St Swithun vs Headington

wloi

想問問大家對呢兩間學校的意見。

wloi

UNK 發表於 15-2-25 10:52
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UNK, please check your PM.

UNK

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期待你分享你和你囡囡visit完這兩間學校後的感覺

Ruby1219

原帖由 wloi 於 15-02-24 發表
Agree ... 我昨日兩間都去左school visit, 今晚剛剛到香港。我女自己睇完已經揀左。佢睇學校重點同大人係唔 ...

Good to hear! Which one did she choose finally ?

wloi

Ruby1219 發表於 15-2-22 12:09
非常同意小朋友讀書叻吾叻真係睇佢自己意願同能力，父母迫、推吾黎，尤其是高中階段。
亦非常同意要比小朋 ...

Agree ... 我昨日兩間都去左school visit, 今晚剛剛到香港。

UNK

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woli, 可否告知你朋友囡囡在St Swithun's就讀的情況，我囡囡計劃入讀sixth form，但St Swithun's好似除了成績之外，其它方面都未如理想。你之前提及你朋友説St Swithun's在照顧留學生方面做得不太好，可否詳細告之。若入讀此校，有什麼需要留意呢？

亮燈

Ruby1219 發表於 15-2-22 12:09
非常同意小朋友讀書叻吾叻真係睇佢自己意願同能力，父母迫、推吾黎，尤其是高中階段。
亦非常同意要比小朋 ...

謝謝你的提醒

Ruby1219

原帖由 NLai 於 15-02-22 發表
我个女而家讀緊st Swithun, 當年也有去睇heading ton,我吔一家都吾種意。一，太多大陸同香港人，二，吾鐘意 ...

非常同意小朋友讀書叻吾叻真係睇佢自己意願同能力，父母迫、推吾黎，尤其是高中階段。
亦非常同意要比小朋友自己去揀學校，因為讀幾年書甚至生活幾年響嗰度嘅係小朋友自己。可以去school visit 最好。小朋友往往有自己一套准則，我當初同阿仔去睇三間學校，佢揀咗ranking 最低嗰間，吾知點解各方面淨係鍾意呢間。家長往往以ranking 去年揀學校，但小朋友吾同。我覺得阿仔純粹以眼緣同人缘黎揀，佢響嗰個town feel good, 又覺得學校D人好nice, 就揀咗呢間，仲要"非君不讀"!
我覺得比小朋友學下自己決擇，sense of ownership 會強D，會有動力去投入間學校嘅生活，有問題時亦有責任感去handle, 比佢地在academic 外學習做人嘛。

NLai

我个女而家讀緊st Swithun, 當年也有去睇heading ton,我吔一家都吾種意。一，太多大陸同香港人，二，吾鐘意oxford 呢个town,第三吾鐘意件校服。
咁鐘意st Swithun 乜呢，no 1,（对呀女而言），妈like 件校服，放假耐都想快D返学可以著番條靚校裙，第二，亞州人比例少，多鬼妹仔，可以享受真正留学生活，第三，Winchester 个town, 同oxford 比，细D簡單D，呀女以后几年週末都会係个town 出入買嘢，所以要注意。
至于考试成绩，呢D ranking 既学校，都差不多啦，考试吾关老师事，咁大个了，考乜成绩，係自己，好吾好,我覚得好视乎呀女自己識吾識唸。学校只是一个俾你机会去学习的地方，間間差不多，最緊要呀女自己㨂，好吾好，係佢自己决定，父母只是支持同体谅.呢兩間学校都吾差，要呀女放心自己去决定自己人生的路,对了錯了不重要，重要是学会了自己去行了。要他不用怕，那怕錯了，也可以改的，爸爸媽媽在一起陪他。
當年我个女因为條校裙就挑了此学校，其实又有乜吾得啫？放寛心

lui

原帖由 wloi 於 15-02-18 發表
本帖最後由 wloi 於 15-2-18 21:52 編輯

係，不過你個女𨍭兩次，英國人只轉一次。

wloi

Ruby1219 發表於 15-2-18 18:04
He said the school is very commercial, they "kick" out people who cannot perform up to their standar ...

讀 Y12邊仲有得抖氣。

Ruby1219

原帖由 wloi 於 15-02-18 發表
本帖最後由 wloi 於 15-2-18 15:54 編輯

He said the school is very commercial, they "kick" out people who cannot perform up to their standard, to another school not using the Cardiff name.

U plan to switch your gal to another school in year12? That seems not good wor, changing school after 2 years?

wloi

Ruby1219 發表於 15-2-18 15:43
My son's football team mate who went to Cardiff sixth form said he won't recommend the school :heheh ...

Did he say why ? Beside this friend, my elder daughter has a classmate who studied in this school as well (don't remember which university that she finally went to) and she also recommended this school.  Maybe it depends on the student's mindset ??
Another one I have in mind is Wycombe Abbey , I have a friend's daughter who is studying there.

Ruby1219

原帖由 wloi 於 15-02-18 發表
本帖最後由 wloi 於 15-2-18 15:37 編輯

My son's football team mate who went to Cardiff sixth form said he won't recommend the school

wloi

anglo-chinese 發表於 15-2-18 14:27
兩間我都有學生讀，我自己比較喜歡st swinthuns
因為海外學生還是比例不如headington 高。headington 他們 ...

At this stage, I aim to choose a school who is academically good for GCSE O level and has a board and inclusive education.

anglo-chinese

兩間我都有學生讀，我自己比較喜歡st swinthuns
因為海外學生還是比例不如headington 高。headington 他們是差不多第一間收香港學生的寄宿學校，今年，我兩位係headington 讀sixthform 的女孩子，說個boarding house 一半都是香港人。。 當然，香港人會知道選擇那類學校，所以headington 因為排名和名聲，都是香港人熱門選擇的學校。
st swithuns, 反而比較少中國人，第一 boarding 沒有那麼人，當學校偏向收day student, 即是英國人比較多。第二，他們對國籍還是selective, 即是每個國籍不會超過太多。英國有幾間也是這樣收生。
教書方面，我也是覺得因為st swinthuns 相對來說比較少人，老師會focus 多點。（我自己偏向鐘意小一點的學校，個community 好重要）
headington 和cheltenham ladies 還是個學校超過1000，同香港學校好似，不過送得出去，就是想環境好一點。

wloi

panda-jojo 發表於 15-2-18 06:51
I have friend's daughters at both schools and both schools are very good.  When I was researching th ...

Thanks Panda-jojo.  Actually I have posted the same question at mumsnet (UK equ of baby kingdom)  

panda-jojo

I have friend's daughters at both schools and both schools are very good.  When I was researching the schools, I prefer Headington a little more for my child even St Swithun's had better result.

wloi

我估如果要無咩香港人，真係要去到 d 在鄉下的學校或者、蘇格蘭、愛爾蘭咁。

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I thnik nowadays there are many Chinese students in UK schools. Schools with a few Chinese are either exceptionally good or bad. When there is a few Chinese, they will be easily be targets of bully.

When I sent my kids to UK, I just checked academic performance. My elder daughter's school turned out to have many Hong Kong students. But they are friendly, well behaved and well mixed. She can focuse on her studying.

She told me that it is not easy to make friends with local students, but more easy with students coming from similar culture.

My daughter is not in Headington.