Local School Admissions 101 centralallocation dse dss localschools poa triple1 Oct 31, 2022

All children legally residing in Hong Kong are entitled to a place in a local school.

By ‘local school’, we mean a school primarily offering the local Hong Kong curriculum as stipulated by the Education Bureau. The vast majority of these schools use Cantonese as the main medium of...

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Making the Switch: Local to International School dss internationalschool Nov 13, 2015

One of the most common quandaries parents find themselves in is choosing between a local school and an international one. We often advise families to start in the local stream and apply to international school later. But how does this work? What are the risks? And can they really make it into...

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Local vs. Non-Local Schools: Key Differences Explained aided dss esf international pis private Dec 05, 2013

It’s not easy to define the types of schools in Hong Kong. The Education Bureau (EDB) of the HKSAR Government defines schools for its own uses, which are of limited use to the wider population. Parents will also have different definitions. Here, we present complex information in a way that...

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