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cp3g

有冇人無考dse直接到外國讀Foundations

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cakecakemango 發表於 16-11-14 22:22
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Hi Samuellor,

一般而言，澳洲的大學基礎班 (foundation) 要求學生讀完中五，除非有相關成績證明其具備相當程度。至於對中五的成績要求，其實相當寬鬆，所以讀完中五過去相對容易。但要提前辦妥相關手續和留意是否趕得及那邊的開學日期，因為以ANU為例，七月中下旬開學時香港的中學可能還未正式學期結束。實在趕不及就唯有等到二月份才過去，或者考慮那些九至十月才開班的，例如UNSW。
ANU的宿位比較緊張，加上未滿十八歲會有限制，一般都是透過AHN這個機構選擇 home stay。

不時會有一些澳洲的升學展覽或講座，會有大學的代表介紹大學及其基礎班，也會即場推介相關agent 跟進。agent 不會對學生收取費用，而且會負責與學校和相關機構聯絡，並且提供資訊和建議，為何不用。

nintendo

cakecakemango 發表於 16-11-17 10:45
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想問完成F4 即去, 佢係用咩成績APPLY?

Just school reports.
I know a few people that went to foundation either after Form 4 or Year 11 (ESF Year 11 equivalent to Form 4).
All did not have good grades. All accepted for foundation.
But I heard that the foundation program can be quite demanding.

So it might be that they accept you easily, but you still need to work super hard.
Therefore, foundation is just another chance for you.
It is another choice for you if you want to skip AL, IB or DSE public exam.
But, still need to work diligently during the program.
There is never any easy way.
Parents and students need to understand that.

cakecakemango

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想問完成F4 即去, 佢係用咩成績APPLY?

cakecakemango

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THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY.

nintendo

cp3g 發表於 16-7-31 00:00
其實一直唔明白 既然經foundation是比較容易入到外國好的大學 點解又有咁多人要去外國讀高中呢?有些同學還 ...

Because foundation is not equivalent to graduation from secondary school. So technically speaking, these students did not graduate from secondary school, did not have a secondary school graduation diploma.
Most foundation have LOTS of limitations. You can only go to undergrad programs of the same university.
Most universities do not recognise the qualifications of foundation program of other universities. So students cannot apply to other universities.

Many employers would also look at secondary school graduation diploma of fresh graduate.If you do not have one, you will lose a lot of chances or options in the future too.
No offence but most students that chose to go for foundation are those that have little confidence with AL, IB, DSE, etc. Top or above average students would seldom go for foundation.

Having said that, I think foundation is a good choice especially if you choose a school that provide career geared program.
On the other hand, if you aim to study a very academic subject, it is still best to finish AL/IB/DSE.

cakecakemango

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Hi Samuellor,
你好! 我對於澳洲FOUNDATION 好有興趣, 可以分享多些嗎? 你女女係未讀完F5就去左澳洲讀FOUNDATION? 你女女讀咩科? ANZ COLLEGE 收生睇咩成績? 係ANZ COLLEGE住宿舍? FOUNDATION 係自己報還是經AGENT 好D 呢?

angie_ma

有架, 中五可以去, 我姪女就係咁, 後尾入左 Nottingham U.

cp3g

澳洲呢？入唔返8大就不如留港 但dse冇考又唔得喎

brother4

foundation一失手，一般會收番或去聯校大學，英有一百間大學，一定有一間OK

manning2014

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其實一直唔明白 既然經foundation是比較容易入到外國好的大學 點解又有咁多人要去外國讀高中呢?有些同學還要考完dse才去讀foundation

"既然經foundation是比較容易入到外國 "好" 的大學"  No,that is absolutely not true. NORMALLY, all good student with high goal willchallenge themselves to set and complete the whole pathway of secondaryeducation (DSE, IB, A-Level, AP, SAT), in order to get into so call "verygood or elite university". They will not look at the foundation pathway asa way to GOOD university.

For someone can only get into foundation and later move onto university, thelevel of University will not be as comparable as those good student (unlessthey fail in exam, or some extreme case that we cannot predict.). However, if student is not confidence to take DSE / IB / A-Levels, then foundation is a good alternative to gain into university later.

"有些同學還要考完dse才去讀foundation" - 失手冇得講。At least they give themselves a chance to get into better university if they success in DSE. What about those go straight to foundation without trying?

1998Ruby1998

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I think that really depends on which school/ Six Form you are attending. My cousin studies at Solihull School and she says quite a number of teachers are PhDs from Oxbridge, the school really wants to boost the GSCE and AL performance (sacked a few teachers whose performance are slightly off scale). Of course, only private schools and top government schools can afford employing them. I don't know whether having a PhD as lecturers is that vital, but surely if the lecturers know how to teach, that would be wonderful.

Foundation could be better since it's a truly practical programme for that particular university course. Lecturers can always teach more on certain topics that is useful in future studies. AL is broader and less practical than Foundations, it buys you more time and options. All we say is, whether you have your mind set or you want to ponder every possible option.

brother4

不如foundation先，吾OK就重讀dse,但要學校俾學生重讀Ok先，另考慮AL用非聯招報本地或直上英國大學。現時尚轉IB，42分入醫科，努力吧!

cp3g

多謝你們的解答 到現在還未決定到下年年頭讀foundation 還是考完dse睇成績