在讀GSIS，考到DBSPD，掙扎中

ratafan

Dbs is boys school, gsis Co Ed .
Something to consider.
True that dbs brotherhood spirit is strong and it has very strong alumni network and legacy. That’s what most dbs boys are proud of. Strong sense of belonging too that makes them very committed in things they do. Very different experience and both are good

ttmom3399

Stay in GSIS.
My daughter has just switched to gsis yr 7 from a top local school for girls in hk. My younger one is still in a top local girls school.
P1-P4 in a local primary school is ok.
However, many dbs/ dgs/ spcc parents are trying to exit the the school at p5/6, as the academic pressure is high, extra- curricular activities are demanding (spend hours on rehearsals/ practices before competition,  even on public holidays!!  Skipping quite a number of lessons to attend rehearsals…) Many would leave at year 9 to study abroad .  Parents tend to get tired and exhausted by p5/p6….and think of ways to exit.


The curriculum at local schools is also much more demanding when compared to 20 years ago….  The syllabus of the local curriculum is also always changing, to suit the new requirements of the EDB.

My daughter was happy (but v busy)at her previous school, but she is even happier now.  

Gsis secondary is also academically demanding, and most new comers are very bright so it’s also very competitive.
The curriculum is not easy.    However students don’t have to spend so much time on ECAs, so my daughter is less busy now.   I dont have to send her off to overseas so early as she can do IGCSEs in hk, followed by IB.

After all these years of non-stop rehearsals / practices, I am very glad that I can finally slow down …
I hope my younger daughter can join GSIS later too.

There are many many many braemar hill parents at GSIS, most of them switched from top local schools to GSIS.  

Good luck

ILikeToDream

回覆 WFsmart 的帖子

Can't agree more with what ttmom3399 above suggested.  My son has been awarded academic scholarship for the past few years in the local top tier primary while I got another child at an international school. From what i see TBH, I believe students achieve high academically, particularly at the local school, due to a combination of factors, ie. they are naturally intelligent, their learning abilities, a lot of extra tutoring, parental support... while the quality of teachers at top tier DSS really varies as well.
Depending on what you are looking for down the road, if it's not a must for you to send your kids overseas in secondary/ University, (as you mentioned, getting into 神科 at local Uni, but of coz who knows what happens 10+ years later) then probably you may let your son switch to DBSPD so you have no regrets and fulfil the legacy, assuming you have no preference for teaching approaches, training on critical thinking and analytical skills, cultural diversity, global vision etc. Otherwise, in my opinion GSIS can definitely better prepare the kid for overseas education particularly on training how they think and learn.

Is getting into IB stream in local necessarily pave a better path to the ultimate goal of ie. Oxbridge as you mentioned? I have no answer, but their IB stream is selective bias, and whether simply top scores can give you tickets there? I doubt.

If you would like more insights, feel free to pm me to discuss. Good luck and both are very good schools in different ways anyway!

beastiebistro

WFsmart 發表於 23-1-15 20:25
我地是三年前熱門帖文「考到gsis, 掙扎中」版主，當時最後決定由寶山pn轉gsis k1，讀左三年現在有dbspd off ...

我喺另一個角度分享。喺香港讀齋（名）男校嘅Brotherhood係一樣好特別嘅人生經歷，讀男女校／齋女校或者做媽媽嘅好難明。我自己係中環齋男校學生，我都毫不猶疑選擇送我仔去DBS。

我嘅睇法係DBS或者GSIS都係好學校，小朋友喺是但一間學校都會接受好嘅教育。讀唔讀到書係睇小朋友自己唔太關學校事，但係學校學習以外嘅體驗就非常唔同。我好明白你先生想個仔入返DBS嘅心情。

或者我幸運，我仔喺DBS完全唔覺辛苦（我作為負責跟學業嗰位家長亦樂得輕鬆）。DBS（at least小學部）功課測考唔特別多，亦有大量課外活動俾我仔去enjoy。佢亦儲落一班「好兄弟」，就算而家各散東西（香港／英國／澳洲／加拿大等），都會頻密聯絡。

當然，我一早plan咗我仔讀完G7就過英國讀boarding school（三年前嘅事），所以佢冇需要揀IB或者考DSE。

glo000

DBS 先， 讀好中數，大d高小如果頂唔順先轉GSIS 或UK top boarding school，順住個勢走

GSIS 由細入，慢慢高小開始好多spcc, dg,db 插班考入黎，到時人都會比下去，難得有offer, 入左dbs先

964000

glo000 發表於 23-3-4 11:29
DBS 先， 讀好中數，大d高小如果頂唔順先轉GSIS 或UK top boarding school，順住個勢走

GSIS 由細入，慢慢 ...

