Grade 8 那個學校會有位

mizuho

突然需要搬回香港，請問大家現在那家比較好的國際學校會收Grade 8學生？需要2018-19開始。迷惘中，感謝大家的意見

markBB

Kingsvillekids 發表於 18-7-12 00:55
Island School always kept post about redevelopment and decant location at Shatin. All parents were  ...

We paid for the NR and we put South IS (which we live just next door) as the top pick. But unfortunately only IS has vacancy and that was the time we started to do research about this school. We know IS is good school but at the same time we also believe the environment and the travel time plays a key role on the kids development.
We applied other international schools as well but their admission results was released later that IS, so we still needed to go through the interview/test processes to secure a place.

lui

Kingsvillekids 發表於 18-7-12 01:20
Year 7 有三份之二都是ESF Primary and Glenealy （Mid levels) 升Island School. Year 7 及其它junior gr ...

其實我女女也是當年插班的，佢地插班的同學都是傳統名校，那些同學的英文都不差的。當然，今年轉了去沙田，又可走了一些學生，不過最動盪應該是上學年，應該不是今年。我不相信有家長要求中文newsletter .

Kingsvillekids

Activehealth 發表於 18-7-11 17:54
Come on, 呢班 Island School Year 13 依家IB 放榜，舊年2017年12月正搬去沙田，佢地番咗兩三個月到都放st ...

Year 7 有三份之二都是ESF Primary and Glenealy （Mid levels) 升Island School. Year 7 及其它junior grade 真的有插班生，他們部分都是傳統名校(X拔DXS) 或外國回流學生考入Island School，沒有聽到他們成績及英語有你所講的問題......反而聽到他們成績好好。但是可能有個別學生補英文，這是代表Island School 老師和家長覺得有這須要，是好事。ESF 老師經常monitor 學生成績及負責學生individual needs。校長取錄英文不達標準的學生，都是第一次聽。但我們常常聽到ESF 學校不會取錄英文不達標準的學生，Year 7 entrance test 絕對不容易

Kingsvillekids

markBB 發表於 18-7-11 21:49
I certainly did. Now the current one is split into 2 campuses and there rbless interaction between d ...

Island School always kept post about redevelopment and decant location at Shatin. All parents were told about the 4-year temporary relocation. The old Principal and new Principal told all new parents and potential students about the move. If you and your friend knew about the news, why still applied Island School and let the kids do the entrance assessment?

Kingsvillekids

markBB 發表於 18-7-11 21:49
I certainly did. Now the current one is split into 2 campuses and there rbless interaction between d ...

It is pity to decline the offer. Hope your and your friend’s kids can subsequently find a good school because the fact that many good ISs in HK Island. You can still however apply to transfer to South Island or West Island with your HK Island catchment, if daily commuting does matter to the kid. Please understand ESF is one of best IS in Hong Kong. All ESF Secondary provide same curriculum even though moving to decant school. Its facilities at decant are almost the same with the exception that no swimming pool as well as your saying of Borrett Rd School design better. The school always arrange activity bus to bring students to swimming pool in Sheung Wan Sports Complex and South Island. It does not seem a huge problem at all (to the majority of ESF parents).

markBB

lui 發表於 18-7-11 21:59
I just pinpoint the difference between the 3 campus. I agree the commute time of course is a concer ...

Of cox we did visited. In fact we let the kids to decide. The old IS campus although old but it’s landscape and design was just pretty. The current one is temporary so the schoool just spend enough to try to provide sufficient facilities. A taxi and a Ferrari both are red and have 4 wheels, may be they are the same in some people’s eyes, but it’s not our taste only. Anyway I am just sharing the reasons we chose not to accept the offer, there is no right or wrong.

lui

貝珠 發表於 18-7-11 21:57
我冇同意過人家説收了弱鷄學生，只是doubt 今年的好成績是否由home grown 學生成就出來
...

