Hi,
My husband has been offered a role in their Hong Kong Office (for 3-4 years) and we are considering moving there (Family of 3 with a 12 yr. old daughter) in the next few months. She is born 6th Nov 2001, and is currently in grade 6. The session in India runs from June – Apr, so she is mid-session right now. The primary concern/consideration for us before we decide to take up the offer will be whether we can secure her admission into a good/very good ESF/Private International School. We have heard it is very competitive and besides the school year has already started in HK. Can anyone in this forum kindly provide some guidance around this?
-Is it possible to gain admission mid-year, into class 6? If not, what is the next best option?
-Although school search assistance is provided by the company, at this point we aren’t sure to what extent they may be able to provide help (e.g., not sure the company has access to ‘debentures’ etc.) what are the chances of getting admission to a good school without a debenture for expats like us? What other options are there to seek assistance in this process?
-Although the curriculum per se (IB/American/British) is not a restriction, but the IB curriculum probably is best since we may relocate back to India/elsewhere and I believe this is the most widely followed curriculum across the globe.
-We intend living not very far from his office, which is in Central. What are the best school districts where we can explore options. For us getting her into a good school, will ultimately decide where we stay, but fully understand that schools will require us to furnish address proof before accepting applications.
- what are some of the best schools, which have good track record of academic/extracurricular results
Thanks in advance for your help and guidance.
My husband has been offered a role in their Hong Kong Office (for 3-4 years) and we are considering moving there (Family of 3 with a 12 yr. old daughter) in the next few months. She is born 6th Nov 2001, and is currently in grade 6. The session in India runs from June – Apr, so she is mid-session right now. The primary concern/consideration for us before we decide to take up the offer will be whether we can secure her admission into a good/very good ESF/Private International School. We have heard it is very competitive and besides the school year has already started in HK. Can anyone in this forum kindly provide some guidance around this?
-Is it possible to gain admission mid-year, into class 6? If not, what is the next best option?
-Although school search assistance is provided by the company, at this point we aren’t sure to what extent they may be able to provide help (e.g., not sure the company has access to ‘debentures’ etc.) what are the chances of getting admission to a good school without a debenture for expats like us? What other options are there to seek assistance in this process?
-Although the curriculum per se (IB/American/British) is not a restriction, but the IB curriculum probably is best since we may relocate back to India/elsewhere and I believe this is the most widely followed curriculum across the globe.
-We intend living not very far from his office, which is in Central. What are the best school districts where we can explore options. For us getting her into a good school, will ultimately decide where we stay, but fully understand that schools will require us to furnish address proof before accepting applications.
- what are some of the best schools, which have good track record of academic/extracurricular results
Thanks in advance for your help and guidance.