ESF收生

Tsuru

請問唔係有外國Passport, 想入ESF係唔係好難?

etpianist

That is true. Foreigner have no priority but I believe any foreigner can get some offers from IS even if not ESF specifically. It helps school to take in foreign students to contribute to the multi-culturalism of the school and the 70% requirement. If an expat cannot get into an IS, then likely they will return to their home country (or at least their kids will) so therefore the system will find places for these students and families.

貝珠

In Esf official kindergarten admission talk, a foreigner asked if they have priority, the speaker said no priority.

FattyDaddy

貝珠 發表於 15-11-10 19:32
FattyDaddy, so if 70% foreign passport policy also applies to kindergarten admission ?

Not officially, but I think they do implement it unofficially. It won't do the kindergarten's reputation any good if they admit too many local children who would subsequently be at a disadvantage when applying to ESF or other international primary schools.

FattyDaddy

little-pig-pig 發表於 15-11-10 19:13
FattyDaddy, so how does this work? ESF can't control the applicants are holding foreign passports fr ...

No they cannot control, but we are talking about Hongkong, a place where many people do have foreign citizenship of some sort. I doubt if ESF (or any other international schools for that matter) have ever experienced a lack of applicants with foreign passport to fill the 70% requirement.

貝珠

FattyDaddy, so if 70% foreign passport policy also applies to kindergarten admission ?

little-pig-pig

Or the lottery number is determined by foreign passport holder and non-foreign passport holder?

little-pig-pig

FattyDaddy, so how does this work? ESF can't control the applicants are holding foreign passports from the priority list nor lottery number, so what if most of the above cannot contribute to 70%, how could ESF fulfill this requirement?

FattyDaddy

little-pig-pig 發表於 15-11-10 17:32
I don't quite understand, priority for admission, 'lottery' number & 70% foreign passport holders as ...

They co-exist at different levels. First there is the priority given to different groups of applicants, i.e. staff children, siblings, nomination right, alumni children, ESF kindergarten children etc, then priority within each group is determined by a random number drawn (the 'lottery'), and then finally a preference is given to foreign passport holders.

lovecasey

回覆 little-pig-pig 的帖子

ESF didnt state passport as a priority but in reality, they need 70% with foreign passport, hence, they will have preference on kids with 2 passports (local and foreign) so these kids can be categorized in either side of the game.

貝珠

I don't understand too

little-pig-pig

I don't quite understand, priority for admission, 'lottery' number & 70% foreign passport holders as required by EB, how could these requirements co-exist? Can anyone help?

FattyDaddy

jyk 發表於 15-11-10 16:28
(之前聽朋友講話如填埋識Cantonese 嘅話就冇乜機會）係咪真？ ...

This was true when ESF used to classify applicants into Category 1 and 2, those who could speak Cantonese would fall into Cat 2 and have a lower priority than Cat 1. The rationale behind this was that children who could speak Cantonese could attend local schools while those who couldn't speak it had fewer options and so should be given priority. This categorization was abolished about 2 years ago.

Activehealth

原帖由 little-pig-pig 於 15-11-10 發表
So in this case, does that mean having a foreign passport still enjoy some hidden privilege to get i ...

Not hidden at all. Every one knows.

Activehealth

原帖由 jyk 於 15-11-10 發表
Thank you!

請問language 方面係咪只係識English 多啲機會？(之前聽朋友講話如填埋識Cantonese 嘅話就冇 ...

Not any more.

Activehealth

原帖由 dimsumsum 於 15-11-10 發表
And for my case, my child was born in HK, and she got her US passport in HK (daddy is US citizen). W ...

Foreign for sure.

sell2japan

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無關係吧　！　現今香港會流利英語的港孩多不勝數。
ESF學位極度緊張＋上學費越升越有, 真的要多謝本地學校的幫忙他們才可以蒸蒸日上。

jyk

Thank you!

請問language 方面係咪只係識English 多啲機會？(之前聽朋友講話如填埋識Cantonese 嘅話就冇乜機會）係咪真？

dimsumsum

And for my case, my child was born in HK, and she got her US passport in HK (daddy is US citizen). Will she be consider as foreign or local?

dimsumsum

原帖由 little-pig-pig 於 15-11-10 發表
So in this case, does that mean having a foreign passport still enjoy some hidden privilege to get i ...

I guess if they're going to take in 100 students, local passport holders will fight for the 30 spots, the other 70 spots will be taken by foreign passport holders. Is that the case? Then it's quite competitive for the locals.