Pre-school, nursery confusion

[lena13]

Wise people please help me as I'm a bit confused.
Could you tell me how exacly does it work in HK? When can kids start nursery and when pre-school? Is pre-school compulsory? Is the education system any similar to UK?
I've heard so many different versions I don't know what's correct any more.
Please help.

[carang]

nursery and pre-school are pretty much the same thing. nursery here usually starts around 2 years of age. then by 2yr 8m they move to kindergarten. the locals have 3 years of kindergarten.

BUT, it COMPLETELY depends upon which system in which you wish to enroll your child. every system has their own requirements.

[lena13]

Thanks for your reply.

So do you know what requirements would I have to meet to get my kids into school with UK system???

[carang]

you need to research which schools you want. i believe kellet is the only school that follows the UK curriculum. from what i know, they have a HUGELY long waiting list (as do most international schools).

ESF and many others follow the IB programme. if you are interested in that, then i would search their website. I am sure there is more information online about them.

[lena13]

Thanks That's very helpful