讀Boarding School的經驗

bigheadshrimp

我小朋友仲係初小階段，不過開始聽到有個別同學嘅家長已經打算安排小朋友去英國或美國boarding school，所以想開始做啲功課，in case 自己小朋友將來同我提出要去boarding school。我自己本身冇讀過boarding school，所以唔係好清楚究竟boarding school嘅生活係點樣。從網上搵到嘅資料，學校會幫學生每日嘅生活和讀書時間安排妥當，另外學校會安排distinguished alums俾talk or dinner parties。聽落好似除咗幫助小朋友變得更加獨立，亦都可以be better prepared for university。不過有人提過學生喺香港報Oxbridge反而會容易入啲，在英國的學校競爭更大。

請問有冇前輩可以分享一下讀boarding school嘅經驗？去咗Boarding嘅，有冇後悔，或者覺得應該早啲去？可以喺邊度睇到多啲關於唔同學校嘅culture？希望安排school tour都可以有個shortlist.

我小朋友而家在國際學校讀書，英文好過中文好多，所以相信將來讀大學很大機會會出國，不過自己擔心太早送佢去外國會同屋企關係變得疏遠…

beastiebistro

bigheadshrimp 發表於 24-9-12 23:04
我小朋友仲係初小階段，不過開始聽到有個別同學嘅家長已經打算安排小朋友去英國或美國boarding school，所 ...

可以睇吓我喺EK嘅日誌，有詳細紀錄。

chanti

bigheadshrimp 發表於 24-9-12 23:04
我小朋友仲係初小階段，不過開始聽到有個別同學嘅家長已經打算安排小朋友去英國或美國boarding school，所 ...

我中學就係讀英國boarding school , 可以說是生活多采多姿、好有規律、亦令我由不喜歡讀書變得熱愛學習。至好係入讀year 7-8, year 12先去已經會Miss 左好多

bigheadshrimp

beastiebistro 發表於 24-9-12 23:08
可以睇吓我喺EK嘅日誌，有詳細紀錄。

謝謝回覆！

bigheadshrimp

chanti 發表於 24-9-13 00:01
我中學就係讀英國boarding school , 可以說是生活多采多姿、好有規律、亦令我由不喜歡讀書變得熱愛學習。至 ...

聽落讀書嘅氣氛真係好好！考11+就是Y7-8入讀？你當時係點樣揀讀邊間中學？

Poyau

bigheadshrimp 發表於 24-9-12 23:04
我小朋友仲係初小階段，不過開始聽到有個別同學嘅家長已經打算安排小朋友去英國或美國boarding school，所 ...

請問是男生/女生 Year幾去寄宿?
男校/女校/男女校有不同考慮

以女校為例 主要在Y7(11+)收生
Y6 筆試/面試 Y5或之前參觀/報名
寄宿比例過七成的女校可看看以下
初部可從學校網頁/Prospectus入手

England Girls' Boarding Schools
Boarding ratio >70%
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Wycombe Abbey 89.0%(574/645)
St Mary's Ascot 94.5%(376/398)
Cheltenham Ladies' 77.8%(662/851)
Benenden School 93.4%(509/545)
St Mary's Calne 84.4%(293/347)

Downe House 93.9%(522/556)
Sherborne Girls 87.4%(415/475)
Tudor Hall School 77.0%(234/304)

bigheadshrimp

Poyau 發表於 24-9-13 08:21
請問是男生/女生 Year幾去寄宿?
男校/女校/男女校有不同考慮

謝謝分享！會好好study一下學校網頁。我小朋友是女生。如果是13+的話會不會難入很多？Y7就要走我諗我會好唔捨得…

beastiebistro

bigheadshrimp 發表於 24-9-13 09:15
謝謝分享！會好好study一下學校網頁。我小朋友是女生。如果是13+的話會不會難入很多？Y7就要走我諗我會好 ...

簡單答，係。為最多，入學要求最寬鬆係Y7。Y9係下個主要收生年，不過位少過Y7亦多人爭。至於Y8或者Y10部分學校都會有插班位，不過因為唔係主要收生年所以更少。
如果aim for 好嘅女校，Y7入最穩陣。

beastiebistro

bigheadshrimp 發表於 24-9-13 09:15
謝謝分享！會好好study一下學校網頁。我小朋友是女生。如果是13+的話會不會難入很多？Y7就要走我諗我會好 ...

