本地人入ESF

Sonaming

去interview (P1) 嗰陣，見到真係個個家長都幾本passport , 但我地冇外國passport 都收左

happymama2007

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Thanks!
其實想小朋友入IS行IB, 除左ESF有冇邊間會易D比本地人入?
同埋除左ESF KINDER, 邊間KINDER會易D多D入機會入IS?
THANKS!!

Birkin

原帖由 Sonaming 於 14-08-06 發表
去interview (P1) 嗰陣，見到真係個個家長都幾本passport , 但我地冇外國passport 都收左



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You need to bring your passports with you to the interview??

FattyDaddy

Sonaming 發表於 14-8-6 10:30
去interview (P1) 嗰陣，見到真係個個家長都幾本passport , 但我地冇外國passport 都收左

I wonder if BNO and HKSAR makes a difference, perhaps not, but just wondering :)

FattyDaddy

Birkin 發表於 14-8-6 12:32
You need to bring your passports with you to the interview??

Yes you do, they need to verify the nationality claimed in the application form, and for non-residents the visa in the passport.

Birkin

原帖由 FattyDaddy 於 14-08-06 發表
Yes you do, they need to verify the nationality claimed in the application form, and for non-residen ...

Thanks, FattyDaddy. Just the applicant's passport and not the parents' as well I hope. Otherwise, people might think that we are heading to the airport instead of going for an interview at ESF :p

ramen

Regarding the parent statement for Y1 application, may I ask what it is about?  What do I need to write about?  And about how long that would be adequate?  Thank you.

FattyDaddy

Birkin 發表於 14-8-6 15:16
Thanks, FattyDaddy. Just the applicant's passport and not the parents' as well I hope. Otherwise, pe ...

They need to see the passport of both parents as well as the child's.

When you apply, you are supposed to send in photocopies of the passports to support the application, so on the day of the interview they check the originals :)

ramen

FattyDaddy 發表於 14-8-6 15:42
They need to see the passport of both parents as well as the child's.

When you apply, you are suppo ...

Think ESF is getting serious here...they didn't do that when I took my elder one to the interview back then.

FattyDaddy

ramen 發表於 14-8-6 15:48
Think ESF is getting serious here...they didn't do that when I took my elder one to the interview b ...

I guess so.

I think we both know that more and more people are opting for international schools so the demand has been increasing much faster than available places, so it is not surprising that ESF is getting more serious now.

happymama2007

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聽講ESF遲D會開始冇政府資助...知唔知到時學費會調整幾多呢?

FattyDaddy

happymama2007 發表於 14-8-6 17:12
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聽講ESF遲D會開始冇政府資助...知唔知到時學費會調整幾多呢?

The current government subvention makes up for around 20% of ESF's costs, so one could expect school fees to rise by at least 20% when the subvention is phased out, beginning with students starting Year 1 in 2016.

The above applies to ESF Foundation schools only, the two PIS colleges, i.e. Discovery and Renaissance, do not benefit from the current subvention so its removal should not affect them as much as the Foundation schools.

sweetheartb

原帖由 happymama2007 於 14-08-02 發表
本帖最後由 happymama2007 於 14-8-2 17:09 編輯

如果父母都係LOCAL,小朋友冇外國PASSPORT，係咪就算入 ...

Think it depends on which ESF foundation school, eg SJS/KJS/BHS - quite a lot of Hksar passport holders got P1 offers in the past few years.

I guess those on the island should take a larger portion of foreign passport holders.

Sonaming

BNO 同特區passport 我覺得冇分別，但真係有人兩本都帶去

happymama2007

sweetheartb 發表於 14-8-6 18:25
Think it depends on which ESF foundation school, eg SJS/KJS/BHS - quite a lot of Hksar passport hold ...

ThanksWhat about CWBS?

FattyDaddy

sweetheartb 發表於 14-8-6 18:25
Think it depends on which ESF foundation school, eg SJS/KJS/BHS - quite a lot of Hksar passport hold ...

Given that expats tend to reside on the island side, the phenomenon you described could be a matter of demographics rather than an actual difference in admission preferences with regards to nationality for different ESF schools.

I say this because Discovery College (in Discovery Bay) is arguably the "most foreign" among all schools under the ESF umbrella, yet it is a PIS like Renaissance, where 70% of the students should be local residents. This goes to show that in a cosmopolitan city like Hongkong, appearance is no longer indicative of nationality, there are many locals with foreign citizenship and there are many foreigners who are local residents.

At the end of the day, for a local without foreign passport, it goes without saying that their chances are better with the two PIS colleges.

sweetheartb

原帖由 FattyDaddy 於 14-08-06 發表
Given that expats tend to reside on the island side, the phenomenon you described could be a matter  ...

Agreed, Fatty daddy. My point is to respond to the original question that, with or without foreign passports, may not really be an issue in ESF schools.  I know quite a lot of local families with HKSAR got P1 offers this year.

sweetheartb

原帖由 happymama2007 於 14-08-06 發表
ThanksWhat about CWBS?

Sorry I'm not very familiar with CWB but traditionally many non-locals study there and Abacus too. Not sure if this is still the case.

SydneyC

What's dc and rc? Thanks

lui

Private school of ESF , renaissiance college and discovery bay college