唔會啦，兩邊都有叻有唔叻
新插班的其實仲要追英文同German
小學有D小朋友真係睇住佢由細叻到大，有D好叻的Y9又會走（年年有人去Eton）有D就真係唔會咁緊張學業
同一般其實好少LS插入高小
就算Y7入都起碼要在LS成績中上（中文除外）
我朋友那年Y7 mass intake都只係2個Dg入咗，佢細妹也是Dg考小學也唔pass要中學再試，可能年年不同，但其實又唔係太多。

回正題其實樓主當初一早已target Dbs,毋忘初心，同返咗去讀就唔洗惗咁多，好好享受校園生活。

barque

glo000 發表於 23-3-4 11:29
DBS 先， 讀好中數，大d高小如果頂唔順先轉GSIS 或UK top boarding school，順住個勢走

GSIS 由細入，慢慢 ...

都見過有些名校生中學插班國際學校，按自己觀察他們插班後只有極少數可以泊得注最top那班，特別英文嘅差距都幾大下，識得IB English Literature HL拿7差唔多全部都係從少讀國際學校大的。

glo000

有能力的Top LS 學生，好多Y7,Y9直轉UK top boarding school，再跳 Oxbridge

想中數基礎好  朋友圈在HK, 小學在DBS比較容易成事

barque

glo000 發表於 23-3-4 21:12
有能力的Top LS 學生，好多Y7,Y9直轉UK top boarding school，再跳 Oxbridge

想中數基礎好  朋友圈在HK,  ...

點解要去UK top boarding school 先至入到Oxbridge?

yiqiyihui

識人同你好似。又係嗰間幼稚園，去咗top IS 之後考到top local (唔講邊間啦). 認同你哋兩個小朋友都非池中物。

一過咗初小，top local 大部分人都讀到媽媽聲，之前半日制都好啲。依家返到屋企都4點。時間少，功課多，測考多。仲要有課外活動。

兜兜轉轉第日又可能都係想入返GSIS或同類，又唔知人哋到時收唔收返，咁係為乜

glo000

我都正正考慮緊細女3歲IS 定 LS，辛苦同個大女一齊捱完小學，自己對神校果種 - 教淺考深的催谷, 同學之間的競爭，好反感！讀到高小測考時間我直情想嘔同燒書，在小學時只是中間成績，今年大女過左IS，英數成績走在前頭，我問佢，妹妹讀唔讀女神好？定一開始去IS好？佢的答案都仲覺得要讀LS先，但我年紀大心血少，怕怕了，大女間小學確實英數訓練得好，但我唔想再經歷陪讀第二次... 初小考eng lit，數學個個星期測驗考心算，奧數題，d女緊張到面青青，又肚痛又手震... 誇張d講，今天的成績全部有血有淚換返黎，仲有邊間學校可以學術根基教得好又讀得開心而不用外補？我都好想知！

964000

glo000 發表於 23-3-5 22:46
我都正正考慮緊細女3歲IS 定 LS，辛苦同個大女一齊捱完小學，自己對神校果種 - 教淺考深的催谷, 同學之間的 ...

你大女小學未讀過IS, 都唔知有幾開心，好難比較。
「數學個個星期測驗考心算，奧數題」
一分耕耘 ，一分收穫, 你把這個effort放在IS, 其實一様可以，睇吓你想唔想啫，又唔一定要外補，小學D maths好簡單，買本練習自己都教到，我就寧願按自己進度學好過比學校逼。
如果有興趣先出面學奧數，當興趣班不會有壓力，對數學成積沒有直接幫助。
始終IB maths可以選HL或SL考，有D係文科人，又唔係個個咁緊張谷maths。
「學術根基」好的IS/私校，你可能適合比較structured一點的curriculum, 好似SIS, FIS, GSIS, NAIS, Harrow 呢啲。
ISF 就界乎LS同IS之間。
你女在RC？之前出過幾個自細讀起的IB狀元，佢哋好多在高中就會發力追上嚟，啱啱先聽朋友ESF個仔，之前話成績普通，突然發力，PG44分。識人去咗英國讀，想入好學校,一樣會勁補。
所以睇家長想點。

Moonlight819

yiqiyihui 發表於 23-3-5 11:14
識人同你好似。又係嗰間幼稚園，去咗top IS 之後考到top local (唔講邊間啦). 認同你哋兩個小朋友都非池中 ...

