Good morning all!

I am planning on moving over to Lamma - from Macau - in the near future. My only concern is schooling for my 6 year old (7 in July as he never fails to remind anyone who will listen). He is currently finishing Grade one at the international school, here in Macau. I have heard there is a government school on Lamma - are there English classes offered? As although I would like him to learn Chinese (he is currently learning Mandarin), I don't want it to be his main language of instruction. Any information would be very much appreciated.

Alternatively, does Lamma fall in a catchment area for a specific school in HK? Does anyone have any info on fees, transport/ferrry arrangements, waiting lists etc.?

We do not have HK ID. Would this make a difference to schooling?

I would love to hear from people with young kids what they decided to do - local vs private school-.

Thank you so much in advance for any information you may be able to give.

From the Primary School noticeboard in Tai Yuen, on Back Street, just on the corner going up up to the Basketball Court and the North Lamma Primary School.

For an idea of how a graduation ceremony there looks like, see my photo gallery:
http://www.compunicate.com/Lamma-zine/PG-2/Primary-School-090706.htm

As always, all schools, playgroups, kindergartens, after-school centres, etc. on Lamma, old and new ones, are most welcome to post their news in this "Parenting on Lamma" forum!

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