ESF 連in 都無得in!

FattyDaddy

Greentea3901 發表於 12-2-1 16:55
My girl have a play visit, but just received the email is not accept her, so sad, so just have a play visit not guard have place ...

I must say I'm intrigued, here you said your child had a play visit but was unsuccessful, but on another post you said your child did not get an interview ...

Greentea3901 發表於 12-2-1 17:01
I want to know when you apply the ESF TY, the interview arrange is base on the apply date or for what?, because I apply at 1/10/11 but cant get a interview ...
http://www.edu-kingdom.com/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=2353661&pid=34278430&fromuid=856558

Well, the "play visit" WAS the interview !!!

If you're interested in ESF, or any other school for that matter, it pays to do some research (like looking up their website) to find out what their admission procedures are, or you could be throwing precious chances away by not recognizing the importance of certain events.

FattyDaddy

Greentea3901 發表於 12-2-2 16:53
No ar, I received a letter said TY Kindergarten have long waiting list, so recommend I transfer to WKS ...

Ah, I understand your situation now. pardon me for jumping to conclusions earlier. So ESF TY is no longer in the picture since your application has been transferred to ESF WKS. I'm certain the application date does not matter as long as you applied before their cut-off date (31/Oct).

Well, being placed on the waiting list of ESF WKS means they did not find your child unacceptable during the play visit, otherwise they would have subsequently rejected your application. So basically you're still in with a chance and just need to wait for some successful applicants to decline their offers and free up places.

FattyDaddy

davidgorman 發表於 12-2-3 16:41
I am in the 1st round but I have not received any mail from them after the play visit ...

When was your play visit?

We received a reply from ESF TY Kindergarten 3 days after our play visit so it is not typical for them to delay. May be they already sent you a letter but was lost in the post due to a mis-written address or something, you should call the school to find out.

FattyDaddy

davidgorman 發表於 12-2-6 16:13
They put me into the wait list and they don't tell me my number in the list.

What can I do ...

So at least you know you're on their waiting list, there isn't much you can do except to wait.

You can apply for a job at ESF and if you become their employee they will give your child priority, but that is a long shot.

FattyDaddy

misskwokwok 發表於 12-2-16 15:05
As I know, play visits are still happening now at WKS, spaces are keep filling up by the applicant i ...

From what I have gathered by reading current and older posts in this forum, it seems ESF often transfer applicants from their other kindergartens (e.g. Tsing Yi) to Wu Kai Sa, but never the other way round.

I suspect ESF do this for those applicants whom ESF do not wish to reject but perhaps think they will have lesser chances of being admitted to ESF primary schools later on, so ESF transfer them to WKS which is in the vicinity of Renaissance College, and expect them to enter Renaissance in 2 years time.

Renaissance do not categorize nor prioritize applicants into cat1 and cat2, they do not restrict applicants by catchment area, and they also have a policy of admitting at least 70% local residents, so the chances of these applicants being admitted to Renaissance might be higher.

FattyDaddy

slyma 發表於 12-2-17 00:09
fattydaddy, so is this implying that kids at WKS is less likely to receive offer from ESF primary ,  ...

It is only my suspicion and I have no proof whatsoever, nothing more than my deduction based on the fact that ESF often transfer kindergarten applicants to WKS but never the other way round.

ESF primary schools as well as ESL PIS schools (i.e. Renaissance College and Discovery College) will give interview priority to all ESF kindergarten students, including those from WKS, so ESF WKS still have an advantage over Anfield in this regard, but may be at the time of kindergarten intake, ESF already make some initial assessment and transfer some applicants to WKS because they think these applicants might be more suitable for Renaissance in 2 years time.

In any case, Renaissance is not a bad school, just aimed at a different market segment. For those parents who want their kids to have more exposure to Chinese, Renaissance is in fact a better choice.

FattyDaddy

misskwokwok 發表於 12-2-17 09:57
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I do not think that is the case.  The only reason for the transfer is the catchment area ...

How can they do assessment on the applicant without meeting them?

Well, ESF kindergartens do not go by catchment area, and the initial assessment might be made from just the information given on the application form, after all, they do reject some applicants based on just that, so it may not be so unimaginable for them to redirect some applicants to ESF WKS without meeting them first.

Anyway, it is only my wild guess, but if we read all the relevant posts in this forum we would arrive at two interesting observations:-

(1) ESF often transfer applicants from their other kindergartens to ESF WKS but never the other way round.

(2) Students from ESF WKS seems to get offers from Renaissance quite easily but harder with other ESF primary schools.

Of course, my interpretation could be totally wrong {:1_1:}

FattyDaddy

joycheung801 發表於 12-2-21 02:29
she has been rejected after 2 visits of Abacus since she didn't talk  ...

If they call you for a 3rd play visit and if your little princess still refuses to talk, YOU will have to do the talking.

When I took my little girl for her play visit at ESF Tsing Yi, she was quiet too, and I was literally talking non-stop, suggesting to her what toys might be fun to play with, which book might be interesting to read, and asking her to give the teacher a hug at the end, luckily she was accepted afterwards.

If your child does not talk so they cannot tell whether she can speak English, at least show them she can understand English and will listen and act upon your instructions, and if your English is fluent it helps to make a good impression too. I can't say this is a sure way to get an acceptance but it beats doing nothing.

FattyDaddy

joycheung801 發表於 12-2-22 05:00
Of couse I was the one who non stop talking to push my girl, she can follow all instructions, but ju ...

As ESF kindergartens do not have catchment area restrictions, you can always request your application to be transferred to Wu Kai Sa or Tsing Yi if you think these schools are going to be easier, right? So why don't you do that instead of waiting for Abacus? {:1_1:}