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作者: albertpapa 時間: 11-2-7 19:14 標題: UK State Boarding Schools

Any parents have kids going to UK state boarding schools this coming September? My son is going to study Year 9 in September and would like to know more about the state boarding schools.

作者: Spanishmama 時間: 11-2-8 11:07

May I know which school your son is going? I am planning to send my daughter to the state boarding school but there are not many to consider, particularly for girls.

Many thanks.

作者: albertpapa 時間: 11-2-8 15:03

We haven't decided yet as we are still waiting for results coming out in March. If you do not mind co-ed schools, there's quite a few to choose from.

作者: Spanishmama 時間: 11-2-8 22:47

I would only consider the "quality" ones in terms of the academic results.

Could you please share the experience in your son's application?

Thanks again.

作者: albertpapa 時間: 11-2-9 13:03

There is only one school for girls only and the others are mainly mixed. In terms of academic results, there are 2 schools ranked within the top 100 in 2010 "A" level results amongst all the independent and state schools. These ones are Colchester Royal Grammar School and Reading School. Mind you, out of the 35 state boarding school, 19 of them ranked outside the top 1,000. The ones my son applied are within the top 400. The boarding places at the state boarding schools are limited and as far as I undertsand, the selection procedures have already started and the results should come out around March. When are you planning to send your daughter to the UK and which year group you are looking for admission?

作者: Spanishmama 時間: 11-2-9 23:13

I am targeting Year 10 in 2013 and thus I have a bit of time to plan ahead.

What about Hockerill Anglo-European College? If my daughter can do well in GCSE, she can apply for a better school in Form 6.

Kindly please share your thought. Thx.

作者: albertpapa 時間: 11-2-10 18:36

Hockerill Anglo-European College is supposed to be a very good college but to my surprise, it ranked 960 based on the 2010 "A" level results.

作者: Spanishmama 時間: 11-2-11 02:20

It is an IB school, how come it got A level ranking?

作者: albertpapa 時間: 11-2-11 08:54

I was puzzled as well. Probably students have the choice of the normal GCE stream and the IB stream. That may be the reason you opt for your daughter to take GCSE at Year 11 and move on to other sixth form college.

作者: Spanishmama 時間: 11-2-11 09:28

You are absolutely right.

Did your son sit for any entrance test during the application process? Or simply sent his transcript of existing school in HK over to UK?

Thanks again.

作者: hkparagirl 時間: 11-3-18 06:42

想提提各位家長記得埋學校有無 6th form，３５間入面有d 係無中六的，但有掛歐，不過要 meet 到 requirement　先收。

作者: albertpapa 時間: 11-3-18 17:19

Thank you for your reminder. All the schools we applied for have 6th forms. There should be no worry until the time for university admissions.

作者: shirrenlau 時間: 11-5-12 00:13

Hi, Albertpapa

Have you received any good news from your applied state school? My son is studying in year 9 in one of the state schools. Don't know if your son applied the same school as my son!!

作者: Spanishmama 時間: 11-5-12 11:22

Hi shirrenlau,

Would you mind to share your son's school life at the state school? Enjoy? Any issue/problem encountered? Academic OK?

Albertpapa: would also like to share any news on your son's admission application.

Many thanks to both of you.

作者: albertpapa 時間: 11-5-13 13:33

Hi Shirrenlau and Spanishmama,

My son is going to Wymondham College this September to start his Year 9 course. Where are your kids studying?

作者: cmaggie 時間: 11-6-5 12:18 標題: 回覆 6# Spanishmama 的文章

Hi Spanishmama,

My daughter is going to study in Hockerill Y7 this Sep. I also applied my son for Y10, but they don't have place to offer to him. It is better you apply Y9.

作者: Spanishmama 時間: 11-6-11 09:26

Thanks for letting me know, cmaggie.

Could you please share your experience on admission application for your daughter & son?

In fact, I have sent you pm. Kindly please read.

Many thanks.

Spanishmama

作者: cmaggie 時間: 11-6-11 10:12 標題: 回覆 17# Spanishmama 的文章

Pls check your email.

作者: kaka01 時間: 11-6-20 15:38 標題: 回復 1# cmaggie 的帖子

想請問你們小朋友將入讀的 state school是直接向學校申請的還是經agent申請的呢？

作者: albertpapa 時間: 11-6-21 05:23

You can make your application through either channel cause some state schools deal with their own applications and some will outsource to agents. We actually applied directly to the school and was referred to the agent to process the application.

