In a show of extreme resilience, 2,273 Hong Kong students - having endured extended disruptions to their schooling over the past few years - sat their IBDP exams in May 2023 and achieved scores up to 45.

While IBO says that "The 2023 cohort experienced limited disruption to studies due to Covid", t...

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 ...

Some time ago, the SCMP reported that GSIS was illegally charging high application fees for its kindergarten. Today, the SCMP revisits the issue since the Ombudsman has launched an official investigation (Revealed: 40 Hong Kong kindergartens allowed to set application fees up to 90 times official ce...

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...

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...

More and more non-Chinese are choosing to send their children to kindergartens which use Cantonese as the main teaching language.

While the financial benefit is significant – many kindergartens are non-profit and eligible families may apply for an 80 per cent subsidy – most parents in this category...

It may feel like new international schools in Kuala Lumpur are popping up every month (how many names do you recognise from this list?) and this explosive growth doesn’t look set to stop anytime soon. 

Many of you will be aware that we are on a mission to personally visit as many international scho...

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 instruction.

Typ...

In Malaysia - and indeed, much of Asia - paid tuition is accepted as a normal component of a child's education far more than it is in Western countries such as Australia, New Zealand and England.

A combination of high levels of academic competition coupled with a perceived lack of quality of educa...

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Despite the common consensus that outdoor living is hugely beneficial to young people’s development, Hong Kong’s combination of extreme humidity, high population density, and inconsistent air quality means kids often find themselves staying inside for days on end. 

The pioneering f...