[abdi]

Just reading the post about kellet and made me wonder about ESF schools. What kind of ethnic mix do they tend to have ? I guess it depends on area of school. Kennedy I think is just up the road from Kellet.....what kind of mix of kids do they have?

[Tommyknocker]

I really liked Kennedy when we were shown round. It still has a fairly high proportion of caucasian kids but seemed more mixed than Kellett. Better focus on Mandarin classes and excellent sports facilities across the road. I just didn't much like Pokfulam as a place to live - didn't seem very family-centric.

[KnowItAll]

>> I just didn't much like Pokfulam as a place to live - didn't
>> seem very family-centric.

Curious -- what was it that was not family-centric?

I'm a bit biased as we are based in Baguio .. and the office is in Cyberport (right next to Bel-Air) and I view it more of a family place than mid-levels.

[Tommyknocker]

Just didn't feel right. Standard of accommodation was a little lacking (I thought you got more for your money there), travel difficult (from some of the places) and felt a bit grubby. Just my opinion. I'm sure it is fine really but we had to make a decision in 4 days and it didn't tick all the boxes.

[abdi]

knowitall
Just read depressing things in another post about pollution coming down from the west to the west of HK. How do you find the air in Sandy bay ?
Any knowledge re Kennedy ?
Ta

[back2HK]

Originally Posted by Tommyknocker

Standard of accommodation was a little lacking

and felt a bit grubby.

Grubby..

Not sure what you saw and what your budget was. Bel-Air is out of the world..

[Tommyknocker]

Bel Air was fine except the bedrooms were tiny and the complex is enormous. My budget is ample but I prefer a more intimate accommodation arrangement. Pokfulam is OK I am sure but didn't float my boat in the time we had there to sort accommodation out.

[LushMum]

I'm also interested in the mix of children. I recently visited the kindergarten and it was mainly European Expats along with lots of Japanese children. Does this reflect the Primarys too? Also I'm curious to know the percentage of Chinese children. Do alot of the category two children get offered places? My son's a mix of English and Chinese. Thanks!

[KnowItAll]

LushMum : Did you visit the morning session or the afternoon session? The mix is different ..

[LushMum]

Hello! I visited in the afternoon. How come the mix is different KIA?