DGJS 2nd interview result

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Not really, as far as I know, some people who also got offer from SPCC may give up DGJS's offer if accepted.

hui916

I heard that the soonest time they will expand one more class is 2011. This is a good news for applicants next year.

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When I attended the 2nd round interview and went to confirm the registration, I ran into quite a number of parents and kids who spoke Mandarin. It is quite obvious that SPCC has attracted many elite people with Mainland China background.

It is also noted that in its secondary school, SPCC is launching new IB curriculum catered for both local and international students. The school looks more visionary and is ahead of other top school in terms of its future development to cope with the drastic changes undergoing in our educational system.

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I am interested to learn if any people living in the HK Island have been accepted by both SPCC and DGJS? Since SPCC published all admitted students' ID numbers online, I suspected that DGJS may have taken into account the location factor and reject most students admitted by SPCC residing in the HK Island. Normally, students living in the HK Island will opt for SPCC, while those in the Kowloon side will choose DGJS.

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DGJS is the only school that has not accepted by daugther. I just wanted to look deeper into the reasons behind, and possbile factors other than interview performance.

Since I live in the HK Island, regardless of the outcome, I'd still go for SPCC.

原帖由 traeh 於 09-12-22 11:41 發表
I know a girl who lives quite close to SPCCPS is accepted by both SPCCPS and DGJS this year.

Understand that your girl is accepted by SPCCPS already from another post.  So do you actually want to sen ...

hui916

If location is not DGJS' primary concern, why did they have to verify applicants' address two times,i.e., at the time of application, and prior to the 2nd interview.

The process inevitably imposes extra work on their administrative staff. There should be a purpose behind the verification process.

原帖由 golfland 於 09-12-22 13:53 發表
address is not the factor, Mrs Dai have her own preference, maybe the first sight of the  girl.....so it is really the own feeling from Mrs Dai.  don't feel bad for the result.  

Hope your girl will  ...

hui916

I think many parents in this forum, including those who are preparing for next year's admission, are very curious to know more about DGJS' admission criteria. This is nothing to do with which school my daughter will go eventually. Through sharing of information, I hope all of us will gain better insights.

It might be true that DGJS does prefer Kowloon/NT students because of less commuting time.

For my kid, after the 2nd interview I had already made up my mind to go with SPCC. Their headmistress is so passionate about education and the school. No other principal as I know can spend almost half an hour to talk with 200 parents!

I don't think Mrs. Dai of DGJS has the "magic" to pick up the right kids at the first sight. There are certainly many factors they would consider.

原帖由 circleda 於 09-12-22 22:17 發表
The reason is clear, Ms. Hui's mentality is very 'DGS', so why would her girl failed the admission!

hui916

I was thinking the other way around. One of the reasons I like SPCC is that its primary school used Chinese as the primary language of instruction. I am strongly convinced that a kid will benefit the most when educated using his/her first language. This would by no means compromise their academic standard. SPCC primary school compresses 6-year curriculum into 5 year. Their primary 6 teaches the curriculum used in other band 1 secondary schools. I was told that their bottom students have become the top performers after transferring to Wah Yan.

Their medium of instruction switch to English and Mandarin in primary 5. This would give students, whose native language is not English, a more comfortable transitional period.

In my discussion with Mrs. Lee during the 2nd interview, she seemed not worried at all about students' English standard. Rather, she was somewhat worried that some students have not paid good efforts to learn Chinese.