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作者: 抺茶雪糕 時間: 17-10-12 12:08 標題: HKIS
Can parents of HKIS share what you feel about this school? I have asked a friend who graduated from there and he loves the school and highly recommends it to us, but would like to hear more from other parents too. thank you very much
作者: qo.op 時間: 17-10-13 17:41
My son joins reception 1 this year and I can tell he loves the school so much. He enjoys going to school everyday and that's a big difference compare to last year. He tells us a lot more about what he learns or does in school. He has quite a lot of homework in kindergarten but he can't memorize what he has learned. And for now even he looks like just playing everyday but he actually learns quite a lot of knowledge throughout the activities. To conclude I feel so grateful that we can join this school. :)
作者: mamazee 時間: 17-10-13 19:01
抺茶雪糕 發表於 17-10-12 12:08 
Can parents of HKIS share what you feel about this school? I have asked a friend who graduated from ...
My son just started as R1 this year. He really likes it and the good thing is there are many parent events and involvement if you really want to. You can be a volunteer as a TA for half hour and see how ur kid doing at school. Teachers are very helpful and there is a good communication between teachers and parents.
作者: Shootastar 時間: 17-10-14 11:14
Both of my kids are graduates of HKIS. My son joined the school at Grade 7 while my daughter joined the school at Grade 8. They respectively left the school some 9 and 5 years ago. They loved much very much liberal art style education provided by the school.
作者: thirdculture 時間: 17-10-14 17:57 標題: 回覆樓主
How good is the level of Chinese at HKIS? I have heard that amongst international schools (excluding the bilingual ones), CDNIS has one of the better Chinese programs and am curious to know how HKIS compares in this area.
作者: Shootastar 時間: 17-10-17 13:27
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I could not compare the Chinese programme of HKIS and CDNIS because I have no knowledge about CDNIS. However, as a parent, I am satisfied with the Chinese programme offered by HKIS. Both of kids need Chinese in their profession. Both of them can cope with the Chinese language required by their jobs.
作者: thirdculture 時間: 17-10-26 19:50
Shootastar 發表於 17-10-17 13:27
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I could not compare the Chinese programme of HKIS and CDNIS because I have ...
Thanks, good to know! Looks like your kids went to HKIS after primary school, did they go to local school or another international school before HKIS?
作者: Shootastar 時間: 17-10-27 10:30
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My two kids completed P.6 at local schools before joining HKIS, one at G.7 (F.1) and the other at G.8 (F.2).HKIS offered a Chinese programme for students with Chinese mother tongue (known as "near native Chinese programme". The standard of this program is comparable to the local standard.
作者: thirdculture 時間: 17-10-28 12:00
Shootastar 發表於 17-10-27 10:30
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My two kids completed P.6 at local schools before joining HKIS, one at G.7 ...
Do you know if other kids who went through primary school at HKIS goes to this Chinese native stream as well? I would imagine their Chinese is not as good as those who went to primary in the local system, just wondering the level they are at.
作者: Shootastar 時間: 17-10-30 10:18
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I do not have figures but I believe your thinking is correct.
作者: 抺茶雪糕 時間: 17-11-1 12:10
Shootastar 發表於 17-10-14 11:14
Both of my kids are graduates of HKIS. My son joined the school at Grade 7 while my daughter joined ...
作者: Shootastar 時間: 17-11-1 13:21
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The main feature of a liberal art styled education is the freedom afforded to the students to explore their own interests. Apart from the traditional subjects, you have an opportunity to explore different subjects such as psychology, computer science, world history, US history, astronomy, European history, computer principle, and even self research. For example, if you are interested in Maths, the course of Linear Algebra is also offered to the students.
You can click below the link for the courses offered to the students by HKIS:
http://www.hkis.edu.hk/uploaded/ ... 0817_HSP_4pages.pdf
The visual arts and performing arts subjects offered are too many to describe. After the exploration in the High School, the students could know what are their interests in the subjects. In any event, the exploration in different fields will enhance their horizon of knowledge, both academic and non-academic.
