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標題: Anyone admitted to Kindergarten of KCIS 2012-13? [打印本頁]

作者: josechan 時間: 11-12-5 08:53 標題: Anyone admitted to Kindergarten of KCIS 2012-13?

I am going to pay the deposit today. Any new KCIS parents please come and share!

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作者: mister 時間: 11-12-5 09:48

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作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-5 09:56

JOSECHAN

your girl in AM or PM class?

作者: josechan 時間: 11-12-5 09:59

mister, our deposit deadline is today so i think they have to see how many didnt pay to release how many seats for 2nd round. Hope you can be offered!

crystal, it's 任揀! so good! of course i choose AM la!

作者: mister 時間: 11-12-5 10:10

本帖最後由 mister 於 12-10-1 03:05 編輯

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作者: josechan 時間: 11-12-5 10:16

I have no hope in ESF (although i also applied) and my first choice is always KCIS because of it's chinese component.
is your kid current N student? did you go for KCS interview?

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-5 10:21

原帖由 josechan 於 11-12-5 09:59 發表
mister, our deposit deadline is today so i think they have to see how many didnt pay to release how many seats for 2nd round. Hope you can be offered!

crystal, it's 任揀! so good! of course i choose ...

第一round真係好wow.....
恭喜....

作者: mister 時間: 11-12-5 10:23

本帖最後由 mister 於 12-10-1 03:05 編輯

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作者: josechan 時間: 11-12-5 10:28

oooh they are calling non-N students already...i guess the 8x seats will be very soon filled up then!
Crystal, i guess soon it will be your turn!

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-5 11:01

yeah~~~~ hope so

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-5 11:05

原帖由 mister 於 11-12-5 10:23 發表
no, she is not a current student of KCS & no sibling too, but we did an interview like 2 weeks ago.

KCIS is also our first choice, but..

你係唔係好早報名?
kcis應該call左頭25-30個冇優先既小朋友

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 10:40

Hi Josechan,

I got a call from KCIS today. My boy finally got an offer from KCIS. I am very happy at first, but not sure whether KCIS and SWCK is more suitable to him. But, if I gave up KCIS offer now, it might be very difficult to get in later.

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-6 10:43

原帖由 Littleho 於 11-12-6 10:40 發表
Hi Josechan,

I got a call from KCIS today. My boy finally got an offer from KCIS. I am very happy at first, but not sure whether KCIS and SWCK is more suitable to him. But, if I gave up KCIS offer no ...

LITTLEHO

恭喜呀
你打算點呢?
你有2個小朋友
一齊返學方便d wow

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 10:47

Thanks. I think I will take the offer. After all, KCIS is my target school. Also, I can choose am section which is better.

原帖由 crystalpui 於 11-12-6 10:43 發表

LITTLEHO

恭喜呀
你打算點呢?
你有2個小朋友
一齊返學方便d wow

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-6 10:51

oh~~~
咁我女冇機會同你地2個小朋友做同學仔了....

作者: josechan 時間: 11-12-6 10:54

congrat ah littleho! I think it will be very difficult to get in KCIS again if you give up now...so TAKE IT! (I also gave up my 8K SWCK deposit...)

If you choose am class, our kids will probably be classmates again!
(BTW, will you go to the christmas party on Fri?)

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 10:55 標題: 回復 15# crystalpui 的帖子

I think they will start calling other candidates later. Since my boy can choose am or pm session, there could be at least 40 spaces.

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 11:00 標題: 回復 16# josechan 的帖子

Hi Josechan,

My boy will start SWCK in Jan 2012, so we did not give up the tuition and deposit fees. Yes, our kids could be classmates. It depends, there are K1am and K2am.

For the christmas party this Friday, I think you refer to KCS N1. KCIS Christmas concert will be held on next Tue and KCS Christmas party will be held next Friday

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-6 11:03

原帖由 Littleho 於 11-12-6 11:00 發表
Hi Josechan,

My boy will start SWCK in Jan 2012, so we did not give up the tuition and deposit fees. Yes, our kids could be classmates. It depends, there are K1am and K2am.

For the christmas party t ...

咁你唔駛放棄swck 既deposit又真係幾好
而且可以睇下小朋友到底鍾意邊到多d
都係一件好事

作者: mister 時間: 11-12-6 11:06

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作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 11:10 標題: 回復 19# crystalpui 的帖子

Frankly, I think I do not know whether my boy will benefit more from SWCK or KCIS.

Sometimes, "鍾意" may not necessarily lead to "best for the child". My elder son is happy for watching TV/playing rather than doing his homeworks.

