cat 2 student Anfield or ESF WKS?

BBKate

Which KG should go for if my daughter falls into cat 2 and is aim for esf primary or other Int'l

Appreciate all your comments .

Radiomama

ESF WKS

BBKate

原帖由 Radiomama 於 12-08-07 發表
ESF WKS

Tks for your advice

vinvillalee

但注意一樣野, 讀ESF KG 不等於一定入到ESF Primary.

selialee

May I ask what is Cat2?

lui

原帖由 selialee 於 13-01-24 發表
May I ask what is Cat2?

Esf will categorize the student into cat1-non Chinese speaking, cat2 Chinese speaking. Priority of interview will given according to the cat!

selialee

I see! Thank you! Does it help if the student holds a foreign passport?

lui

原帖由 selialee 於 13-01-25 發表
I see! Thank you! Does it help if the student holds a foreign passport?

Nope

菠蘿媽媽

I don't know what's the exact priority... I can only share my own case to you. I'm Cat 2, we have been invited to attend the "play vist" at Tsing Yi Campus today.
If you ESF primary is your target, i will suggest you to get a place from K first.

suzanlai

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BBKate, really depends on how badly you aim for ESF primary or RC/DC! I would suggest you go for ESF kinder if the above 3 are your top target, otherwise, don't think much difference in going either Anfield or ESF! I had exactly the same choice you got last year and I finally went for ESF just because I think a happier school suits my girl! But I still worry about primary especially knowing how low the ratio the ESF K2 students got interview from ESF primary! Anfield you still get a backup as most likely they will reserve a place in their primary, but not the case for ESF! If you go for ESF, what I suggest is you should prepare to apply as much backup as possible as there is nearly no way back to local stream after 2 years in ESF and without a good backup plan, you will be in a very risky position! And even RC offers interview to most ESF kids, the chance of getting in is not as high as they intake quite some local kinder kids with great English level(which is super common now)! Good luck!!

BBKate

May I ask if your daughter has admitted into one of the esf school or RC/DC?

fanfanbb

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My friend's daughter studied at Anfield Whampoa then RC.

pppwong

原帖由 suzanlai 於 13-01-25 發表
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BBKate, really depends on how badly you aim for ESF primary or RC/DC! I would su ...

Hi, I'm planning to enroll my boy in both ESF kindergarten and anfield too... If I really go to ESF kindergarten, what other backup plans can I have for the primary school? I'm really worried now that kindergarten doesn't have advantage anymore... :;pppp:

BBKate

Thanks for your info.  My daughter can speak fluent English and I believe that if interview is given, there shouldn't be any problem; however, I heard from this year K2 parents that no one in Cat 2 was given a chance for interview at SJS.  Hope that chance for RC is better...

Mighty

I think ESF has decided (remember receiving their newsletter this year) abolishing the Cat1/Cat2 system.

BBKate

Although ESF will abolish the Cat 1/2 system for year 13-14 application, I doubt what sort of assessment will be used to decide interview opportunity.   There is no clear definition.

Mighty

没有了CAT　１AND　CAT　２、ESF係間ENGLISH　MEDIUM　SCHOOL,即係話小朋友一定要明白英文INSTRUCTIONS,同埋INTERVIEW要有反応比到TEACHERS　LA.

BBKate

The interview for sure is to access The child's English level and ability to communicate and understand; however, not every applicant has a chance to interview. without Cat1/2 system, everyone should be have equal chance, except those have priorities, like sibling, child of ESF teacher & etc.  and my question is what kind of judgement ESF will be used to decide the applicant's interview opportunity ?