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作者: donut012 時間: 13-3-22 12:33 標題: CIS impossible to get in?
My sister wants to apply to CIS for her daughter who will be turning 4 next year. But many of her friends told her not to waste time since it's almost impossible to get in the school now, even with a copoporate debenture. Is it true? So who actually get accepted by the school? Siblings? Very smart kids?
作者: kafool 時間: 13-3-22 12:42 標題: 回覆：donut012 的帖子
I actually know a fair number of kids accreted every day. All of them are not debenture holders. It's hard for sure, but I won't say impossible.
Of course, kids with other ethnic backgrounds (like mixed) always get a higher acceptance rate.
作者: Shootastar 時間: 13-3-22 12:44
VIP's grandson, granddaugher, son and daughter, the children of CEO of the listed companies, children of senior staff of investments banks, banks or large corporations?
作者: shadeslayer 時間: 13-3-22 12:47 標題: 引用：My+sister+wants+to+apply+to+CIS+for+her+
原帖由 donut012 於 13-03-22 發表
My sister wants to apply to CIS for her daughter who will be turning 4 next year. But many of her fr ...
別人講兩句就不戰而敗？不單只要戰，還要做足功課全力一戰。咁樣才可以對結果心安理得。
作者: Shootastar 時間: 13-3-22 14:52
According to the annual report of Oxford and Cambridge, each of them admits about 60 undergraduate students from Hong Kong each year. Of course the number of postgraduates are higher.
作者: donut012 時間: 13-3-22 14:54
Thanks all! I will let my sister know. You are right, you won't know the results if you don't even try.
作者: HKTHK 時間: 13-3-22 14:54
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I don't get it. What is the downside of applying?
作者: wenwan 時間: 13-3-22 14:58 標題: 引用：My+sister+wants+to+apply+to+CIS+for+her+
原帖由 donut012 於 13-03-22 發表
My sister wants to apply to CIS for her daughter who will be turning 4 next year. But many of her fr ...
作者: wenwan 時間: 13-3-22 14:59 標題: 回覆：wenwan 的帖子
Should be reception and year 4.
作者: Shootastar 時間: 13-3-22 18:12
Congratulation on your brace!
Could you mind sharing your personal background which will help the potential parents applying to CIS?
作者: wenwan 時間: 13-3-22 19:12 標題: 回覆：Shootastar 的帖子
We are a cantonese speaking family. I am a full time mom, my husband owns an asset management company (a small firm, not listed). Both my husband and I graduated from Uni in Canada.
I think my kids got in because 1. we are lucky, 2. their language ability is good (fluent in all Cantonese, English and Putonghua). 3. They are polite and well behaved.
作者: wenwan 時間: 13-3-22 19:19 標題: 回覆：wenwan 的帖子
CIS prefers family which can contribute to the school. Parents who are willing to devote their time and energy.
作者: luckyveronique 時間: 13-3-22 19:24
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Thans for your kind sharing, but how do the school know if the parents are willing to devote to school? ex. FTM is more welcomed? My hubby's profession can help the school's development in a certain domain? Or just we write something to state our willing?
作者: wenwan 時間: 13-3-22 19:57 標題: 回覆：luckyveronique 的帖子
They will ask you explicitly in the questionnaire which will mail to you after you submitted the application form.
作者: kafool 時間: 13-3-22 20:31 標題: 回覆：wenwan 的帖子
Congratulations!
Yes always good to try!!
作者: Shootastar 時間: 13-3-23 09:59
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Thank you for your sharing.
作者: himmamme 時間: 13-3-25 10:01
Starting from this year,they only select a number of applicants to interview. The education background of parents are put into account. If you both are graduated in local universities,you could hardly get a chance to interview.
Correct me if I am wrong.
作者: Babybaby2011 時間: 13-3-25 14:27 標題: 引用：Starting+from+this+year,they+only+select
原帖由 himmamme 於 13-03-25 發表
Starting from this year,they only select a number of applicants to interview. The education backgrou ...
作者: HKTHK 時間: 13-3-25 14:46
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I have no idea if the above is true. But I think "overseas graduates" as in the top universities in the world, not a random wild chicken community college.
作者: wenwan 時間: 13-3-25 17:01 標題: 回覆：HKTHK 的帖子
I am not sure about that. But some parents I know are graduated from HKU and CU.
