New students at ESF primary and secondary schools in 2011-12 will be charged a one-off, refundable capital levy of HK$25,000. For children with two or more siblings already in ESF schools, the levy will be HK$10,000.
PRIMARY
BEACON HILL SCHOOL
23 Ede Road, Kowloon Tong
Year groups taught: Y1-6 Number of students: 540 Accreditation: IBO World School, CIS Accreditation Association membership: English Schools Foundation, Southern China PYP Network, IBO, CIS Year founded: 1967 Curriculum: Aligned to PYP of the IBO - an inquiry-based curriculum. The school offers a perceptual motor programme for all Y1-2 students. There are specialists for music, physical education, Chinese and digital literacy/media. Swimming is offered to students in Y5-6. Students from Y3 upwards go on camps of one to four nights. The school has a special educational needs department and caters inclusively for students with more specific learning needs Medium: English, Putonghua Special programmes: Beacon Hill School caters for children of all abilities and children with more specific special needs. Students whose special educational needs require more extensive teaching and learning adjustments are catered for within our learning support classes Number of teachers: 31 Average class size: 30 Extra-curricular activities: The school offers a very wide range of extra curricular activities, led by school teaching staff
Fees: HK$63,000.