| I guess it's the norm here and it seems to me that some kindergartens just love the process...parents line up for forms, for interview...and the child needs to pass an interview to get accepted. If they don't get accepted, the parents might write a letter attaching some reference letters, a portfolio of the child, etc. to beg a place. It happens, especially in some very popular kindergartens.
I read it in another forum that some parent arrived at 6:30am for an application form and she was already no. 60 in the line. That was only a Poleungkuk kindergarten and as the forms would only be available from 9:00am-12noon on a specified date, parents line up early. Another popular kindergarten in Kowloon Tong has 35 classes in the morning and another 35 classes in the afternoon, totalling 70 classes a day. Yet interviews are scheduled on 2 mornings and parents have to wait on average 1-2 hours for the interview. Isn't it ridiculous? |