Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School (PLKCKY) Hong Kong
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CKY is a super bad place, ask me how I know? I work here. Most of the staff are lazy, incompetent, untrained, poorly educated and some are corrupt. Mistreatment of staff is commonplace, in fact if you are not being abused or mistreated there must be something wrong. They make up salary scales for people and make it impossible to leave. Its like a gulag. Management is very bad and purely self-serving. Students are good strangely....

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As an ex-student who has studied up until igcse curriculum, i’d say this school is terrible.

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The teachers are not able to teach well, teachers have BAD MANNERS, and only support rich families (families that can pay more to charities which I'm pretty sure they DON'T SEND THERE.) BADDDD

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Primary was fine - was brilliant even but secondary is absolute crap. In primary, teachers were inclusive, engaging and actually tried teaching us properly. But in secondary, teachers' attitudes have changed a lot and not really for the better either. honestly in y6 it was fine but it already got a lot worse, teachers did a 180 from caring to blaming students for their own mistakes (some teachers would literally scold students for being 'disrespectful' because they walked behind them). some teachers would also randomly give out bad behaviour records for things students really can't control like wifi issues that happen rarely. they don't listen to your explainations at all. school counsellors don't help at all either - i have friends whose counsellor told them it was their fault that they had trauma, never mind the fact that counsellors are supposed to understand and help people instead of literally demoralizing and minimizing trauma. half the grade has mental illnesses and its already expected. some students are extremely racist, misogynistic, ableist and homophobic (some students talked about just abandoning their future child if they were autistic). we're only in sixth/seventh grade and most of us have had su!cidal thoughts already. we can't tell teachers because they would inform our parents in a heartbeat, no matter what we feel about the matter (or the immediate danger we're in). most teachers don't even care about your mental state anyways. the few that do either push you to go to the counsellor or just invalidate all your struggles unwittingly. mid-term tests are planned terribly: all the quizzes/tests are just crammed into one week. yes, they tell us at least a week prior but how could they expect us to do well enough on those tests if the amount of tests in one week are nearly similar to the amount of tests during assessment week? some teachers don't even finish teaching before assessments. so if you're considering going to this school, please just leave before the high stress levels get to you.

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primary is honestly fine but secondary is just complete bs. year 6 was the start of hell. at first i thought it was fine but at last it just completely ruined my whole impression on this school. half of the students develop different mental illnesses in year 6, like its so common now you dont even feel surprised when someone opens up to you about a mental illness. for me i have developed moderate depression and perhaps mild anxiety, as well as social anxiety. perhaps the sh*tty teachers here and the pressure we're having are the main cause of our mental illnesses. good teachers are leaving while more bad ones come. especially this year (2021-22), the new teachers are literally so bad. an example is this new geography teacher who teaches like 5 of the year 7 classes. we can all agree that he cannot teach. while theres this other geography teacher (also new this year) that teaches the only year 7 class left. they always ace their tests/exams and always have the highest class average among the 6 classes, while most people taught by the new male teacher do fail their papers. does that explain anything? and this is not it about the teachers. i have encountered one new music teacher this year that acted extremely pedophilic towards certain female students, i dont know whether he only takes them as a "teachers pet" or a "friend", but this whole thing just sounds really fishy. another major problem is the school fees. the school fees every year are damn expensive (6+ digits), and each year they force you to "donate" money to the school. but we dont really know where the money goes to, the facilities didnt seem to get any better (in secondary at least) and the wifi is still very crappy as usual. the most recent change i noticed was that the primaries got new chairs and tables, the broken faucets were replaced by automatic ones, and the entire school had new smart boards installed in each room despite the fact that most teachers dont know how to operate them and it always breaks down. the admins should have a higher transparency on where our money is spent each year. there are way more examples that i can list out but i just wont because i dont have the time to do so. lastly, like almost every other post, if you want to enrol in cky, i do recommend staying for primary, but please consider leaving as soon as you finish the primary curriculum and prevent any further damage done by secondary school life to your mental health. do not be blinded by what looks like a very nice looking school campus and photos online, or its good reputation and "every child is good at something".

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When I say a school is rubbish, believe me because I’ve switched Primary School 3 times already in 2 years. The building isn’t bad but seriously, some of my former teachers are just mean. Some examples are; Not investigating children who are acting unusual, and thinking they are just a normal, high-intelligence student. What if they have ADHD? (I used to til I took med) Or Down syndrome? Worst of all is how they obviously favour girls (The word is sexist) and have favourites, though they never, and will never admit it. No offence, but PLKCKY is unfair and cruel, and DEFINITELY not worth the money for.

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Facilities -tables and chairs are littered with scratch marks -chairs are often broken -computers are extremely old and slow (10y+) -horrible internet connection in every corner of the school ~large auditorium ~spacious gym +clean facilities Academics -extremely competitive -high amounts of stress from academics Teachers -dubious hr practices -extreme bias towards certain students -senior management is oppressive on both teachers and students -sexist, racist and xenophobic teachers in secondary ~average teachers in primary with a few awful ones Music and Arts -tends to be ignored -lots of unused musical equipment ~large amounts of music teams (used to improve image) +student art being displayed in hallways Sports -barely exists Science & Technology -rusty equipment -money spent on barely used tech like weather monitors ~scientific equipment is usable +entertaining lab lessons

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I have to admit. This school…it’s primary section is decent, with average teachers and good attitude and atmosphere. But secondary is getting worse and worse by the year. The senior teachers are sexist, homophobic etc. the teachers insult students, and give them high expectations, that’s why people see a school with high grades. The counselling is bs, the facilities have some sort of network blocker which works in the corridors. This is why I have depression and anxiety from this school that I’ll never forget for the next few years of my life. The students…some are spoiled and some are jerks, and most come from rich families, as our school’s tuition fees are exceptionally overpriced and parents have to pay 6 figures per year. I would suggest not to enrol your students at this school, as it will most likely damage their mental well being.

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im not joking when i say this is a terrible school and no one should apply to this school. this school paints itself as an international school when in reality it isnt. teachers are rude and do not know how to teach. teachers insult students on the regular and treat students unfairly. the students are the same though as they are spoiled and lack basic human decency. im not sure why the students are like this, im pretty sure its because of how expensive the school fee is and how due to this most of the students come from wealthy families where they don't know basic manners. students here are racist, sexist, ableist, homophobic and more. i would name out incidents but i don't want to be too petty about this. just know that, changing school was the best decision ever. this school ruined my mental wellbeing and i am still not over it. i am not joking when i say i get emotional flashbacks and have developed very bad social anxiety as well as suicidal tendencies from this school. if you are a parent trying to choose a school for their child, please do not let the school's seemingly good facilities, ib curriculum and range of activities fool you from the poor behaviour from peers and teachers. your child will regret coming to this school and if not then i am afraid to say that your child has grown up to be someone you should better disown.

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This is school is why I'm depressed and have social anxiety. It made me feel so insecure about my grades. Luckily I made a few nice friends who helped me through it. But please parents who are reading this review, don't enroll your child in this school. You will literally ruin their life and waste your own money. Btw secondary teaching and management staff is an absolute joke, students get good grades because they are going to intensive classes outside of school. That is the only reason.

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