Heep Yunn School
Application for Form One (2023-2024 Intake)

School Fees

The School is a Direct Subsidy Scheme School. The current school fees for 2022-2023 are as follows:

F1:	$37,800	F2:	$37,800	F3:	$37,800
F4:	$37,800	F5:	$37,800	F6:	$36,770

Note:

1. School fee payable in each succeeding year will be no less than the school fee paid in the current year. For example, students studying in Forms 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 now will be paying no less than $37,800 in school fees when promoted to Forms 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, respectively (subject to the EDB's approval).
2. School fee payable for each successive form will be no less than the school fee paid in the current year for that form. For example, a current Form 5 student who will be promoted to Form 6 in 2023-2024 will be paying no less than $37,800 in school fees (subject to the EDB's approval).
3. Depending on the school’s development and financial situation, we may submit further fee revision applications to the EDB in the future.

Fee Remission Scheme

Qualified students will not be denied admission to Heep Yunn School due to financial reasons. The School has an extensive fee remission scheme for students with financial concerns, which includes fee remission in full (100%), three-quarters (75%), half (50%), and one-quarter (25%) of the school fee. Needy students, including those from families receiving the CSSA and students receiving financial assistance provided by the SFO, may apply for fee remission through their parents or legal guardians. Further details of the fee remission scheme can be obtained here: http://www.hys.edu.hk/fee-remission-scheme-2022-23/.

Places available for the 2023-2024 school year

180

Online Application Period

Starting: 2:00 p.m. on 15th October, 2022 (Saturday)
Ending: 11:59 p.m. on 28th October, 2022 (Friday)

Note:

1. Applicants must complete the online application form on or before 28th October, 2022 and print out a hard copy of the completed application form.
2. The hard copy of the application form must be submitted to the School Office in person by 12 noon on 29th October, 2022 (Saturday), together with all supporting documents and the entrance examination fee. Upon submission of the full set of application documents and payment of entrance examination fee, a receipt will be issued, which indicates the completion of the application procedures. Please note that we do not accept any submission made by post.
3. If an applicant only completes the online application form without submitting the hard copy of the application form, supporting documents and the entrance examination fee in person, the application is deemed incomplete and no admission interviews will be arranged.

Application Procedures

Selection Procedures

Shortlisted applicants and their parents will be invited by email to attend an individual Second Interview to be held in December 2022, January, February or March 2023.

First Interview

1. Date: 19th November, 2022 (Saturday)
2. Time: 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. (tentative); individual time slots to be confirmed (see point (4) below)
3. Under normal circumstances, all applicants will be invited to attend the First Interview. 
4. An Interview Card indicating the interview time slot and other relevant information will be sent to the registered email address on 5th November, 2022 (Saturday). 
   • Applicants who need to sit school examinations, take part in competitions representing their schools/the Hong Kong region or other very important events and thereby cannot attend the First Interview at the scheduled time may email the school (f1admission@hys.edu.hk) on or before 9th November, 2022 (Wednesday), attaching documentary proof, and the school would try, if possible, to reschedule the interview time to accommodate the applicant's request.
   • Requests for rescheduling the interview due to personal reasons (e.g. interest classes, tutorial classes, family gatherings, travel plans) will not be entertained.
   • Discretion to reschedule the interview rests solely with the school.
5. Format: Individual interviews
6. Language: English and Chinese (Cantonese)
   • Non-Cantonese speaking applicants may opt for Putonghua.
   • Applicants will be allocated to Cantonese/Putonghua interviews according to their choice of interview language in Form A. Last-minute changes of the interview language on the day of the First Interview may affect the results.
7. Areas of assessment: Expressiveness, language literacy, problem-solving skills, arithmetic skills, logical thinking ability and creativity.
8. Attire: School uniform (suggested)

Second Interview

1. Successful applicants will be notified through email during the period from December 2022 to mid-March 2023 to attend second interviews.
2. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis from December 2022 to March 2023.
3. Format: Shortlisted applicants and their parents will be interviewed by the Principal, Vice-principals, Assistant Principals or senior teachers.
4. Submission of further supporting documents: After receipt of notification of the second interview, the applicant should email copies of (1) her Primary 6 report card and (2) a student portfolio (copies of certificates of academic achievements, awards, achievements in extra-curricular activities, etc) of no more than 8 single-sided A4 pages (or 4 double-sided A4 pages) to the following email address: admission1@hys.edu.hk on or before the specified deadline stated in the notification of the second interview. If necessary, the applicant should reprint her certificates in a reduced format to fit the page limit.
5. Language: English and Chinese (Cantonese) (Non-Cantonese speaking applicants may opt for Putonghua)

Sports Skills Test

1. Skills tests will be administered for the following events (tentative):

   Athletics  (14/11 (Mon) & 15/11 (Tue) afternoon)	Badminton (17/11 (Thu) afternoon)	Basketball (20/11 (Sun) morning & afternoon)	Fencing (22/11 (Tue) afternoon)
   Football (20/11 (Sun) afteroon)	Hockey (17/11 (Thu) afternoon)	Squash (16/11 (Wed); time to be confirmed)	Swimming (20/11 (Sun) evening)
   Table-tennis (29/11 (Tue) afternoon)	Tennis (17/11 (Thu) afternoon)	Volleyball (26/11 (Sat) morning)	Triathlon  (14/11 (Mon) & 15/11 (Tue) afternoon)

2. Applicants interested in taking part in the sports skills test must complete Form B (Sports Activities Form).
3. Suitable applicants will be selected to take part in the skills test based on the information provided in Form B.
4. Selected applicants will be invited to take part in the skills test through email no later than two days prior to the day of the skills test.

Music Audition

1. Applicants interested in taking part in the music audition must complete Form C (Music Activities Form); applicants will be selected to take part in the audition based on the information provided.
2. The audition will be held in January, 2023. The exact schedule of the audition will be confirmed in due course.
3. Selected applicants will be invited to take part in the audition through email no later than 19th December, 2022.

Admission Criteria

Assessed Items	Weighting %
1. Interview performance	30
2. Academic performance	30
3. Co-curricular activities and awards	20
4. Conduct / Attitude	20

Application Results

1. Successful applicants and applicants on the waiting list will be notified of their application status no later than 2nd May, 2023.
2. Parents/Guardians of successful applicants must register by signing an undertaking with the school and submitting the Primary Six Student Record Form of their child/ward on or before 3rd May, 2023.
3. Unsuccessful applicants will be notified of their status on or before 3rd May, 2023.

Note to Parents

1. To ensure complete fairness and objectivity in the admission process, applicants and their parents are reminded not to offer any advantages to school staff in connection with their applications.
2. All personal data collected will be used for this application procedure only.
3. All items submitted will not be returned and will be retained by the School until the end of the admission process. All documents submitted will be disposed of upon the completion of the admission process unless otherwise specified.

General Enquiries (Form One Admission):

Tel: 2711 0862 
WhatsApp: 6049 9371
Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday) 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon (Saturday)
Email: f1admission@hys.edu.hk