作者: HKTHK 時間: 13-3-25 17:28
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Pretty sure they don't have a preference for "wild chicken" community college 
I would say over half of the CIS parents I know are Ivy League or Oxbridge graduates. But of course, this is just based on my personal anecdotal experience.
作者: lui 時間: 13-3-25 17:39 標題: 引用：Starting+from+this+year,they+only+select
原帖由 himmamme 於 13-03-25 發表
Starting from this year,they only select a number of applicants to interview. The education backgrou ...
作者: umom 時間: 13-3-25 22:45 標題: 引用：回復+Babybaby2011+的帖子
I+have+no+idea
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I have no idea if the above is true. But I think "overseas graduates" as ...
I know of someone graduated from HK Polytechnic, an architect at HOK, does lots of landmark mixed used development projects in Asia, his twins just got into CIS last Sep.
Not sure where his wife graduated from though.
作者: himmamme 時間: 13-3-26 09:48
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umom 發表於 13-3-25 22:45 
True!
I know of someone graduated from HK Polytechnic, an architect at HOK, does lots of landmark m ...
They interviewed all applicants and the selections were based on the preformances of the kids b4. That's why exsiting parents are from 五湖四海. However,starting from this year, the selection starts from the "Questionire of parent" in which they can get details of the parents' education background. Those xxxxx even can't get a place to interview.
作者: Littlexbb 時間: 13-3-26 10:53
CIS -- Is it Canadian International School or Chinese International School ???
作者: HKTHK 時間: 13-3-26 11:16
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Chinese International
作者: lui 時間: 13-3-26 13:09 標題: 引用：+本帖最後由+himmamme+於+13-3-26+09:49+編
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作者: lui 時間: 13-3-26 21:51
Aidan08, you are the right person to say. Btw, any good news?
作者: sky8331 時間: 13-4-13 06:09 標題: 回覆：CIS impossible to get in?
Hello Mommies, need your advice here. I'm drafting the application now but wonder what they expect we write under special interest, hobbies, personality for a 2 yrs old? Honestly, I really don't know what to write apart from his personality, which is constantly changing everyday. Yes he loves reading books with mommy and swimming but I guess that doesn't count as "special interest"?
作者: aidan08 時間: 13-4-13 20:00
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lui 發表於 13-3-26 21:51
Aidan08, you are the right person to say. Btw, any good news?
Hi lui, my son got rejected by CIS, he will go to ESF in the coming August.
Yes, I am the right person to say...since my friend's son and my son both got chance for the interview (Reception 2013). Me myself, is graduated from a local U, my hub is graduated from an Australian U (which is so called a top U in Australia), my friend and her hub are also graudated from local U. So I believe that they don't really concern about which U the parents come from. Btw, my friend and I both filled in the questionair in Chinese. I do think they like bilingual family, since I heard a case that the kid's parents are both graduated from Oxbridge but they hadn't got a chance for interview, and the parents are both Chinese but they can only speak English, so as the kid. And I do think background of the kid is not the most important factor, kid's performance in the interview is crucial.
作者: HIHinsurance 時間: 13-6-6 06:33
此間學校, 很重視學生背景
我認識的普通家庭去幫仔女伸請, 全部被彈
我認識的,只有極小數朋友的仔女入到
他們不是律師, 就是醫生, 同埋極高級的公務員,
商人都不一定收, 好多朋友做生意,搵不少錢, 小朋友都入不到
父母背景,只是第一重, 第二關卡,是面試肉博
作者: fanfanbb 時間: 13-6-6 11:09
Is CIS a very good school? How about compare with SIS? Some comments said most of the CIS students were from the very rich family. Just want to know why it is so popular?
作者: HIHinsurance 時間: 13-6-6 11:16
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fanfanbb 發表於 13-6-6 11:09
Is CIS a very good school? How about compare with SIS? Some comments said most of the CIS students w ...
我的看法, SIS 是沒有多少外國人的(冇鬼佬, 亞洲人數理較強, 小朋友說, 佢個級只有1位外國人, 高年級, 沒有添!)
