About Victoria Shanghai Academy (VSA)
Victoria Shanghai Academy Hong Kong (VSA) is an IB World School, located in Shum Wan next to the Aberdeen Harbour. We have over 1,800 students and offer three IB programmes - Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP). VSA emphasises a holistic approach at the heart of which is inquiry-based learning and teaching.
The primary section offers a bilingual education (English and Putonghua); the secondary curriculum is delivered in English and supplemented by a strong Chinese programme. In line with our Vision and Mission, Victoria Shanghai Academy Hong Kong aims to attract students who wish to strive for academic and personal excellence and be actively involved in a student-centered community that combines international perspectives and Chinese heritage.
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IB,Chinese
Primary Language
English
Ages
6 to 18
Max Class Size
Unknown
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I have to say though, VSA is a nice school and it's filled with a lot of nice teachers but the reason why I rated a 3 instead of 5 is because: 1. Some teachers have the balls to understand the student's situation(they understand more when they have kids) such as anxiety and when they get bad grades, they do help them but some teachers don't. Back in Y9, I have a science teacher and the grades he gave others were pretty strict. I got a 5 for one of my criteria in my lab report and he rounded down to a 4 and told my parents about it. SERIOUSLY?????? 2. The school lunches were one of the worst things u can find in the school. Sure there's a lot you can by such as snacks, drinks and yogurts but all of them are way too over priced. A lunch costs $32 and it doesn't include anything and a 7cm diameter cookie costs $10. Almost every secondary student in VSA reported this problem to the student council but when the student council quote "Your voice will be heard," It's the opposite thing. Also the vending machines are broken for FIVE YEARS REEEEEEEEEAAAAAALLLYYYYYY??????? 3. When it comes to bullying, the teachers don't really care. I was once in Y3 and someone like my age kicked me in the balls 3 times because I wasn't on his side. I reported to the teacher and she said "No fighting games". I got cyber-bullied back in Y6 and almost the entire class did that to me. Again I told the teacher about the matter and they didn't care. 4. Flex in secondary is one of the most boring things in school. You get to learn about stupid relationships and puberty. Teachers usually have this form where you get to speak up what do you want to do during flex but the form is utterly futile because the teachers never agree with out statement. Overall, this is a pretty good school but when all these matters are solved I will definitely rate this a 5 star.
I went here until I was in 7th grade, and the experience is ok. Always start in Y1 though, or else you won't be able to survive the next 11 years. Always having a group of friends and people know you gives a sense of security, and it feels pretty good. Lots of clubs and choices, but teachers aren't that good. Most leave after 2 years and a lot are new. Barely any who has more than 10 years teaching experience, VSA can't keep good teachers.
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Y07T Hin Lok WAT, 2 months ago
Kids watch too much YouTube in class and even though chartwells is disgusting they still buy a lot of food from them... but then the teachers are nice except for a few....Boy on my left, girls on my right
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Y09J Chen Jun Walter KWONG, 5 months ago
I got a fever and a stomach ache when I ate the food, but there are nice teachers in the school, some that actually respond when I say hi.
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StaRFaceYT, 3 months ago
As a student of this school, there’s too many bad kids to exist in this school. Students often swear and talk about private parts in my grade, not just my grade, but people from primary as well (told by friends at school). Teachers are respectful but the food and students are the downside of this school. I’d rather move to a local school with the same education in Canada.
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Y4A4 Zihan (Adrian) LI, in the last week
Overall OK, but I think the food is gross. The fries are soggy, the burgers are like pork croquettes. Prefects all think they're the boss like Donald Trump or Boris Johnson. Drama teacher sarcastic.
