Harrow - Need some advice

WYmom

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Some BHS students switch to Harrow because of their school zone, those students live near Gold Coast to Tuen Mun study in BHS for primary but have to study in Island school for secondary, obviously too far for them.  So if they switch to Harrow, they can save a lot of travelling time going to school.  Both ESF and Harrow are UK schools, so they have no problem to switch.

Atticus

ESF is not an UK school. It is an international school primarily catered for non-Cantonese speaking students. Kellett and Harrow are very British but ESF isn't.

hkparent

If I study at Beacon Hill, can I go to Island School? Not KGV?  If they live in Tuen Mun, they should study at Shatin Junior, right? I'm puzzled.

do123alex

Harrow has students coming from...GSIS, ESF, CDNIS, South Island School, Singapore IS, Yew Chung, Anfield, Victoria  St Paul Co-edu, Maryknoll.  Reasons to choose Harrow? every family has their own reasons.  For those white students, some are the UK family.   Continuity  of UK curriculum is the reason for the move

The students in higher form speak fluent English, no different from other IS.

WYmom

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Living in Tuen Mun will go to BHS in primary and Island school in secondary according to school zone allocation.  You can check the school zone if you have doubt.  Very simple.
ESF is a British and IB school.

hkparent

Thanks for your clarification. I have mixed up Tsuen Wan and Tuen Mun. But the fees of Harrow are about doubled. They must be quite rich :)

evatsoihk

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香港Harrow不是franchise的吗？？！并非英国Harrow直属的呐.......不是吗？？！

Shootastar

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As far as I know, HK Harrows is franchised from Harrows (UK). Each year, 5% of the HK Harrows' school fee collected will be paid to Harrows (UK) as support fee so that Harrows (UK) may send staff to HK Harrows and train the staff here and set up a learning system and environment in line with Harrows (UK).

Harrows is a brand name in education. Like other commercial corporations, they would maintain the image and qualify of their brand names even if they give franchises to others for operation.

I have no doubt that Harrows (UK) would do whatever support to HK Harrows so that the education provided by HK Harrows would be in line with that of Harrows (UK).

24112006

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有架, 佢地有一科叫chinese culture study. 而法文科系因為為開學前有張通告叫你選科的, 你可以選西班牙文, 普通話, 英文或法文, 自己選修其中一科就可以. 而我簡左法文.

魅影

24112006 發表於 12-9-28 11:34
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有架, 佢地有一科叫chinese culture study. 而法文科系因為為開學前有張通告叫你選科 ...

my son now K2, I'm planing put him in Harrow!
Could you tell me about the interview?
When you send the application form and how long you recieved the call to interview?
If I apply Y1 in 2013, is it too late for application, I go through their website, doesn't list the expired date for application. I went their parent tour days before, the school is really pretty and huge! I'd asked about the application, they said they didn't set the expired date, but they suggest I apply as soon as possibe!
But I think my son's english standard may not meet their requiment, now he has native english class twice a week, I hope that he'll improve english before interview!

24112006

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我系系阿囡3歲時就同佢伸請入harrow, 因為佢地y1系由5歲開始, 所以我交左表成大約2年後先有得in., 佢同我地講, 首要要求系小朋友一定要有流利的英文說及聽的水平....如果你fail左個interview, 佢地話會比半年時間你自己去準備好個小朋友先, 之後會再比多一次機會做second interview. 學校雖然新, 但好講究小朋友自己既獨立自主能力...由y2開始的學生已經可以組成不同的小組, 提出各方意見比學校, 再進行選舉.  語文方面亦要求小朋友上法文, 西班牙文或普通話, 全部系課時入面的, 唔駛另外比錢學.  我覺得佢雖然系第一年開, 不過我作為家長的, 我覺得佢基本上做得好好. 因為佢地真系系小朋友既行為上都有好高既要求.

24112006

以我所知, 佢每級每班的人數都不過20人, 但最少會有2個老師系課室.  大部老師都由英國來的.

魅影

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Thank you!