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Enrolment
ESF schools receive a subsidy from the Hong Kong Government to provide an education for English speaking children who can not access the local system. Our schools are not selective: admission depends above all on the student's ability to benefit from an ESF education.

Admissions criteria

  • Places will be offered to successful applicants subject to availability.
  • Only one application may be submitted per student.
  • Students can only apply to the school of zone (except Year One and Seven students applying during central applications).
  • Students must be able to cope with an English-medium curriculum. Please see language requirements
  • We prioritise applications by category (see below) and by date of application.
  • Applicants in category one will be invited for interview before those in category two, regardless of the date of application.
Category One
Children who speak English as a first or alternative language but do not speak Cantonese and/or read and write Chinese characters.
Category Two
Children who can access the local system but who also meet ESF's entrance requirements.

Within each category priority will be given to students who:
  1. are siblings of children already attending an ESF school;
  2. are attending an ESF Educational Services Ltd Kindergarten (for Year One only);
  3. are former students returning from a period overseas;
  4. have a parent who is a full-time employee of ESF;
  5. are the children of former ESF students.


Corporate Surety Scheme

ESF introduced a new Corporate Surety scheme in 2007 to enable companies to secure school places for expatriate employees before their arrival in Hong Kong over the summer months. The scheme commences 1 January to 30 June 2009. There are limited Surety places. Following a review in March 2009 of Year 1(born 2004) and Year 7 (born 1998), availability of Surety places will be very limited for these two year groups.

Please go to Fees and Forms for Surety application forms and information. In addition to the surety form completed by the employer, the parent must complete the ESF application form (for surety applicants).  For queries or further information please email admission@esfcentre.edu.hk.