How to Eliminate 80% of the risk and apply to just THREE international schools to get ONE offer
Are you feeling that getting your child a spot in their best-fit international school is complicated, competitive and costly?
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TopSchoolsHK
Aug 1, 20232 min read
Less ‘tiger’ and more ‘tea’ : Choosing a British tutor over there, rather than a tutor here
Finding the right fit tutor is as important as finding the right fit school and the private tutoring sector in Hong Kong is big business.
TopSchoolsHK
Jun 8, 20232 min read
How a Top Tutor can make all the Difference
Parents often turn to tutoring to help their child improve academically, build confidence and develop better study habits. A key purpose...
TopSchoolsHK
Sep 1, 20225 min read
ESF K1, Year 1 and Year 7 Central Applications in Sept: FAQs: Updated for 2024/2025
English Schools Foundation, as the largest provider of English Language Education in Hong Kong, operating 16 primary, secondary and all thro
TopSchoolsHK
Oct 1, 20211 min read
The danger of an early offer
Thank you to The Standard for inviting us to speak at the recent Kindergarten Fair and for this summary of the pertinent points,...
TopSchoolsHK
Sep 5, 20213 min read
Advanced School Research for Smart Parents
CSI :Are the schools you're considering robust and not about to go bust? Tips on conducting advanced research - Canny School Investigations!
TopSchoolsHK
Aug 23, 20211 min read
Grade Calendar 2023/24
It can be hard to decipher various schools' terminology, especially when it comes to grades. Here, we compare as best we can.
TopSchoolsHK
Aug 21, 20212 min read
Waitlist or Wait Pool: What's the difference?
Waitlists and waitpools : schools are selective and the selection criteria are, unfortunately, not transparent.
TopSchoolsHK
Aug 21, 20213 min read
Diminishing diversity - the changing faces of Hong Kong International Schools
One of the apparent side effects of this year's unusual evens is that more places are available in Hong Kong's international schools. Why?
TopSchoolsHK
Aug 1, 20213 min read
Operation Application : Streamline your application strategy for success
The admissions process may appear to be straightforward, yet it has a LOT of moving parts and needs to be planned and actively managed....
TopSchoolsHK
Jun 10, 20213 min read
Space Oddity: School Places, Rumours & Reality
There are many rumours flying around about available places at international schools in Hong Kong. We look into some of the facts and figure
TopSchoolsHK
May 25, 20214 min read
Wycombe Abbey: Preparing Hong Kong’s Children for Success at Secondary School and Beyond
#sponsoredpost Since welcoming its first pupils in 2019, Wycombe Abbey School Hong Kong (WASHK) has gone on to build a strong reputation...
TopSchoolsHK
Feb 12, 20213 min read
The Demise of the Corporate Debenture
As admissions experts, we believe that professional management of an application can usually substitute the need for an expensive corporate
TopSchoolsHK
Nov 4, 20202 min read
Why choose to work with an Education Consultant?
The most compelling reason to use an expert is to generate a result you could not have achieved alone.
TopSchoolsHK
Oct 29, 20203 min read
How not to pay application/registration fees
In Hong Kong, the whole process seems to set the parents up for failure. It is often, in contrast to the UK, a very negative experience.
TopSchoolsHK
Oct 10, 202016 min read
HeadTalk: Paul Friend, North London Collegiate School, Singapore
At NLCS, we're so confident and certain that what we do is effective, that we're sure we can resist all those fads that come along.
TopSchoolsHK
Oct 5, 20202 min read
Pushchair to Preschool: A Don't Panic Guide
The notion of accepting applications from birth for international schools is also inherently flawed.
TopSchoolsHK
Oct 5, 20203 min read
Baby blues: is it fair to take school enrolment applications from birth?
Until recently, the market demand has enabled many schools to accept applications from birth. But most parents agree that this practice achi
TopSchoolsHK
Aug 29, 20201 min read
Why we don’t do hourly consultations
Time offers you no value. Parents often ask us for an hourly consulting, but buying more time, doesn’t necessarily lead to better results.
TopSchoolsHK
Jun 24, 20203 min read
Debentures/capital levies charged by private schools - they are NOT approved!
EDB have been turning a blind eye to the way that private schools have routinely been charging multiple, "other" fees for decades.
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