作者: cmaggie 時間: 11-6-21 22:04 標題: 回復 2# kaka01 的帖子

所有STATU SCHOOL都接受直接向學校申請, 學校資料可在學校網裏找到, 我是向HOCKERILL直接申請的, 但需要帶子女到英國INTERVIEW.

作者: kaka01 時間: 11-6-22 09:36 標題: 回復 2# albertpapa 的帖子

Thanks for your information.

作者: kaka01 時間: 11-6-22 09:42 標題: 回復 2# cmaggie 的帖子

那麽入學試是否在 interview時一起進行呢？interview完後學校是否也會拒絕收生呢？

作者: cmaggie 時間: 11-6-24 23:50 標題: 回覆 1# kaka01 的文章

After interview, you will have an simple english test at the same time. My daughter get a boarding place. They reject my son, the reason is the boarding place is full. He's on a waiting list.

作者: overview 時間: 11-7-14 12:08

咁岩, 我都有親戚既仔仔都係讀呢間, 佢好enjoy school life !

原帖由 albertpapa 於 11-5-13 13:33 發表
Hi Shirrenlau and Spanishmama,

My son is going to Wymondham College this September to start his Year 9 course. Where are your kids studying?

作者: albertpapa 時間: 11-7-15 14:28

Which year is your relative's kid studying?

作者: overview 時間: 11-7-15 18:24

佢剛剛讀完grade 11, 係香港讀完中三走.

原帖由 albertpapa 於 11-7-15 14:28 發表
Which year is your relative's kid studying?

[ 本帖最後由 overview 於 11-7-15 18:42 編輯 ]

作者: HKdevil 時間: 11-7-18 14:45 標題: 回復 1# albertpapa 的帖子

could you tell me how old is your son for studying year 9 there? and did he finish form 2 in HK?

I am interested in sending my daughter to state boarding too...can you tell me if it is easy to get it? What do we need to do ?

作者: albertpapa 時間: 11-7-18 19:19 標題: 回復 28# HKdevil 的帖子

My son is 13 years old and has just finished F.2 in HK. We do not want him to go straight to year 10 as we wish to give him some time to get use to boarding life before getting ready for the GCSE exams. We wrote directly to the college but was asked to go through Academic Asia to arrange for interview and pre-interview tests. We keep constant contact with the college though.

作者: HKdevil 時間: 11-7-19 00:09

thanks for the clarification, I want to do the same for my daughter but really want her to finish f3 first since I want her to have good chinese foundation.

Did you consider St George VA school? It looks quite good.

Was it difficult to get into the school you have chosen?

作者: HKdevil 時間: 11-7-19 00:28

oh one more thing, does that mean if we go through Academic Asia, then we do not need go to Uk for interview or tests?

Thanks for the clarification again....you have been very helpful indeed.

作者: albertpapa 時間: 11-7-20 13:44 標題: 回覆 30# HKdevil 的文章

We did write to St. Georges VA School but did not send in our application. I can't really remember the reason why.

When choosing schools, we were more concentrate on the location of the school as some places in England can be as rough as Mong Kok or even worse.

To apply for state boarding schools in the UK, the procedures are simple. You may be:-
(1) requested to sit for exams in HK and interview in HK;
(2) requested to sit for exam in HK and interview at the school if you are shortlisted;
(3) requested to attend an interview only in HK or at the school;
(4) requested to sit exams and attend interview at the school.

Different schools have different selection policies.

Trust you have already done research for the state boarding schools and good luck for your applications.

作者: HKdevil 時間: 11-7-20 17:49

Thanks Albert you have been most helpful. Do you think St George VA is good ? I am thinking of this one and the one your son is studying.

Do keep us informed of how he is doing after he starts his boarding life. Do you think his Chiinese will be good enough just up to form 2?

作者: albertpapa 時間: 11-7-21 13:31 標題: 回覆 33# HKdevil 的文章

To me, both St. Georges and Wymondham are good schools. As we wish to find a right school for my son, we sat together with him to look at all the materials to ensure we made the decision together. Of course, the other side of the decision is up to the chosen schools. We did not really concern on the rankings like other parents but rather concern on the learning environment. We wish to find a school that my son would learn with joy, make long last friends and be inspired to learn.

Both schools are of similar type and quite easy to access to geographically. The only difference, if any, is that the boarding community of Wymondham is slightly bigger.