作者: 1992英语baby 時間: 17-11-6 09:53
本帖最後由 1992英语baby 於 17-11-6 09:53 編輯
All I heard about HKIS Is very positive and HKIS students are well-balanced. Very US style school
作者: Bunnygirl 時間: 17-11-6 12:14
How about the discipline? I know the school is quite free and would like to know if there's any issue with discipline specially in high school. Overheard about some drug issue many years ago (maybe over exaggerated by rumor) but not sure the situation now. I think academically no doubt HKIS is one of the top intl schools in HK.
作者: 1992英语baby 時間: 17-11-6 17:35
Don't worry too much, drug issue can happen in Any school (LS or IS).
作者: Shootastar 時間: 17-11-7 15:52
1992英语baby 發表於 17-11-6 17:35
Don't worry too much, drug issue can happen in Any school (LS or IS).
作者: Shootastar 時間: 17-11-7 15:56
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HKIS is the first school which carry out compulsory drug test on the students.
About 10 years ago, each day they randomly chose two students and have their few pieces of hair cut for examination on drugs. The parents were required to sign the consent letter or else they should withdraw from the school. Severe discipline action would be taken if the result was positive.
I have no idea whether the hair test is also carry out nowadays.
作者: 抺茶雪糕 時間: 18-1-23 15:13
i wonder if there are very few hkis families living on kln side? if we are lucky enough to have the offer, we have to make really quick decision on moving to hki or not (shorter time to be spent on school bus and more convenient having playdates with friends)
thanks for your advice
作者: 1992英语baby 時間: 18-1-23 16:26
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抺茶雪糕 發表於 18-1-23 15:13
i wonder if there are very few hkis families living on kln side? if we are lucky enough to have the ...
Don't worry, HKIS is a big school, lots of families live in Kowloon and you have to take school bus even you live in HK island,,, Check with the bus company Kwoon Chung right after you get the offer.
作者: qo.op 時間: 18-1-23 19:16
抺茶雪糕 發表於 18-1-23 15:13
i wonder if there are very few hkis families living on kln side? if we are lucky enough to have the ...
In my class (16 kids in total) there’s 3 kids living in Kln side. But their school bus time is about the same as my kid (we live in hk side). So I think u dont have to worry too much abt the location problem. But of coz it will be great if you can move closer to the school if possible!
作者: 抺茶雪糕 時間: 18-1-23 19:25
qo.op 發表於 18-1-23 19:16
In my class (16 kids in total) there’s 3 kids living in Kln side. But their school bus time is abo ...
That’s not too bad then, i was worried that there’s only a few in the same grade
Thanks
作者: Yaleizh 時間: 18-2-3 23:21
抺茶雪糕 發表於 18-1-23 15:13
i wonder if there are very few hkis families living on kln side? if we are lucky enough to have the ...
Dear 抹茶雪糕, did you apply for reception 2? My interview for reception 1 is in March...
作者: 抺茶雪糕 時間: 18-2-4 08:31
Yaleizh 發表於 18-2-3 23:21
Dear 抹茶雪糕, did you apply for reception 2? My interview for reception 1 is in March...
Yes we applied for r2
作者: Yaleizh 時間: 18-2-4 08:44
抺茶雪糕 發表於 18-2-4 08:31
Yes we applied for r2
Thanks! I wonder why it takes so long between the assessments for R1 and R2.
作者: minna321@ 時間: 18-2-4 23:35
抺茶雪糕 發表於 18-2-4 08:31
Yes we applied for r2
Do you know when will R2 results be released?
作者: cnh0397 時間: 18-2-5 20:57
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Usually it's in early March.
作者: 抺茶雪糕 時間: 18-2-5 20:58
cnh0397 發表於 18-2-5 20:57
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Usually it's in early March.
Any idea how many students they can take for r2? Thanks
作者: cnh0397 時間: 18-2-5 21:17
本帖最後由 cnh0397 於 18-2-5 21:18 編輯
抺茶雪糕 發表於 18-2-5 20:58
Any idea how many students they can take for r2? Thanks
Just to give you a ball park figure. R1 - 15 kids / class x 11 ( 9 full day and two half day). R2 - 20 kids / class x 10 classes. Hope this helps.
作者: 964000 時間: 18-2-5 21:25
cnh0397 發表於 18-2-5 21:17
Just to give you a ball park figure. R1 - 15 kids / class x 11 ( 9 full day and two half day). R2 ...
