$$$$ ESF Nomination Rights Scheme $$$$

polyu4537

ESF Nomination Rights SchemeThe ESF Nomination Right Scheme has been introduced to replace the Corporate Surety Scheme.
Children whose parents apply for Nomination Rights will gain the opportunity for priority placement in an ESF school*, provided that they meet the admissions requirements.
The scheme costs HK$500,000 for each child and it will be available for all year groups including Years 1 and 7.
At the time of application for Nomination Rights, parents have to put down a deposit of HK$50,000 but do not need to pay the balance until their child has been offered a place after the admissions interview. The HK$50,000 deposit will be wholly refunded if the child is unsuccessful at the interview. However, the nomination rights payment will be non-refundable if the parents decide to give up the place later on.
The scheme will be open to all but during the first month after it opens priority will be given to applicants from overseas and overseas passport holders currently residing in Hong Kong with conditional terms of stay.
The proceeds raised under the new scheme will be exclusively reserved for the funding of ESF’s school capital projects.
We hope that this will be seen by the business community as a step forward in making places available to the children of incoming and resident employees. Previously under the Corporate Surety Scheme we were not able to offer places in the first year of primary school. The new scheme will be made available for application at least a year in advance, and this gives companies and individuals greater assurance about children’s access to education.
The Nomination Rights Scheme will be open for application from 9:00 am on 3 October 2012 for students seeking admission to ESF schools in August 2013 and thereafter.
*The scheme is not applicable for entry to Learning Support Classes and Jockey Club Sarah Roe School (due to separate application process), Discovery College, Renaissance College and the four ESF International Kindergartens.

WYmom

Seems that this plan is for reserving 150 seats every year for expatriates.  So now RC/DC's nomination cost will be $100K less than other ESF schools?

(綜合報道)(星島日報報道)繼開徵建校費後，英基學校協會再度為建校及維修校舍推出開源新措施，下月推出提名權計畫（Nomination Rights），家長若先為每名學生購買五十萬元的提名權，只要達到入學要求，即可獲優先分配學位，首年名額一百五十個，預計每年可集資七千五百萬元。有教育界人士認為，英基的新措施有助吸納外資企業員工的子女入讀。
　　英基學校協會管理局通過推出提名權計畫，取代以往的企業保證計畫，並把申請對象擴至在港及即將來港學生，申請學位不限年級。新計畫之下，家長可在十月三日起，為明年八月入學的子女申請提名權，每名學生五十萬元，尚未來港、持有外國護照、有條件逗留的已來港申請者將獲優先處理。新計畫不包括英基屬下的學習支援班、四所英基國際幼稚園、啟新書院、智新書院及賽馬會善樂學校。
　　申請提名權計畫的家長，須繳交五萬元按金，其餘四十五萬元則須在子女面試成功並獲取錄後付清，若學生面試不成功，按金將全數退還；但家長在接受學位並繳付餘款後，即使最終放棄學位，所付款項將不獲退還。英基發言人指，提名權計畫收入將全數預留學校基建項目之用；至於學校營運開支，則來自學費收入及政府資助，兩者為獨立帳目。
　　英基學校協會管理局司庫Robert Gazzi解釋，英基的財政策略目標是每十年籌得十億元，讓所有學校設施維持良好狀態，並在需要時進行重建；隨學校建築物樓齡漸高，期望提名權計畫能為英基每年帶來七千五百萬元收入，解決財政上的需要。
　　英基主席唐家成亦稱，以往企業保證計畫不提供第一及第七班（相當於小一及中一級）的學位，而新設的提名權計畫不設限制，更在一年前預留學位，對商界更有保障，讓企業更容易為新來港的海外員工子女安排入學。
　　一直關注國際學校議題的新民黨執委施俊輝指，相信英基新設的提名權計畫，有助吸引外資企業為派駐香港員工的子女入讀，但外資員工選擇國際學校往往有一籃子考慮，如課程特色、校舍配套、學費、畢業生出路等，刻下難以預計成效。至於本地中產家庭方面，施俊輝認為五十萬元對心儀國際學校的中產家長仍是負擔之內，相信影響不大。

Mighty

不知有没有国籍分配QUOTA,千奇不要大陸化亜！！！

CWMom

Except for big joint venture corporations, I wonder how many local middle-class families are actually going to purchase the Right given it is not refundable at all.

OKmom

If the expatriates families only stay in HK for one or two years, that extra $500,000 will be high expense for companies to pay for each expatriate's kid, especially when a family has more kids.

Jackieson

"五十萬元對心儀國際學校的中產家長仍是負擔之內，相信影響不大" 開玩笑啦!!

OKmom

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If a family has 2 or 3 kids will be a huge expense...

I/LOVE/3T

上星期一早上八點幾經過RC門口，見到有十幾人排隊交 nomination right 申請表。

Radiomama

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是的，據講有超過30位家長交了form。

OKmom

Radiomama 發表於 12-9-13 11:45
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是的，據講有超過30位家長交了form。

Wow, so many rich people.

Shootastar

ESF is making money. That is why the Education Department refuses to increase the public money to them.

polyu4537

個人建議 : 最好收 $1M, 看看有沒有人報，出得起$，一定有選擇!!!!

Hedgies

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It depends on whether PRC passorts are considered to be overseas passports (which I think are)..

OKmom

Mighty 發表於 12-9-13 09:45
不知有没有国籍分配QUOTA,千奇不要大陸化亜！！！

俾錢買優先interview 啫，個學生都要pass倒English interview 先收嘅。

kfy

OKmom 發表於 12-9-13 12:18
俾錢買優先interview 啫，個學生都要pass倒English interview 先收嘅。

um... 不要小看小朋友。可以拿出 $50萬買提名權的家庭，難道沒有資源去學好英文嗎。

OKmom

kfy 發表於 12-9-13 13:11
um... 不要小看小朋友。可以拿出 $50萬買提名權的家庭，難道沒有資源去學好英文嗎。
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我意思是新policy是要收$500,000去優先interview 而不能買學位，不必擔心學校胡亂收生。任何小朋友能pass interview ，學校如果有位也應該收，不應分那國藉。

Mighty

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在一個一国両製下、CHINESE PASSPORT応不算OVERSEAS　LOR

OKmom

vivicui 發表於 12-9-13 13:41
權計畫毕业后可以转售吗？

用$500,000 來買interview 機會，交咗$500,000之後先唔讀都無得攞番，所以係不能轉售。

OKmom

如果俾咗$500,000去入學，讀兩年就離校，咁就真係好貴。