Admissions Procedures
In order to be eligible for admission to Kennedy School, you must live within the school’s catchment area.
A child shall:
- Possess a thorough knowledge and understanding of the English language to enable him or her to benefit from a curriculum taught entirely in this language.
- Live within the designated zone.
Children are normally admitted to Year 1 in September of the year
in which they become five years of age. Interviews to determine
fluency in English are held before admission.
The school year is divided into three terms.
- First Term : From late August or September to December.
- Second Term : From January to late March or April.
- Third Term : From April to late June or early July.
There is a long summer holiday of approximately seven weeks. School hours are 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. all year round, although we finish at 12.00 noon on the last day of each term.
Conditions for Entry
School Zone
Admission to Year 1
Children are normally admitted to Year 1 in September of the year
in which they become five years of age. Interviews to determine
fluency in English are held before admission.
School Year
The school year is divided into three terms.
- First Term : From late August or September to December.
- Second Term : From January to late March or April.
- Third Term : From April to late June or early July.
School Hours
School hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. all year round, although
we finish at 12.00 noon on the last day of each term.
Please visit our ESF website at http://www.esf.edu.hk for Application form download and application details.
