A more details from the letter :
The new admissions policy will put an end to the category system. Starting from August 2013, the admissions assessment process will be strengthened. The emphasis will be on the actual testing of the children’s English language proficiency, and on verifying the parents’ commitment to an ESF style English medium education through a parental statement and interview.
We believe that the revamped admissions policy will be more appropriate to modern Hong Kong. ESF is very successful in providing a modern liberal education through the medium of English. We are confident that the revised policy will be seen to be transparent and fair to families with an English language background.
第五點 -->Other applicants who can benefit from an English-medium education. 這句明顯如樓上有媽咪說, non-cantonese speaking仍然優先. 如何分出誰的小朋友可以benefit fr eng-medium educcation??? esf自有自己的標準, 我們只憑一信內容, 是不得而知的. 但常理來說, 當然是 "小朋友用英文比用其他語言更能適應學習" 了! 小朋友要切入呢個 priority ,我認為first-language 是英語也不為過.
如果再細心看看接住based on eng lang proficiency那句, "and on verifying the parents’ commitment to an ESF style English medium education through a parental statement and interview." 我很懷疑往後的interview或selection process要不要接見家長!!! 如果要寫parental statement 或 interview埋家長, 我相信esf更能find out 他們的 right-students.
學生英文好, 那麼家人的英文如何??? 往後家長參與學校活動, 做helper帶隊出trips 也是有機會的. 如果家長英語有一定水平. 對學校辦活動, 對教導小朋友學業, 也有極大幫助.
整理說, 我覺得這是非常公平的做法. 內地人讀esf的人, 有人說不公平, 因為他們不懂cantonese 但懂mandarin, non-esf kinder對esf kinder有priority 也有不滿的. 甚至以前有些posts 說hk的mixed baby, 明明識cantonese也有piority......總總...... 今次esf做法也算公平公開, 杜絕一些符符碌碌入去, 但小朋友或家長英文水平不高的人. 對真正入到去讀書的小朋友是好事哦!
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