I am of the view that before making a choice, you'd better best estimate and understand the boy's ability and his personality.
To survive in such kind of Super Band 1 school (LS and DBS), the boy must be a very tough, outgoing, active or excellent academic background.
Confidence is very important in the child development. Take a shool that your boy will belong to the range "above average" of that school. Don't place the child to a school that he only marginally meet the standard, he will loss the confidence which is not worth.
So, only you know your boy and you are required to be honest to put him to the place that best fit.
I think most parent here would opt for LS over all else. And I did also.. I did the attempt in two occasions for LS lottery but fail, even my son was born Catholic with 20pts.
It is normal to fancy famous school.
However, I am more than happier to be in Ying Wa. My son loves the school very much altought the school keeps him very busy from Mon to Sat.
YW is the most traditional school in HK since 18XX. The school just celebrated her 191st Anniversary. All celebrities of old YW alumini attended the function. However, YW is low profile in the past and lost lust comparing to earl noble school as DBS and LS.
YW is on the move and has chosen the right direction now. YW has underlying strength to compete and publicity helps it to achieve.
YW's boys are confident and cheerful kids.(why, becoz I see him everyday
LS should be a better choice for me if both schools accepted my boy.
I guarated from a school used to have some connection with the LS brother. The LS brothers, same as Wah Yan's fathers, do have a very unique experience and system to run school. Yes, many will say LS being too tough, but learning is a tough process.
I have no experience with YW but both are good schools. One may like to go to LS because of the school's tradition or simply it is "free of charge" and one may like to go to YW because of Mrs. Lam. At the end, it is the boy's and his parents' own inputs will count more.
SPCC has tried to offer full scholarship to tempt the most famous young table tennis player of LSC before he started F.1. BTW, SPCC is too expensive in the current economic situation.