RC or SJS 究竟哪間較好

zhumama

RC or SJS
Which one is better?
Any comments?
Thank you.

mabelku

Really depend on how you expect the chinese standard.  
As SJS 2 class of Chinese only but RC everyday have chinese lesson.

sks

zhumama,

It really depends on your expectation on Chinese Standard which is the selling point of RC.

For me, I will choose ESF. RC is too new.

In addition, it seems quite a lot of its students are transfered from local school. To be honest, it is easier to enter as compared with other ESF.

Fattymom

:-| I've applied for both.  I asked a lady in RC, she said there is no conflict to apply both and the admissions process will go together.  Do u think that it is true?  Last year, if u apply for both, u can't get an interview from them unless u've chosen which school u prefer; and therefore some students missed the 1st round interview.   Honestly, I dare not to apply for SJS only, its catchment area is too big.  The chance to get 1st round interview in SJS is very slim.  I hope my son can be interviewed in the 2nd round.   Besides, I've applied for ICS.

Cara2006

如果你一心覺得 SJS 英語環境優，都係自我心理安慰。

我有一對外籍朋友，他們的兩個孩子讀 SJS 幾年，佢地話今年好多 local school 插班入去，中學部 SC 都係。講講下，佢地話原來以往都係喇，尤其 SC 個年班，一直都好鍾意吸納 D local school 學生，佢地好鐘意收 DGS，GHS 這類名校生，不過今年係特別多。成日話佢地公開試點叻，其實有幾多真係從小由 ESF 培訓出來，還是都係要靠外援，要靠 D 本地名校生幫佢地打天下。

至於 RC，今年先係第二年，更加冇乜好提。

ESF 根本唔係大家主觀願望覺得，咁 international，好似個個都講到佢地點好，點叻；但係唔該大家真係睇真 D 先啦。
ESF 咁鬼死多間學校，出幾個公開試考得好的，有幾奇？
而且講真，個 D 叻的，又有幾多個真係自小讀 ESF ？
個個根本唔知頭唔知路，就學人 application form，衰 d 講，有好多父母，自己 26 個字母都未識得晒，就心頭高，想仔女讀國際學校，其他國際學校又比唔起，就揀最平的 ESF ，甚至而家 RC，DC 都殺。

唔好咁天真啦，你以為 ESF 真係咁國際？十幾年前就係，而家間間都係本地中國人讀多。我講你唔好信，去學校門口睇下，聽下，根本話就話英語教學，學生有一半根本私底下係講廣東話。

當然，ESF 家長多，( 而家加埋 RC，DC，真係好大勢力 )，大家都好齊心唱好學校，講得多，讚得多，個個信以為真，我地這些講真話，講事實的，亦好快會被一眾 ESF 家長圍攻；亦由此可見，ESF 學生/家長質素係點。

其實，香港好多真正好的國際學校，我個人覺得 ICS，CAIS 同 SIS 都辦得較好。

zhumama

SKS, christf, mabelku, fattymom, cara2006,

Thank you all for the reply to my questions.

My case is like that......
My son had passed the enrollment tests in RC and ICS at
the same time last year. we chose RC under the deep
thought because I thought it would suit my son better. In order to have an “insurance”, we’d made some reserves.

Time passed by and RC didn’t let me down. My son had a wonderful and fruitful academic year in P1. Unexpectedly, SJS called us to have the interview and my son got the
vacancy. How to make the choice? I really don't kown.

I really don't want to have a wrong decision making.

阿胡

原文章由 Cara2006 於 07-9-13 19:14 硐表
如果你一心覺得 SJS 英語環境優，都係自我心理安慰。

我有一對外籍朋友，他們的兩個孩子讀 SJS 幾年，佢地話今年好多 local school 插班入去，中學部 SC 都係。講講下，佢地話原來以往都係喇，尤其 SC 個年班，一直都好鍾意吸納 D ...

wow, 不出來說一出聲, 大家還真是以為ESF會這麼差.

不敢苟同.

哈哈.

Ruby1219

Although I do agree to some of your arguments such as the ESF nowadays are not as "international" before (but "international" does not necessarily mean good or better), but I really think that you can watch out your tone and manner. I can't appreciate your way of expresing your opnion and really found it offensive.

Ruby

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如果你一心覺得 SJS 英語環境優，都係自我心理安慰。<br />
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我有一對外籍朋友，他們的兩個孩子讀 SJS 幾年，佢地話今年好多 local school 插班入去，中學部 SC 都係。講講下，佢地話原來以往都係喇，尤其 SC 個年班，一直都好鍾意吸納 D ...

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WYmom

原文章由 zhumama 於 07-9-13 20:45 硐表
SKS, christf, mabelku, fattymom, cara2006,

Thank you all for the reply to my questions.

My case is like that......
My son had passed the enrollment tests in RC and ICS at
the same time last  ...

It is stated very clearly on the website that there is no vacancy for outsiders applying into SC in Year 7 and 8 and it is also the fact that all year 7 and 8 students come from ESF primary schools.  Even for upper years, there are only one or two newcomers.  What Cara2006 said is false.  You can check with ESF Management office.

For RC, I know that they have accepted a lot students from local schools into secondary schools as they have more Y7 classes than Y6.

