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School Budgeting Guide 2024-25: A Comprehensive Look
The most comprehensive and accurate round-up of fees - accounting for debentures & levies for the purpose of budgeting. Updated for 23/24.
TopSchoolsHK
Sep 27, 20232 min read


What’s right for my child? Shaping your child’s educational journey
The pride and joy of parenthood are as unique to the parents as their children are diverse. Whilst we all happily agree that no two...
TopSchoolsHK
May 13, 20223 min read

5 tips to help your children succeed in preschool
Sponsored Article Preschool can be a challenging and scary transition for both children and their parents. Children can struggle with the...
TopSchoolsHK
Oct 13, 20214 min read

Why Montessori?And What Makes Guidepost Unique.
Guidepost Montessori offers your child an exceptionally personalized learning experience, meeting your child where they are, and guiding...
TopSchoolsHK
Sep 27, 20217 min read


Diminishing diversity - the changing faces of Hong Kong International Schools
One of the apparent side effects of this year's unusual evens is that more places are available in Hong Kong's international schools. Why?
TopSchoolsHK
Aug 21, 20213 min read


Why bother with Preschool?
Whereas school isn’t mandatory until 6, most children in Hong Kong begin their formal education at 2 years old, or 3 at the latest.
TopSchoolsHK
Aug 19, 20214 min read


Forest Schools: What's All The Fuss About?
If there’s one thing you can rely on the education industry to excel at, it’s buzzwords. New phrases crop up all the time. Some stick,...
TopSchoolsHK
Jun 2, 20215 min read


Delia School of Canada: Individualised Education Pathways that Open the Door to Global Success
#SponsoredPost One of the oldest international schools in Hong Kong, Delia School of Canada (DSC) welcomed its first students in 1986....
TopSchoolsHK
Apr 23, 20213 min read


The Demise of the Corporate Debenture
As admissions experts, we believe that professional management of an application can usually substitute the need for an expensive corporate
TopSchoolsHK
Feb 12, 20213 min read


Hong Kong's Top Kindergartens
What are the top kindergartens in Hong Kong? What are the best kindergartens in Hong Kong?
These are impossible questions to answer. Do you
TopSchoolsHK
Nov 30, 20202 min read

Why choose to work with an Education Consultant?
The most compelling reason to use an expert is to generate a result you could not have achieved alone.
TopSchoolsHK
Nov 4, 20202 min read


How not to pay application/registration fees
In Hong Kong, the whole process seems to set the parents up for failure. It is often, in contrast to the UK, a very negative experience.
TopSchoolsHK
Oct 29, 20203 min read


Case Study: Invictus School - Recruitment, Admissions & Marketing
We consulted with the Head Office in Singapore extensively on all aspects of recruitment and marketing for this new school in Hong Kong.
TopSchoolsHK
Oct 19, 20202 min read


Destination Services for Relocating Families
Full service relocation firms resort to the quickest and easiest placement, rather than the best.
TopSchoolsHK
Oct 17, 20202 min read

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Victoria: Why is it so popular? [UPDATED]
VE is perceived as a good option if you are unsure about a local or an international school and that VEO children have the option of either.
TopSchoolsHK
Oct 13, 20203 min read

Pushchair to Preschool: A Don't Panic Guide
The notion of accepting applications from birth for international schools is also inherently flawed.
TopSchoolsHK
Oct 5, 20202 min read


Baby blues: is it fair to take school enrolment applications from birth?
Until recently, the market demand has enabled many schools to accept applications from birth. But most parents agree that this practice achi
TopSchoolsHK
Oct 5, 20203 min read

Good Schools Guides – Kindergartens & International Schools 2022/2023
We have produced two Good Schools Guides, in partnership with and published by South China Morning Post.
TopSchoolsHK
Oct 1, 20201 min read

Why we don’t do hourly consultations
Time offers you no value. Parents often ask us for an hourly consulting, but buying more time, doesn’t necessarily lead to better results.
TopSchoolsHK
Aug 29, 20201 min read

Back to School: Will Hong Kong’s Primary Students Be Playing Catch-Up?
Back at the end of 2019, if you’d told school principals that within a few weeks their students would be learning remotely, only interacting
TopSchoolsHK
Aug 8, 20205 min read
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