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GENERAL INFORMATION

Absence from school

Appointments

The Diary

In the case of brief illnesses please write Parents wishing to see the Principal Each student has a school diary listing a note in the pupil's Diary, for longer should telephone the Principal's absences we require a letter as soon as Secretary for an appointment. possible.

Absence Of Parents

Parents wishing to see other members of staff are asked either to write to the

If parents need to be out of Hong Kong teacher concerned giving the child's please ensure that the school is informed reference number and their own as to who is the acting guardian, and as

telephone number or to telephone the school to leave a message asking for a to where you can be contacted overseas.

return telephone call. The teacher will This is essential.

telephone and if necessary make an Activities

appointment.

Catchment Zone

Extra-curricular activities are regarded as an essential part of the school's work. A wide selection of activities is available Our zone extends from the Peak to during lunch hours and after school each Central ranging roughly from Pokfulam day. The activities programme varies to Stubbs Road. However this zone is from term to term and is made available liable to adjustment according to current to the students in a programme which is demand and parents should confirm brought out in the first week of each details prior to application.

term.

Admission

Change of Address

Please inform the school immediately of

any change in address or telephone

number.

Application forms are available from the Principal's Secretary. Parents of children in Class 6 of an ESF primary school in Closure Of The School Because our zone automatically receive an Of Storms

b)

a storm signal 8 or higher is in force early in the morning or comes into force during the day.

any radio announcement is made by the Director of Education on closing Government schools (including cases when heavy rain causes transport difficulties).

the main events of the school year. There is space to write down the evening's homework. Parents should check it at least once a week and

preferably more frequently as it is an ideal channel of communication between the home and school.

Discipline

This is referred to earlier in this brochure but our overriding concern is to create an environment in which students can pursue their interests in the spirit of co- operation and confidence.

Fees

Details of the school fees and additional

charges are enclosed. They may be paid termly in advance or in ten equal instalments from September to June inclusive. Parents in financial need may apply to the Secretary of the ESF, 43B Stubbs Road, Hong Kong, for a hardship

allowance, the conditions of which are determined by the Government.

Homework

It is the expectation of the school that all students will do homework. A timetable is given to each student at the beginning of the academic year and students should write down their homework on a daily basis in the school diary. Parents will be expected to sign the diary once a week. Details of the school's belief in homework can be found in the relevant curriculum brochure.

application form. Apart from an English The school will be closed if: Test for those whose first language is not a) English, there is no entrance examination. Students should be of the appropriate age for their form. Evidence is required of adequate previous schooling in the form of a reference or recent report. Children of non-ESF schools will be interviewed for a place by the Principal or a Deputy Principal. Children whose first language is not It does not follow that GCSE/A level

examinations are cancelled

Island School Evening Institute English may be asked to sit for an English Test. The only restriction upon postponed, even if schools are officially This runs courses during the three children entering the school concerns closed because of typhoons. Please academic terms of the year in the their ability to benefit from an education listen

radio evenings at the school. Further in the medium of the English Language, announcements from the Hong Kong information can be obtained from the

Parents of potential students are

about ISEI office, telephone number 5-265884. Authority always most welcome to visit the school. examinations which tend to take place Medical Room

whatever the weather.

Departure

to the

Examinations

special

or

Please be sure to inform the Principal's Secretary in writing if you are leaving Hong Kong either temporarily or permanently at least two weeks in

advance.

Please inform the Principal of any medical condition that might necessitate urgent treatment for your child by filling in the appropriate page of the diary and include a doctor's or specialist's telephone number. In an emergency the duty mother in the Sick Room may need this information.