Admissions Policy and Procedures
ESF Primary and Secondary Schools
- Only one online application may be submitted per student.
- Students can only apply to the school of zone according to their Hong Kong residential address.
- Students must be able to cope with an English-medium curriculum. Please see language requirements
- Admission is through interview/assessment.
- Places will be offered to successful applicants subject to availability.
- 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 to entry for Year 1 and Year 7)
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 for interview will be given to students who:
- are siblings of children already attending an ESF school;
- are attending an ESF Educational Services Ltd Kindergarten (for Year One only)*;
- are former students returning from a period overseas;
- have a parent who is a full-time employee of ESF;
- are the children of former ESF students.
*Requires a minimum attendance period of two terms prior to first round of interviews in January
The ESF system places children in the year group according to their date of birth (January-December). Please refer to the year of birth to year group table below.
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YEAR
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2010/11
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2011/2012
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2012/2013
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2013/2014
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1
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
|
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3
|
2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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4
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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5
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2001
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2002
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2003
|
2004
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6
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
|
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7
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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8
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1998
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1999
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2000
|
2001
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9
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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* 10 or 11
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1996 & 1995
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1997 & 1996
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1998 & 1997
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1999 & 1998
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* 12 or 13
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1994 & 1993
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1995 & 1994
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1996 & 1995
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1997 & 1996
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Central Application for 2012-2013 Academic Year
Application submission for Year One and Year Seven commences one year in advance. The central application period will be 1-30 September 2011 for children born in 2007 and 2001 respectively. Applications received after 30 September 2011 are considered LATE and placed on the waiting list according to category and date received. Applications are submitted through the ESF Online Application System.
Central Application Year 7 Procedures (Born in 2001)
School Fees and Refundable Capital Levy
Please refer to the School Fees page for further information.
