ESF and ICS

buu0605

Can anyone share?  Which one is stronger in academic level?  I'm going to apply for their kinder this year.  

If my target is RC after kinder, should I try to get in ESF anyway?  I'm planning to send my son to USA in tertiary education and are concerned about Chinese language proficiency.  

For ESF parents, do you know if there will be school visit?

Thank you!

[ 本帖最後由 buu0605 於 10-1-18 10:29 編輯 ]

c200

I am facing the same problem as well, I want to let my son study in ICS kinder( learn more bible) and then change to SJS(ESF)...

buu0605

sorry, what is SJS?

原帖由 c200 於 10-1-18 16:22 發表
I am facing the same problem as well, I want to let my son study in ICS kinder( learn more bible) and then change to SJS(ESF)...

c200

Shatin Junior School (ESF)

bakusensei

原帖由 buu0605 於 10-1-18 10:27 發表
Can anyone share?  Which one is stronger in academic level?  I'm going to apply for their kinder this year.  

If my target is RC after kinder, should I try to get in ESF anyway?  I'm planning to send ...

buu0605 and c200,

why go for the more difficult path? if u plan to go to ESF primary or RC, why not going to ESF kinder?

pls read the sharing of those not in ESF kinder at

http://forum.edu-kingdom.com/viewthread.php?tid=2166727&extra=page%3D5


http://forum.edu-kingdom.com/viewthread.php?tid=2158147&extra=page%3D4&page=3

For kidsborn in 2000, quite a no. not studied in ESF kinder did not have the chance for interview in SJS, etc. But it was lucky that there was still RC.

Mindful that there is WKS ESF kinder now.

it will not be a happy experience to be placed in the waiting list w/o a chance of interview or having the interview at a v. late stage.

even the principal of YMCA kinder was frank enough to tell the applicants that if they are not in Cat. 1, the chance to ve interview for ESF primary will be slim.

one of my fds who's boy is studying in THINK now was not offered the chance to ve interview in both ESF primary and RC. :(

buu0605

Thanks bukusensei.  That means, if my target is RC primary, then I need to get in ESF kinder first because the chance of getting in RC is comparatively slim even if I'm in ICS kinder?  

原帖由 bakusensei 於 10-1-19 09:47 發表


buu0605 and c200,

why go for the more difficult path? if u plan to go to ESF primary or RC, why not going to ESF kinder?

pls read the sharing of those not in ESF kinder at

http://forum.edu-kingdo ...

c200

Thanks you...
Because I live in Fo Tan, ICS is closed to my house...and my son can learn bible from ICS....After reviewing your comment,I think I need to choose ESF kinder....no choice

Ruby1219

Why not consider ICS primary ? It's a good school with high academic level. That's what I heard.

Ruby

buu0605

but it's new debenture policy (also the depreciation rate) is a concern.....

原帖由 Ruby1219 於 10-1-21 09:01 發表
Why not consider ICS primary ? It's a good school with high academic level. That's what I heard.

Ruby

bakusensei

原帖由 buu0605 於 10-1-21 11:39 發表
but it's new debenture policy (also the depreciation rate) is a concern.....

yes, buu0605.

the revised debenture policy together w/ the ~6% increase of school fee in the coming academic year made the total school fee [including the to be wholly depreciated debenture] (not counting other expenses) for the whole 15 years of education to around 1.4 million (at present value only), which if compared to the previous redeemable debenture and school fee level for 2009-10, is around 22% increase of school fee!

[ 本帖最後由 bakusensei 於 10-1-21 13:59 編輯 ]

JTmom

Hi c200,
Bakusensei is right. ICS has a new debenture policy. The $190,000 payment will be fully depreciated after 9 years. See details in this link.
http://www.ics.edu.hk/images/PDF/Admissions/Debenture_Program.pdf
Consider this before you apply.

原帖由 c200 於 10-1-19 12:10 發表
Thanks you...
Because I live in Fo Tan, ICS is closed to my house...and my son can learn bible from ICS....After reviewing your comment,I think I need to choose ESF kinder....no choice

[ 本帖最後由 JTmom 於 10-1-22 00:43 編輯 ]

bakusensei

原帖由 JTmom 於 10-1-22 00:35 發表
Hi c200,
Bakusensei is right. ICS has a new debenture policy. The $190,000 payment will be fully depreciated after 9 years. See details in this link.
http://www.ics.edu.hk/images/PDF/Admissions/Debent ...

thanks for sharing, JTmon.

I fully understand the reason for the drastic increase in the debenture and school fee, but I cannot foresee how rapid the rate will be in the coming years.

Do you guys still recall the debenture jumped from 60,000 to 190,000 in 08 academic year?

The freq. big jump is getting worrying.

lamheng

the new debenture scheme:

The $190,000 payment will be fully depreciated after 9 years.

Is it crazy? What happen? So many parents let their child to ESF!

HaydenNg

we are talking about ICS here, NOT ESF !!!

原帖由 lamheng 於 10-1-22 15:03 發表
the new debenture scheme:

The $190,000 payment will be fully depreciated after 9 years.

Is it crazy? What happen? So many parents let their child to ESF!

KWOKS

I am thinking whether ICS forsees the financial difficulty in future though 190K is not really big amount comparing with other IS.
The depreciation means higher school fee to be paid which may not be that worthy though it has high reputation.

In that case, will you prefer ESF or ICS?