As for the ability in "Chinese", it all depends on the kid. My son was born in HK and has been brought up in Cantonese speaking environment and attends lpocal school. There is no problem on his ability to read, write and understand Chinese. But who knows when he come back from the UK in a few years time, he would choose English as his communication mean. Nevertheless, his basis ability to communicate in Chinese in whatever form will not go away. I don't have much worry on this.

By all means, my only advice is to write to your chosen state boarding schools soonest possible as there is only a few in the UK and there's huge demand for boarding places.

By the way, will you not consider to give your kid a year of comfort zone before she she get stuck in her GCSEs?

作者: HKdevil 時間: 11-7-21 15:08

i am still struggling actually, my kids grow up in english speaking environment althouh they study in local school, but the one chance they speak chinese is at schools probably as a result their chinese are the weakiest for all of them.

Therefore I realy genuinely worry if she leaves after form 1 or 2, her chinese might not be good enough.

But on the otherhand, as you said I want her to have one year to get used to it before she embarks on gcse!!!

I am still thinking!!!

作者: HKdevil 時間: 11-7-26 20:47 標題: 回復 34# albertpapa 的帖子

I think i will also apply for wymondham college since it has a agent and much easier! thanks

作者: HKdevil 時間: 11-9-22 14:19

Albert, can you tell us how your son is getting on now in Wymondham College? please.

作者: mummy911 時間: 11-9-22 23:33

is HOCKERILL free of charge & you only pay for boarding school fees? I read from the website, it's only 1xxxx pounds for boarder annually. Did you go to interview then? When is it? What is the chance of their acceptance? 50 / 50? How old is your girl? Are you holdong UK passport?

I'm also interested in this school. Can you share some more info with me pls? Million thanks.

原帖由 cmaggie 於 11-6-21 22:04 發表
所有STATU SCHOOL都接受直接向學校申請, 學校資料可在學校網裏找到, 我是向HOCKERILL直接申請的, 但需要帶子女到英國INTERVIEW.

作者: 士多老闆 時間: 11-9-23 15:24

我朋友的小孩現在讀The Priory Academy LSST (Lincoln), 聽說學校環境及畢業生的成績都好, 學校有AL 課程. 申請是經一間agent 做的。如你有興趣, 可以幫你問問。

作者: HKdevil 時間: 11-9-23 17:51

I am interested, pls ask for me thank you.

do they only accept form 6 students for boarding?

原帖由 士多老闆 於 23-9-2011 15:24 發表
我朋友的小孩現在讀The Priory Academy LSST (Lincoln), 聽說學校環境及畢業生的成績都好, 學校有AL 課程. 申請是經一間agent 做的。如你有興趣, 可以幫你問問。

作者: JChan 時間: 11-9-24 12:45

How can I apply UK State Boarding Schools?

British Passport?

居英權?

作者: albertpapa 時間: 11-9-27 18:44 標題: 回復 37# HKdevil 的帖子

My son is getting on very well at Wymondham. No homesick and indeed we have to pray fro his phone calls some time. We took him to the college at the end of August and let him have a good look at the college. The campus is very large and lively. I hope he'll enjoy as much as he could in the next few years at Wymondham.

作者: albertpapa 時間: 11-9-27 18:46 標題: 回復 41# JChan 的帖子

The "right of abode" in England is a prerequisite for admission to a state boarding school.

作者: HKdevil 時間: 11-9-27 23:52 標題: 回復 42# albertpapa 的帖子

I am so glad to hear that Albert, I am sending my daughter there too, if you do not mind, could we exchange email or phone or something so that we could keep on touch?

The principal is coming next month for interview, i hope my daugthter would get in.

Oh albert who do you ask as guardian for your son?

Please check your pm, I sent you something.

作者: HKdevil 時間: 11-10-1 00:59 標題: 回復 44# HKdevil 的帖子

Albert, My daughter's interview is now schedule for 24 Oct, could you tell me what we should prepare pls.

Also i want to ask you about the guardianship issue while your child is in uk.

Thanks

作者: albertpapa 時間: 11-10-4 13:43 標題: 回復 45# HKdevil 的帖子

Dear Angel,

Please check PM.

作者: HKdevil 時間: 11-10-4 21:22 標題: 回復 46# albertpapa 的帖子

Thanks, sent you an email too.

作者: chakwong 時間: 11-10-25 20:16 標題: Wymondham college interview

Hi hk devil,
How was your daughter interview? My son has the interview today for year 9. It seems only know the result in December. Also, not much people for year 9 but year 12.

