Reminder: Confirmation of School Place and Advance Fees for 2025/26 – ESF Hillside International Kindergarten

To: Parents of ESF Hillside International Kindergarten

Dear Parents

Further to our letter in May 2025, please be reminded that advance payment of September’s school fee will be debited to your designated bank account on 1 August 2025. Please ensure that there are sufficient funds in the account.

If you have already paid the fee, please accept our thanks and disregard this reminder. For details, please click here to view the letter.

The advance fee for K2 students in the next academic year (2025/26) is HK$9,580. The advance payment will be used to offset tuition fees for September 2025. If there is a revision of fees in the next academic year, the difference will be payable in September 2025.

If you have any questions, please contact us via email: billing@esfcentre.edu.hk

Yours sincerely

Billing Section

English Schools Foundation

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As we approach the end of this current academic year, I wanted to remind you that, as part of our commitment to data security, you will be logged out of the ESF App over the summer.

As you know, your school is part of the pilot programme that will be launching a new learning management and student information system in the next school year. This exciting project also comes with a new App called ESF Hub.

We will be sending you more information about that ahead of the start of the new school year. This will include information about how you log into the new ESF Hub.

For now, we need you to be aware that we will be logging you out of the existing ESF App on Monday, August 4th. 

If you are transitioning from one ESF school to another, or are leaving the ESF community, you are requested to download your child/children’s reports on or before 31st July 2025. If you do not do this before this date, you may well lose this important information. So please, make sure that you meet this deadline.

Parents who have children at one of our pilot schools and also in one of the non-pilot schools will, for the next 12 months, be required to use both of these apps while we make the transition.

Thank you very much for your support.

Best regards,
ESF Centre IT Team

Disclaimer: This email is for informational purposes only. If you have any concerns or questions, please reach out to your school office. We value your privacy and strive to provide a safe digital environment for all users.

Dear K1 Parents and Carers,

We understand that the ESF Y1 transition process involves a lot of important information. To help make it easier to follow, we have created a visual summary (attached) of the key points and dates for you. Please rest assured that we will send reminders and prompts along the way.

The ESF Admissions will usually share the transition info after the summer. Key points to note:

• An online form for parents to complete in the first two weeks of September.
• A user guide will be shared with parents after the summer.
• Parents can select multiple schools.
• There will be reminders to ensure our parents receive the information.
• An FAQ document (this is last year's, so the info may not be accurate).
• Research your choices! Most primary schools will offer open days in August/September, and some schools provide year-round tours. Learn more about the ESF transition pathways.

We hope this visual guide gives you a clear and simple overview. For more details, please refer to the official ESF webpage on ESF K2 students transitioning to primary school.

Warm regards
ESF Hillside Team

Confirmation of School Place and Advance Fees for 2025/26 - ESF Hillside International Kindergarten

Dear Parents

As we approach the end of the school year, we are writing to let you know the procedure to confirm your child’s place for 2025/26. If you will be withdrawing your child and have submitted the Withdrawal Notice to your school, please ignore this letter.

Every year, parents need to reserve a school place for their child for the following year by making an advance payment of September’s fees as a surety.

Advance Payment

The advance fees for K2 students in the next academic year 2025/26 are HK$9.580. These advance fees will be used to offset the tuition fees for September 2025. If there is a revision of fees in the next academic year, the difference will be payable in September 2025.

Please note that your child’s school place will not be confirmed if we do not receive your advance fees before the payment due date or if there are any outstanding tuition fees on the account without prior arrangement at the beginning of the next academic year.

Settlement

The advance payment will be debited from your designated bank account on 1 August 2025. Please ensure that there are sufficient funds in the account.

If you have not set up the direct debit authorisation yet, please complete the Direct Debit Authorisation Form and send it back to ESF Centre, G.P.O. Box 11284, Hong Kong by 1 June 2025 as it may take up to six weeks for the bank to process the direct debit.

If your monthly tuition fees are being settled by your employer directly, please make the payment by cheque on or before 15 July 2025:

1. Click here to download and complete the Cheque Payment Slip;
2. Send the cheque payment slip together with a crossed cheque made payable to “The ESF Educational Services Ltd” to “G.P.O. Box 11284, Hong Kong” on or before 15 July 2025. Post-dated cheques are not accepted.

Student Withdrawals

If you are withdrawing your child at the end of this academic year, please submit the student withdrawal notice via the ESF App by 1 June 2025. Otherwise, we will assume that your child is returning after summer and parents are liable for the tuition fees for September 2025 even if the student does not return to school.

Should you have any queries regarding the above, please contact our Billing Team at billing@esfcentre.edu.hk

We would like to thank you for your cooperation on this matter, and we wish your child every success in 2025/26.

Yours sincerely

Vivian Cheung                             Julie Wong
Chief Financial Officer              ESF Head of Admissions

Dear Parent

The ESF Board met this evening to approve our budget for the coming academic year.

Please click here to read a message from our CEO, Belinda Greer.