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Posted by Takapunakiwi 15 yrs ago
We're looking at moving to HK as part of a job transfer. While I understand every family (and child) is different and we've not made any decisions on where we will live, can anyone advise what the best schools are?


I have heard AIS is good and that ESF is a next best option. The main concern would be to see our 8 and 10 years old settle in quickly.


Finally - are local schools worth considering?



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NZlawyergirl 15 yrs ago
If you are still at the negotiation stage with your job transfer, you could ask them to assist in getting your kids into schools by providing a school debentures. I believe that debentures only apply to International Schools but there was talk of ESF doing the same. They can be very very expensive (like in the millions of HK$). Some companies have them already and can be transferred to new employees. Otherwise I agree with the above re schools being a big consideration for someone wanting to make a move to HK. Not just that they are hard to get into but also fees are very expensive - over NZ$1000 a month per child at the International School we looked at and that was just for a 3 year old.


PS saw your thread asking about housing options in HK. I am a kiwi too so if you want comparisons to the NZ way of like then send me a PM and I'll share my experiences here

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sistim 15 yrs ago
AIS? American International School? There are other threads mentioning this school - don't think there are (m)any native speakers there, it takes mostly ESL kids. Local, Japanese, Korean and Indian predominate.

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sistim 15 yrs ago
Yes, realized that as I logged out - oops!

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Yardie 15 yrs ago
Kia Ora!


Have a look at Bradbury School (ESF primary school) on Hong Kong Island (near Happy Valley) - it covers the southern side of HK.


The principal and many of the staff are Kiwis so there shouldn't be any language problem ;)


It's a good school with a good reputation (my kid went there).



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