ESF

Julybabe

Hi all, just wish to know how likely we will be given an interview at the ESF kinder/ primary ( e.g. Abacus, CWB, Quarry Bay as catchment area) if we are just an average hong kong family (mom is carrying the UK passport) and having no other fast track priorities ? thanks

minimirror

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ncjkbb

As long as I know ESF no longer take whatever kinds of passport if you are not first language in English, what they will put u in priority list are those with siblings & staffs etc

lui

原帖由 ncjkbb 於 14-12-25 發表
As long as I know ESF no longer take whatever kinds of passport if you are not first language in Eng ...

Your inf is not right. As far as I know, almost every applicant from my gal kinder got play visit equ to interview at ESF kinder.

ncjkbb

I think it only depends on different campus, myself don't have any play visit invite & they just put us into waiting list directly according to a email they sent to us, haha...so not everyone so lucky can get an interview

minimirror

so even both parents have foreign passport has slim chance ?

I know Discovery Montessori will run primary too... may be that's an alternative

Julybabe

原帖由 lui 於 14-12-26 發表
Your inf is not right. As far as I know, almost every applicant from my gal kinder got play visit eq ...

Hi there, may I know which campus your kid is in? cuz as far as I know, not all campus offer an interview.. especially for the campuses that im interested in... tks.

little-pig-pig

Which ESF campus are u interested in?

lui

原帖由 Julybabe 於 14-12-31 發表
Hi there, may I know which campus your kid is in? cuz as far as I know, not all campus offer an inte ...

tsing Yi and WKS

hong0706

If everyone applied got play visit, with abolition of cat 1 and 2, how do the school choose? Say for last year, what % of those got invited to play visit get the offer (TY campus)?

Saboc

I want to know too. We have plat visit in the coming month. My kid 年尾b. Quite impossible to be successful

Julybabe

原帖由 little-pig-pig 於 14-12-31 發表
Which ESF campus are u interested in?

Abacus(as Kinder) and then CWB or Quarry Bay (as primary)

hamufamily

i thought those who got play visit hv high chance to get a place. btw, i hv another concern regarding to the government subsidy thing, i heard that starting from 2016 year 1 student will no longer having subsidy from the government and tuition will raise at least 23% from current price. If my son accept the k1 offer this year, the tuition may be sky high in 2017 when he enter year 1. Anyone know about how much will they raise for yr 1 next year ?

lui

原帖由 hamufamily 於 14-12-31 發表
i thought those who got play visit hv high chance to get a place. btw, i hv another concern regardin ...

Around 20-25%

Saboc

What is their criteria in granting a play visit?

beekay

原帖由 hamufamily 於 14-12-31 發表
i thought those who got play visit hv high chance to get a place. btw, i hv another concern regardin ...

To be exactly, if you child is enrolled in August 2015, he or she will be entitled for the subvention until he or she finishes Year 13. However, if your child is enrolled from  August 2016, then you will be paying full fees, which is estimated to be around 20%++ higher than those paying subvented fees.
Having said that, ESF school fee seems to increase every year, but not significant, only a few hundreds $ on the monthly fees.

Julybabe

原帖由 beekay 於 14-12-31 發表
To be exactly, if you child is enrolled in August 2015, he or she will be entitled for the subventio ...

What will the figure be if enrolling after Aug 16? thx

AJW2010

原帖由 hamufamily 於 14-12-31 發表
i thought those who got play visit hv high chance to get a place. btw, i hv another concern regardin ...

Heard from a esf primary school admission officer that the tuition is expected to be up around 50% in 2016 intake.  It was shocking to everyone in the room there.  I guess people will know more detail later.

minirat

Many of my boy's nursery classmates was accepted by ESF Kinder last year, and all of them hold foreign passports.  On the other hand, I have a friend whose boy who does not hold foreign passport, was not even invited for an interview in the same year.  These could or could not have anything to do with foreign passports, just my 2-cents wild guess.

maggieyyfong

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may i know which nursery got such a high percentage that got accepted into esf kinder?