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When will we hear from Hillside on the K1 offer please?

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I want to know too... No letter

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Heard that the letter will be out before end of Feb. It means this week!

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It's out today!

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Got it thanks

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Want to seek some opinion too. My boy is currently in victoria kindie. And we also received esf offer.

We are just a local family, and we want our kid to have a less stressful childhood (That's why we aim iB/ international). We hope he can have a good command of English and we are trying our best to provide support, at the same time we hope to have an acceptable level of chinese. Shall I stay in Vic for potential priority to enter VSA (150/~700 Vic graduates) or change to ESf for an interview priority and thus a perceived privilege to enter eSF primary or RC? Thanks for the advice!!

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jemima 發表於 15-2-24 18:16
Want to seek some opinion too. My boy is currently in victoria kindie. And we also received esf offe ...

Your boy is in K1 or PN at Vic - does he need to repeat K1 at ESF?
Also, how do you and your boy like Vic so far?

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原帖由 Susu922 於 15-02-24 發表
Your boy is in K1 or PN at Vic - does he need to repeat K1 at ESF?
Also, how do you and your boy li ...

He's a pN student, so k1 offers for both schools. he's happy at school and the teachers are caring and capable...

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jemima 發表於 15-2-24 18:16
a perceived privilege to enter eSF primary or RC? ...

ESF kindergarten pupils enjoy interview priority to ESF primary schools including RC, it is a real and not a perceived advantage, so if you are targeting ESF primary schools, you know which to choose.

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原帖由 FattyDaddy 於 15-02-24 發表
ESF kindergarten pupils enjoy interview priority to ESF primary schools including RC, it is a real a ...

Thanks for the info.. I mean..getting an interview means a perceived higher chance of getting a place? Or many get the interview chance but not the actual offer?

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jemima 發表於 15-2-24 20:43
Thanks for the info.. I mean..getting an interview means a perceived higher chance of getting a plac ...

I guess no one knows for real, it is 100% or 0 chance for each particular individual.

Consider the following questions:

1. Other than the "excellent English at ESF" factor, is there any area in which you think ESF is more suitable for your boy as compared to Victoria?

2. If you receive offer from both ESF primary and Vic primary, which offer would you accept?

Personally, my answer to question 2 above is "probably Vic primary" and to question 1 above is "both are good schools, but the only advantage of ESF over Vic (for us) is the more intensive exposure to English" -- however, we would not go to ESF just to learn English, for the reason stated below.

I would choose Victoria, since learning Chinese is way more difficult than learning English. Attending regular English classes at Victoria (and those after-school activities taught in English), mingling with English speaking frds in Hong Kong, plus a few years' study overseas at a decent US or UK college would be able to bring the kid's English up to a close to native level, but not the other way around.

Also, the location of Hillside is not convenient for us -- school bus would be the only choice.

Nevertheless, since both schools are good - congrats! There will be no wrong decision no matter how you decide:)

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Thanks so much for the detailed analysis. Yes I agree with u..at this moment, I also think VSA suits my son better. Location-wise and language-wise. for me, eSF is superior to VsA in terms of English and student mix: more truly 'international'. I am just worried that I choose a school with a closer-to-0 chance rather than a closer-to-100 chance...

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原帖由 jemima 於 15-02-24 發表
Thanks so much for the detailed analysis. Yes I agree with u..at this moment, I also think VSA suits ...

I mean, for me ESF is more superior in those 2 aspects only.. Though they may be very important too..