SIS (新加坡國際學校) 應比較強, SIS 行CIE
CIS 有名聲外, 本身成績也相當好
題外話, 以前SIS 未有IB 的, 今年第一屇, 我問了考左IB的幾個小朋友, 考成點
佢地話好易, 應該可以輕鬆40分以上
他們估計, 他們今年成績, 應可以超過學校預計的(學校預計平均佢地38分)
SIS第一年有IB畢業生,不敢太進取 , 在predicted grade 時
所以我估今年SIS 的成績IB 平均分40 左右
SIS 以前未有高中部時, 他們的學生, 過晒CIS 同GSIS
(叻個批, 好多考得好好, 你見GSIS 上年兩位狀元都是SIS過去)
作者: fanfanbb 時間: 13-6-6 12:03
HIHinsurance 發表於 13-6-6 11:16
我的看法, SIS 是沒有多少外國人的(冇鬼佬, 亞洲人數理較強, 小朋友說, 佢個級只有1位外國人, 高年級, 沒 ...
Thanks for the information
同事兩個仔出自sis, 話間學校勁好. 當時sis 冇中學, 過左英國讀中學, 而家兩個hku讀醫, 佢話全靠sis
作者: 21Ckid 時間: 13-6-6 14:05
A student from SIS tried to committ suicide some weeks ago because of exam pressure. Also, I know SIS parent who is considering moving her daughter out, as the school is clearing moving towards an elitest approach, could be worse than LS one day.
作者: fanfanbb 時間: 13-6-6 14:13
21Ckid 發表於 13-6-6 14:05
A student from SIS tried to committ suicide some weeks ago because of exam pressure. Also, I know SI ...
作者: 21Ckid 時間: 13-6-6 14:18
The suicide was in the paper some weeks ago. You can search to find out. Also, my friend said, lots of homework. Contents taught sometimes 1 year ahead of normal.
作者: HIHinsurance 時間: 13-6-6 14:55
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DEL 壓力周圍都有
作者: HKTHK 時間: 13-6-6 15:38
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CIS has very good IB results and university placement. SIS is still new though should be very good caliber as well.
作者: aidan08 時間: 13-6-6 23:12
我都聽過SIS好谷，我有個朋友話佢哋中文、數學同LS基本上一樣程度，英文高一至兩級......多功課，係好學術的學校，學生一般都要出去補習.....同一般國際學校唔同。又無話好定唔好，一定有家長會鍾意，但如果係鍾意國際學校無咁大讀書壓力、放學放假多D時間玩的家長，我諗要三思...(我唔係SIS家長，都係聽人講，SIS家長現身說法會好d！)
作者: aidan08 時間: 13-6-6 23:15
我都識CIS家長，相比SIS，我估CIS起碼在小學階段應該唔係好谷的，都係著重全人發展多d，玩的時間都好多，但課程規劃得好好，呢個係一個有三個小朋友在CIS讀的家長話我知的。
作者: wenwan 時間: 13-6-7 00:06 標題: 回覆：aidan08 的帖子
CIS完全唔谷。校長多次強調小學生，尤其初小，要比多d時間佢地玩。仲要係free play.
CIS係focus train 小朋友語文，思考，分析能力.仲有係學習興趣。
作者: Fillofit 時間: 13-7-3 03:29 標題: 回覆：wenwan 的帖子
Wenwan, 你好。
我也有興趣幫囡囡報CIS的Reception.
可以分享多一点，報考的要点嗎？
另外，可否分享一下你仔女報讀前準備？有無要學好多course?
現在讀書環境開心嗎？
谢谢！
作者: 112200 時間: 13-7-4 10:15 標題: 回覆：CIS impossible to get in
Cis 和sis和其他IS我都認識一點朋友是家長，事實上這兩所確是比較做到eng 和pth平衡的IS. 其他有幾間IS 只是局部性質，例如採用chi stream制，等於不是個個小朋友可有幸參與精選中文班。以我所知sis從去年開始把小學課本轉了，學校就連preperatory 的reading scheme 也改了希望配合上primary 。
番正題。。。cis 家庭background非常高不單是有錢，而是家庭本身和介紹人的地位和身分。sis家庭中上都有傾有講，加上singaporean都係實際，外表和生曰會各樣都不浮誇。。當然可能也有權貴。至於開心指數，cis and sis 朋友仔女都開心小三，小六和中學我都識點。cis 係較著重家庭配合，sis就有輔導班，小班教授使小朋友半年能返回正班。這是我的observation.
作者: fanfanbb 時間: 13-7-4 10:38
112200 發表於 13-7-4 10:15
Cis 和sis和其他IS我都認識一點朋友是家長，事實上這兩所確是比較做到eng 和pth平衡的IS. 其他有幾間IS 只 ...
作者: FattyDaddy 時間: 13-7-4 10:57
fanfanbb 發表於 13-7-4 10:38
多謝你的信息, 我都想啊仔四歲時讀sis, 但聽講間學校好"谷", 甚至比一d local 更"谷"? 如有進一步的資料請 ...