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 11:11

Congratualtion mister !!

原帖由 mister 於 11-12-6 11:06 發表
I got the call too and will pick am class! :) so relieved now!

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-6 11:12

原帖由 Littleho 於 11-12-6 11:10 發表
Frankly, I think I do not know whether my boy will benefit more from SWCK or KCIS.

Sometimes, "鍾意" may not necessarily lead to "best for the child". My elder son is happy for watching TV/playing ra ...

如果我係你
我多數會2個小朋友去同一間學校
有時都係家長幫小朋友簡的

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 11:16 標題: 回復 23# crystalpui 的帖子

Hi Crystalpui,

Yes, we choose the school based on our preference/intuition. Sometime, a good school can be bad for a particular child. I wish you pick the right school for your child.

作者: josechan 時間: 11-12-6 11:19

Welcome to KCIS mister! I can totally understand the relieve as i have been planning for this since 11 month of my kid!

littleho, so you gonna try KCIS am + SWCK pm in Jan?

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-6 11:21

原帖由 Littleho 於 11-12-6 11:16 發表
Hi Crystalpui,

Yes, we choose the school based on our preference/intuition. Sometime, a good school can be bad for a particular child. I wish you pick the right school for your child.

基本上我冇得簡
得swck收我女
如果kcis都收我女又係am class
我想我可能都會動搖...

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 11:26 標題: 回復 25# josechan 的帖子

Josechan,

SWCK is a caring school. You can probably feel that. KCIS/KCS is my target school for my kids.

Personally, I think the marginal benefit is very less for attending two interantional schools. In fact, it can be detrimental to health (not enough sleep to attend two schools). KCS + SWCK is more logical. But, I prefer just KCIS.

作者: josechan 時間: 11-12-6 11:31

I actually share your feeling. I can FEEL SWCK wins over KCIS in my mind (the environment, the caring teachers, the % of int'l students). But just i KNOW that a strong mandarin component is way too important now, so I will still go for KCIS.

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 11:35 標題: 回復 28# josechan 的帖子

If Mandarin is one of your key priorities, KCIS is definitely more preferable. I know the Chinese standard of KCIS is very very high, comparable to local school.

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 11:40

My elder son in KCIS Reception class has started writing, which is comparable to KCS K2. In KCIS P1, teachers can observe students' Chinese standard and will stream them in different groups in P2. There will be a big jump in Chinese standards and workloads in P2.

作者: josechan 時間: 11-12-6 11:44

Good to know that. You know when i was offered by SWCK but not KCIS, i was thinking and planning how to teach her chinese at home, which can be quite tiring and demanding for a working mom!

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 11:50 標題: 回復 31# josechan 的帖子

There are many unsuccessful cases for parents teaching their kids who are international school students at the very beginning. My elder son has been studying throughout K1-K3. He still prefers English.

作者: iamworkingmama 時間: 11-12-6 11:58

congratulations to all!

見到大家真係好高興! 我真係好羡慕..... 希望我囡囡2013都入到

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 12:20

Good luck to your little girl. KCIS is a good school charging affordable school fees. The deputy head of KCIS told me that they receive many many applications this year.

原帖由 iamworkingmama 於 11-12-6 11:58 發表
congratulations to all!

見到大家真係好高興! 我真係好羡慕..... 希望我囡囡2013都入到

作者: josechan 時間: 11-12-6 12:30

好彩當年真係為咗有得priority interview KCIS, KCS N 收咗呀女我搬屋都要佢去讀, 如果唔係我諗我到依家都未有得IN..(my application number is later than that of crystal i remember)
iamworkingmama, i wish you can join us next year!

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-6 12:37

原帖由 josechan 於 11-12-6 12:30 發表
好彩當年真係為咗有得priority interview KCIS, KCS N 收咗呀女我搬屋都要佢去讀, 如果唔係我諗我到依家都未有得IN..(my application number is later than that of crystal i remember)
iamworkingmama, i wish you ...

yes
你係遲過我的
我好似係70左右
上次我打去問
前面仲有50個人未約
即係first round除左有優先個d
都約左20個人左右去in

我仲等緊電話,不過我老公話俾左swck deposit
就去讀swck算
但就會去in下, 話晒俾左500蚊
哈哈

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 12:44 標題: 回復 35# josechan 的帖子

If your daughter can get in KCS N1, she deserve an offer from KCIS. Entry into KCS N1 this year is very hard.