簡單答，係。為最多，入學要求最寬鬆係Y7。Y9係下個主要收生年，不過位少過Y7亦多人爭。至於Y8或者Y10部分學校都會有插班位，不過因為唔係主要收生年所以更少。
如果aim for 好嘅女校，Y7入最穩陣。

bigheadshrimp

beastiebistro 發表於 24-9-13 12:38
簡單答，係。為最多，入學要求最寬鬆係Y7。Y9係下個主要收生年，不過位少過Y7亦多人爭。至於Y8或者Y10部分 ...

謝謝分享！Y7的話，我真係要加把勁快啲做多啲功課了解學校的情況！

beastiebistro

bigheadshrimp 發表於 24-9-13 14:38
謝謝分享！Y7的話，我真係要加把勁快啲做多啲功課了解學校的情況！

我日誌有講點舖排，亦歡迎隨時PM我討論。

(我自己係傳統英式寄宿學校過來人，而家三個小朋友都係英國寄宿緊，所以叫做有少少研究。)

Poyau

bigheadshrimp 發表於 24-9-13 09:15
謝謝分享！會好好study一下學校網頁。我小朋友是女生。如果是13+的話會不會難入很多？Y7就要走我諗我會好 ...

不用客氣
如樓上所言 Y9普遍位較少 要求較高
例如 SMA Y9≈Y7 ½ CLC Y9≈Y7 ⅔
SMA Y7 考英數 Y9 英數+另外5科
5科為 Sci RS H/G MFL(F/G/I/S) Latin
收生差不多滿額 插班擇優而取更難
如本身天主教徒心儀 SMA 宜早不宜遲

School capacity
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Wycombe Abbey 94.9%(645/680)
St Mary's Ascot 98.3%(398/405)
Cheltenham Ladies' 96.7%(851/880)
Benenden School 87.9%(545/620)
St Mary's Calne 89.8%(512^/570)

Downe House 91.1%(556/610)
Sherborne Girls 93.1%(475/510)
Tudor Hall School 90.7%(304/335)

^ Prep 165 + Senior 347

Source: DfE
https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Search

Wycombe Abbey
https://www.wycombeabbey.com/admissions/#beginning-your-journey

St Mary's School Ascot
https://www.st-marys-ascot.co.uk/admissions/

The school accepts about 65 pupils each year. Entry is at 11+ (our main intake), 13+ or 16+ and is by the school’s own entrance examination, an interview and a report from the current school. About 40 pupils are admitted to Year 7 (11+), 20 to Year 9 (13+) and about 5 to the Sixth Form (16+).

The subjects tested are:

at 11+: English, Mathematics and a general paper (which could include: graded spelling; non-verbal puzzles; listening skills)

at 13+: English, Mathematics, Science, Religious Studies, History or Geography, French or an alternative modern language (Spanish, Italian or German) and Latin

at 16+: a general paper, and interviews in the subjects to be studied at A Level

Cheltenham Ladies' College
https://www.cheltladiescollege.org/apply/joining

Each September around 160 girls join College, becoming part of a vibrant, diverse community of approximately 850 pupils, both boarding and day, and 600 academic and operational staff.

11+ Entry
Each September approximately 75 pupils - 50 boarders and 25 day girls - join us in LC1 (Year 7 / 11+) from junior schools across Gloucestershire, the UK and from around the world.

13+ Entry
Each September approximately 50 pupils join us in LC3 (Year 9 / 13+) from junior schools across Gloucestershire, the UK and from around the world.

16+ Entry
Each year we welcome 45 new boarders and day girls into the Sixth Form, and the overall year group grows to approximately 160 at this point. Settling into the Sixth Form, as a new entrant, is made easier by the fact that all girls move to different houses after GCSE and so it is a new start for everyone.

Benenden School
https://www.benenden.school/admissions/entry-and-assessments/

St Mary's Calne
https://stmaryscalne.org/index.php/admissions/faqs

Q. How many pupils are in the school?
A. Around 360.

Q. How many in each year group?
A. In Years 7 and 8, there are normally between 25 and 35 girls and from UIV Form (Yr 9) upwards, around 60 in each year.

Downe House
https://www.downehouse.net/downe-house-admissions/admissions-process/

11+ Entry
Approximately 55 girls enter Downe House aged 11+ each year

13+ Entry
45 girls enter Downe House aged 13+ each year.

16+ Entry
All offers and places are completed by April of the year prior to entry and availability of places in our Sixth Form is very limited.

Sherborne Girls
https://www.sherborne.com/admissions/faqs

What is the main entrance point at Sherborne Girls?