本帖最後由 964000 於 18-2-5 21:30 編輯
Wow so many classes, the school must be so big to get so many classrooms. What’s the number per class from year 1 onwards?
作者: cnh0397 時間: 18-2-5 21:31
964000 發表於 18-2-5 21:25
Wow so many classes, the school must be so big to get so many classrooms
作者: 抺茶雪糕 時間: 18-2-5 22:17
cnh0397 發表於 18-2-5 21:17
Just to give you a ball park figure. R1 - 15 kids / class x 11 ( 9 full day and two half day). R2 ...
It’s really extremely competitive then, assuming all the kids in r1 will go on to r2
作者: 964000 時間: 18-2-6 08:22
抺茶雪糕 發表於 18-2-5 22:17
It’s really extremely competitive then, assuming all the kids in r1 will go on to r2
Is R1 equal to K1? Then how many spots are there for year 1 after K2?
作者: 抺茶雪糕 時間: 18-2-6 08:43
964000 發表於 18-2-6 08:22
Is R1 equal to K1? Then how many spots are there for year 1 after K2?
R1 = k2
作者: cnh0397 時間: 18-2-6 09:02
964000 發表於 18-2-6 08:22
Is R1 equal to K1? Then how many spots are there for year 1 after K2?
作者: 964000 時間: 18-2-6 09:41
cnh0397 發表於 18-2-6 09:02
G1 - G2, 18-21 kids / classG3 onward 21-23 kids / class
Then G1 onwards probably not easy to get in, if interested should get in at R1 where the mass intake was
作者: 抺茶雪糕 時間: 18-2-10 10:12
do they only send letters for the result or also email too? thanks
作者: cnh0397 時間: 18-2-10 14:22
抺茶雪糕 發表於 18-2-10 10:12
do they only send letters for the result or also email too? thanks
作者: minna321@ 時間: 18-2-10 14:43
cnh0397 發表於 18-2-5 20:57
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Usually it's in early March.
Any chance they will release the result earlier? We have ESF offer and need to reply by 27/2
作者: Sanmama 時間: 18-3-16 01:17
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Did your kids further their study in US after HKIS? Thanks
作者: Yaleizh 時間: 18-3-16 11:17 標題: 回覆樓主
Any one knows when the 2nd round of reception result will be announced? Likely next week?
作者: Shootastar 時間: 18-3-16 11:30
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My son studied law in UK. Thereafter he studied an LLM degree in USA and PCLL in Hong Kong. Although my daughter had several offers from the top colleges in US, she settled at Hong Kong for medicine.
作者: Sanmama 時間: 18-3-16 11:42
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Thanks for your kind reply and they are really smart! My question is, pursuing SAT from HKIS can easily allow them to pursue further studies elsewhere (not only USA)? Thanks !
作者: Shootastar 時間: 18-3-16 11:53
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SAT and/or AP are recognized by nearly all leading universities in the world (including all universities in Hong Kong) as college entrance qualification.
To give you an example, my son had 4 offers to study law out of 5 UCAS applications. All offers were from top 20 UK colleges.
My daughter had 2 offers from UK medical schools and 2 offers from local medical schools to study medicine.
So the kids are free to apply non-US colleges based on their US qualifications. If you can achieve good results in SAT and/or AP, I am sure that you can apply to the non-US top colleges such as Cambridge and Oxford (if you want to study in UK) and have their offers.
作者: Sanmama 時間: 18-3-17 09:24
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This is very useful. Thank you !
作者: Yaleizh 時間: 18-3-17 10:59
Shootastar 發表於 18-3-16 11:53
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SAT and/or AP are recognized by nearly all leading universities in the world (i ...
Dear Shootastar
Thank you for the sharing! Do you know how many students got a debenture when getting in? I know the waiting list for debenture application is very long. Wonder if chances to get in is low if we don’t hold any debenture? Thank you!
作者: Shootastar 時間: 18-3-17 11:24
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I did not have any debenture when my son applied for admission about 16 years ago. At that time, the priority of admission was quite clear. The first priority went to Debenture holders and Americans who studied in an US curriculum school for 2 years prior to admission.
The second priority went to the applicant who had siblings currently studying at HKIS.
The third priority went to other applicants.
