Criteria & Interview

Admission Criteria

Our kindergarten admits children in accordance with our school-based admission mechanism. The main admission criteria are:

• Interview performance – the child’s performance in age-appropriate play-based activities and conversation.
• Sibling priority – applicants whose older sibling(s) currently attend or have graduated from our kindergarten will be given due priority consideration.
• Home–school cooperation – parents’ understanding of and support for our school mission, educational philosophy and home–school partnership.
• Whole-day place priority
  • In accordance with the Education Bureau’s K1 admission arrangements, priority for whole-day places is given to families that require whole-day services, such as those with working parents, single-parent families, or families with genuine childcare needs.
  • If places are limited, applicants who require whole-day services will be given priority over those applying for half-day places.

Due to limited places, meeting the above priority conditions does not guarantee admission.

Mode of Interview

• All children who apply for Nursery (K1) will be invited for interview.
• Interviews are conducted through age-appropriate play-based activities and short conversation, in individual and small-group format.
• One parent is required to accompany the child during the interview.
• Each interview session lasts about 45 minutes.

Interpretation support can be arranged, where necessary, during admission interviews. Families are also welcome to be accompanied by a relative or friend who can communicate in English or Chinese. (See also Support for non-Chinese speaking (NCS) families.)