Harrow - Need some advice

Shootastar

It is not a matter of right in asking or an obligation in answering a question post.

EK is a discussion forum and a place for sharing by dedicated parents on the kids' education affairs. To make EK a good media, we have to observe the rules of courtesy, proper demeanour and also maintaining good decorum.

Scotman

To: Shootastar. reply to #62.

I agree wholeheartedly, without reservation on my part.

bobbycheung

Scotman 發表於 12-9-24 12:37
I agree with what Nintendo said in all his/her message. Want to add an Icon but cannot for reason st ...

Scotman,

我相信nintendo所講哥個 "第一個回合就發難渣" 嘅人係指topkidsmom, 唔係我!   Are you sure you've got your "feeling" right this time?  I know I shouldn't have asked you about your "feeling".  But when your "feeling" is based on total misunderstanding, perhaps you would make an exception.  I mean this is so hilarious.  

bobbycheung

Scotman 發表於 12-9-24 14:06
To: Shootastar. reply to #62.

I agree wholeheartedly, without reservation on my part.

Scotman,

So you agree wholeheartedly and without reservation with Shootastar's statement that "it is not a matter of right in asking or an obligation in answering a question post"?   My understanding of what Shootastar is saying is clearly different from yours.

hkparent

May I know which IS your kids are studying at?  It would be nice to know this do that we parents who are choosing schools for our kids can make a fair judgement by ourselves of the validity/intention of the statements made by participants in this forum. If you can provide more information of your IS, that will also be very helpful.  Thank you very much.

HKTHK

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I don't know bobbycheung and have only come across his posts from time to time.  But he was not the one who raised a ruckus.  You are the one who asked everyone to condemn him for obviously the wrong reasons.  "Bold" has both positive and negative connotations in case you don't know.  Let's just leave it at that.  Your fallacy of logic has degenerated into incomprehensible responses.  No need to beat a dead horse.

Scotman

ha, i love that Boobbycheung icon which is cool!!!

mirage

成日嘈不如講D有建設性的話。本人仔女不是（也俾唔起），但本人的屋苑有好多kids讀harrow.我知道有人用3球買capital cert 仲特登大馬搬到HK但也有人只俾capital levy 就讀到，G1,G3,G7我都識人只俾school fee 及capital levy 就入到。收生在higher grade 有要求，但lower grade english 我見有人麻麻都入到。kinder 用電子textbook ,冇功課。upper primary 中文有人話深、有兩個由saint paul co-ed轉來話教得深。但local/Chinese student 仍是大多數。來年應會多人揀因我識有在beacon hill,yc, cis 都話出年想轉來讀。

mirage

papaof2 發表於 12-9-25 20:26
My boy will be in Y3 in Jan. Can anyone share with us more about the school? About the teachers, les ...

The school bus is not good and not sufficient. It is run by City bus and I knew some parents complained on first day for poor service. Moreover, there also not sufficient bus service. For other questions, hope can helkp you later on.

24112006

我個囡讀緊y1, 學校真系好大好靚, 無裝修味. 至於上堂學咩, 阿囡仲未可以好清潔講到出黎, 不過學校就比左佢地Y1, term 1要學既內容同功課分配比我地知. 我每日問阿囡, 返學開唔開心, 佢都話好開心. 因為佢地一個星期有2堂系法文堂, 我問佢識唔識, 明唔明...佢話佢識. 而學校而家開始安排緊課外活動, 睇落好多元化的. 雖然系真系有內地及本地生讀, 但系本地生的英文(講)一d都唔差, 佢地唔講中文的, 全以英文溝通...口音仲好好的. 唔會有港人講英文的口音. 可能老師是真正的金頭駛髮外國人, 同學亦有部份系外國人, 所以系英文的溝通上系真系好好.

HKTHK

Does this mean French is a required language?  It sounds like the playground language is English then.

mirage

Chinese is more than 60 % no matter which grade according to many parents, and for foreign student ,less than half are white .

hkparent

From the various threads in BK, it seems that IS on HK Island have more foreigners (except ISF and CIS where the proportion of Chinese is very high). I don't mean it is good or not. It's just the impression.

ANChan59

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I have similar impression.

HKTHK

ISF is certainly mostly Chinese.  My personal observation is about 30-40% HK Chinese, 20-25% mainland Chinese with the rest from mixed or expat families or families whose primary language is English, e.g. families returning from the US or Australia.  If you are in an auditorium filled with parents, 70-80% of them will look Chinese to you though most of them would have spent significant amount of time abroad.  

hui916

The Harrow Hong Kong campus is a franchised operation, driven by profit instead of quality of education. No doubt it is one of the elite schooles in UK. Unfortunately, it has elected to franchisee its operations in Beijing, Bankok and Hong Kong to busienss people. Many people I know of within the international school circle has a great doubt about the quality and integrity of this school. The tuition and other debenture fee it charges it is a rip-off. Its Beijing and Bankok campus has very poor reputation and image. Better stay away from this school until it establishes a sound track record in HK.

HKTHK

This is part of the reason I asked before if the faculty in HK is different from those in Bangkok and Beijing.  Looking at university placement alone, the results are so-so (though it still maybe early for Beijing?).  How does one then reconcile this with some parent's opinion that they have the best faculty in HK?  Is it because HK's faculty is better?  Or does better faculty not necessarily translate into better placement (not that placement is the only gauging factor but one that is easier to judge)?  It would be especially interesting to compare the faculty and placement between Harrow and ESF.

hkparent

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Mirage, why do CIS and ESF students want to change to Harrow? It's so difficult to gain a spot at those schools!