My little boy was lucky because I talked to two other parents who also sat for the KCIS interview. One of them was originally planning to study dual KCS/KCIS program or other local schools. Another parent, who also have an elder son in KCIS P4, prefers KCS due to better Chinese standard and lower school fees. I guess they gave up offers from KCIS

So, Crystalpui, you may still have chance

作者: Ocean419 時間: 11-12-6 12:49 標題: 回覆 4# iamworkingmama 的文章

Congrats every one!!

Iamworkingmana, I also hope that my son will at least have a chance for interview next year. We went for the kcs n interview and he didn't enjoy it at all...

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 12:52 標題: 回復 38# Ocean419 的帖子

My boy failed in KCS N1 interview last year

作者: mister 時間: 11-12-6 12:53 標題: 回復 25# josechan 的帖子

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作者: mister 時間: 11-12-6 12:55

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作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 12:59

Since your daughter is already in international school, keeping up Chinese standard become more important for future career.

原帖由 mister 於 11-12-6 12:53 發表
Thanks jose & littleho. It's really a good news for me especially she is a small b, and I was just feeling so frustrated recently with her K1 application, etc.

We didn't even have chance to apply KC ...

作者: 邦邦豬媽媽 時間: 11-12-6 13:01

May I ask that, do KCIS call us by phone to invite the interview or send letter by mail to inform? Thankyou very much.

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 13:02 標題: 回復 43# 邦邦豬媽媽的帖子

They will call you for interview and admission offer. But, you can call Anita who is very helpful.

作者: 邦邦豬媽媽 時間: 11-12-6 13:10

I m a bit worry, as I always need to work out of HK, my husband always busy at work and may happen unable to answer the call. What should I do?!

作者: mister 時間: 11-12-6 13:13

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作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 13:14

Call the school, informing them your situation.

原帖由 邦邦豬媽媽 於 11-12-6 13:10 發表
I m a bit worry, as I always need to work out of HK, my husband always busy at work and may happen unable to answer the call. What should I do?!

作者: 邦邦豬媽媽 時間: 11-12-6 13:29

Thankyou, I will call them.

作者: Ocean419 時間: 11-12-6 14:02 標題: 回復 10# Littleho 的帖子

we don't have any priority and my waiting list number is almost 200 so the chance for interview next year is close to zero.

for now all I can do is to enroll him in a good English/mandarin school and wait to see if more seats will come up for kcis' primary. And I will also give SWCK a try next year.

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 14:04 標題: 回復 49# Ocean419 的帖子

Don't just apply KCIS and SWCK. Make sure you have backup plan

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-6 14:09

原帖由 Ocean419 於 11-12-6 14:02 發表
we don't have any priority and my waiting list number is almost 200 so the chance for interview next year is close to zero.

for now all I can do is to enroll him in a good English/mandarin school an ...

you should apply SWCK when your child is 2 years old
I only apply KCIS and SWCK for my girl (for IS)
and i still have apply many local school kinders for backup

作者: 邦邦豬媽媽 時間: 11-12-6 15:23

May I also ask that,what do they do in the interview? group playing? What do they ask to parents and the children? Thanks millions!!

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 15:45 標題: 回復 52# 邦邦豬媽媽的帖子

Three parts of interview:

(1) Story telling: kids and parents sit in front of Ms. Wyatt (deptuy head) who will tell a story. Other teachers will observe reactions of individual children.

(2) Talks with parents: Ms. Wyatt will talk to individual parents, asking things like home language, current school. I believe this is the part which you can help your kids to gain admission.

(3) Interview in small group (3-4 children each): There will be two tables, each with a particular types of toys. Children will be asked to play the toys. Teachers will observe and ask individual child questions (such as colors, shapes, etc). Teachers will tick in the score-cards and take notes (this is more systemic than the admission interview in Mar 2011).

I hope it helps

作者: 邦邦豬媽媽 時間: 11-12-6 15:56

Thank you very very much x 100000 millions! I will noted it down. Would they prefer both parents go in for interview or just allow one parent to go in?
Sorry for asking so much! I really thankyou very much for your kindy information! =)

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 16:01

One parent is already enough. But some parents(including ourselves) accompanied their children. In my son's group interview, there were people from KCS N1, tutortime, Yew Chung, woodland

原帖由 邦邦豬媽媽 於 11-12-6 15:56 發表
Thank you very very much x 100000 millions! I will noted it down. Would they prefer both parents go in for interview or just allow one parent to go in?
Sorry for asking so much! I really thankyou ver ...

作者: HKPES 時間: 11-12-6 16:28 標題: 回復 2# 邦邦豬媽媽的帖子

Hi 邦邦豬媽媽

May I know if you've been invited to an interview? When did you put in an application? Thanks.

