary school. The exam papers even need to answer in full sentences for P1 whereas for Paul Boys or St Joseph only answers in words for P1.

One more thing I find between SPCC and Paul Boys' is that the teacher seems to be more caring to the students in Paul Boys than SPCC. It may be due to the heavy work loads for the teachers in SPCC.

作者: daisy17772 時間: 10-8-14 17:36

原帖由 eunice1015 於 10-8-14 13:09 發表
About the portfoilo, well I prepared about 30 pages for my elder son but he didn't get into it. Whereas I did not prepare more than 10 pages portfoilo for my second daughter. And she got into it at ...

Thanks for your sharing. Most cases I know are the elder child got admitted, then most of their siblings have been successfully admitted.

So in your opinions, what things that are accountable for your daughter to be able to admitted to SPCC while your elder son hadn't? Do you think this is because of the characters, personalities, abilities, kindergarten etc?

thanks
again

作者: eunice1015 時間: 10-8-14 18:22

Daisy,

I think the principal choose the characters she likes and the teacher marks according to her ability. As I said before, she could sit quietly without moving for nearly 2 hours during her second interview. And she said to me that she got full marks in the first interview when she was told to do different things from various teachers.

Also she came from St Paul Kindergarten, all the kids there are very well-trained to be independent

作者: daisy17772 時間: 10-8-14 21:14

原帖由 eunice1015 於 10-8-14 18:22 發表
Daisy,

I think the principal choose the characters she likes and the teacher marks according to her ability. As I said before, she could sit quietly without moving for nearly 2 hours during her sec ...

Thanks again.

So do you think a kid who is quiet, concentrate, is able to wait patiently will have advantage? Is a child talkative not something that is favourable?

thanks
daisy17772

作者: eunice1015 時間: 10-8-14 23:26

Daisy,

I think so.

Eunice

作者: peter_pan 時間: 10-8-15 09:04

Eunice,
You are such a gem - not only do you have 1st hand information of Co-ed & Paul Boys, you also have 1st hand information of St Joseph's!
I must say that I didn't think there is much between them but from what you are saying, Co-ed does seem to be yet another level higher.
Guess the question really is whether the kid & the parents can cope with the demand!

原帖由 eunice1015 於 10-8-14 13:26 發表
peter_pan,

If you are interested in both SPCC and Paul Boys', for Paul Boys', as long as your son study hard, his result should not be too low because the exam paper is quite straight forward. Wher ...

作者: eunice1015 時間: 10-8-15 10:18

peter_pan,

The command I made between SPCC and Paul Boys' is actually quoted from my son. There is always a joke around my siblings at home."名校唔易讀, 浚浚一定唔讀" 名校 is SPCC, 浚浚 is my son.

By the way, how old is your son?

作者: cann5 時間: 10-8-16 11:27

Hi Eunice,

Thanks for your sharing. I'd like to know whether the interviews, both St. Paul Boys and SPCC, are conducted in English or Cantonese?

And do you think that the child being a Christian is an important criteria? Do your son and daugther (for both schools) have classmates who are Catholic?

作者: eunice1015 時間: 10-8-16 12:34

Cann

Both of the interview for SPCC and Paul Boys are conducted in Chinese. For my siblings they are not either Christian or Catholic.

Eunice

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