Singapore might be a wee bit less hectic compared to Hongkong, but hardly a laid back society, so it would be surprising if their schools do not "谷"
作者: flashingcat 時間: 13-7-4 13:12
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BK 食咗我個MESSAGE. 我有朋友一家上年返咗星加坡, 個囡上LOCAL小學, 不過佢個囡頂唔住, 而家佢地要排入國際學校, 不過要等2年可能至有位....係星加坡讀書嘅壓力唔少過香港, 要小朋友讀得好, 一定要做虎媽. 我幾個星加坡朋友讀書都好, 係星加坡讀住國立大學再去美國一流大學讀, 佢地不約而同話佢地細個都俾阿媽阿爸逼得好緊要..
香港SIS 嘅課程係要跟貼星加坡學校嘅課程, 所以一定會有壓力.
作者: Ononma 時間: 13-7-4 13:20
對於SIS 真係有D混淆，以前同事嘅小朋友讀過，話好谷，之後因為無中學，又奇怪在考到本地英文中學，except 中文要習慣返繁體，其餘大部份科目都名列三甲。所以吾敢考慮
但最近又係BK見到話行IB, 吾谷，吾知係咪課程改左。
作者: fanfanbb 時間: 13-7-4 14:26
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多謝你的信息。要有心理準備先。
作者: may007 時間: 13-7-4 14:46
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作者: HKTHK 時間: 13-7-4 14:59
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Do you know if SIS and CIS Chinese standards are comparable for sure? I always thought SIS is better
作者: HKTHK 時間: 13-7-4 15:01
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The SIS kids I know do very well academically but parents are also very pushy
作者: Mrslot 時間: 13-7-4 17:49
is CIS much better than YCIS? and in what way? thanks
作者: HKTHK 時間: 13-7-4 18:01
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Yes, not in the same league. CIS has one of the best university placements in HK
作者: wenwan 時間: 13-7-4 19:38 標題: 引用：Wenwan,+你好。
我也有興趣幫囡囡報CIS的Re
原帖由 Fillofit 於 13-07-03 發表
Wenwan, 你好。
我也有興趣幫囡囡報CIS的Reception.
可以分享多一点，報考的要点嗎？
我無報任何interview course. 我只係從小注重語言發展。中英文都有private tutor. 四歳interview時已經兩文三語，對答如流。興趣班都係上d阿仔鐘意ge班，當玩下，無比賽，無壓力。
讀書環境當然開心，唯一功課就係睇書，做reading reflection.
作者: fanfanbb 時間: 13-7-4 19:58
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"四歳interview時已經兩文三語，對答如流。"
我已經覺得好難啦. So, I guess it's impossible for my boy to get in...
Do you know if requirement for SIS is lower than CIS?
作者: flashingcat 時間: 13-7-4 20:17
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SIS PY1 PY2 只有口試面試, 普英, P1, 中英數都要筆試. 想入SIS 最好PY1 就入, 唔係P1 入要考埋筆試仲難谷. 不過你小朋友一定有優先權啦. 今年有朋友入唔到PY2, 佢媽媽都係星加坡人, 佢話唯有P1 再考過, 因為遲早要返星加坡, 所以都一定要讀SIS, 接近星加坡嘅水平.
作者: 112200 時間: 13-7-5 10:17 標題: 回覆：fanfanbb 的帖子
Sis我聽到的是學校的課程是很有系統，老師除了跟課程外還會按小朋友的能力而調節。能力低的有輔導小組，能力高的老師會提升個別要求(不是加多功課)使學生精益求精。所以當旁人看見便有人話谷有人話唔谷相信是這原因。但小孩子普遍是開心。
作者: 112200 時間: 13-7-5 10:26 標題: 回覆：CIS impossible to get in
以上回應fanfanbb的。
作者: 112200 時間: 13-7-5 10:41 標題: 回覆：fanfanbb 的帖子
SIS p1要做卷中英數和英普對答，全程二至三小時，得大約十個位。i幾多人考唔知但interview做足個幾星期. Py1有100個位兩年前有四千人考。學校會叫你選英文或pth, 但我朋友選英文點知小朋友話最後都有個pth老師走去和他們聊天問題。可能我朋友有寫小朋友懂pth啦，因為他從小playgroup至kinder就英普學校，小朋友英普廣三語言都好fluent.收左。
作者: 112200 時間: 13-7-5 10:50 標題: 回覆：HKTHK 的帖子
Sis parent 兩group.有谷有唔谷。 unlike local school most parent are 谷。所以睇你自己想點。
作者: fanfanbb 時間: 13-7-5 17:48
112200 發表於 13-7-5 10:41
SIS p1要做卷中英數和英普對答，全程二至三小時，得大約十個位。i幾多人考唔知但interview做足個幾星期. Py ...
