Grateful for any recent advice on the relative merits as all the info i can find is 10 years old and as we know HK has changed a lot.
My son (2.5) is in ICMS and enjoys it. He has been accepted for Hillside.
ICMS
Pros: familiar, 10 minutes walk away, has putonghua element
Cons: no primary school guarantee, facilities are not as good
Hillside:
Pros: guaranteed primary entry, good facilities
Cons: bus ride, unfamiliar, no chinese
The guaranteed primary is obviously the main draw. The fees are comparable, and he will speak fluent putonghua from his mother anyway
Has anyone made a similar choice recently? Obviously anecdotal evidence suggests the demand for ESF primary will be going down with expat exodus, so not sure if so vital. Then again, that could change by the time he is going to primary in 2 years