Shrewsbury vs King’s school Canterbury

Summiesum

呢兩間學校，大家有乜意見？會怎樣選擇？謝謝

4eyesDad

Summiesum 發表於 19-1-29 08:29
呢兩間學校，大家有乜意見？會怎樣選擇？謝謝

It depends on your kid's interests and your expectations. Both schools have good reputation.

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Thanks, 女睇完兩間學校都鍾意，好難決定。其實兩間學校的成績係咪差不多？

Summiesum

呢兩間學校，係網上好少comment

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My son is studying in King's Canterbury.

Right, there is not much comments found here.  One of the reason is the school doesn't have a large population coming from HK.  The other reason I learnt is King's doesn't lie much on agents to feed them students.  Hence, it is not on the list of many agents .  Even AA is the administration agent only.  Many of the HK students are either children of old boys (King's becomes a co-edu school in 1990s) or children of expatriates working in HK or those apply directly to the school.  The school has a cocktail reception for HK parents and the Old Kings every year in September.  Many are there, with the discussions.

I would say King's is a school that houses students of different talents and capabilities.  Some are academic, some are excellent in music and sports.  Its rowing team is very well known in UK.  Besides, there's the King's Week every year in late June after school exams.  It's more than a drama and music performance week which attracts lots of tourists and visitors.

Some comment it's not academic.  Of course, it's not at par with Eton, Westminster, Wycombe Abbey, Tonbridge.  However, if one looks at the Oxbridge admission number / university destinations, it's above many that get higher A*-A percentage.

Some dislike the school campus being too scattered.  It's a school that with 1000+ years of history.  The current school premises is built with numerous expansions.  It's sport center is very well equipped and it's at city grade that opens for the Canterbury community during school holidays.   

One unique feature is the school itself is situated in two of the UNESCO World Heritage sites.

All in all, whether a school is good depends very much on whether it fits in what one wants to achieve.











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多謝你意見，好詳細。會和女商量，睇下她鍾意那一間

WeiSB

Summiesum 發表於 19-1-29 08:29
呢兩間學校，大家有乜意見？會怎樣選擇？謝謝

我女以前都係讀King’s，在以下連結可以看到我的回應：
https://www.edu-kingdom.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=3569289

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謝謝分享。幫小朋友揀學校真的好頭痛

4eyesDad

Summiesum 發表於 19-2-9 02:31
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Thanks, 女睇完兩間學校都鍾意，好難決定。其實兩間學校的成績係咪差不多？ ...

我覺得兩間都是有聲譽的學校，整體成績不俗，如果學生有資質及用功唸書，大部分畢業生應該可以進入著名大學。你女兒的個性及取向是重要關鍵。對家長來説，學校與機場的距離也是考慮因素之一。

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完全同意，Kings location 係比較優勝如果和Oundle, 這三間又怎樣？是否Oundle 比較全面？

4eyesDad

Summiesum 發表於 19-2-9 19:59
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完全同意，Kings location 係比較優勝如果和Oundle, 這三間又怎樣？是否Oundle 比較 ...

除了上述2間學校，你的女兒又有Oundle 的offer?

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Oundle 只係waiting

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Oundle and King's are very similar I would say - in terms of history, reputation, academic performance...  They are both full boarding in nature, 75%+ are boarding students, considerable majority is local British.  Both are 7 days / week - very busy school life.

It would be quite hard to pick between two.  As an overall, Oundle is a bit on the upper hand in terms of academic performance but not that far apart.  Location of King's is a bit better, city of Canterbury is nicer.  Oundle is stronger in Science subjects whereas King's is relatively all rounded.

I was in the same dilemma

On point worth noting is students of King's have to do service for the Canterbury Cathedral occasionally on Sundays, taking turns.  The Canterbury Cathedral is part of the school.

4eyesDad

Summiesum 發表於 19-2-9 21:16
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Oundle 只係waiting

Oundle is about 50% larger in student population than Shrewsbury and King's Canterbury. That may be a useful consideration if your daughter wants to be in a bigger pool. All 3 schools have really good reputation in giving all-rounded education with excellent academic results. You cannot go wrong with any one of them. Is your daughter sporty, or musical? Does she like shopping, or art?

Summiesum

多謝大家的意見，好有用。我女音樂好，對art都有興趣，但唔係好叻
我只覺得Oundle 成績可能有保障D

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你都係呢兩間學校揀？

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Oundle is cira 1,000 students whereas King's is around 8xx.  

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You may find out more about the Music Department of King's.  Parents said it is fabulous,  whereas the science laboratories of Oundle are described as amazing.

It's a happy headache .

P.S. my son doesn't like music nor drama. Hence, we don't have much idea.

4eyesDad

Summiesum 發表於 19-2-9 22:35
多謝大家的意見，好有用。我女音樂好，對art都有興趣，但唔係好叻
我只覺得Oundle 成績可能有保障D
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Oundle 是全英國最多學生的co-educational boarding school 之一， Oundle 有學生約1100-1200人，Shrewsbury 及 King’s Canterbury 的學生約800人。 今天是我第一次聽到Oundle 成績有保障D，願聞其詳。

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只是覺得Oundle 愈來愈出名，收生要求又高左，出來成績應該相應地好D，純個人意見