ESF

The English Schools Foundation (ESF) operates five secondary schools, nine primary schools and a school for students with special educational needs across Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories. It is the largest international educational foundation in Asia.

ESF quandary requires Education Bureau to rethink policies

15 Feb 2013

The decision by the English Schools Foundation to end its long-standing admissions priority for children who do not speak Chinese may come as a shock to many, but it is to be expected.

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ESF to end admission priority for non-Chinese speakers

5 Feb 2013

The English Schools Foundation announced it will be ending its admissions priority for children who do not speak Chinese, in a move is likely to increase competition for expatriate children...

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Skewed praise for ESF system

29 Nov 2012

I am a International Baccalaureate (IB) educator at an international school in Hong Kong and refer to Kelly Yang's column ("Eclectic avenue", November 14).

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ESF hankers for public funding, despite Eddie Ng's comments

21 Nov 2012

The English Schools Foundation is banking on its strengths to secure continued public funding, despite the government's plan to phase out its HK$283 million annual subsidy.

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Education chief spells out stance on subject of ESF

19 Nov 2012

Secretary for Education Eddie Ng Hak-kim claims he had no intention of forcing the English Schools Foundation to adopt a local curriculum like the Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE).

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Exclusive: ESF warns school fees may rise from next year

8 Nov 2012

The English Schools Foundation warned yesterday of big fee rises for new pupils as early as September after the government insisted it would phase out its annual HK$284 million subsidy.

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Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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Parents attack ESF's HK$500,000 school place reservation fee

The English Schools Foundation should scrap its new HK$500,000 charge to reserve a place at its schools or lose its government subvention, parents say.

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Letters

Treat new widows with consideration

I refer to the report ('Widow, 78, hid husband's death for 20 years to stay in home she loved', May 6). The harsh policies adopted by the Housing...

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Corrections & clarifications

Saturday's front page report 'ESF to impose HK$25,000 building levy' stated that ESF's chief executive Heather Du Quesnay said the levy would generate HK$300 million a year towards a building...

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Talk back

Q Do you have a home remedy for illness that you swear by?

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Talk back

Q Is the rise in ESF school fees justifiable?

The fee rise is justifiable and long overdue. The ESF is a business and must be run as one if it is to continue as a provider of quality...

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Talkback

Q Is the ESF pay scale proposal fair and necessary?

Recent letters on the subject of the ESF pay-scale proposals have displayed considerable emotion, including letters of criticism...

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