BHS year 1 interview

KE03111

Anyone recevie email for interview invitation or rejected? I overheard SJS & RC already recevied those mail. Thx.

KE03111

BHS interview will be started at next week. Good luck to all.

oooray

Check PM pls

KE03111

回覆 oooray 的帖子

Agreed oooray's theory.
oooray, remember that your daughters are studying at BHS? Are they still studying there? May I know how long you've been put on the reserved list? If the interview success, how big chance and how long should wait for placement? Much appreciate that if anyone can share the past successful case, we did not applied many schools for back up, got to plan if finally BHS cannot offer placement for year 1 before 2016 Aug. Thx.

oooray

原帖由 猪猪侠 於 15-11-23 發表
ooray, 可以解釋以下你說的意思嗎?
"Now, under the new admission procedure (No more cat. 1/cat. 2), the ...

純個人分析，冇數據支持。
以前行舊制分Cat.1/Cat. 2兩條隊, 主要扣除Cat. 1 applicants, 以及Cat. 2 siblings後，學位已冇左一大截，先排到ESF Cat. 2 applicants分，再到街外人(以BHS得90個位，機會=0)。假設Cat. 1 applicants 中有部份係expats, 因工作關係中途離港而放棄學位, waitlist補上機會較大。
今天不分category, expats如冇其他priorities (NR or siblings),priority 比ESF kindy applicants更低, 可推斷1st round 收生中扣除NR同staff(估計有限), 再扣siblings，然後再到ESF kindy applicants (相信已填滿有突)，而以上申請人會放棄學位機會比較低(一部份同時申請幾間，如RC,DC或其他心儀IS,有可能放番個位出黎)。

猪猪侠

謝謝

猪猪侠

ooray, 可以解釋以下你說的意思嗎?
"Now, under the new admission procedure (No more cat. 1/cat. 2), the turnout rate may be even lower than the past (More ESF kindergarten applicants are being placed in Group One and their target is ESF primary since day one they applied the kindergarten"

silvercoin

收到信, 我們有interview機會. 請問是否要用email回應接唔接受? 另外, 家長也要接受interview, 請問大約是什麼形式, 會問什麼問題?

oooray

原帖由 KE03111 於 15-11-22 發表
Any BHS parents here? May I know how is the chance to get in if we have been put in group two?

Even the Admission Manager cannot tell u the answer right now. Except the siblings, a few parents may give up the offer if they have a better offer from other schools later on. A few years ago, many Cat. 2 ESF kindy applicants were placed in group 2 in BHS and a few got the offer just before the school started and even a few days after the school started.
Now, under the new admission procedure (No more cat. 1/cat. 2), the turnout rate may be even lower than the past (More ESF kindergarten applicants are being placed in Group One and their target is ESF primary since day one they applied the kindergarten).

sleey2001

Thank you very much for your reply.  May I know which primary school / catchment area you are referring to?

AJW2010

原帖由 sleey2001 於 15-11-22 發表
Thanks FattyDaddy.  From your experience, how many kids from esf kinders will be in group 2?  Those  ...

Last year for my girl's prumary school, the admission officer told us that there were 13 est kindergarten students were in group 2.  if 13 kids in group 1 declines, then these kindergarten students will get an offer, of course subject to their interview performance.

You can ask the admission officer the situation this year.  i would not worry too much about it.

For my catchment, there are many kids apply for esf but end up going to DC.

FattyDaddy

sleey2001 發表於 15-11-22 13:12
Thanks FattyDaddy.  From your experience, how many kids from esf kinders will be in group 2?  Those  ...

You should ask the ESF kindergarten principal. I believe for the past few years ALL children in group 2 (i.e. being interviewed for a place on the reserve list rather than a guaranteed place) received offers later in the year. In fact many ESF kindergarten children who didn't even get an interview in the first round got interviewed later on and eventually got an offer.

sleey2001

Thanks FattyDaddy.  From your experience, how many kids from esf kinders will be in group 2?  Those in group 2 usually can get into esf at the end?  Many thanks!

FattyDaddy

Don't be unduly worried, getting an interview (whether for guaranteed place or reserve list) is already halfway to success. Every applicant is allocated a random number and some though not many ESF kindergarten children don't even get an interview in this first round simply because they have drawn a bad number. The point to remember is over 90% of ESF kindergarten children do go on to ESF primary schools (including RC and DC), and those who don't are often because they have other choices.

sleey2001

No, since my daughter is still in k1.  Will apply for primary in k2.

workmama

Sleey2001,hi ,
Did you apply RC or DC ?

sleey2001

Oh no... That's pretty scary.   The whole primary admission process is driving me crazy.  I sometimes regrets to put my girl at esf since it seems like we don't have many choices left if esf doesn't accept us.   Do you know if the chance of getting a place at the end is still high if we are in group 2?

米仔媽咪

原帖由 sleey2001 於 15-11-22 發表
米仔媽咪，may I know which esf kindergarten your kid goes to?  My girl is studying K1 at esf tsing y ...

Don't worry, it's all by lucky draw and depends on the zone of school.  I still have hope to get a place from DC or RC.  Good luck

米仔媽咪

原帖由 sleey2001 於 15-11-22 發表
米仔媽咪，may I know which esf kindergarten your kid goes to?  My girl is studying K1 at esf tsing y ...

Tsing Yi since playgroup

sleey2001

米仔媽咪，may I know which esf kindergarten your kid goes to?  My girl is studying K1 at esf tsing yi right now so I am so worried.  I used to think that all esf kindergarten students will be in group 1.  Many thanks