Hi,
There are several reasons why a child may not get into an ESF primary,
1). Their English is not good enough...it doesn't have to be fluent but they do have to be able to converse with whoever they meet with before getting entry. It is not an intelligence/aptitude test.
2). The school applied for does not have enough space and other children have a greater priority,
Priority goes to,
- Children who do not speak Cantonese and who can not attend school in the local system (they have the highest priority)
-Children who have siblings in ESF already
-Children whose parents went to ESF
-Children who attend an ESF kindergarten (however this does not give you great priority....for example: a child who does not speak Cantonese who did not go to an ESF kindergarten has priority over a child who does speak Cantonese and who attended an ESF kindergarten)
If the school you want your child to go to is oversubscribed then ESF may find a place for your child in another undersuscribed or less busy school.