Harrow Hong Kong, any sharing please

potter1127

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Hi, can I know which area do you live? Do you sent your kid by school bus?I checked the school bus schedule, most area needed to get on bus before 7am.
If you drive to school, is it a traffic jam at morning and after school?

newview

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I live at Mid-levels west, quite near the Western Tunnel and we are lucky enough to be the last stop of my route so we get on school bus at 7:05.  It is no worse than other local schools.  School buses of CDNIS and St Paul Co-Ed leave our place even earlier and St Paul Boys 5 min later than us so comparably speaking not that worse.  

If we drive there, it takes 35 min from home to school in the morning. However, we seldom drive him home so not quite sure about traffic in the afternoon.

FattyDaddy

newview 發表於 15-11-26 14:31
we get on school bus at 7:05 ...

What time do classes start? 8AM?

newview

8:10

FattyDaddy

newview 發表於 15-11-26 16:46
8:10

So about 1 hour on the bus, a bit on the long side but not too bad.

potter1127

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Thank you very much. I also want to know how much is tuition fee last year. Did the fee grow up fast every year?

newview

Approximately 5% increment.

Pandabenben

Hi,

Glad to know someone is talking about Harrow here.


My son got an offer for next year grade1, but we are still struggling whether we should put him in as we afraid the Chinese learning there will be insufficient.

Just want to know more about the overall comment for the school in:

1) academic level
2) ECA
3) student conduct

Thanks very much

potter1127

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Hi when did you get the offer?My daughter is also in Year 1.

Pandabenben

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Hi, just got the offer recently, still struggling whether to put the boy in or not..will you put your child in? What do you think about the school?

potter1127

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I got 2 weeks ago, so I already paid deposit. I had nothing struggled because I only got one offer. Everything in school are quite good. I think only concern is whether you kids likes it or not.

comel

Pandabenben 發表於 15-12-2 11:35
Hi,

Glad to know someone is talking about Harrow here.

Hi, so glad to hear that your son got an offer. But I am still waiting for an interview, according to the admin, they will process sibling's application first then only will process the rest. You have other children studying there as well?

comel

potter1127 發表於 15-12-3 20:20
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I got 2 weeks ago, so I already paid deposit. I had nothing struggled becau ...

Great to hear that, do you have other children studying in harrow right now? I have yet to receive interview invitation from harrow, does that mean no hope?

Pandabenben

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I got no other children studying there in harrow

Pandabenben

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I also paid the deposit, but we are still struggling as we afraid Chinese learning in Harrow maybe too easy, if compare to local standards. Also, we also have concern about the track record of the school as it only operates for a few years. But in terms of facilities and environment, it is the best

comel

原帖由 Pandabenben 於 15-12-04 發表
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I got no other children studying there in harrow

i see. so, you are CCC or ICC nominee?

comel

原帖由 Pandabenben 於 15-12-04 發表
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I also paid the deposit, but we are still struggling as we afraid Chinese le ...

i think have to take tuition from outside if you wish to strengthen the Chinese skill. And from the school tour, i noticed that they teach simplified Chinese.

easyparent

There are two streams of chinese learning,mother tongue and foriegn speaker standards. For mother tongue standard, you may choose between traditional and simplified character for learning. The mother tongue standard is not easy as i was told. As for me learning chinese is not a major concern which can easily be compensated by private tution. It is more important to focus on the overall learnimg environment for the kids. The school is helpful to answer any queries. I was arranged to meet and discuss  with the head of the lower school privately as i had similar concerns and was thinking to accept the offer last year. Now i am happy for my kid studying there.

newview

Furing my daughter's interview few weeks ago, I overheard that the School will no longer offer traditional chinese to upcoming Year 1. My son is in Year 2 now and he is studying in traditional chinese class. 4 hours each week is not too bad but I also supplement with private teacher and class.

easyparent

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The best way is to talk to the school openly about your concerns. There is no harm to do that once you have offer on hand