Kingston Primary VS ESF Shatin Junior School

omelia

Got the place of both schools and struggling which one is better for my boy.

Any comment from parents?

vinvillalee

以我所知，Kingston 冇直屬中學但SJS 可以考番ESF 中學. I will choose SJS.

omelia

Kingston has a partner secondary school ICHK in Sha Tau Kok and need to pay non-refundable levy in secondary as well as primary school.

ESF can use the refundable levy to carry to secondary school that is supposed to have a place in secondary after the completion of primary school.

do123alex

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SJS. An established school, running PYP. Academically, ESF has good IB Diploma result.
It is not easy to get a spot at SJS, are you Cat 1 and from ESF kindergarten ?

Shrimpiggy

true! SJS then Shatin College with nearly 30% graduates passing IB with over 40 high mark.

omelia

I am in Cat 2 and not studied at ESF kindergarten.  I applied an individual application.  I am not the first round interview list, just on waiting list for interview.  

I don't think ESF Kindergarten has the priority to have place.  It all depends on the performance during the interview process in case you have chance to have interview.  

The day of our interview - i guess may be 1 from 5 candidates.

21Ckid

But you have already paid the 72000 levy for Kingston primary?

omelia

of course la... ESF also need to pay $25000.

omelia

... but can be refundable.

21Ckid

why would you need to consider? although kingston kinder has good reputation (and it is likely i will accept the offer for PG), i heard most parents will choose a dragon school for primary given the secondary of kingston, at shatoukok, is not considered a viable choice.

vinvillalee

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其實你已經有答案！

omelia

I worried about is their Chinese standard.  

ESF is a big school while Kingston is a small school.  It can provides overall growth development.

ESF is comparatively weak in chinese than RCHK and Kingston.  Their chinese writing is simplified chinese but I wish to learn traditional that Kingston and RCHK used.  

I have not decided the secondary school in HKG or overseas... so still struggling.

My son also have the waiting list on RCHK... but it may be a long queue.

ABDADDY

SJS for sure

Shrimpiggy

We just give up our RCHK offer, hope will give you a higher chance.

omelia

shrimpiggy, which school you choose... by giving up RCHK

Shrimpiggy

KJS. We also struggle to drop RCHK which is also a school of ESF.
ESF schools have very good publics exam results and university placement. Also the Alumni network is also important where RCHK is still catching up the other ESF school.
One last consideration is location. We live in Kowloon and we don't want our kids spend too much time to travel to and fro school everyday.

21Ckid

do you know how many will stay on to kingston primary? is it that they like it or they couldn't find good enough through train primary IS? and do they do well in enrolling into esf schools, or even to schools like HKIS, CIS, ISF etc? thanks.

omelia

thank you for parents' comment.  

If I take SJS for my younger son, I need to bring him to school first and then bring my elder son to Kingston for P2 then.  It is really a tough job everyday for their mom.

Shrimpiggy

It is really a tough decision to make. But I think your kids will be good as they have a good mummy!

lui

原帖由 omelia 於 13-02-16 發表
I worried about is their Chinese standard.  

ESF is a big school while Kingston is a small school.  ...

Whether learning simplified Chinese or not is not a big issue, but the Chinese level of esf is really a concern if Chinese is important to you.