FIS vs ESF, which one is better?

happylili88

Hi, does anyone know that FIS vs ESF, which one is better?

wingjaiii

睇吓你想要邊個curriculum
兩樣嘢來

Wwong071

I personally prefer FIS. that was why we quitted ESF and joined FIS. But it is really personal preference. i think both are very good school.

wingjaiii

Wwong071 發表於 21-11-11 17:27
I personally prefer FIS. that was why we quitted ESF and joined FIS. But it is really personal prefe ...

For us, we were vice versa because we like IB very much and think that IB will be the future lead in the world. Different from other schools, most of them offer IB in the secondary school, Esf starts the IB curriculum in the primary school.

Wwong071

wingjaiii 發表於 21-11-11 17:48
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For us, we were vice versa because we like IB very m ...

we did not look at the curriculums at all.   both hubby and I just use our gut feelings to make decision- which school matches our kid's personality the most.
so far so good, our kid is happier.
I guess good that we made the right choice.
I dun mean ESF is no good. I am sure it is a good one and I like it as well. just FIS suits our kid more.

wingjaiii

Wwong071 發表於 21-11-11 17:59
we did not look at the curriculums at all.   both hubby and I just use our gut feelings to  ...

Can u tell what’s the difference between Esf and fis? Good to know!

melobi12

I would suggest you think of the question “which is the best fit school for my child (and the family)?”, instead of “which is the best school?”.

FIS and ESF are indeed quite different in many aspects, not that hard to decide - main difference being the second language the schools teach. Cultural mix, curriculum, school facilities, location, school bus availability are some other factors to consider.

To us it was a no brainer, we are very happy with the school we chose.

wingjaiii

melobi12 發表於 21-11-11 18:35
I would suggest you think of the question “which is the best fit school for my child (and the famil ...

Yes and we also concern fis’s academic results are not very impressed these years. (No offence)
I m sure both are good schools!

Oh sorry I think I have replied to a wrong comment

novemnovem

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poutpoutfish

I will choose FIS over ESF for the student mix, teacher student ratio, exposure to another language and facilities.  I don’t think curriculum makes significant differences in early years or lower primary stage.  As long as children are happy, they learn in their own ways.  

It’s just my personal view.  You can seek advice from parents with children in both FIS and ESF.  Parents that haven’t tried both schools may not give an objective view.  

Wwong071

wingjaiii 發表於 21-11-11 18:00
Can u tell what’s the difference between Esf and fis? Good to know!

Every schools have their unique characters, but at the same time they do have similarities.
How parents would make their choices really depend on what they are looking for for their kids and how they are weighting those differences and similarities.
To us, a school's academic performance is not top on our list.
We look at the culture mixed, the school culture, the parents', the campus, the languages taught in school, etc.
So basically there is no right or wrong choice; good or bad choice.
We like the fact that the whole FIS interview process was so chilled and nice. The people (teachers, staff and parents) we encountered on the play visit, reminded us of our days when we studied abroad. We love the fact that our kid could have exposure to French, such a beautiful and difficult language.
We also love the fact that our kid is required to stay at the canteen for lunch even he is only a kindergartener. This is such a good way to train his independence and improve his picky eating habit.
Our list could go on.
Comparing ESF and FIS is like comparing orange and mandarin (not apple and orange), they are both good, just I prefer eating mandarin, but doesn't mean the orange isn't good.
We were very happy and proud to be accepted by ESF, but just we want something that FIS could offer.

goodanta

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想問吓FIS係咪淨係英文同數學係British curriculum? 其他科係行IPC? 如果係行IPC每科之間嘅主題係可以互通的嗎？請問會有考試嗎？多謝解答

Wwong071

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Yes. that's what they said on the website- English and Maths are following the English National Curriculum. Sorry, I do not get what you meant by "可以互通"



I don't know about exams as our kid is fairly young, so no exam for their age.
But I suppose even assessments, it won't be crazy tough exam like local schools. Sorry, my answer is not that helpful. I guess other parents might give you better help.

goodanta

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喺學校website見好多外籍人士, 但唔知係咪都係french stream, 請問International stream 香港人多嗎?

Wwong071

goodanta 發表於 21-11-12 10:02
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喺學校website見好多外籍人士, 但唔知係咪都係french stream, 請問International st ...

not many hkese in my child's class...quite diversify.
also even Chinese, the kids can speak really well English.

dem0cracy

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IPC - From my understanding, not all topics cover all subject areas.  Some topics emphasize more on Science, some on History, etc.  Mandarin and French are also separate from IPC but do touch on vocabularies/expressions related to the IPC topic.
Tests/exams -
From some documents I found on the school intranet, they have (i) in-school summative assessment (e.g. end-of-unit tests for Math and English, termly writing assessment) and (ii) Internationally standardised summative assessment (e.g. NGRT Reading assessments (starting Y1?), PTM Math assessments (starting Y2?), CAT4 (Y4)).

My kid is in lower primary so I don't have much first-hand experience.  So far we have no idea when the assessments take place.  

dem0cracy

Re the original question, I would never say FIS is better than ESF, or vice versa.  They are just different schools. I can only say which one I prefer because I feel that it's more suitable for my child/family.

wingjaiii

goodanta 發表於 21-11-12 10:02
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喺學校website見好多外籍人士, 但唔知係咪都係french stream, 請問International st ...

上年收到class list, 可能得一兩個外籍人士, 其他全部Chinese, 不過冇辦法因為疫情。

dem0cracy

goodanta 發表於 21-11-12 10:02
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喺學校website見好多外籍人士, 但唔知係咪都係french stream, 請問International st ...

過去幾年已經多咗本地人(多數係有外國護照嘅香港人家庭)，我小朋友嗰班大約1/3係華人(包括香港人 內地人 中港家庭…我唔係好識分)。我唔知咁算唔算多，但比起幾年前去school tour時，甚至係比起我小朋友初入學時，係明顯多咗好多…不過我估香港整個大環境就係咁，其他IS都有此情況…

dem0cracy

wingjaiii 發表於 21-11-12 10:40
上年收到class list, 可能得一兩個外籍人士, 其他全部Chinese, 不過冇辦法因為疫情。
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