作者: Dainty 時間: 11-10-26 14:38 標題: 回覆 1# chakwong 的文章

My son also have a interview today for Wymondham College Year 12. Is it difficult to get in? Do anybody know about Lancaster Royal Grammar School and The Royal Grammar School, High wycombe? Both of them are state schools, too.

作者: HKdevil 時間: 11-11-17 16:31 標題: 回復 48# chakwong 的帖子

I thought it is quite difficult to get in this school, so I heard.

I still do not know the result yet, I really hope my daughter could get in year 9.

Yes apparently we can only know the result in Dec...keeping my fingers crossed.

Good luck to you all

作者: sumyee 時間: 11-11-18 12:15

請問有經驗的家長, Y10 是否很少OFFER. 我打算安排小兒讀完中三後才去. 現找有關資料. 謝

作者: HKdevil 時間: 11-12-15 20:04

Wymondham college has accepted my daughter for y9 next september ...so happy.

But I know this year they do not have places for y8 and y10, so no offers were made this year.

作者: HKdevil 時間: 11-12-15 20:08 標題: 回復 49# Dainty 的帖子

has the college accepted your son?

作者: sfll 時間: 11-12-19 21:57

Congratulations and best of luck to you all!

作者: CPU1995 時間: 12-2-21 09:51 標題: 回覆：sfll 的帖子

Any comments on Reading School? Are the discipline of Reading students Ok? Any recommendation of host family in Reading? Thx

作者: odelia_ho 時間: 12-3-21 12:07

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Hi CPU1995,

I like Reading School too, From FT's secondary school rankiing 2011, it's 11th out of 2xxx schools,
very high ranking! So, you can imagine how difficult to get in.
However, I know, these high standard of schools like to accept those elite schools' students, such as
SPCC, DGS, DBS, La Salle, Queen's, etc.

作者: odelia_ho 時間: 12-3-21 12:10

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some amendments, Reading School's ranking is 19th but not 11th, thx!

作者: sfll 時間: 12-3-21 13:21

本帖最後由 sfll 於 12-3-21 13:25 編輯

Dainty 發表於 11-10-26 14:38
My son also have a interview today for Wymondham College Year 12. Is it difficult to get in? Do an ...

It's been quite some time. Did your son applied the state schools you mentioned. If you hold British passport and have the right to abode, then your son doesn't have to pay tuition fees to the state schools, other than the boarding fees.

作者: hkparagirl 時間: 12-3-22 07:57

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Remind you all that Reading School is not fully boarding school for what I know, it's only for weekly.

作者: CPU1995 時間: 12-3-22 19:31

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Actually, I am not decided to let my son to study Reading becasue I have paid the deposit for another elite independent school.

作者: roar! 時間: 12-4-14 14:32

i've sent my application yesterday, 2012 yr10 to three schools, one sku has replied, she asked me to fill the application form, and my name will be on the waiting list.
I'll have a chance in case a student drop off. do u think it's impossible for a student to drop off suddently?!
After i submit the application form, what i have to do? will they offer me an interview?
Thx.
PS i had asked the agent for helping me to apply Wymondham but she said it's totally full.. is that real? I think Wymondham is a good school i wanna apply it..

作者: Tommy 時間: 12-4-22 22:48

roar! 發表於 12-4-14 14:32
i've sent my application yesterday, 2012 yr10 to three schools, one sku has replied, she asked me to ...

Year 10 boarding places in the high ranking state boarding schools are rare, especially your application is relatively late.  However, nothing is impossible.  In and out would happen in every school for various reasons.  Yet, the waiting list could be very long.

Agents are not reliable because they earn very little from the state schools.  Placing students to state boarding schools is not their major revenue.  They will not fight for your real benefit.  They just do what they think easier.  That is to refer the "less subscribed" schools to you.

If there are some target schools in your mind, you can give them a follow-up email, find a good reason to call the school Registrar, update them with the achievement of your child, etc.  Maybe it could help.

Bear in mind, exceptions and unexpected outcomes happen from time to time.  Be prepared.

Tommy

作者: HKdevil 時間: 12-4-25 15:08

my two girls are going to Wymondham and they applied last August already.

Wymondham requires written tests on english and maths and face to face interview with principal. I know few had been turned down too, so yes it is not easy to get in. Competition is keen.

作者: HKdevil 時間: 12-4-25 15:11

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my two girls got offers, one for year 9 and one for 6th form. what about your son?

