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Originally posted by Load Toad
Had a good weekend beer guy? Prostate still giving you trouble?

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Originally posted by jesswill
Paenca, I'm a little surprised by your complaints, where do you come from (as in where are you at the moment)? Problems with schools entrance are the same the world over not only in HK. Just on Friday I was having a similar conversation with one of the partners in my firm (in London) where she was telling me she was considering moving house because the secondary schools in her current area were terrible. So I said why not go private and she replied that even with a lot of money there was little chance her girls would get in because places are now so incredibly competitive (she was saying around 10 to 20 applications per place). However she will make the application and pay the fee because there is still a chance her daughter will get in.

It's like that all over Britain (and the same problem is now starting in France where people are actually buying or renting a flat or purely cheating so that their kids can attend a good school).

Like everywhere parents (local or expats) want the best for their kids and competition is now fierce from a very young age.

I don't think the application process is unethical as I'm quite sure that out of the hundreds applications that were made a few kids got in. This is what you pay for, a chance for your kids to get in.

Anyway it does make things a lot easier if your job helps you find a school place.

Good luck with it.

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Schools aim to pile on tuition fees

Timothy Chui
Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Five leading international schools want to increase tuition fees by 3.2 to 9.9 percent for the next academic year.

According to the Education Bureau, Hong Kong International School, Singapore International School, the Australian International School, the Chinese International School and Yiu Chung International School have applied to increase tuition fees, and at least three more will follow suit.

A spokeswoman for Yiu Chung said the fee hikes would offset inflation and a recent increase in teacher salaries.

The chairman of the Federation of Parent Teacher Associations of Hong Kong Eastern District, Yan Chi-hung, said parents are already being squeezed by rising costs for books and other school-related expenses.


"Although parents of students in international schools generally have more spending power, the burden of the hikes is unbalancing their checkbooks," said Yan, noting that students in subsidized schools may apply for relief on fees.

Students at the Chinese International School face the biggest hike. Annual tuition fees that range from HK$82,400 to HK$130,700 now would rise to 9.9 percent to HK$90,520-HK$143,570.

Hong Kong International School expects to raise fees by an average 3.3 percent, rising from HK$62,700- HK$145,100 annually now to HK$64,700-HK$150,000.

Singapore International School wants to raise its charges from HK$62,700-HK$92,000 now to HK$69,500-HK$96,000.

The Australian International School plans to increase tuition fees from the current HK$57,900-HK$100,700 to HK$60,800-HK$105,700.

Yiu Chung International School wants a fixed rate of HK$134,962 for primary and HK$112,000 for secondary from the current range of HK$57,900- HK$128,535.

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