| Public school acceptance is based on your 'hukou' (residence) location - however our local primary school still wanted to 'interview' the child. This involved basically some teachers talking to the child without us being wihtin earshot. After the interview they brought the child back, and infront of the child said that his Chinese character knowledge was not enough, and his mental arithmetic was not quick enough (I think he used his fingers :-)), and hence they dont recommend that he goes to the school. It would be too tough for him. Anyway - we didnt want to send our son to a school that had that mentality, so we managed to get him into another nearby public school that didnt interview. When it came to the actual enrollment time, the original 'interview' school was still expecting our child to enroll - I dont believe they can refuse you if you are in the catchment area for the school. |
How A Young Couple and a Kid Live in Shanghai