So at that time, whether it was difficult or not, depending how many debenture holders applied in a particular grade. The relatively easier was the application made for R1 when they admitted about 200 students. So there was no need to have any debenture.
My son applied for Grade 7 at that time. The spots were relatively more because some students would like to commence Grade 8 (the last year of middle school) in the US boarding school. It would also be easier if you applied for admission to Grade 9 because about 1/10 of the students would like to leave HKIS after completing Grade 8 for the high school (Grade 9) in the US boarding schools.
You should check the priority now adopted by the school. Given the trends, I think it would also be easier if you applied for admission to R1 and Grade 9. My two cents.
作者: Yaleizh 時間: 18-3-17 12:43
Shootastar 發表於 18-3-17 11:24
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I did not have any debenture when my son applied for admission about 16 years a ...
Thanks a lot! That’s very helpful!
作者: hotmilo 時間: 18-3-17 17:51
Yaleizh 發表於 18-3-16 11:17
Any one knows when the 2nd round of reception result will be announced? Likely next week?
anyone got R2 offer?
作者: Yaleizh 時間: 18-3-23 09:36
hotmilo 發表於 18-3-17 17:51
anyone got R2 offer?
Push, anyone got HKIS R1 offer this week?
作者: kingcarrie 時間: 18-3-23 15:02
we got R1 offer yesterday
作者: Yaleizh 時間: 18-3-23 15:52
kingcarrie 發表於 18-3-23 15:02
we got R1 offer yesterday
Hi Kingcarrie, congrats! Did you apply before the priority deadline or after? We applied after the priority deadline, so was told that we might not be offered a place in the first round...
作者: CherylChloe 時間: 18-3-27 18:34
本帖最後由 CherylChloe 於 18-3-28 15:51 編輯
My girl just got an offer for entrance into G3.
作者: Shootastar 時間: 18-3-29 17:25
Congratulations!
作者: kingcarrie 時間: 18-3-29 17:40
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i am not sure what you mean about the priority deadline...
But I wish you will hear some good news soon!
作者: Sanmama 時間: 18-3-30 00:35
We gor G4 offer too
作者: Yaleizh 時間: 18-3-30 08:01
kingcarrie 發表於 18-3-29 17:40
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i am not sure what you mean about the priority deadline...
Thanks Kingcarrie. Deadline was Oct 2017. We are in the waitpool now.
作者: BSSB 時間: 18-4-1 20:42
kingcarrie 發表於 18-3-29 17:40
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i am not sure what you mean about the priority deadline...
Hi Kingcarrie, do you know any parents who has rejected 1st round offer from HKIS for this year's R1? thanks!
作者: Shootastar 時間: 18-4-2 11:13
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Congratulation!
作者: JoJoMama12 時間: 18-4-2 16:02
BSSB 發表於 18-4-1 20:42
Hi Kingcarrie, do you know any parents who has rejected 1st round offer from HKIS for this year's R ...
Hi I know someone who rejected the offer. They are going for ESF instead.
作者: fatcni 時間: 18-4-2 18:53
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Do you know why? Because of the AP vs IB curriculum difference?
作者: JoJoMama12 時間: 18-4-2 21:38
fatcni 發表於 18-4-2 18:53
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Do you know why? Because of the AP vs IB curriculum difference?
Yes partly as they are Europeans and more likely to further studies in the UK/Europe than the US. And the price differential as well.
作者: BSSB 時間: 18-4-4 13:11 標題: 回覆樓主:
wonder if anyone in HKIS R1 waitpool has recently received an offer? thanks!
作者: Yaleizh 時間: 18-4-4 14:32
BSSB 發表於 18-4-4 13:11
wonder if anyone in HKIS R1 waitpool has recently received an offer? thanks!
BSSB, I guess we probably need to wait till mid next week as most schools are still on Easter holiday.
作者: JoJoMama12 時間: 18-4-4 16:54
BSSB 發表於 18-4-4 13:11
wonder if anyone in HKIS R1 waitpool has recently received an offer? thanks!
Not an offer but I know of someone who was just notified about being on waitlist.
作者: BSSB 時間: 18-4-12 13:02
Yaleizh 發表於 18-4-4 14:32
BSSB, I guess we probably need to wait till mid next week as most schools are still on Easter holid ...
has anyone in waitpool received 2nd round offer? thanks!
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