Australian International School Reception

HaydenNg

CherylMomMom,

If the child is non-Australian / New Zealander, the chance of getting an interview is very very slim.

If you have applied very early on and the child is passport holder, the first round of interview should be around Jun prior to the year of entry.

whitesky

are there any successful cases for non-australian passport holders?

highfive

原帖由 whitesky 於 11-11-25 15:55 發表
are there any successful cases for non-australian passport holders?

Yes, we are one. But it's extremely rare and I guess we got really lucky.

HaydenNg

whitesky,

perhaps non-passport holder might still have a chance several years ago but with the surge in birth rate, passport holder may not even receive an interview offer.

whitesky

hifive and haydenng,

I have never thought about AIS before as I thought most graduates will continue their colleges in Australia intead of US or UK.

But lately went to visit the school, start to think about whether I can apply it for my baby 2 years later.

Thanks so much for your sharing.

highfive

原帖由 CherylMomMom 於 11-11-28 23:16 發表

highfive,

just out of curiosity, hope you dun mind me asking, what made u pick AIS? How's ur child liking it so far? thanks.

We are local locals, no priority in any IS so we didn't exactly get to "choose", the schools chose us. We sent out multiple applications to many different IS's and AISHK was the first to offer us a place so we took it! We did have the option to go to ESF at a later time (first SJS as they said CWBS was full, and then later on CWBS as a space opened up) but we decided to decline the offers because by that time our child had already spent half a year at AISHK and he was enjoying it. AISHK's school year starts in January.

highfive

原帖由 奶醬豬 於 11-11-26 12:19 發表
想問一問AIS 既中文點教架?
我見網頁有寫學PTH + CHINESE CULTURE
請問係咪每日都有PTH上呢?

From Prep onwards there's daily PTH lesson for 45 minutes. In Reception I think it's only 4 days per week. As far as I know, for the younger grades they teach mostly through playing games. They start splitting the students into 2 groups starting from Year 2 based on their proficiency. They used to call the 2 groups "Chinese background" and "Non-Chinese background" but now they call them "Chinese literature" and "Chinese communication" I believe.

whitesky

Hifive,

Could you share how do they conduct the interview? So your child is already in primary?

where do most teachers come from?

highfive

原帖由 whitesky 於 11-11-29 10:58 發表
Hifive,

Could you share how do they conduct the interview? So your child is already in primary?

where do most teachers come from?

They only interviewed the children so we didn't really know how it was conducted exactly. I believe they really just want to know how fluent the children's English is and if they are somewhat independent and self managed, as unlike local kindergartens there aren't any helpers to help them with anything at all at their school.

Yes my child is in Primary now.

Most of the teachers come from Australia/New Zealand. In fact, most of anybody there is from there (or is passport holder), including almost all the students and families.

whitesky

Hifive,

Since your child is already in primary, I would assume the admission was not as competitive as it is now. I'm a bit headache when to send my child to school in few years later as the birth rate stays very high lately.

whitesky

Hifive,

Do you think I just waste of $ to submit application form if we are non-Australian?

highfive

原帖由 whitesky 於 11-11-29 11:54 發表
Hifive,

Do you think I just waste of $ to submit application form if we are non-Australian?

It is somewhat of a gamble on the application fee to be honest. But if the fee is not a problem then I would say why not, at least that gives you a lottery ticket.

My son got in the school almost 2 years ago as an non-Aussie passport holder. He had a classmate in kindergarten who is an Australian passport holder but she failed to get a place a year before us. You never know until you've tried.

whitesky

Thanks Hifive for your advise!! Did you apply in reception year ( first year entry)?

How many kids do they accept?

highfive

原帖由 whitesky 於 11-11-29 16:03 發表
Thanks Hifive for your advise!! Did you apply in reception year ( first year entry)?

How many kids do they accept?

We applied for Prep. I think there are 2 reception classes, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and there are 3 classes in Prep (all full day). Each class is about 24-25 children.