關於ESF小一interview, 可否比d意見

piggyloo

btw....she's at hk side and have interview for quarry bay school

popolung

looks like Quarry Bay Shcool has a higher chance for local students...... CWBS is more tough as it is smaller..... and more foreigners are living in Sai Kung & Clearwater Bay.....

popolung

原帖由 AL_mom 於 08-11-26 21:18 發表
My son is in Abacus but has got only waiting list to CWBS intervidew. Does anyone know what will happen next?  Will there still be a big chance to interview? or we better start to look for other schoo ...

My daughter too, look like our kids are classmate, but same situation..... have you applied RC? For CWBS, I guess we can only put them in waiting list, and bless.....

emmamay

原帖由 YLau 於 08-11-26 15:47 發表
Hi all,

I received the interview letter and ESF request me to bring the parents' passport, why?

Besides, they suggest both parents should attend the interview, anyone know what parents should do in  ...

I also received the letter from Kennedy School, but it only required to bring along my daughter's passport.

popolung

原帖由 YLau 於 08-11-28 10:28 發表


Hi emmamay,

How about in your application form, did u selected Parmenant ID in parents' column?

We selected Parmenant ID in the column and may be that why ESF request our passport.

Because of the overwhelming demand, I guess ESF is checking even the nationality of the parents & kids very strict so this is why they ask you to bring the passport......

502

Per my understanding, the nationality really does not matter a lot.  ESF does know there are quite a number of local Chinese holding foreign passports.

Once you are offered an interview, the chance is quite high provided that your child's English is fluent.

原帖由 popolung 於 08-11-28 10:54 發表


Because of the overwhelming demand, I guess ESF is checking even the nationality of the parents & kids very strict so this is why they ask you to bring the passport......

popolung

原帖由 502 於 08-11-28 11:05 發表
Per my understanding, the nationality really does not matter a lot.  ESF does know there are quite a number of local Chinese holding foreign passports.

Once you are offered an interview, the chance i ...

I understand this too, but looks like this year is a bit difference, otherwise they won't ask parents to bring passport (to prove your nationality?) to me this is a bit odd...

VVMUM

Hi AL-Mon, Popolung,

I am surprised to learn from both of you that your kids are put on waiting list for CWBS, because I thought for all kids studing in ESF Kindergartens the interview to ESF schools are guaranteed. Have you asked the teacher or the principle in Abacus?

原帖由 popolung 於 08-11-26 21:25 發表


My daughter too, look like our kids are classmate, but same situation..... have you applied RC? For CWBS, I guess we can only put them in waiting list, and bless.....

popolung

原帖由 VVMUM 於 08-11-28 15:52 發表
Hi AL-Mon, Popolung,

I am surprised to learn from both of you that your kids are put on waiting list for CWBS, because I thought for all kids studing in ESF Kindergartens the interview to ESF schools ...

already, and I think they carry out the selection of Cat 1 / Cat 2 strictly so why our kids are on waiting list...... as now ESF move to centralize allocation so it is diff from old days......

popolung

原帖由 AL_mom 於 08-11-28 23:02 發表
popolung, did you apply for other schools? I've started to search for other schools. Seems many kids can't get an interview this year.  but I don't undertand why there's such a big difference between  ...

I have applied RC too and have intreview.... just I think is too far away from TKO to Ma On Shan for a kid only  4-5 years old la.... will take almost 3 hours only on the bus daily..... now so worry.....

also I want to apply other IS too... which one you are looking at now? But sound like many other IS will take kids from kinder only after 5 years old... or K3?

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emmamay

原帖由 YLau 於 08-11-28 10:28 發表


Hi emmamay,

How about in your application form, did u selected Parmenant ID in parents' column?

We selected Parmenant ID in the column and may be that why ESF request our passport.

I was not sure whether I selected the permenant ID or not.

Because my husband's British passport was issued in England, it might be adifferent from those who was issued in Hong Kong due to 1997 return.

And from the passport number, you can tell the difference between them.

Anyway, I really don't know  whether a foreign passport holder will have priority or not.

I just remember that few years ago when I applied the ESF school for my elder son from overseas, the staff said those British passports holders would jump over the local queue. At that time, this issue was not written in the admission requirement too.

I am not sure will they classify the Hong Kong 97 British passport and the England one.

SFmom

emmamay,

I'd sent you a reply but wasn't sure whether you've received it.  Sorry if you didn't...I can't read much chinese and might have press the wrong button from guessing.  Let me know.

emmamay

原帖由 SFmom 於 08-11-29 12:46 發表
emmamay,

I'd sent you a reply but wasn't sure whether you've received it.  Sorry if you didn't...I can't read much chinese and might have press the wrong button from guessing.  Let me know.

SF mom,
I do not get anything yet, pls send me again.

birdbird

原帖由 emmamay 於 08-11-29 12:04 發表

I just remember that few years ago when I applied the ESF school for my elder son from overseas,

It is a big difference between an OVERSEAS application and a local application even though the children concerned are chinese in both cases.

For Chinese children born in Hong Kong but having a foreign passport, it dosen't make great difference from those with just a hksar passport. The former can still go to local kindergartens (i.e. the local system). They are treated as Cat 2 applicants. If these Cat 2 applicants study in ESF kindergartens, they are in a higher priority then those in other international kindergartens. Those from international kindergartens have bigger chances to get an interview than ones from local kindergartens. That  probably explains why St. Catherine's students cannot get interview offers from KJS while some students from Anfield or KBCK can still get the offer.

popolung

原帖由 birdbird 於 08-11-30 09:49 發表


It is a big difference between an OVERSEAS application and a local application even though the children concerned are chinese in both cases.

For Chinese children born in Hong Kong but having a fore ...

I have checked more other cases and looks like this year if you are Chinese Families, even if you are studing in ESF kinder, you may not even have a chance to get the letter for just sit on waiting list, so overwhelming?

almom

I suggest that we tackle this issue from a more objective point of view.
As far as I know, ESF does have certain "arrangements" to entertain those coming to Hong Kong from overseas first. I am not sure whether it is a written policy (it probably is) but it still can be told by "observations".
I do believe that a foreign passport, particularly those recently coming to Hong Kong, whether you are ethnic Chinese, can make a difference. Do not forget that ESF was setup to provide education for expat children. The fact that local Hong Kongers were able to get places back then (particularly during the few years after the handover) was that there were extra places even after most expat kids filled them. Otherwise, I do think that expats or non-local Chinese would (and should) have priorty over local Chinese with SAR passport. Do not forget that local Chinese kids do and should have other choices, even if they claim to be English speaking, because these kids can more easily "survive" in a local Cantonese speaking school than expat kids or non-local kids.
Make sense?
Looks like competition at ESF is very keen now and yes, if there are others that really need a a place in an English speaking school more than you do, then you are in a bad position.
Take the wise man's advice: Do not put all eggs in one basket.

PS. Do not try to project what happened last year or the year before to your own case. The situation every year is different. Back then during the few years right after the handover, there have been cases where children got admission even if they could hardly speak much English. My friend's child's classmate was one of those kids. However, obviously, ESF are very selective now, that this would no longer happen.

[ 本帖最後由 almom 於 08-12-1 13:30 編輯 ]

popolung

I am summarizing cases this year now so hope it is a bit useful info for other, and keep telling us what happen here.

Anyway, it is what it is now, so good luck to all who want to put their kids into ESF, including me......