K1: ESF vs Victoria vs THINK

worc1361

Hi, can anyone help in telling me the pro and con of each? I think these as the kindergarten has linked primary school.

ESF Tsing Yi
Victoria Ho Man Tin
THINK Mei foo

Thank you

小燕子2011

Shortlisted ESF n Victoria.

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Shortlisted ESF n Victoria.

Simplified Chinese taught in PTH …ESF

Traditional Chinese taught in PTH …ESF

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Simplified Chinese taught in PTH …ESF

Traditional Chinese taught in PTH …ESF

Sorry typo Victoria uses traditional Chinese

estherscwong

睇今期親子王，有介紹維多利亞學校

菠蘿媽媽

My daughter was switched from Victoria to ESF. Coming will be K2, so far so good. Now she is more enjoy schooling and becones for confident.

PTH: Victoria put more effort on this area.

worc1361

Is 親子王 a magazine? I live in uk so cannot buy :(

worc1361

菠蘿媽媽，is Esf more happy school than Victoria?

My son (2.5 yrs old) mainly speaks Cantonese. Will this be a problem at k1 interview at esf or Victoria?

菠蘿媽媽

The play visit is conduct in English, so fair English is necessary.

worc1361

He is looked after by a English childminder since age of 1 for 3 days a week, 8-6pm. Hence he can understand English fully.

But because we speak Cantonese at home, he prefers speaking Cantonese and not really English.

I know esf k1 interview is in jan, what about Victoria?

happyhealthymin

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My daughter was switched from Victoria to ESF. Coming will be K2, so far so good. Now she is more en ...

Oh. Could you please share more about your daughter's change? Is it because the different cirriculum? But as far as I know, both ESF and Victoria use IB approach. Thanks in advance.

lawrainbow

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我個仔讀緊THINK,老師無心機教,校長成日黑面,RECEPTION無禮貌,成日SELL我轉讀全日制

pppwong

原帖由 菠蘿媽媽 於 14-07-31 發表
My daughter was switched from Victoria to ESF. Coming will be K2, so far so good. Now she is more en ...

May I know if you hold any foreign passports? I heard not everyone has interview and I want to see how much chance I have...

jolalee

For Victoria i believe it is a reverse. You must make sure the child has HKID and permanent residence status, because it is officially a private school and not a International school.

The difference? IS require minimum 70% of the student body holding a foreign passport. (I believe ESF is similar?) PIS [private independent school] on the other hand require minimum 70% of the student body holding a permanent HK residence status. Honestly in reality it doesn't make much of a difference as many applicants has both, but for those who doesn't, do consider if that would affect their chance of getting in.

Corarale

Why not think?

JM_wyw

gogOBABY

我兩個仔都是讀think，我用了七年時間看這學校，老師很有愛心，尤其是nursery既時候，英語能力好好。兩個仔現就讀ESF

ncjkbb

Victoria K seems not an international school from its graduates mostly 70-80% went to local schools, only part of it went to its VSA primary school, isn't it?

jolalee

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Victoria is PIS (Private Independent School), and it is true many Victoria KG kids goes to local school. However, I also found out many Victoria kids moved onto top IS for reception after K1, so you cannot see their record on their K3 graduation list (and some goes to ESF P1 after finishing K2). It really depends on the family, really. For families already speaking in English, they go to Victoria to learn Chinese.