ESF 連in 都無得in!

Sonaming

我報左青衣,但係我除左之前 有 application no. 個 receipt e-mail 就咩都冇收過, 冇機會interview 會唔會都有封信ka
係咪咁ka..

lottieclee

You need to call the school to find out your application status

Sonaming

O....ESF TY not yet send out any letter for interview.~!

BBKate

Agreed the chance is nearly zero, but still want to give a try before giving up.  What I need now is miracle and luck !!

My girl is now studying at Anfield playgroup.  Hopefully Anfield is her back-up choice ....

meowji

your girl is Cat 1 but still on waiting list? are u within the 100 list? I am outside 100, i duno if they take my son as Cat 1 or 2 as he doesnt speak any chinese and I am Canadian. DId you find out from them your status?

littleroundface

seems so difficult to get a school visit in ESF, I am not sure my son is in category 1 or 2 now....my husband is not Chinese too and we do not speaks cantonese at all.....Is Woodland a good choice for backup?

piggynatalie

Oh, I didn't know it is so difficult!

mikeivybb

ESF group 有政府 funding,  我亦有交稅呀， 為什麼我小朋友不能有機會PLAY VISIT？？ 如他真的很STUPID 而最後不收， 我也沒話說， 但連見都不能見就很反感， 還是退回報名費吧。
我知道反而很多國內人的小朋友就有這個機會。我的小朋友亦不會說廣東話， 因為從一開始我們只和他說英語， 希望幫他為此作準備。現在就很徬徨。

從前的父母不會說英語， 可能不敢亦沒多餘錢比小朋友讀國際學校，那些年的規矩現在已不合用。請ESF好好考慮是不是要改一改不合時宜的規則。讓小朋友可以走一條本地教育以外的道路。

chongnicole

而家有RC，mandate係收70或80%父或母係香港人的小朋友，已經係好d。

在希望ESF改革的同時，都要為小朋友計劃吓，萬一真系入吳到心儀的國際學校，下一步點走？如果小朋友中文無基礎，到時被逼讀local school會好辛苦。

littleroundface

Its really difficult to make decision and choose for the kid...i believe every kid worth better learning environment....my son failed all interviews...so i am really worrying....

chongnicole

What's your plan now?

littleroundface

回復 chongnicole 的帖子

Emailed them yesterday and they said my kid is on the waiting list, but I don't think there will be vacancy later and my kid is lucky enough to be pick up in random selection.

Thinking about send him to Woodland pre-school,but it is really expensive and not sure if we can get in.One of my friend suggest me to apply K1 for 2013 again since my son was born in Aug.

I am still searching other English Putonghua kindergarten, maybe try Tinkerbell also since they have Japanese course and my husband is japanes.

Any suggestions??

chongnicole

ESF schools are good and naturally first choices for gweilo and hongkee. While u can continue to try ESF, don't count on it. 

Have u tried Japan International School? They have reception class too. Your husband is Japanese and that would definitely increase your chance. 

littleroundface

oh,  thanks. will apply the reception of JIS too.. just worrying its very far from where we live....school is in Taipo and we live in Taikooshing.

how is your kid?

chongnicole

My daughter is trying our favour schools this year. Will share if we have good news :)

yuetsmum

Hi All,
My girl will have a playvisit at WKS tomorrow.  Dun know why suddenly have the idea that is it good to put her to study in ESF kindergarten (before, esf is my first priority as my girl speaks english only, but I am not Cat 1).  I'm just worried, if after spending 2 years in the kindy, no promise to ESF Junior or RC directly, what can I do then as my girl cannot go to local stream?  (sigh...)

c200

I think ESF Kinder still has priority on RC and DC interview.

Dont mis up with normal ESF Primary school

yuetsmum

回復 c200 的帖子

Hi all, don't want to pour cold water on your/our shoulder.  Why am I worried for EFS Kinder though I'll have a playvisit tomorrow with my girl tomorrow.  I had joined the school tour to RC Oct last year.  The teacher told us the no. of applicants to RC for admission to Yr 1 2012 is 3xxxx.  Though priority will be given to EFS kinder students but no guarantee for space as there are many applicants from IS like Kingston, Thinker....(sigh)

After paying school visit to WKS Kinder last week, I really like the school, their teaching method.  I just worried for p.1 space after two years.  

Pilotkid

yuetsmum, 2012將會有 (3XXXX) 幾人申請入讀RC？！有冇攪錯呀！係咪聽錯，應該大约三千人 (3XXX) 。