作者: ikerberg 時間: 13-7-6 05:51
Seeing is believing... for those who are interested in SIS, the best way to have a clearer picture is to visit the school and talk with the students... e.g. when it is having "Open House" [every April] and "Christmas Fair" <--- not sure if it is restricted to students' families...
Years ago, I had a visit to SIS's Open House and talk with the students there, I was very impressed by their bilingual capabilities - [English & Putonghua] , IT & Art skils, happy faces and tanned skins....
From that moment, I had a strong resolve to let my kids study there....
Finally, all my 3 kids succeeded.., which I consider very fortunate because we are just a regular local HK family 
作者: fanfanbb 時間: 13-7-6 07:58
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Thanks and will do. Your three kids getting in not because of luck but their ability and quality. As far as I know, SIS accepts students based on their interview performance. And, it's hard to get in for locals as places are very limited.
作者: ikerberg 時間: 13-7-6 08:10
I agree quality and ability do count, and I consider they are 'entrance tickets' and as parents what we could do is to prepare them with such 'entranc tickets', and whether they could perform as we wish, it depends on the X-factor ----> luck....
For example, right before my little son's interview in Jan this year, i,e. about 5 mins before entering the interview room, he cried heavily out of no reason... but we tried our best to calm him down and finally we succeeded to stop him cry right before entering the interview room... and after a 45-50 mins interview on his own, he came out with a smiling face : >
作者: fanfanbb 時間: 13-7-6 08:38
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Yes, there are always uncertainties and variables, especially for a young kid's interview. As a mother, what I could do is to get him well prepared, such as chose a bilingual kinder, pay attention to his PTH and Eng development, develop his 'common sense', etc. then whether he could perform well over the interview, i could only leave for himself. Still a long way for me as my son is now 11+ months.
作者: fanfanbb 時間: 13-7-6 08:43
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And, would you mind to share your son's interview experience?
作者: 112200 時間: 13-7-6 08:55 標題: 回覆：ikerberg 的帖子
I agreed with ikerberg, sis student bilingal ability is one of their differentiation. Not mention other IS, In CIS , it is not difficult to find some student with either good english or good Pth, more or less depends on their mother tongue. Ikerberg recalled me Two years ago i have pay a school visit to CIS and they got 2 kids to tour us around. One of them is from american and one of them from mainland, each of them in charge of one language response to parents. I did talk to the american in pth but his pth is only in keywords in polite way. I think those students are specially selected by school already.
作者: donut012 時間: 13-7-6 11:57 標題: 回覆：CIS impossible to get in?
I think CIS has a different approach towards their bilingual program. I went to their info session, they said they are looking for students who are very strong in their mother language, be it English or Mandarin, and use that strong language to anchor the other language upon. They kept emphasizing that it is very important to have a strong thinking language, so the student can use that to learn about things that are more conceptual. That's why they intentionally look for kids who are either vey strong in English or Mandarin, rather than those who knows enough about both languages but have no one strong language.
作者: ikerberg 時間: 13-7-6 13:36
本帖最後由 ikerberg 於 13-7-6 13:39 編輯
re: fanfanbb ---
Literally, I can write a book on this....I started to deeply think about the question of whether to choose the traditional or international stream when my first son was less than one year old.... Before knowing SIS, we had more inclination to the traditional, cos' we thought knowing Chinese/Putonghua is a must for a global citizen in coming century.... but our first meet with SIS let us know you "could have the best of both worlds in one school"...
The first big decision you have to make is to choose suitable kinder(s) [prenur or nur] which would enable your child to equip with fluent spoken English to communicate in the interview --- when your child is just about 3 years old... obviously, a local kinder could not provide such an English speaking environment to develop a child with such an admirable capability,but for a completely international kinder, you run the risk of not being accepted by an International Primary..... [cos' nowadays it is not easy at all to enroll in an International Primary even if you have plenty of $)
So, how to solve this dilemma?
