Admissions Policy and Procedures

ESF Primary and Secondary Schools

• Places will be offered to successful applicants subject to availability.
• Only one online application may be submitted per student.
• Students can only apply to the school of zone
• Students must be able to cope with an English-medium curriculum. Please see language requirements
• We prioritise applications by category (see below) and by date of application.
• Applicants in category one will be invited for interview before those in category two, regardless of the date of application.

(See Central Application Information for additional procedures that apply.)

Category One

Children who speak English as a first or alternative language but do not speak Cantonese and/or read and write Chinese characters.

Category Two

Children who can access the local system but who also meet ESF's entrance requirements.

Within each category priority will be given to students who:

1. are siblings of children already attending an ESF school;
2. are attending an ESF Educational Services Ltd Kindergarten (for Year One only);
3. are former students returning from a period overseas;
4. have a parent who is a full-time employee of ESF;
5. are the children of former ESF students.

Age to Year Level Placement

The ESF system places children in the year group according to their date of birth (January-December). Please refer to the age to year group table below.

For 2010-2011 Academic Year (commencing on 19 August 2010)

Central Application for 2010-2011 Academic Year

Application submission for Year One and Year Seven commences one year in advance. Central Application period took place 1-30 September 2009 for children born in 2005 and 1999 respectively. Applications received after 30 September 2009 are considered LATE and placed on waitlist according to category and date received. Applications are submitted through the ESF Online Application System.

Central Application Year 1 Procedures (Born in 2005)

Central Application Year 7 Procedures (Born in 1999)