The Route to Admission in Top Secondary Schools

In our work in supporting families to gain admission into a top secondary school, we so often encounter the dichotomy of being a "smart" student versus an "impressive" one. Parents, educators, and students alike grapple with this distinction, often pr...

Early literacy skills form the foundation for a child's lifelong reading and learning journey. As parents, it is essential to understand the significance of fostering these skills and actively supporting our children's reading development. In a recent video conversation between Ruth Benny from Top S...

Parents often turn to tutoring to help their child improve academically, build confidence and develop better study habits. A key purpose is to help a student to get familiar with and pass school entrance tests. A good tutor can make a significant positive difference but choosing the wrong tutor can ...

By Juliana LiuHong Kong correspondent, BBC News

29 June 2017

When Hong Kong was handed back from the UK to China in 1997, only a quarter of the population spoke any Mandarin. 

Now, two decades later, that figure has nearly doubled.

But even as people get better at communicating in Mandarin, also...

While school is not mandatory until the age of six, the majority of children in Hong Kong begin their formal education at two, or three at the latest. To some parents, this idea seems ludicrous. 

So, should Hong Kong children attend kindergarten? At two or three – or not at all?

Fortunately, in se...

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Professor Michael Fullan and Dr David Gleeson will be keynote presenters at this year’s Asia-Pacific International Schools Conference (AISC). Their presentations will address important topical well-being issues and in particular “How Does Stress And Academic Pressure Affect Teenager...

Hundreds of four year old's are gathered in the school hall, holding onto their parents’ sweaty hands tightly. They are dressed up in their Sunday best listening to an adult waffle on and on. Then, all of a sudden, they are shuffled in the direction of another adult and ushered away with a bunch of ...

ESF schools are NOT international schools

While ESF schools do offer an international curriculum, which is not that stipulated by our local Education Bureau (EDB), ESF schools are not international schools. In fact, ESF schools are their own category of schools.

Entry into an ESF primary school is...

John Hattie is a world-renowned educational researcher whose ground-breaking work, Visible Learning, changed many educators' views on what really impacts learning.

In his study, he summarised around 50,000 educational studies involving millions of students world-wide. He was seeking to answer the q...

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The ultimate approach to education is a hotly contested topic worldwide and Hong Kong is no different. However, ‘the Dalton Plan’ – the city’s latest choice for discerning parents – may sound like a fad, but it’s actually nearly a century old. Originating in Dalton, USA, in the 192...

While preschool education is not compulsory in Hong Kong, more and more parents have decided to enroll their children in kindergartens and nursery classes in recent years. So, what’s the hype about preschool, and what exactly can your children get out of it? 

Language exposure

The general wisdom o...

Hong Kong’s more than 50 international schools are proving increasingly popular with local and PRC families who recognise the advantages of an English-medium learning environment, progressive teaching styles, and a cosmopolitan cohort. But how ‘international’ is an international school in Hong Kong ...