Local school 轉international, y7 or y8轉好D？

caa

JCMum 發表於 15-5-27 16:05
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申請讀Year 7 主要都係擔心女兒英文程度追不上， 和新同學一齊起步其實只是一個 ...

I think being able to mingle with classmates can be a more important factor to consider than one year's difference in English learned in a local school. Changing school and making new friends is just as stressful to a teenager as changing jobs to us adults, or even more stressful considering the age of year 7/8 esp girls who are experiencing emotional ups and downs during puberty.

shadeslayer

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申請讀Year 7 主要都係擔心女兒英文程度追不上， 和新同學一齊起步其實只是一個 ...

想八掛下，係你擔心孩子英文追不上所以只報yr7，沒有報 yr8，跟學校收唔收入讀 yr8無關？

如果擔心英文，點解唔小五後接yr 7？如果因為想孩子有小學畢業而要讀多一年，比班中同學大一年，學野淺一年，是不小的代價。

shadeslayer

caa 發表於 15-5-27 18:08
I think being able to mingle with classmates can be a more important factor to consider than one yea ...

My girl has different people to hang out with each year and it is quite common for classmates go abroad. Friendship is more difficult to maintain in international secondary schools.

caa

shadeslayer 發表於 15-5-27 19:57
My girl has different people to hang out with each year and it is quite common for classmates go abr ...

只可說每人性格際遇不同，人生裏每個選擇只可做一次，不能回頭重活，讀year 7或8也好都只是一年時間，在人生漫漫長路算什麼？況且上學除了書本上的東西還有很多事情要學習，例如社交等，不相信會是白過，再者人家已說沒有後悔選year 7...

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caa 發表於 15-5-27 20:23
只可說每人性格際遇不同，人生裏每個選擇只可做一次，不能回頭重活，讀year 7或8也好都只是一年時間，在人 ...

Totally agree.

My kids have had classmates that were 1 or even 2 years older than they are. Not sure what lead to that situation but I do not see any problems at all.
People live to very old age now. We are talking about living up to 80+ years old and working until 70 or older. Staying back in school 1 or 2 years is nothing. I think every parent has different reasons to choose a certain path for their child. After all, every child is different and every family has their own situation.
No need to challenge why other people have a certain choice. After all, the issue we are discussing (whether staying back school one year) is no big deal.

JCMum

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吾好意思，可能之前講得不清楚....


係你擔心孩子英文追不上所以只報yr7，沒有報 yr8，跟學校收唔收入讀 yr8無關？

我在填寫申請表上，申請班級是填Year 7，後來Admission Staff 打來跟進，當時Admission Staff 己拒絕，說以年齡群是申請Year 8，不過我心想，有得做written test 同 interview 先再算。過左幾個月，終於有得做written test ，再過多3個星期，收到學校電郵，話written test 過關及安排了interview ，家長亦需要出席。在interview中，我向老師講出我的擔憂，更說明想孩子先入讀Year 7，老師沒有即時答應，只重申講孩子的年齡群是Year 8及written test 己過關了。再過多2個星期，收到學校電郵確認孩子成功入讀Year 7。所以我真係吾知道係孩子能力未到定什麼原因最後可入讀Year 7，而不是Year 8。

如果擔心英文，點解唔小五後接yr 7？如果因為想孩子有小學畢業而要讀多一年，比班中同學大一年，學野淺一年，是不小的代價。



孩子很想在本地小學畢業，所以我在她小六時才替她申請入讀國際學校。可能我小朋友是年尾出世，我覺得比班中同學大一年真的沒有大不了。加上本地學校同國際學校既學習方式完全不同，用一年時間去適應，我覺得沒有浪費，更加不會白過。

shadeslayer

原帖由 JCMum 於 15-05-28 發表
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吾好意思，可能之前講得不清楚....

Thank you. That is clear.

Baobi424

應該y7就申請，因為真係唔易（好似弘立，成功率只有1/25-30，既係25個考收得1個），收咗就入，唔收就當warm up,第二年再考y8,而且好多y6已經算是中學，所以y7都唔係有好多新同學一齊入。

caa

Baobi424 發表於 15-6-7 20:41
應該y7就申請，因為真係唔易（好似弘立，成功率只有1/25-30，既係25個考收得1個），收咗就入，唔收就當warm ...

Are you talking about entering ISF primary or secondary?

Baobi424

Secondary插班，有位都唔會收多啲，一定要達到佢地要求，之前朋友個女考咗頭兩關，一共7個鐘，想死。

caa

Baobi424 發表於 15-6-8 17:37
Secondary插班，有位都唔會收多啲，一定要達到佢地要求，之前朋友個女考咗頭兩關，一共7個鐘，想死。 ...

Do u mean there are 20-30 students fighting for 1 seat of ISF secondary?

Baobi424

No, the successful rate is around 1 out of 25-30 applicants.  They have spaces in the secondary but they don't want to fill up with students they consider are not good enough.  Therefore, is very hard to get in.  The exams are not easy, according to my friend's daughter, who is doing quite well in a local primary school.

Harrydad

可以考慮讀埋P6 , 跟著直入year 8
課程應可追到。留意一下英文，特別口語溝通。

ilovechit

Hi,
I am also thinking of enrolling my child for Year 8 after completing P.6 in local school.  When I check the application process for ESF, they require a reference letter from current school.  But I don't think that I can get one from the current primary school because it offers secondary education as well.  Any mums who can share your experiences or advices?
Thanks,

jolalee

JCMum 發表於 15-5-28 13:20
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吾好意思，可能之前講得不清楚....

I think being born near the end of the year does make a difference when it comes to cross age group applications. Many int'l schools do allow kids to defer a year, especially if they are born near the end of the year. (The same goes with skipping ahead a year for kids born near the beginning of the year). The key is that the age group fits the child's social and intellectual maturity. They usually don't do it lightly though, and would consult the class teachers and school counselors for age group changes within the school. I think in normal cases, it is best to stick to the age range on applications. Glad it worked out for you though.

sschiu

From my friend's experience they provided the reference letter after the child was accepted by the ESF school. Call the school to ask if you decide to apply!