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Overview

ESF schools receive a subsidy from the Hong Kong Government to provide an education for English speaking children who can not access the local system. Our schools are not selective: admission depends above all on the student's ability to benefit from an ESF education. Please click here to see our Admissions Policy.

General Applications for ESF Primary and Secondary Schools for 2009/10 and 2010/11

Parents may submit application for admissions through our Online Admissions System to the current academic year and next academic year. There are waitlists at each of our schools and placement is dependent on places being available.
 
You may submit an application to ESF Primary/Secondary school and also to one or both ESF PIS. Parents are permitted to apply to both systems. For statistical purposes parents are asked to indicate schools applied to by ticking the box(es) on the online application form.

Central Applications for 2010/11 Year One (born in 2005) and Year Seven (born in 1999)

Application period: Central Application commences 1 September 2009.

Year One born in 2005 may apply from 1-30 September 2009

Year Seven born in 1999 may apply from 1-30 September 2009

For parents who wish to apply, please click Year One or Year Seven for application information.

Corporate Surety Scheme

ESF introduced a new Corporate Surety scheme in 2007 to enable companies to secure school places for expatriate employees before their arrival in Hong Kong over the summer months. The scheme runs from 1 January to 30 June of each year. There are limited Surety places. The surety scheme is now closed for 2009. Please visit this website in December 2009 for information and application for 2010. For queries, please email admissions@esfcentre.edu.hk.

Application to ESF Private Independent Schools (PIS)

Applications to ESF Private Independent Schools - Renaissance College and Discovery College are to be completed on separate application forms located on the individual school websites.

Application to ESL Kindergartens

Application and information on admissions to ESL Kindergartens is available on the Kindergarten website. Please visit the website for further information on admissions procedures.