AISHK (Australian) reception interview question

little-pig-pig

Hi, my son is a kiwi passport holder, now studying at Anfield. I m interested to enroll him to AISHK in reception. Anyone could advise me how the interview will look like and what sort of questions will be asked? Many thanks!

minirat

lovecasey 發表於 14-12-11 18:51
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Yes, is hard and is not reasonable to me, however the majority of parent ...

I agree it is not unreasonable.  We attended the interview at SIS and majority of the 3+ years old kids did not cry.  If they are currently attending schools, they should rightfully be used to a school setting.  Of course it also depends on the atmosphere of the interview.

readymama

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My girl go to another IS kinder which is a small class and very caring school built up my girl's English. When my girl is little,  we spoke most with her in Chinese and in the recent 1 year we sppeak more in English with her.

totopi77

Hi thanks for your reply! And congrats for offer! May I know if you are an English speaking family? Did you need to submit school reports from nursery or K1?

totopi77

Earliest you can apply for 2018 school year is 1 Jan 2016.

貝珠

When should I apply for 2018 school year? Can I apply now?

mamaatwork

Do you know when to pay the reserve fee and debenture ?

readymama

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Yes.  They will test your kids's english proficiency. My girl just interviewed for Prep grade in may and  just got offer  today

totopi77

Hi, so if I understand it correctly, even if we have Aussie passport and I apply 2 years in advance - my daughter must still attend an interview and the competition is fierce? Their website seems to suggest that interview is not mandatory - depends on what the principal decides?

Hope someone can clarify for me, many thanks!

Hoping to apply for Reception.

highfive

兜兜要轉轉 發表於 15-1-27 14:21
小學插班會唔會好難？

From what I heard not too long ago the waiting lists were already very long for their early childhood years (reception to Year 2), and that's why they ask the parents to apply 2 years in advance (even for those with siblings in the school). The lists get shorter in higher grades and there might even be vacancies in some secondary years.

兜兜要轉轉

小學插班會唔會好難？

兜兜要轉轉

reception year = k2
preparatory year = k3?

jolalee

When you said "early", i hope it was within the first two weeks of January in 2014? My husband is Australian citizen and i'm Canadian, so we're really lucky to have citizenship priority for two good IS in HK. Our boy should be a year old than yours. Last March we received email notification from AISHK for the interview, but since we have already gotten into our top choice by then, we thankfully declined the invitation. From what i heard the interview itself should not be difficult, just the standard international school interviews. Application date & priority does play an important role, so i think you are already on the right track. Good luck the rest of the way!!

michellesun1

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Yes, you are right.  I have applied 2016 reception year for my son at the early of last year.  And we are Austlian citizen.  The admission officer has told me there are only two classes for reception year (20 kids per class) and one of it for siblings.  That means only one class for applicants like us.  That's why I wan to know if my son got high chance to get in.   Is your kid study at AISHK?  

jolalee

michellesun1 發表於 15-1-23 18:13
Can anyone share some comments that apply Reception year at AISHK would have high chance to get in?  ...

You mean if you apply early (as in two years in advance) and if the child has Australian citizenship? Yes, at least when i called the school back in 2012 that was the case; not sure about now, but if you apply early and have citizenship priority, the staff there mentioned the chance of getting in would be high.

michellesun1

Can anyone share some comments that apply Reception year at AISHK would have high chance to get in?  Thanks!

jolalee

Very true. In CDNIS they actually take the children in groups from the library, walk them down a flight of STAIRS, down a long corridor and into their respective interview classrooms before the actual interview begins. Many kids going for the pre-reception interview cried (mind you they were only 2-year-olds!)

Going to different playgroups definitely helps. I actually started with leaving my child in his French playgroup classroom (which he loves and is familiar with) when he was almost 2, just to test to make sure he was okay. We then slowly proceeded to have him go to various playgroups himself (His interviews happened 2 months after he turned age 2). Thank goodness he doesn't have much separation issues (just severe compliance issues at the time ) Yes, this is insane, and good separation can only get them through the door only (literally and in all practicality).