作者: Tommy 時間: 12-4-26 02:03

I very much appreciate albertpapa and HKdevil's contribution to this topic, especially the introduction to Wymondham College.

In October last year, I pulled out from a dispute occurred in 教育廣場and使用意見.  Then, I moved to here and behaved as a CD ROM.  I found this topic very useful and interesting, much more useful than participating in the dispute.  I started to consider sending my elder son to UK for studies.  By following albertpapa and HKdevil's footprints, I did an extensive search for UK state boarding schools.  After doing the research, we targeted Wymondham as our realistic first choice.

However, we started too late that we missed the application deadline of most of the state boarding schools.  Besides, Year 10 boarding places are very rare in the decent state boarding schools.  I sent out many enquiries and applications.  Except those beyond FT ranking 1000, all the feedback was negative.  Without surprise, Wymondham rejected my son as well.

Nevertheless, we kept on doing follow-up work.  At that time, I met another EK father, Fate, in here.  Many thanks to Fate's encouragement, he says “There is always an Exception in everything in Life.”  It is so true.  Right after that, something exceptional did happen.

After a series of surprises, over-expectation, unexpected outcomes, disappointment, depressed and then surprises again........Finally, my son will join Wymondham in Year 9 next month.  Yes, he will depart for Wymondham early next month.

Again, many thanks for three lovely fathers, albertpapa, HKdevil and Fate.

abertpapa, I've sent a PM to you, if you have a chance to come back here and willing to keep contact with me, please kindly check the PM.

Tommy

作者: HKdevil 時間: 12-4-26 13:40

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wah, well done Tommy, how did you do that? and why does your son start next month? My two girls start in Sept. I thought your son is applying year 10, so now why year 9?

作者: odelia_ho 時間: 12-4-26 14:40

Hi Tommy,
I want to know too, how could you do it? I asked this school for a place of Year 10 (start this Sept) for my daughter last month and was replied that they are full. They recommanded to apply 6 Form later. No admissions could be applied. Very disappointed.

作者: HKdevil 時間: 12-4-26 15:16

They do not normally accept year 10 since it is the start of GCSE courses, i think it is this reason that Tommy's son need to study year 9 instead.

That is why i send my girls to year 9 and 6th form. I am going to do that with my son too.

作者: Tommy 時間: 12-4-29 12:54

有家長留言或PM我問如何找到呢間學校。其實無咩花巧，我只係做了一些基本動作，係一般香港家長幫小朋友揾學校時都會做的動作。我無經Agent，無交portfolio無範文無相片，一家人分工合作，我負責揾資料，太太負責發電郵去學校查詢。

由於我們錯過了deadline，而且是申請較少學位的Year 10，因此大部份學校都回覆無學位，又或說小兒年紀太大，建議兩年後才入讀第十二班。一輪功夫之後，其實已經心中有數，大概感覺到邊間學校係完全無機會，邊間有少少機會，邊間感覺良好，邊間沒有feel。我曾經煞有介事地列表加權重去計算那一間學校最適合小兒，但其實都係嘥氣，適合與唔適合係好難量化，最後都係靠直覺作判斷。

找到心儀對象之後，即使已經被拒絕或暫時沒學位，但簡簡單單寫封信去follow-up也無不可，做左係未必有用，但唔做就肯定無我份。呢封信我選擇透過郵局寄出而唔係發電郵，因為學校可能已經發了無數個拒絕申請的電郵，也可能收過無數的跟進電郵，如果有一封真實的信件執在手，當機會來到的時候，學校或許會較容易撿出我的申請。

信中我清楚交代了孩子過去的學習經歷，現在的期望和將來的抱負。我特別針對孩子的弱項作了一些解說，堂然都要提交相關的証明，期望扭轉學校對他的睇法。總之，就是幫學校製造一個理由，給孩子一個機會；就是要讓學校相信這個孩子正在改變，將來可能是一個不一樣的人。

然後就無咩野可以做，只能被動地等，等待突如其來的機會。

Tommy

作者: HKdevil 時間: 12-4-29 13:52 標題: 回覆：Tommy 的帖子

Well done tommy. We do our part as parents the rest leaves to God. That was how i got my son a place in his present primary school too. I wrote the principal five letters altogether and eventually he phoned me personally to accept my son.

作者: odelia_ho 時間: 12-4-30 17:34

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Thank you for HKdevil and Tommy's sharing. They are useful.

作者: hksar1997man 時間: 12-5-1 21:19

I have some friends going abroad for study, but they are good.

