ISF弘立插班好难

EstherDoglover

今年春天听说ISF有插班名额，就申请了ISF弘立四年级插班（2024年秋入学），参加了孩子的笔试+面试，以及家长面试，最后结果是没offer……在面试家长的时候，我还咨询了招办老师，孩子前面两轮考试如何，他说都是孩子考过了，才会有家长面试的。然后感觉自己家长面试的时候没有回答什么有问题的答案，也不知道为什么没拿到offer，也许是因为老师觉得我们是大陆过去的，繁体字准备不足吧（因为我在面试时对如何适应繁体字表示了一些忧虑）……或者是因为我回答了也申请了几个其他的香港的学校（都是和ISF类型很不一样的学校），让他们觉得我们跟ISF的理念并没有严丝合缝（而是只是抱着想申到一个香港的学校的念头）吧……

EstherDoglover

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Thanks! Morning interview, afternoon offer is quite strange... you mean for 插班?
We just received an offer from West Island School (year 7). I got the impression from their admission that this is the relatively easier one to apply among all ESF secondary schools.

Do you know about the school's teaching quality and curriculum? Is it suitable for kids who are not so good at reading and writing? I heard that IB has really a lot of reading and writing, and emphasizes the humanities more (than sciences).

EstherDoglover

fatcni 發表於 23-9-30 12:54
Every year ISF intake (except lower primary and foundation) is not many even school has vacancy. We  ...

Thank you for your information, and sorry about my belated reply :) I have come to understand that 插班 is really difficult (not just in ISF, but in general)...

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poonseelai 發表於 23-10-2 10:52
https://academy.isf.edu.hk/index.php/achievements-and-news/class-of-2023-ibdp-results/

2023 ： 72% ...

Anyone knows how the school assigns students to take Eng A or Chinese A?
Thanks

poonseelai

73662710 發表於 23-10-2 09:50
In ISF, are all students requested to choose Chinese and English A in their IB?
Thus, all of them ar ...

https://academy.isf.edu.hk/index.php/achievements-and-news/class-of-2023-ibdp-results/

2023 ： 72%

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fatcni 發表於 23-9-30 12:54
Every year ISF intake (except lower primary and foundation) is not many even school has vacancy. We  ...

In ISF, are all students requested to choose Chinese and English A in their IB?
Thus, all of them are bilingual graduates?

fatcni

Every year ISF intake (except lower primary and foundation) is not many even school has vacancy. We saw people getting in since G5, just not exceed 10 people every year. Actually people are leaving school at upper primary or middle school. So no hurry to get in.
My suggestion is to apply different schools, and the best fit school will eventually pick your child/children. Good luck!

MandyLam22

CDNIS is more difficult, ESF is simple especially in the junior years. West Island is not a bad ESF but morning interview, afternoon offer is not uncommon. Personal experience.

EstherDoglover

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Thank you very much for your suggestions! I will look up those schools!

EstherDoglover

回覆 Youweird 的帖子

这样啊…… 我听我们学校的老师说，CNDIS非常好。ESF也感觉挺好的。当然不敢说把这两家当保底，只是说申请一下……因为之前申请都没中。
我以为ESF在港岛的学校会稍微容易申请一些（感觉亚裔更喜欢去在九龙和新界的ESF）

bigheadshrimp

Youweird 發表於 23-7-8 12:14
楼主眼光很高，把esf和cdnis 当保底校。听说后者今年光waitlist长达600多人

Agree… both ESF and CDNIS are highly sought after, and have really long waitlists. Can consider newer schools like DSC, Nord Anglia, Stamford, Malvern, etc. Malvern just released really good IB results, so admission may become more competitive though.

Youweird

EstherDoglover 發表於 23-7-7 22:22
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是这样想的，今年申请一些其他学校，ESF、CDNIS之类的

楼主眼光很高，把esf和cdnis 当保底校。听说后者今年光waitlist长达600多人

EstherDoglover

回覆 simonchan1986 的帖子

Maybe easier when it's year 5 to 6 (elementary to middle school), or middle school to high school, when there are more people leaving

EstherDoglover

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是这样想的，今年申请一些其他学校，ESF、CDNIS之类的

EstherDoglover

回覆 Adiezz 的帖子

哈哈好吧，继续尝试

EstherDoglover

回覆 gtg435i 的帖子

是的，没想到第三轮还有挺多的筛选，看来他们的offer真的很challenging

964000

simonchan1986 發表於 23-7-1 13:49
It is always tricky for years without mass intake. It depends on the number of leavers vs. number of ...

今年我聽間間都難插咗，通關後少咗人走。

simonchan1986

It is always tricky for years without mass intake. It depends on the number of leavers vs. number of applicants for that particular years

Youweird

EstherDoglover 發表於 23-6-28 21:47
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GSIS我们去年考了，没考上～ 我们今年也申请了HKIS，但因为申请太晚了，过了critica ...

那就只能找个过渡学校先读着慢慢考，考上说不定排队也有几年

Adiezz

EstherDoglover 發表於 23-6-28 21:45
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原来如此。我感觉到了，他们的竞争挺激烈的……

你想報考的幾間都是一線，難考是正常，繼續嘗試