Victoria Shanghai Academy

avaya

Any parents with their kids studying at the VSA?   Do you think the school is good or bad?  I have heard that VSA primary school is not bad but have mixed comments on their scecondary school.  

avaya

Any parents will have their kids to study at VSA in this Sept?

chansiub

Current Victoria PN and K1 student will have the priority to purchase the debenture.  They only have a covering letter and factsheet on the website.  More details will be available in May.

musicien

Debenture details teleased

wenwan

They are good in general. Of course there will be some school bullies, I think every school have some, teachers are aware of it and will keep an eye on them.

During assembly time, all students behave well. You will be surprised that no one talk.

avaya

What about students's discipline of the school?   Do you think it is good?

musicien

原帖由 kafool 於 13-01-25 發表
The debenture can be sold back to school when the kids leave.

Yes but they haven't decided at least for how many years will they need to stay to get the money bk. they just said the kids hv to stay for at least some time wor

chansiub

500k is already too much.  I really do not want to pay another 500k though refundable.  Hope they can come up with a better plan.  Aii....it is so sad that we have to pay so much.

kafool

The debenture can be sold back to school when the kids leave.

musicien

原帖由 chansiub 於 13-01-25 發表
This is my concern too.  Normally, the debenture will give you the priority for one kid only.  Howev ...

I remember the principal said that siblings will hv a chance for another assessment in six months time if he or she failed the first. That's it wor.

chansiub

This is my concern too.  Normally, the debenture will give you the priority for one kid only.  However, the sibling should also get the priority as well.  If so, we do not need to take out another 500k but may need to pay certain amount of levy.  The website stated that the details of the debenture will be issued in due course.  I think we will have to wait.

jeff76916

oh yes, I forgot to say. If I have 2 kids, does it mean I need to put $1 million away into another's pocket?

jeff76916

This news is more discouraging than its positive effect. Its positive side is that VSA seats will no longer be taken up by those who take it as a back-up. This would mean that if you send your kids to VSA, you know he will be having more competent classmates. I expect that this to be an upside, particularly when IB curriculum would require more interaction among the peers. But the downside is that I believe many parent would have bitter feelings

musicien

原帖由 slamai 於 13-01-25 發表
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All in all, my experience is that the school management of VSA are comparative ...

I do hope they can at least reserve some quotas for kg kids who don't pay for debenture.

musicien

原帖由 chansiub 於 13-01-25 發表
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musicien, please advise if the debenture at HK$500K is confirmed.  Do you have ...

That's what they told me in my school tour in mid dec. they said details will be confirmed later.

slamai

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All in all, my experience is that the school management of VSA are comparatively receptive to the comments/suggestions from parents.

chansiub

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musicien, please advise if the debenture at HK$500K is confirmed.  Do you have more information on this debenture (e.g. transferable)?   

musicien

原帖由 kafool 於 13-01-25 發表
I actually went last week!

I think they r changing the tone becoz all parents expressed their disappointment in the previous school tours.

musicien

原帖由 jeff76916 於 13-01-25 發表
Can I infer that when it becomes the policy to open application to all k2 kids at large(ie including ...

Yes I think this will be the arrangement. I think too many Vic kg kids only see vsa as big fall back hence they need to come up with sthg for a change. But for parents like us who were willing to forgo all other kgs for vsa, we r utterly disappointed with the abrupt change. I do think Vic kg kids r more likely to get a place as they were taught with similar school culture but I don't consider it as priority. Maybe some advantage but only debenture is wat they really count lor.

jeff76916

Can I infer that when it becomes the policy to open application to all k2 kids at large(ie including outsiders), offers will be given at k2 together with requirement of
immediate payment of debenture ?