ESF has no affiltration with any kindergarten, except it's own.
And even then attending an ESF kindergarten only gives you priority for ESF schools run by the ESF educational services, e.g. Discovery College, Renaissance College.
It gives you some priority for the original ESF schools but not that high of a priority.....children with siblings in the school, children with english as only first language etc. will have a higher priority.
So technically regardless of what kindergarten your child enters their priority will be the same as any other child applying for P1 at an ESF school on KS side. ESF primary schools are not affilitrated with any non-esf kindergartens! And attending an ESF kindergarten does not give you highest priority for an original ESF school (only an esf educational services school).
If you are worried check out the ESF website,
www.esf.edu.hk and they will tell you their priority.
But if a kindergarten tells you your child has a better chance of getting into ESF if they go to a particular kindergarten, it's not true! The interviews for ESF do not test children on their academic standards, what car their parents drive, or their Father's profession- they test their ability to understand and communicate in English.
Children who speak only English as a first language have priority for ESF; as do those with a sibling already at the school; as do those whose parents attended an ESF school; and then those who attended an ESF kindergarten.