也奇怪樓主為什麼想轉！Dgs全級第一也轉去GSIS, 樓主想行回頭路？！

girl2016

glo000 發表於 23-3-5 22:46
我都正正考慮緊細女3歲IS 定 LS，辛苦同個大女一齊捱完小學，自己對神校果種 - 教淺考深的催谷, 同學之間的 ...

我覺得你大女的答案,話妹妹留LS 先較好,其實係小朋友的想法. 而當中,有唔少可係基於佢想成績好呢點,
我個覺得家長考慮位應該唔只單單係學業成績, 壓力平衡, 性格影響塑造等都在考慮之列.

yiqiyihui

Moonlight819 發表於 23-3-6 07:44
也奇怪樓主為什麼想轉！Dgs全級第一也轉去GSIS, 樓主想行回頭路？！

唔想太早變到鬼頭鬼腦學好中文到小六程度
在DBS 讀到畢業在本地發展比較多local network (不過20年後很難講仲有幾多人留喺度做嘢)

yiqiyihui

girl2016 發表於 23-3-6 16:53
我覺得你大女的答案,話妹妹留LS 先較好,其實係小朋友的想法. 而當中,有唔少可係基於佢想成績好呢點,
我 ...

小朋友把口唔知點講，但真實想法可能係：我都辛苦咗六年，梗係叫阿妹同我一樣先公平啦

glo000

yiqiyihui 發表於 23-3-7 10:03
小朋友把口唔知點講，但真實想法可能係：我都辛苦咗六年，梗係叫阿妹同我一樣先公平啦  ...

哈哈，唔會咁諗呀，大女好錫妹妹，諗左兩日，決定唔會去LS喇！多謝有幾個媽媽PM我比意見呀，我都係同幾位IS媽媽想法一樣，從小培養閱讀興趣，返學開開心心就得，到大d再睇下留HK或去UK boarding 啦

964000

glo000 發表於 23-3-7 12:54
哈哈，唔會咁諗呀，大女好錫妹妹，諗左兩日，決定唔會去LS喇！多謝有幾個媽媽PM我比意見呀，我都係同幾位I ...

有機會開開心心成長咪好。
從少培養閱讀興趣同寫作能力，到要發力時成績應該不會太差
如果你大女由selective local school 轉去non selective school, 覺得在舊校成績有優勢不奇，但好似我朋友由香港selective LS去外國highly selective 中學，起碼英文同外語都已經好難去到最top個浸，所以真係好難一概而論。
LS會自細就drill考試和溫習技巧，但太早開行turbo小心好易burned out，中學加大學仲有10年有排讀。
分享個笑話，女同學媽咪（外國人）最近上堂準備考香港路試筆試，佢問呀sir問題，呀sir話「你唔洗理，呢啲唔考」再問第二樣野，呀sir 話「呢樣就會考的，你死記咗佢得啦！唔洗理點解」
外國朋友覺得匪夷所思（如果我女都會，佢一定唔收貨），我告訴同學媽咪我地自細都係咁train ，有咩咁奇啫

ustvct

WFsmart 發表於 23-1-15 20:25
我地是三年前熱門帖文「考到gsis, 掙扎中」版主，當時最後決定由寶山pn轉gsis k1，讀左三年現在有dbspd off ...

可否分享一下最後入邊間？

Youweird

glo000 發表於 23-3-5 22:46
我都正正考慮緊細女3歲IS 定 LS，辛苦同個大女一齊捱完小學，自己對神校果種 - 教淺考深的催谷, 同學之間的 ...

我朋友小朋友曾经在sis, 据说在学校天天被老师投诉纪律问题。后来他考去spcc, 神校老师都说他家小朋友又聪明又有礼貌，从来没有再找过家长纪律问题。
我家弟弟在is也是经常被投诉不守纪律。

IS给我的感觉就是纪律非常严苛。成绩好但是自律性不够的孩子还是is更适合