(1) what you say about 名校, about those super famous schools liks DXS, St P Co-ed, GH, etc. all teach at least one year higher in certain subjects, especially English. These DSS want to stay ahead of the game and therefore would need the kids to do that so that their public exam results would look good, IN ADDITION TO being good at extra curricular activities. Some kids can do, but some cannot and it's a big pressure for you and your family. If you frankly look for good teachers and reasonable curriculum, you may look for other good but not so-top schools. From what I heard in other forums, 真道﹐ 播道 are good and very popular. But they are still competitive. But of course, they are not comparable to those super famous schools lor. It depends on what you look for.
(2) YW this year also accept kids for 2nd in for those born after October as far as I know.
I would suggest you watch these two videos (don't miss out Part 2 or you would miss the whole picture. if you only watch part I, you would go crazy). It talks about the impact of DSS on family and the kids.
Part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgZ6cdDZ6I4
Part II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc_L17zI1mE作者: junkecat 時間: 2010-11-3 17:16
My kid is in K3 now. I have avoided all types of interviews. Similar to you, I started to look at the more famous schools a few years ago but ultimately decided against going even the interviews because I think they misunderstood primary education nowadays. If you have the money, try International schools or private schools.作者: s1009118 時間: 2010-11-3 18:12
