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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:

  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.

*Requires a minimum attendance period of two terms prior to first round of interviews in January

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 year of birth to year group table below. 

 

YEAR
2010/11
2011/2012
2012/2013
2013/2014
1
2005
2006
2007
2008
2
2004
2005
2006
2007
3
2003
2004
2005
2006
4
2002
2003
2004
2005
5
2001
2002
2003
2004
6
2000
2001
2002
2003
7
1999
2000
2001
2002
8
1998
1999
2000
2001
9
1997
1998
1999
2000
* 10 or 11
1996 & 1995
1997 & 1996
1998 & 1997
1999 & 1998
* 12 or 13
1994 & 1993
1995 & 1994
1996 & 1995
1997 & 1996
 
 
*Students in the year of birth for Year 10 -11 and Year 12-13 need to study for a 2 year programme and therefore may need to enter at a lower year group. There is a possibility of entry into Year 11 or Year 13 if there is a significant curriculum match and they have followed the IGCSC/IB Diploma programme in Years 10 and 12 in another school. 

 

 

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.