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原文章由 broadband 於 08-1-11 18:14 發表 
Of course, it will be better to transfer after she finish the primary because her Chinese language will be better at that time. However, I am worry about not easy for a local primary school graduate to enter a better inter'l school.
There are 2 issues here.
One is the actual English language skills. Like others have said, it is a give and take issue. If you want your child to have better Chinese, then she probably cannot be as good in English. Do you want this? Are you sure with English "not as good", she can still enter a good international secondary school? Even she can pass the entrance test and interview etc, can she "survive" the learning style and school life of an international secondary school?
I know that many top students from local elite schools struggle a lot academically and socially at international seconday schools. Their "good English" at local elite schools is merely just "bearly workable" in international schools. They are no longer "top students" because of their language barriers and thus find it even more difficult to get to the top ranks.
International primary school education might seem too unchallenging to some people especially when they are trying to compare the Math cirriculum to local schools. But the English language environment and training (in reading, writing, and speaking) is irreplaceable by those outside afterschool English classes.
Another thing is the culture. Children need to be really immersed in the English environment and culture to be really "good" at English. Besides the language itself, we are also talking about the culture and interests of the English speaking community. Even if you are perfect in spelling English words or have perfect English grammar, if you cannot understand those talks and jokes in the English speaking community, you cannot easily be one of them.
Back to your initially question, you asked "可行嗎". I would say "yes, of course, nothing impossible". But I would say that it would be better if a child can get into the English speaking community earlier. In fact, the earlier the better.
Learning the English language is difficult enough; being able to understand and really live the English speaking culture is the most difficult thing.
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