------ to be continued ------
作者: DonaldTsang 時間: 13-7-6 14:25 標題: 回覆：CIS impossible to get in?
Hi ikeberg, that's very true and we are looking for the rest of your story. Can you clarify that SIS would use pth to conduct interview? 
作者: Ononma 時間: 13-7-6 15:07
Hi ikebery,
同意你第二段所講嘅情形，等緊你嘅延續篇。
作者: fanfanbb 時間: 13-7-6 16:34
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Thank you and it's very nice of you. Many of us here are waiting for your next parts. We have made up our mind for IS from day one and the boy is going to Kingston this August.
作者: ikerberg 時間: 13-7-6 21:54
hi all,
I didn't expect there are so many enthusiastic responses, but as I just returned from a whole-day outdoor activity with my 3 kids, I am too tired to write > 100 words....but, I will give a quite detailed account tomorrow morning
作者: ikerberg 時間: 13-7-7 08:22
本帖最後由 ikerberg 於 13-7-7 08:33 編輯
OK, it is time to share something :>
I will try to explain it with the 'demand/supply' theory.
In simple terms, we have to supply what a certain school demands – SIS in this case, just as what it applies to the job market --- an employee has to be equipped with the qualities that an employer demands, and if so, you stand a high chance of being employed.
Most of us are not staff working in SIS, so how do we understand what types of students the school is looking for? The simplest method is to visit their website, learn about the school’s education philosophy, read the principal’s messages, understand the school’s curriculum, etc. And, most of the demands are in fact secretly spelt out in the activities of the ‘interview’.....But, for SIS’s PY1 interviews, parents are not allowed to be present and we could just have a glimpse of what is happening inside from the mouths of those who have gone through the process.
In brief, the current one [as a result of joining the dots] would be one lasting for about 45-50 mins, and I would guess [yes, just mere guessing] that it would be like a ‘fair’ that the kid has to go through different counters according to a definite sequence. For example, in counter 1 – logic games, counter 2- testing of conversing in English, counter 3 – testing of drawing/writing names…. But nevermind the setup, as far as we know, the following things would be tested – for those who choose to be interviewed in English – whole process will be in English, some very elementary PTH – e.g. greetings, something about the kid’s family and school; writing of own name – in English and/or Chinese, numbers etc; logic games.
So, in brief conclusion, unless your mother tongue is PTH, it is preferable to choose English as a medium of communication. Yet, even if you choose English, you still have to equip the kid with some elementary PTH conversation capability. Besides, the kid is also expected to use pencil to write/draw, and to play logic games which require the kid to identify different colors and shapes.
Concerning the schooling matters of my kids before SIS, unfortunately, I was discouraged by some family member to reveal it here……so…..there is only one word I can say: “Sorry!”.
One final comment: Since the school will offer real priority to Singaporeans and the seats remained for HK ppl are getting less by the year, so the competition is exceptionally high especially in the past 1-2 years...But from our observations, it is a real fair play for the remaining seats, every kid is on the same level playing field and 'Guang Xi' does not matter at all <---- which is very different from some pretigious local schools, esp. those with church backgrounds. This is the point of the school I like most => you get accepted merely by your performance, regardless of who you are and how much $ you have.
Final wish: Good luck! But, remember: don't put all your eggs into one basket : >
作者: Ononma 時間: 13-7-7 10:38
比一般只要求英文要流利嘅學校更難考！
作者: 112200 時間: 13-7-7 13:00 標題: 回覆：Ononma 的帖子
對，也不是讀幾個月面試班可以應付的事情。
作者: Fillofit 時間: 13-7-7 18:43 標題: 回覆：wenwan 的帖子
Thank you so much wenwan! Your information is very helpful. May I know where you find the private tutor for the language training for your kids? Will try my luck to apply CIS, but i also want my daughter laugage can be trained in this period of time.
Thank you so much for your help.
作者: Fillofit 時間: 13-7-7 20:13 標題: 引用：Quote:原帖由+Fillofit+於+13-07-03+發表We
原帖由 wenwan 於 13-07-04 發表
Fillofit, CIS好注重幾樣野：家長方面- 1. 家長有否參與學校生活, 2. 家長及小朋友有否參與社區活動（我地 ...
作者: 小冬姑 時間: 13-7-31 12:36
My husband friend's daughter got accepted by SIS even though she was crying at the interview the entire time!!! 
Reason being my husband's friend has connection with someone from SIS.....
作者: himching 時間: 13-7-31 18:49
Good Luck to you.
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