Urgent: Good kindergarten in Western district

[sandy0741]

Hi everyone

We are moving to Sheung Wan with a 3 year old boy and also changing his kindergarten, are there any good kindergarten with reasonable school fee in Sheung Wan or nearby?

[yonge]

How about Wisely Kindergarten or True Light Kindergarten on Caine Road? I will be sending my 2 year old to Wisely for 2010-2011, but looked at both. Classes are conducted predominantly in English, with some time spent in English and Mandarin. I really liked the people I met at Wisely - they were patient and caring with me, as opposed to the rude responses to the inquiries I made at the "big-name" schools - Suzhe, Victoria, etc. He'll be joining his brother in an international school, so we were really looking for a lovely environment for a couple of years as opposed to preparation for interviews, etc. I don't know what schools their 'graduates' go, but I'm sure they'll be happy to answer your any questions you may have. Good luck!

[sandy0741]

I want my son to be going to local primary school ,so are these two suitable for him, how about the school fees, I can't afford to spend more than 4000/month.

[yonge]

For Nursery, it's HK$2,280/month for half day (three hours) and HK$3,950/month for full day. For K1-K3, it's HK$2,000/month for half day and HK$2,880/month for full day. The school also participates in the government voucher scheme for kindergarten, which subsidizes HK$10,000 for schools that charge less than HK$24,000 a year when your child reaches a certain age. Hope this helps!

[sandy0741]

Thanks very much, I will check on Wisely but not sure about True light, is the medium of instruction chinese there?

[yonge]

True Light is Cantonese as well with some English and Mandarin. You might find this link useful. Also the voucher seems to have increased to HK$12,000.

http://kgp.proj.hkedcity.net/pdf/2/tc/school_3567.pdf

[yonge]

I think you will also like this website. You can find all the schools that are participating in the voucher scheme here and look up the profiles of the individual school:
????? Kindergartens Profile

Good luck!

[pameladell30]

Now, I'm confused, on the other thread, they said Wisely is a canto-school but then the above says they teach predominantly in English...