ESF kinder admission contract ?

FattyDaddy

hb12699 發表於 13-4-14 15:00
Many thanks for your experience sharing and what you heard, although the chance is 90 % or 60% , I also would take the offer to get the entry ticket for esf school first.  ...

If you are targeting ESF primary schools and you are offered a place in an ESF kindergarten, then there is very little reason for you to decline the offer. Sure, there are alternative paths to the same goal, but why give up the easiest path?

luckyveronique

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Being a new ESF K1 pupil, we want to buy the nomination to get the double insurance, at least, there is no waitlist under the nomination right. Do you think it is really the case? Thanks!

Ononma

以我緊有sample所知，讀ESF Kinder 報 KJS, 真係好大機會冇得 in, 但報 BHS 的話，十居其九都有得 in, SJS 就吾太知啦。

但 ESF Kinder 又差不多實有得 in RC 和 DC, 睇吓自己報吾報。

最後入到ESF primary or PIS 的機會其實好高嘅。

Mom2One

FattyDaddy 發表於 13-4-14 15:02
May be this is the logic behind ...

If the child is not an ESF kindergarten pupil, the chances of h ...

I think you are right. It's just that my understanding is that there are two streams - the regular pool (with the confirmed and waitlisted places) and the 150 nomination rights seats (spread over all the schools, so each school has 10-12 seats roughly across all grade levels.
Based on this rational, it sounds like the school is suggesting the student move from her waitlist place in the first pool to the second NR pool.  Now, based on previous years, the first (main) pool have always had a high percentage of acceptance, once u pass their interview, even if its a waitlist space - meaning you have to be a bit patient.  The other thing is, this isn't one of the more popular ESF (like KJS) either - this was the Peak school, which I suspect may not have as many NR applicants.

Just seems to me that ESF appears to have become more money-minded and opportunistic than what I'd previously observed.

FattyDaddy

Mom2One 發表於 13-4-14 21:25
Just seems to me that ESF appears to have become more money-minded and opportunistic than what I'd previously observed. ...

Same observation here, but then who can blame them when their subvention is about to be taken away. They will become just as money minded as any other international school in Hongkong, no more, no less.

nccc123

What's the big different between KJS & BHS?

FattyDaddy

xx33 發表於 13-4-15 23:16
esf school is offering the pupils that they never had interview（I mean who want to join current Y1 class）， that's why they may have chance to reject ...

I see, but this group of children who are rejected only paid the initial sum of $50k and not the $400k full payment, right? Also they should be getting a refund of their $50k {:1_1:}