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
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VSA is a good school, especially since all its facilities are good which helps the student study in a enviroment good.
As a previous student of this school here are my true opinions and experience of the school. I have been a student in VSA for 10 years and my experience wasn’t bad however I believe there are better schools to send your child to. Firstly the school has poor communication between the students and parents about rules and announcement often leading to confusion between the school and parents. With constant faulty fire alarms and poor preparation and organisation for school events. Secondly the constant change of teachers with waves of teachers leaving this changes the proportion and ratio of new teachers to old teachers. Thirdly non welcoming culture for new pupils, one of my friends which joined in VSA secondary school a year ago has voiced out how she was treated poorly by other students with no one talking to her and the lack of support from her class in the beginning of the year. Students usually begin their class years at VSA since primary so new students in secondary may find it difficult to join in with the other students which have already been in the school for a longer time. The schools infrastructure however is extremely new and is quite advanced and well equipped, however these facilities may not be used by all students. Lastly I believe that this school should increase and improve on moderation between students grades as their is a large gap between classes regarding assessment averages with a lack of communication between teachers and the level students need to meet to get a satisfactory grade. But overall the grading system is biased and not the fairest. If you are considering to send your child to VSA primary school I would recommend that. However if you are planning to send you child to the VSA secondary school you should reconsider and look at other international schools. As VSA is not a diverse school with most students being chinese around 98% students being from hong kong or mainland. There are only 2-3 students in each grade that are not chinese. Therefore if you are looking for diversity VSA this is definitely not the school for you and your child.
I've been learning at VSA for 2 years now, and I must say that it is in fact, very cool, there are a lot of toilets and the learning conditions are quite comfortable, most of the teachers were nice and the ones that weren't are just a bit strict, the arts and design classes were pretty cool and actually teaches you something fun and breaks the mundanity of everyday life, the normal classes were also very cool, they might be a bit boring but we learn new stuff every unit, sports lessons were a bit lackluster, you only have one about every 3 days, but they were also fun as sometimes we go swimming in the pool, we also have science lessons where we get to do cool experiments and learn how to use a microscope and stuff. But one downside here is that the pizza does taste like cardboard, but overall, very cool.
The truth is this school is really bad and it has a dark secret ,THEY are letting pay 167,000HKD for 5 years I mean it is a overpriced priced but also I am currently a Y5 student and the Y4 and lower grades are just DOMMED I mean Y4 have no good side and rude and lower grade like Y2 know inappropriate words ,but for information some staff can be really nice for example the cleaners and good teacher but some can be bad ,5 years and the food is worse than vomit I mean it’s dog water who can agree everyone,tho school is really far away it close to a bus station so it easy for transportion but the truth is this school is bad so don’t risk it
Good teachers and really good lessons
A great school with nice teachers! :)
Kids are so nice teacher so nice best school ever no bullies exellent
Victoria Shanghai Academy is an excellent school that offers high-quality education and helps children learn in a fun and happy way. Walking into VSA is like walking into a land of happiness. Hope VSA can improve and become better and strive for excellence.
I'm a recent alumni of VSA and find the accusations made below very false. I have heard it has become a 'cool trend' among some students to write negatively about your school, but I hope this won't give discourage prospective students to come study at VSA and get a good education here. Especially those who are looking for a good bilingual school with great teachers who really cares about your well-being. Yeah, perhaps in every school there are some kids who are 'mean' but this doesn't represent the whole student population and of course there are some really nice students and teachers also. In my years here I made such a close-knit group of friends. I think one of the strengths of VSA is the strong sense of community and the amount of resources there are to help you if you look for it. There's areas for improvement for sure but in my recent visit back I saw they have made a lot of changes to the facilities and also Chartwhells is upgrading their food.
READ IT OR YOU'II REGRET IT-教育的黑暗面/the dark side of education:當你付了大量的金錢,你願意讓你的孩子被剝奪接受ib考試的機會嗎?Are you willing to let your child be deprived of the opportunity to take the ib exam when you have paid a significant amount of money? 一所陰險的學校!!!THIS SCHOOL SCAMS YOUR MONEY!!!!!! If you do not reach a certain score(WHICH IS CONSIDERABLY UNATTAINABLE) they force you to take the VSA diploma which is not recognized by universities and then you realize that you pay an immense amount of school fees. That's very insidious. The school prioritizes attaining high average IB scores at the expense of students' rights to take the IB exam and have the opportunity to get into university. Moreover, this insidious strategy reveals the school's true priorities. Instead of nurturing an environment where all students have an equal chance to pursue the internationally recognized IB exam and gain access to a wide range of universities, they prioritize their reputation and average IB scores. This narrow-minded focus on statistics not only limits students' educational opportunities but also denies them the fundamental right to a fair and equal educational experience. The school also fails to acknowledge that students do not have enough sleep due to stress and mental health issues and excessive workload. This demonstrates the lack of consideration for practicality and student needs. They do not allow students to take the lift after 8:25 which is unreasonable as classes start at 8:30. I strongly advise parents to not put their kids in VSA as the IB is an extremely demanding program and they exploit you for financial gain. DO NOT ENROL YOUR KIDS IN VSA!!!!!! EVERY CHILD DESERVES AN OPPORTUNITY AT A SPOT IN UNIVERSITY WHETHER THEY ARE ACADEMICALLY STRONG OR BAD. YOUR CHILD DESERVES AN EDUCATION WHERE THE SCHOOL VALUES YOUR CHILD'S WELL-BEING, GROWTH, AND FUTURE PROSPECTS. I URGE YOU TO NOT ENROL YOUR KIDS INTO VSA FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR CHILD'S BRIGHTER FUTURE. CHOOSE A SCHOOL WHERE THEY PRIORITIZE YOUR KIDS' HAPPINESS OVER GRADES.
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, 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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, 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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, 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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, 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.