作者: odelia_ho 時間: 12-5-3 10:50

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Thank you, Tommy

My daughter had a Skype interviewed with school principal yesterday.
Waiting for the result.

作者: CPU1995 時間: 12-5-3 11:35 標題: 回覆：odelia_ho 的帖子

http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/secondary

Try the above link to see comments from UK parents on UK schools.

作者: Tommy 時間: 12-5-3 21:53

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Very good. Hope to hear more good news soon. Do you mean she interviewed with Wymondham or another school?

作者: odelia_ho 時間: 12-5-4 10:05

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Thank you CPU1995!

作者: odelia_ho 時間: 12-5-4 10:07

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Hi Tommy,
Oh, not Wymondham, she attended Steyning Gammar School's interview. My friend's daughter is studying there
and she gives good comments on the school.

作者: 1g2bmum 時間: 12-5-5 00:05

Tommy,
多謝你無私的分享，看到你們多努力爭取成功得到學位，我倒覺得自己是否得來容易，所以不珍惜呢？想請教一下如果Gordon 和wymondham都收你們仔仔或囡囡，你們仍都是選wymondham呢？要考慮什麼因素呢？
有哥哥姐姐讀緊，是否一定收弟妹呢？

作者: Tommy 時間: 12-5-5 22:01

odelia_ho 發表於 12-5-4 10:07
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Hi Tommy,

Hi Odelia,

Steyning is a good school. Similar to most of other decent state boarding school, they should have strict policy to enroll student in the correct academic year for their date of birth. I applied it for my boy in December last year. I had submitted only the name and the date of birth of my son, then they politely replied their entry years were 9 and 12, and were unable to consider my boy for a place in Year 10.

Your daugther is in the "correct" age, she should have good chance. Good luck.

Tommy

作者: Tommy 時間: 12-5-6 16:38

1g2bmum 發表於 12-5-5 00:05
Tommy,
多謝你無私的分享，看到你們多努力爭取成功得到學位，我倒覺得自己是否得來容易，所以不珍惜呢？想 ...

其實，我只分享了上半部，後來學校意外地出現了一個學位，小兒是被考慮的其中一位申請者，經過篩選後，學校基本上選中了小兒，我們獲邀到學校進行面試，但又一次出乎意料之外，面試後我們卻被拒絕了。總之有很多意外，又有很多驚喜，孩子一日未踏入課室上堂，我都未敢高興。

各有前因，您們的「得來容易」是因為您們早有準備和多年來的功夫，我跌跌碰碰才弄到個學位是因為我們準備不足和能力所限。

在選校的初期，我們看學校成績、排名、學校的網頁和ofsted report。純粹看最近一年的排名，Gordon's較佳；但往後看多一年又好像互相對掉了，所以睇排名要睇多幾年。至於ofsted report，兩間學校都幾乎全取outstanding，不相伯仲。網頁就兩間學校都認真製作，但Wymondham有較多資料和學生分享，而且更新得非常頻密。

其實單單看這些資料很難分辨兩校的分別。學校位處的地區是另一個我會慎重考慮的因素，例如與親戚或監護人的距離，我初期希望選一間較近親戚的學校以方便照應，但後來我排除了這個因素，始終欠債還錢容易，但人情債卻不容易還得清、況且相見好同住難……

我決定送小兒出國的其中一個原因，是希望他能在一個寧靜的環境和廣闊的空間裡，不受干擾地專注學習和思考，因此學校最好位於市郊，但又不要太鄉下。無論如何，實地觀察最重要，與學生、老師、職員面對面直接溝通，那個感覺才最直接和準確。您買層百幾萬樓都會睇幾次樓，更何況是關乎子女終身的投資？

我沒去過Gordon's，所以我不會選擇，但如果有幸獲配學位，我會先飛去了解了解才決定。

孩子今晚要飛了，要準備晚餐和打點他的行李，希望他以後在英國的日子一切順利。

Tommy

作者: HKdevil 時間: 12-5-6 23:29 標題: 回覆：Tommy 的帖子

I happened to have relative who live near Wymondham and is a teacher, he reassure us that Wymondham is excellent college and a lot of parents trying to get their children there, so dont worry.

作者: odelia_ho 時間: 12-5-7 14:07

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Hi Tommy,
My daughter has got an offer from Steyning! So excited.

作者: odelia_ho 時間: 12-5-9 11:44

odelia_ho 發表於 12-5-7 14:07
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Hi Tommy,

Thank you, Tommy.

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