Beacon Hill School vs Shatin Junior School

garon

No, They won't ask you anything.  :
However can get in or not, it's nearby your home.
As pass year, the door open for all parents, no need any invitation letter and nobody to keep watch the door.

MomMom

garon,

As your son is in P.4, do he need to buy any textbook?  Or it is no need any textbook through out the whole primary.

garon

MomMom

We have no extra textbooks to buy by ourself. Most of the homework the do in their class. School provided all stationery, so my son's school bag only his lunch box and school reading book.

MomMom

Garon,

Thanks for your information & PM. You are very helpful.

Do you know same case for the whole primary?

Does you son attend any after school course in school?

aling

Hi all,

SJS gave out a newsletter this week and said that the waiting list is 1050.  I think this includes all grades from P1 to P6.   There are so many parents still want to be on the list even if their kids are studying P2,3,4 & 5.   The chance is there.   Eg. out of the 30 kids in my daughter's class last year, 4 left this Sept (1 transfer to another ESF, 1 emigrated, 2 left to local school).  There are vacanies sometimes and u need a bit of luck here.

Rgds,
Aling

Ruby1219

Thank you for your info'.

I'd got advices from few people, incl. the principal of my son's kindy (an int'l kindy which has good experience with ESF). I've now confirmed my plan to apply BHS first, get the place first and then apply for the transfer to SJS.

Thanks,
ruby

tyli

Hi Ruby,

Could you please tell me the name of your son's int'l kindy ?

Thanks a lot.

Ada

Ruby1219

tyli,

please check pm.

ruby

MT

Can anyboby tell me the application date of BHS & SJS? I was confused that somebody said it's today.

Ruby1219

BHS : 17 Sept 2004 (today)
SJS : 18 Sept 2004 (tmr)

Ruby1219

And, I handed in my application to BHS today. When I was there at 7:30am, I was so surprised that there were just around 10 people waiting !
Anyone also went there today ?

Shown媽媽

Hi Ruby 1219

I also sent application to BHS this morning around 9:30. No one on the line. So....I don't know my rank of position. Did they tell you your position? Could you please post here once you got their welcome letter by mail??

Thanks very much!!

Ruby1219

Shown 媽媽,

i did not ask about my 'ranking' no. cos' i'm literally the first in the queue.

you mean the acknowledgement letter ? sure.
you will post it too ?

Ruby

Shown媽媽

Ruby,

Of course, I will !!

Keep it touch, Okey!

Ruby1219

okok

Ruby1219

Shown媽媽,

Today I had just received the acknowledgement letter from BHS for my son's application. But, nothing special, it does not state my no. (I was no. 1 in the queue ma) and just saying that "we will be writing to you again in the second week of december" ja.

I promised to 'report' to you ma.

Cheers,
Ruby

Ruby1219

Dear garon,

I'd visited SJS as my son has just joined their soccer lesson ! I'm very impressed by the school campus, very big and a lot of facilities, quiet environment, fresh air.

As said, I'd already handed in application to BHS. My plan is : apply for the transfer once BHS admitted my son (luckily). Do you know if there's any problem if I apply for the transfer immediately after BHS's admission ? How long did it take when your friend applied for the transfer for his son ? Cos' I hope my son can start year 1 in April next year in SJS instead of BHS.

Thanks,
Ruby

Shown媽媽

Ruby,

I also received the same letter last night.
And, I want to tell you at once too :)

Ruby1219

good luck lar : )