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-6 16:31

原帖由 Littleho 於 11-12-6 15:45 發表
Three parts of interview:

(1) Story telling: kids and parents sit in front of Ms. Wyatt (deptuy head) who will tell a story. Other teachers will observe reactions of individual children.

(2) Talks w ...

seems a little bit difficult than SWCK....

作者: 邦邦豬媽媽 時間: 11-12-6 16:43

Dear HKPES,
I m still on wait list. I applied it last summer.
Hope hope hope

作者: 邦邦豬媽媽 時間: 11-12-6 16:46

Dear Littleho,
Thankyou very very much. I noted it. 多謝！

作者: HKPES 時間: 11-12-6 17:08 標題: 回復 2# 邦邦豬媽媽的帖子

Let's hope hope hope together.
Thanks Littleho for sharing.

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-6 17:41

By the way, KCIS school holiday will start Dec 16. Hence, there will not be any interview from Dec 16 til end of this year

作者: Ocean419 時間: 11-12-6 21:11 標題: 回復 12# Littleho 的帖子

Yes I have applied to the more local schools such as Victoria, St Cat and etc. My son is a smart boy but he hates the one-on-one interview format that the local schools usually use.

作者: josechan 時間: 11-12-7 10:35

i feel like, from my experience of attending two interviews of int'l schools, the "performance" of parents is far more important than that of the kid's. By "performance" i mean the ability to communicate in english, the common belief in int'l education system and the way of nurturing your kid at home, etc.

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-7 11:28 標題: 回復 63# josechan 的帖子

My boys are lucky to get in KCIS early. I cannot imagine the admission situation in the future as the school continues to gain better and better reputation and Mandarin become more and more important (yet KCIS is charging a very reasonable school fees). When you go to the school, you will know every single cents are spent on educating the students while the staff hierahcy is very slim. That's why KCIS school fee is comparable to ESF even though class size in KCIS is smaller.

作者: 小冬姑 時間: 11-12-7 16:46

My son is being accepted, but we did not go through any interview process? How come?

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-7 17:15

原帖由 小冬姑 於 11-12-7 16:46 發表
My son is being accepted, but we did not go through any interview process? How come?

咁得意?

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-7 17:18

So, don't give up. Miracle may happen.

原帖由 crystalpui 於 11-12-7 17:15 發表

咁得意?

作者: 小冬姑 時間: 11-12-7 17:20

Really so strange! Someone just called and said they will offer a PM seat for my boy, starting September 2012.

原帖由 crystalpui 於 11-12-7 17:15 發表

咁得意?

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-7 17:28

原帖由 Littleho 於 11-12-7 17:18 發表
So, don't give up. Miracle may happen.

It's ok for me
since I really like SWCK also

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-7 17:28

原帖由 小冬姑 於 11-12-7 17:20 發表
Really so strange! Someone just called and said they will offer a PM seat for my boy, starting September 2012.

will you take the offer?

作者: mister 時間: 11-12-7 17:30 標題: 回復 68# 小冬姑的帖子

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作者: 小冬姑 時間: 11-12-8 09:37 標題: 回復 1# mister 的帖子

I don't know whether I am in priority group or not. I submitted the application for my son when he's 3 months old and waited until now (he's 25 months).

I am not sure whether I will take the offer, I asked the school to give me some time to think about this. If I put my son to KCIS, and when later when I wanted to put him into a different IS, will he has any difficulty?

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-8 09:55

原帖由 小冬姑 於 11-12-8 09:37 發表
I don't know whether I am in priority group or not. I submitted the application for my son when he's 3 months old and waited until now (he's 25 months).

I am not sure whether I will take the offer ...

如果你有係心行IS呢條路
KCIS都係一個好選擇
因為KCIS都好重視中文
而英文又好
但如果你想要D好INTERNATIONAL既
我想KCIS就唔係你要既野

作者: josechan 時間: 11-12-8 10:01

wow! 3 months! Early bird catches the worm! you deserve it!
i echo what crystal had said, you have to think clearly the path you want your kids to go before making the decision. When is your deposit deadline?

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-8 14:14

kcis打左電話來約我了
問我得返PM班會唔會來INTERVIEW
咁我緊係去啦
俾多個選擇自己

作者: josechan 時間: 11-12-8 14:32

Good! When is your interview?

作者: iamworkingmama 時間: 11-12-8 14:38

crystalpui,
你排幾多號碼架?

作者: mister 時間: 11-12-8 14:42

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作者: josechan 時間: 11-12-8 14:44

If that is not caused by administrative error, i will be suprised too

作者: mister 時間: 11-12-8 14:44

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作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-8 14:46

原帖由 josechan 於 11-12-8 14:32 發表
Good! When is your interview?