So both SJS and RC are good, depends which secondary school you prefer more.

[ 本文章最後由 WYmom 於 07-9-13 21:59 編輯 ]

primary2007

本人路經IS,發現Cara2006原來是一個沒有國際視野的家長！
在英國、美國、加拿大等多HK/Mainland人移居的地方，他們的孩子只用在學校學英語/說英語，回到家後他們都是說中文/看中文錄影台。試問他們的父母可能連26個英文字母都不曉，但他們的孩子都會說得一口流利的英語，這樣英語環境是否等同現在在HK讀國際學校的學生嗎？

現今香港人及教師的英語發音，20/30年來都未進步過！試問怎樣教導我們的下一代啊！昨天才發現我們常常說的SONY(一個common Japanese brand name)發音都是錯的！

假如國際學校不用交學費，我都想我們的下一代在這樣的英語環境讀書！

原文章由 Cara2006 於 07-9-13 19:14 硐表
如果你一心覺得 SJS 英語環境優，都係自我心理安慰。

zhumama

WYmom
You got the point. Thank you very much.

Everyone, I'd like to get some more details if you don't mind.

Can most of the SJS students be promoted to SC of year 7?
The students are ranked according to their grades or simply be sort from the living zone of Shatin ?
Some other students who live in Tsing Yi, Olympic or Lai King will be sent to Island School of year 7?

As RC is new, how can we take the comparison between RC and SC?
Any suggestions? Thank you.

原文章由 WYmom 於 07-9-13 21:56 硐表


It is stated very clearly on the website that there is no vacancy for outsiders applying into SC in Year 7 and 8 and it is also the fact that all year 7 and 8 students come from ESF primary schools. ...

bawt

Cara2006 很憎恨 ESF，這是再明顯不過的。其實，一直都有這類人在 BK，見怪不怪。
我只覺得，人生匆匆數十年，與其懷著憎恨過著每一天，倒不如積極面對，開開心心的過將來的時間。

hjm

::" /> Being a new parent with RC, all these postings do make me nervous!  

I may be one of those who didn't really plan for this to happen, but when it did, we had a bit of luck too.

True RC has opened more classes for Year 7.  There are 2 classes transferred from Tsing Yi who are housed here RC for this year (and maybe next year too I cannot recall).

That's exactly why we were able to get into the school.  Otherwise queuing with SC may mean another year or two.  I don't mind the school being new....as long as there is the team who wants to drive the school to success and strive to help students to grow.

I'm also hopeful the school won't let us down.  At the same time we must be a little patient.  We just thought an IS environment will suit my son a little better with the learning environment and encouragement he cannot get from a local school.

Really there is no need to play down a school, but if it's personal experience we're more than willing to hear and share!::" />

[ 本文章最後由 hjm 於 07-9-14 09:57 編輯 ]

Claria

何解要比較?各有所求,各有所需.
ESF家長覺得ESF好,有何問題?


"""其實，香港好多真正好的國際學校，我個人覺得 ICS，CAIS 同 SIS 都辦得較好。"""

zhumama

Our choice is the IS for my son that is quiet sure. Of course there are some other parents have different choices according to specific reasons.

Thank you all for your response and opinions.

My question is which school is more suitable for my son, RC or SJS? Base on WYmom's logic, we can think in this way. Which secondary school is more suitable for my son, RC or SC?

As RC is new, how can we take the comparison between RC and SC?
Any suggestions? Thank you.

By the way, any mom from RC or SC secondary school here?

mabelku

1.SC好似不是直升的,RC就是,如不對,請指正!
2.現時,你的小朋友只到P.1,真的好難講那間好D,RC就比較新,但你又不能保証他數年後差過SC.另外,如果SC不是直升,到時你又要找ESF其他學校.
3.我女兒同學同你一樣,讀讀吓RC,SJS叫佢去INTERVIEW,起初都想去INT.但因INT.時間不能改,那家長又要去功幹,她說那位負責安排INT.的人又答得好不禮貌,所以放棄了,但她都沒有可惜,因她都覺得她女兒現時在RC讀得好,便算.
4. 最後,希望大家不要太激,無論IS,DSS, PRIVATE,GOVERMENT　學校，都是有好處，有不好的地方，大家在這裡發言，都是想給人或者為自己兒女了解多ＤInformation.  不是冇事找人罵戰的．
開心ｄ，禮貌ｄ啦．．

原文章由 zhumama 於 07-9-14 12:12 硐表
Our choice is the IS for my son that is quiet sure. Of course there are some other parents have different choices according to specific reasons.

Thank you all for your response and opinions.  ...

WYmom

原文章由 zhumama 於 07-9-14 12:12 硐表
Our choice is the IS for my son that is quiet sure. Of course there are some other parents have different choices according to specific reasons.

Thank you all for your response and opinions.  ...

As you know,SC takes in students within their zone, so their students come from different ESF primary schools, majority from SJS, some from BHS and a few from other ESF schools.  RC is through train and has no catchment area, so RC primary will definitely join RC secondary.

Another aspect you may consider:  SC students still need to join GCSE at Y11 and IBD at Y13, RC students will take IBD at Y13 only.  So depends which way you like.  I think it is really difficult to say which one is better, only which one is more suitable to you.