SIS vs KCIS vs Victoria vs ISF,how to choose?

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chafamama

請問SIS家長：兒子2008年出生，想報PY1，應何時交申請表？何時會有Open Day?校巴往九龍塘附近需時多久？如太久要另作打算，如搬屋到港島區或自己安排接送。謝謝！

ikerberg

Ah Bib,

Thank you very much!

Bib

The interview itself is not difficult, but as the number of candidates is growing in recent years, it's getting more and more competitive.

I guess the more expressive a child is, the better the chance he/she stands. I don't think SIS has any particular family type in mind.

原帖由 ikerberg 於 10-6-25 14:48 發表
Is it difficult to pass SIS PY1's interview?

Are there many candidates?

What does SIS look for? What kinds of students / families are their "types"?

[ 本帖最後由 Bib 於 10-6-25 16:08 編輯 ]

ikerberg

Is it difficult to pass SIS PY1's interview?

Are there many candidates?

What does SIS look for? What kinds of students / families are their "types"?

SandraOng

原帖由 XOGOGO 於 10-6-24 01:38 PM 發表
Hi Sandra,

My son will join PY1 this Aug too. Nice to meet you. :)

Hi XOGOGO,
Sent you a PM....let's keep in touch!

XOGOGO

Hi Sandra,

My son will join PY1 this Aug too. Nice to meet you. :)

Riesling

原帖由 Bib 於 10-6-23 10:57 發表
From the updated school bus schedule, I could see that Bus 1A travels thru Kowloon Tong KCR Station, Broadcast Rd, La Salle Road and Prince Edward Road, etc. . Actually, the Kowloon buses cover quite  ...

Oh, thx a lot! Sounds very convenient! I'll also apply PYP1 for my gal soon, am thinking possible choices if we move out to Kln or HK sides, HK side is v expensive in general.....

SandraOng

My son will travel from Kowloon Station to SIS via school bus.  So just fill in the form and they will arrange the slot.

Bib

From the updated school bus schedule, I could see that Bus 1A travels thru Kowloon Tong KCR Station, Broadcast Rd, La Salle Road and Prince Edward Road, etc. . Actually, the Kowloon buses cover quite a wide area. You just need to give the bus company your address and they will arrange for the pick-up point.

原帖由 Riesling 於 10-6-22 19:41 發表


May I ask do SIS has school bus to Kowloon side? like
Kowloon Tong/ Kowloon station?

Riesling

原帖由 Bib 於 10-2-10 10:52 發表
Hi lamtsuiyee,

Ms. Fan is very good, very experienced and loving. The children like her very much.

May I ask do SIS has school bus to Kowloon side? like
Kowloon Tong/ Kowloon station?

SandraOng

Hello SIS moms & dads,

My son is joining PY1 in August this year.  Looking forward to the new term and hopefully everything goes well. Hope to get to know some of you through parent gatherings too!  Cheers!

Btw, do you know how the class allocation is done?

Sandra

Bib

Hi 112200,

The fact is, most children who attend the eng interview are not native english speakers whilst those who attend the putonghua one mostly speak with a native tongue. So he would be at a disadvantage in the chinese one.

In either interview, the teacher would only speak that particular language. If your son can speak and understand english all right, he should be fine. Just remember not to make any utterance in cantonese. Leave the rest to luck.

原帖由 112200 於 10-6-16 15:06 發表
Hi Bib,

But my son is not a native speaker of English either. he is now studying in KCS and we are training his english at home recently. I would say he got quite even understanding on English & Puto ...

112200

Hi Bib,

But my son is not a native speaker of English either. he is now studying in KCS and we are training his english at home recently. I would say he got quite even understanding on English & Putogua but still speak cantonese at his first priority. So really hard for me to decide on the interview language. just wondering would the teacher try both putongua and english when talking with the kid during the interview ?

Bib

If your child is not a native speaker of Putonghua, my advice is to choose Eng interview for him!

112200

Thanks XOGOGO and Lamtsuiyee. Yes i will definitely let my son try. I know this is a good school and happy school. Good to hear the interview will be held at feb, then I got more time to observe if mandarine or English is more appropriate for my son. BTW will the teacher ask parents a lot of question?

XOGOGO

Hi 112200,

My son is a Dec boy. He got accepted by SIS so you don't have to worry about the "small B" issue. Give your kid a try and believe in him. Kids can always do better than we thought!

lamtsuiyee

Hi 112200,

For interview, kids are required to interview by themselves, parent are waiting in another room. Regarding the story telling part, my son didn't mention it is a book or what, no matter what, your kid just required to listen and answer some simple questions. Each year, the interview will be held around Feb and the result will be known for few weeks later. I found some "small" kids in my son's class. No need to worry, they just accessed kids' languauge ability... Not too difficult....

112200

Hi Lamtsuiyee,

Thank you . if you don't mind I would like to ask a bit more. As you mentioned they " interview individually", can parents stay with the kid and teacher during the interview ? Second, for the story telling part, will the teacher show the story book at the same time ? As my son born in Sept, if we take interview at Nov 2010, my son will be just 3 yr 2 months... I am very worry if the interview content will be too difficulty for him. As I called SIS and ask if they will accept my son apply in the next following year, but they said not allowed. Do you know if they will consider small kid ? thanks a lot

lamtsuiyee

Hi Mommies,

I'm a parent of PY1 student. For the interview, the teachers will interview individually, they will tell a story and ask something about the story, then they will give a picture to spot the different. I dunt know whether will change this year. I guess not difficult. However, I dunt think the interview will conduct in Cantonese. Only avaliable for English or mandarin.

My boy is very happy in this school, and he's very good in both English and Chinese, they are very good in training kids' reading ability. My boy's classmates are talkative, no Singlish problem even he got 10 classmates from Singapore. Dunt hestitate to apply!! This is a very good school.