About Admissions

The school is currently full and we have reviewed our student numbers and do not expect to have any vacancies for next school year.

If you would like us to consider your child's application on our waitlist, please apply via the Online Admissions System . The ESF application fee is HK$150. This is a non-refundable, non-transferable administration fee which covers the cost of the admissions system and commissions paid to our ePayment service privider. The collection of this fee does not constitute any assurance that a school place will be offered. Method of payment is by credit card through PayDollar, our online payment service provider.

Please send by post all supporting documents (listed below) with a copy of the completed ‘Online Application’ form to The Admissions Office, King George V School, 2 Tin Kwong Road, Homantin, Kowloon.

• two recent photographs of the student;
• copy of student's school reports for the past two years;
• copy of student's passport showing child's date of birth and current visa status for Hong Kong;
• copy of parents' passports showing current visa status for Hong Kong;
• copies of parents' and child's identity cards, if applicable;
• proof of address, e.g: a personalised copy of lease, utilities bill, bank statement;
• a reference letter from the student's current school;
• for Year 12 applications, copies of examination certificates/results;

(If student has a permanent resident HKID card, he/she will not need to submit a passport copy.)

Please note that your required Admissions Date is for our reference and is not a guarantee of placement.

ESF will determine the Year Group for admission according to your child’s date of birth and the current education background. Please note that the Year Group may be adjusted to ensure your child’s date of birth matches the ESF system age requirements.

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 in their 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:

• are siblings of children already attending an ESF school;
• are attending an ESF Educational Services Ltd Kindergarten (for Year One only);
• are former students returning from a period overseas;
• have a parent who is a full-time employee of ESF;
• are the children of former ESF students.

Residential zones
Residential zones govern admission to all schools within the English Schools Foundation. To apply for admission to King George V School, parents must live within the catchment area which is Kowloon Peninsula (excluding areas south-west of Cherry Street and Ferry Street, see Island School) as far west as Cheung Sha Wan and as far north as Lung Cheung Road area (see Sha Tin College), Clearwater Bay Road, Tseung Kwan O and Sai Kung. Kowloon Bay, Kwun Tong and Tung Chung.  Kowloon Tong is KGV zone but Beacon Hill (except One Beacon Hill) and Broadcast Drive are under Sha Tin College.

School Fees
Please click here to know more about school fees.

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 runs from 1 January to 30 June of each year. There are limited Surety places. The surety scheme is now open for application for August 2010 admissions. Please click here for the Surety Application Form. For queries, please email admissions@esfcentre.edu.hk.

Last update: April 2010