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TopSchoolsHK
Nov 6, 20151 min read
EDB Kindergarten Profiles: How to interpret key information
All registered kindergartens are listed on the Education Bureau’s website at http://www.chsc.hk/kindergarten/en/ A) Eligibility for the...
TopSchoolsHK
Aug 11, 20151 min read
International Baccalaureate ® (IB) Diploma Results 2016
Twenty nine secondary schools offer the Diploma Program in Hong Kong. Three of them are authorised but do not yet have graduates. They...
TopSchoolsHK
May 30, 20152 min read
Five Errors on School Visits
School tours vary from awesomely impressive to downright rubbish. Either way, the experience is essential. Based on years of experience...
TopSchoolsHK
May 16, 20153 min read
More expatriates prefer local Chinese kindergartens
More and more non-Chinese are choosing to send their children to kindergartens which use Cantonese as the main teaching language. While...
TopSchoolsHK
May 16, 20155 min read
Pre-schooling in Hong Kong: figuring out the options
From Montessori and Waldorf to Reggio Emilia and the International Baccalaureate, Hong Kong boasts a wide choice of pre-schooling...
TopSchoolsHK
May 16, 20153 min read
Why bother with kindergarten?
While school is not mandatory until the age of six, the majority of children in Hong Kong begin their formal education at two, or three...
TopSchoolsHK
Apr 1, 20153 min read
Children’s health: strategising to win the war against junk food
Schools should stop providing empty-calorie fare of little nutritional value, and instead offer students attractive, healthy ‘rewards’,...
TopSchoolsHK
Mar 17, 20152 min read
Parents: Are you making these mistakes on school tours?
It goes without saying that a school tour is an essential part of the decision process in choosing a school for your child. School tours...
TopSchoolsHK
Nov 25, 201412 min read
What’s in a Good School?
The Harbour School since 2010. My background is in both regular and special education, but rather than my university and graduate degrees...
TopSchoolsHK
Oct 27, 20143 min read
Kiangsu Chekiang Schools – Don’t get confused!
Image by Ngai So-was | Used with permission The Kiangsu and Chekiang Residents Association (HK) operate several schools in Hong Kong:...
TopSchoolsHK
Sep 6, 20144 min read
Think you’re ready for a Chinese school? Top 5 signs of ‘unreadiness’
As we advise parents on choosing a school for their children, and as we discuss the issue of bilingual school or not, it's easy to...
TopSchoolsHK
Aug 13, 20142 min read
3 top tips for completing a successful application form
Every school has an application form. Almost always, it's online nowadays. Think it’s a simple form? Think again! It’s worth thinking...
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