ESF parents, stand up and be counted!

ESF parents should leave the ESF schools. These schools are greedy, and are simply holding parents hostage, and causing extreme financial hardship for many families.
These families are often permanent residents of Hong Kong, whose incomes are low, even though they are expats.Not all expats have cushy packages with the financial sector.
Why don't these parents put their kids in local schools?Local schools simply do not cater to children of non-Native Chinese parents. Children are put into lower streams because of their poor Chinese, and the stigma that brings.In reality the Hong Kong government needs to begin catering to these children, their parents pay tax, and they have the Right Of Abode in Hong Kong. Those children of non permanent residents are just that-non permanent and therefore should either pay up or consider schooling elsewhere.
But, and it is a big but, the ESF is fleecing parents , and if parents were to call their bluff and together unenroll ALL of their children in the next academic year, they may find the ESF wankers much more likely to set an acceptable pricing structure.
Parents need to stand up to these fuckers, and 'JUST SAY NO'.
The Hong Kong government also needs to take control of these robbing gits and force fair fees. How about a simple means tested system? From zero dollars per month for the poorest with operational costs subsidised by those coming to school driven by chauffers. If this system is unpalatable for the richest, then I do believe Eton is taking boarders-so fuck off there!


This article appeared in The Standard today.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Serinah Ho
Parents of children studying at English Schools Foundation institutions warn continual rises in tuition fees will eventually force them to seek other options or return to their home countries.

A concern group, supported by 1,500 parents, has accused ESF chiefs of not listening to their concerns while another group has asked a legislator to get the Education Bureau involved.

The ESF said earlier this month it is raising fees by 2.26 to 3.3 percent for the school year beginning in September - its fifth increase since 2006. Since then, fees for primary schools have risen by 29 percent while those for secondary schools have increased 19 percent........cont

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