咁又話收番來既唔得，又話可能home grown 唔得？我唔識答。for your information , Island school used to have 10% turnover every year before .

lui

markBB 發表於 18-7-11 21:54
Not to mention the travel time from mid level to Shatin. We are talking about 4 years. I rather let  ...

I just pinpoint the difference between the 3 campus. I agree the commute time of course is a concern but I can’t agree the difference on the facilities of them. U didn’t check out the current campus did you?

貝珠

lui 發表於 18-7-11 21:01
你咁講同攞龍門冇分別呵！又話因爲搬校所以收了弱雞學生，但成績進步了就話收左local school 學生多拉高成 ...

我冇同意過人家説收了弱鷄學生，只是doubt 今年的好成績是否由home grown 學生成就出來

markBB

Not to mention the travel time from mid level to Shatin. We are talking about 4 years. I rather let the kids to spend the time on sports than on bus.

markBB

I certainly did. Now the current one is split into 2 campuses and there rbless interaction between different grades. This was one key reason me and my friend declined its offer. Paying such expensive  tuition and need to use a temporary campus. Don’t forget it will take at least 4years ( according to the principal) and not to count the possible delay.

lui

markBB 發表於 18-7-11 17:32
I think for those take the IB exams, it’s better for them to stay. By for those junior graders, it ...

Have you ever visit Borrett road campus?can u tell the difference of the new campus and the descant one? Except without an outdoor swimming pool?

lui

rw 發表於 18-7-11 20:08
請問island school 有無提過預計幾時搬返港島區？

2021

lui

貝珠 發表於 18-7-11 17:28
又咁講，island school 有很多外來插班是我在不同渠道也聽到的。而咁橋island school 今年成績反而有所上 ...

你咁講同攞龍門冇分別呵！又話因爲搬校所以收了弱雞學生，但成績進步了就話收左local school 學生多拉高成績，又即系原先升上來跟catchment 的學生弱雞？唔明呀？

rw

貝珠 發表於 18-7-11 18:26
搬校舍很久之前已經inform 家長，我有朋友係住大埔，早幾年插island school, 最少年半長途由大埔去港島返i ...

請問island school 有無提過預計幾時搬返港島區？

貝珠

Activehealth 發表於 18-7-11 17:55
Come on, 呢班 Island School Year 13 依家IB 放榜，舊年2017年12月正搬去沙田，佢地番咗兩三個月到都放st ...

搬校舍很久之前已經inform 家長，我有朋友係住大埔，早幾年插island school, 最少年半長途由大埔去港島返island school. 所以這一年IB cohort 有幾成係grade 7 已經入讀的舊生?

Activehealth

貝珠 發表於 18-7-11 17:28
又咁講，island school 有很多外來插班是我在不同渠道也聽到的。而咁橋island school 今年成績反而有所上 ...

Come on, 呢班 Island School Year 13 依家IB 放榜，舊年2017年12月正搬去沙田，佢地番咗兩三個月到都放study leave.
當然梗係舊生，唔係最近兩年正入嘅插班生。
IS插班生成績，要起碼兩年後正睇到。

Activehealth

Kingsvillekids 發表於 18-7-11 16:51
你所說的是100%正確嗎? ESF 怎麼會收英文不達標準的學生？ESF 怎麼會翻譯newsletter為中文給家長看？而且 ...

Come on, 呢班 Island School Year 13 依家IB 放榜，舊年2017年12月正搬去沙田，佢地番咗兩三個月到都放study leave.
當然梗係舊生，唔係最近兩年正入嘅插班生。
IS插班生成績，要起碼兩年後正睇到。

朋友係IS PTA committee member, 話有家長要求PTA 出中文newsletter, 佢班committee 唔贊成ban 咗正無出。

markBB

I think for those take the IB exams, it’s better for them to stay. By for those junior graders, it’s perfectly normal for them to change to other ESF schools (or even other IS). Don’t forget the existing campus are from previous abandoned government schools.