We have a cohort of around 25 girls join us at 11+ (Year 7) in our purpose-built Junior Boarding House, Aldhelmsted West. Here, they benefit from the specialist teaching and facilities of the rest of the school, at the same time enjoying a curriculum tailored specifically to their needs. While 11+ entry provides an ideal stepping-stone to our mixed-age Houses from 13+ (Year 9), 13+ remains the main entry point at Sherborne Girls, with around 65 girls joining us at that point.

Depending on availability, we also accept a few girls at 14+ and we have a small intake at 16+.

Tudor Hall School
https://www.tudorhallschool.com/joining

https://tudor-hall.files.svdcdn.com/production/files/Brochures/TH-Admissions-brochure-25-26.pdf

https://tudor-hall.files.svdcdn.com/production/files/Policies/Admissions-Policy-2023.pdf

https://tudor-hall.files.svdcdn.com/production/files/Joining/TH-Parent-Contract-2023.pdf

chanti

bigheadshrimp 發表於 24-9-12 23:04
我小朋友仲係初小階段，不過開始聽到有個別同學嘅家長已經打算安排小朋友去英國或美國boarding school，所 ...

我中學就係讀英國boarding school , 可以說是生活多采多姿、好有規律、亦令我由不喜歡讀書變得熱愛學習。至好係入讀year 7-8, year 12先去已經會Miss 左好多

chanti

bigheadshrimp 發表於 24-9-13 07:40
聽落讀書嘅氣氛真係好好！考11+就是Y7-8入讀？你當時係點樣揀讀邊間中學？
...

當時父母上網睇排名然後申請幾間、我自己係外貌協會成員、揀左一間校服及校園最靚最心水的，哈哈。Yes 11+ = year 7

sleung2020

bigheadshrimp 發表於 24-9-13 09:15
謝謝分享！會好好study一下學校網頁。我小朋友是女生。如果是13+的話會不會難入很多？Y7就要走我諗我會好 ...

而家啲寄宿學校冇以前咁難入，所以幾時難入易入唔應該係考慮重點。

反而要有心理準備英國寄宿學校嘅質素以後會每況愈下。

sleung2020

chanti 發表於 24-9-13 21:55
當時父母上網睇排名然後申請幾間、我自己係外貌協會成員、揀左一間校服及校園最靚最心水的，哈哈。Yes 11+  ...

當年已經可以上網睇排名咁利害？

twhkleung

sleung2020 發表於 24-9-13 22:52
當年已經可以上網睇排名咁利害？

三四十年前, 己有很多排名, 果时是去 英國文化協会睇

sleung2020

twhkleung 發表於 24-9-14 00:43
三四十年前, 己有很多排名, 果时是去 英國文化協会睇

上網呢？

twhkleung

sleung2020 發表於 24-9-14 01:55
上網呢？

四十年前都末有Internet呀, 年青人

Poyau

sleung2020 發表於 24-9-13 22:52
當年已經可以上網睇排名咁利害？

DfE 網頁有最舊1992年學校AL表現
當年寄宿女校成績最佳為 St Swithun's
WA 和 SMA 成績不及 DH 同 SG

England Girls' Schools
DfE 1992 A level APS
--------------------------------------------------------
KEHS 30.4
St Swithun's 30.3
Old Palace 30.2 (Closing ...)
Leeds Girls' High 29.7 (Merged)
Bolton Girls 27.9

Manchester High for Girls 27.1
Sir William Perkin's 26.3
Norwich High for Girls 26.2
The Abbey School 26.1
St Paul's Girls' School 26.1

Downe House 26.0
NLCS 25.4
Birkenhead High 25.3 (now Academy)
Nottingham High 25.2
Central Newcastle High 25.2 (Merged)

Shrewsbury High 24.2
Sherborne Girls 23.9
Wakefield Girls' High 23.9
Brighton Girls 23.7
Wycombe Abbey 23.6

JAGS 23.4
STAHS 23.4
Belvedere School 23.4 (now Prep only)
CLSG 23.4
LEH 23.2

St Mary's School Ascot 23.2
NHEHS 23.1
Stephen Perse 23.0 (now Co-ed)
Portsmouth High 22.5
Godolphin School 22.5

Polam Hall 22.5 (now Co-ed no SF)
Wimbledon High 22.5
Upton Hall 22.1 (now Academy)
Oxford High 21.8
SHHS 21.8

Tormead 21.0
SHSK 20.9
St George's Ascot 20.8
Durham High 20.4
Croydon High 20.2

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https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data

https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data?download=true&regions=0&filters=KS5&fileformat=xls&year=1991-1992&meta=false