11-jan

i will out of town during 13-16/Jan
the date is prefect for me

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-8 14:50

原帖由 iamworkingmama 於 11-12-8 14:38 發表
crystalpui,
你排幾多號碼架?

around 70 (未計優先)

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-8 14:55 標題: 回復 81# crystalpui 的帖子

Crystalpui,

Good luck. I wish to hear good news from you

:D

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-8 14:58 標題: 回復 79# josechan 的帖子

Don't be surprised. Trust me, it happens in many schools. 小冬姑 or some other people must have some special treatments from the school administration.

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-8 15:00

原帖由 Littleho 於 11-12-8 14:55 發表
Crystalpui,

Good luck. I wish to hear good news from you

:D

thanks!
但冇晒am班了,
老公話讀swck算
不過我想睇下我女鍾意邊間多d
同埋中文好都幾緊要...

作者: iamworkingmama 時間: 11-12-8 15:07

Crystalpui,

你號碼around 70約到你度時am class 已經filled up哂, 我15x, 真係好擔心.....

作者: josechan 時間: 11-12-8 15:10

我記得如果我唔係priority group, 我既number 係10x, 照依家呢個形勢都可能會冇機!

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-8 15:13 標題: 回復 85# crystalpui 的帖子

I just feel that you prefer IS with better Chinese program. Anyway, there will always be people who will foreit deposits. KCIS is not the number one choice for some parents. Hence, if you request to be put on waiting list on morning section, you might finally get it. Remember to request to be put on waiting list for AM section of SWCK.

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-8 15:13

原帖由 iamworkingmama 於 11-12-8 15:07 發表
Crystalpui,

你號碼around 70約到你度時am class 已經filled up哂, 我15x, 真係好擔心.....

.

我朋友係100頭
佢打去問左
如果我呢round d人唔讀佢個round先有得in

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-8 15:16 標題: 回復 86# iamworkingmama 的帖子

Don't give up. Some people will just give up KCIS (safety net) if they have other school offers. Remember KCIS started interviewing and gave offers well ahead of other IS

作者: iamworkingmama 時間: 11-12-8 15:16

好灰

我相信2013既competition 會仲犀利:(

作者: iamworkingmama 時間: 11-12-8 15:17

Thanks Littleho!

多謝你成日都安慰我

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-8 15:17

原帖由 Littleho 於 11-12-8 15:13 發表
I just feel that you prefer IS with better Chinese program. Anyway, there will always be people who will foreit deposits. KCIS is not the number one choice for some parents. Hence, if you request to b ...

係, 我老公話佢自己教中文
不過中文係好難教的
令我最放唔低swck既原因係宗教問題
我己同swck講左要轉am

kcis就要睇下佢地收唔收我女
先再決定
如果我唔讀kcis我唔會hold住個位
始終仲有好多人想讀

作者: crystalpui 時間: 11-12-8 15:18

原帖由 iamworkingmama 於 11-12-8 15:16 發表
好灰
我相信2013既competition 會仲犀利:(

報埋swck啦
都真係幾好的

作者: iamworkingmama 時間: 11-12-8 15:20

crystalpui,

你要有心理準備, 自己教仔女中文真係一條漫漫長路.... 至於宗教問題, 如果你帶阿女返教會, 教導佢認識主, 會唔會都一樣? 我覺得教小朋友認識主比教小朋友中文容易 hehe

你係一個considerate既家長, 我喜歡你!

作者: iamworkingmama 時間: 11-12-8 15:21 標題: 回復 94# crystalpui 的帖子

報左啦!
礙於中文同地點關係, KCIS 始終係我first choice!

作者: josechan 時間: 11-12-8 15:22

iamworkingmama 我完全明你既感受, 我都係懷住咁既心情憂咗成年!
你小朋友依家響邊到讀 N 呀?

作者: Littleho 時間: 11-12-8 15:26 標題: 回復 96# iamworkingmama 的帖子

Your priority (for interview) will be higher if your kid is KCS student. Think about it. But, KCS prohibits its students to study two schools at the same time.

作者: iamworkingmama 時間: 11-12-8 15:30 標題: 回復 87# josechan 的帖子

未讀n呀, 佢2010年出世的, 依家只係去playgroup.

我個係細女, 所以報KCS N班既資格都無 :(

作者: iamworkingmama 時間: 11-12-8 15:33

我個女下年應該會係Tutor Time讀n班, 一來我決心行IS呢條路, 二來都希望佢可以熟習英語環境, 為IS既Interview作出準備

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