截止5月底，我校2022-2023学年秋季招生计划已经接近了尾声，报考人数较去年增加30%以上。为了追求生源质量，学校加强对入学学生各方面能力的综合考核，个别年级录取比例最低不足10%，平均录取率在30%左右。从幼儿园到高二计划内的扩班计划基本完成，与之相对应的师资配备和教材准备正紧锣密鼓地有序进行。

我校自2月份对外发布招生计划以来，共计收到超过5000组家庭的咨询报名，组织了近10场入学考试（线上、线下）。入学考试相较去年难度加大，题量增多，考试时长延长，并增加了孩子行为表现的评估测试，经过层层筛选，我们遴选了品学兼优的孩子加入进来。

入学考试相较去年有较大改变，保持线上和线下考试内容和难度的一致。

小学段对于入学要求进行了更加精细化考核。小学段因为是初始阶段，所以对于学生的入学要求从两个方面来进行考查 — 学生的心理状态评估和学业能力评估，同时我们还会面见家长。希望通过多重的考察，招收到符合学校标准的孩子，同时家长也需要认同我们学校办学理念。     

每个年级考核学生的标准会有不同，会针对年级的特征和孩子的特性对于考试内容做调整。    

对于一年级入学新生，只安排面试，但是面试由中方老师和外方老师进行。面试会询问学生个人情况，家庭大概情况，然后逐步过渡到学生对于生活常识和心理情感的问题，和简单的逻辑知识提问，而这些问题会由中外方老师用中英文方式进行提问。    

今年二年级到六年级的入学考试，增加了语数英笔试环节。笔试部分试卷考查内容和学校目前使用教材一致。语文人教版知识点涉及生字词、句子、段落篇章；从内容上看，有现代文和古文古诗的阅读理解。数学采用中英文试卷，与香港数学大纲要求保持一致。从概念理解，计算能力，综合运用几个方面考查学生，试卷也是采用了中文题目，和全英文题目。

英语的考查注重学生的综合能力，包含单词语法，会话；高段会涉及阅读理解和简单写作。除了笔试外，学生还需要经过中外教的面试环节，着重了解学生的语言能力、教养礼仪、兴趣爱好和实践经历，从而了解孩子是否适合入学。    

从考试情况来看，语文要求很综合全面，学生需要能展现扎实的基本功，从今年入学成绩看，学生正确率最高能达到90%，平均正确率在60%以上，远高于去年同期测试的学生语文能力。数学试卷因为采用中英文试题，这对于小学生来说提高了对于数学解题要求，特别是英文数学题目的考查角度与传统数学题目不同，所以学生既要能有数学知识储备，还需要英语思维能力。

录取学生的数学成绩基本都在80分以上，而且还出现了很多个数学几乎满分的学生。英文笔试部分侧重基本能力考查，结合面试的英文提问，学生必须从听说读写全面展现自己的英文能力。很可喜地看到，今年的学生英文能力整体很高，很多孩子能用英文与外教讨论对事物的看法和观点。

初中是承上启下的过渡阶段，扎实的学科基础知识将为学生未来的学习提供充足的动力，同时又考虑到目前学校招生对象为港籍学生，因此本次入学考试采用了香港试题+大陆试题的综合试卷。

今年初中部入学依然针对数学、英语进行测试，不同之处在于增加了英文数学试卷。就内容来说，七年级入学考试难度基本与去年持平，但题量增多，考试时长也较去年有所延长，变为50分钟，但是却要完成47题。这对于很多来自大陆地区的学生，是一个不小的调整。很多学生反馈时间紧，题量大。而今年的这一改革也正是为了更好的对接香港课程，以及未来她们将要参加的DSE考试。七年级发放录取的数量较去年有所下降，录取要求更高，学生考试竞争更大。

八、九年级的插班考试难度较去年加大。首先，是数学方面取消选择题，变为计算题、几何题和应用题，从而能够考查学生的基础计算能力、逻辑空间能力以及数学思维，学生需要有计算过程才得分。选择题的取消则避免了学生碰运气的概率。其次，英语方面尤其是口语测试，不再简单的以个人介绍、家庭和兴趣爱好为方向，而变成学生对自我进行评价、未来规划和择校原因的互动，同时也会隐性的观察学生的自我管理能力和批判性思考能力，从而更多方面的考察学生综合的能力和素养。

另外本年度的入学考试还进一步加强了对于偏科学生的录取控制，强化录取学生各学科的综合能力。学生整体学术水平较去年有较大程度提升。

高中阶段的入学考试难度进一步加强，均按照DSE模拟考试方式进行测试。

其中高一入学测以数学，英语考试为主，结合每位学生的面试，评估学生的综合能力。数学考试时长1小时，考察范围覆盖内地及香港初中知识点，包含指数，百分数，多项式，函数，集合，不等式等内容，以及小部分拔高题，取消MC选择题，全部为Long question综合解答题, 覆盖面广，难度适中，试题也不定期更换以确保公平。从考试情况看，部分基础较扎实的学生能够达到80分以上，以5月考试的录取标准为例，我校高一直接发放录取仅15人，数学最高95分（满分100），平均分达到76分。总体而言，今年高一数学入学考试较往年难度有所提升（难度系数0.6），录取率降低的同时录取学生的平均分同比也提高了20%，体现出生源有质的提升。

英语是DSE考试很多学生的绊脚石,因其题量大，难度高，题型细，分科多，许多学生进入中四/高一就难以适应，如DSE英语考试总时长接近6小时，独立考察听说读写能力，单科听力考试更是达到惊人的2小时，若没有专业培训，一般学生难以达到要求。因此我校高一入学测中，也着重考察学生综合能力，特别是英语语法，阅读及写作能力，以DSE题型为参考模板，难度较高，若英语基础不扎实，考试压力并不小。

同样以5月份录取成绩为例，考试时长1小时，需要完成语法题，阅读题及写作题，时间非常紧凑，在不熟悉题型的情况下，学生的入学测试的成绩超出预期，更远超去年招生录取分数线，体现出学生扎实的英语基础功底及提升潜力。在作文项中，甚至有学生运用双从句语法结构及SAT词汇等高阶用法。全英文口语面试作为附加项，考察学生英语表达能力，从3-5月录取学生来看，综合口语能力能到达到雅思口语5分以上的约22人次，约占总录取比例55%，展现出考生流利的谈吐，有逻辑的思维及深度的观点。

高二的插班生录取在数学，英语的基础上，增加语文科考察，其中英语考试时长增加至80分钟，题量增大之余，难度也随之提高，整体录取比例低于10%，仅有少数学生符合标准。

另据学校学生事务中心消息，学校将于6月11日和25日举行本年度学位补录的统一入学考试活动。7月份之后将视各年级学位空余情况，择优补录！敬请意向入读的学生提前做好报名和考试准备。

广州暨大港澳子弟学校是在“双区驱动”背景下举办的国际学校，也是国内首家由知名高校暨南大学指导创办的港澳子弟学校。学校以港澳学生为主要招生对象，适当招收台湾及外籍人员子女。学校的举办既是广州落实粤港澳大湾区重大发展战略，推动大湾区规则衔接的一个重大教育民生项目，也是扩大广州基础教育公共产品供给，促进大湾区教育融合创新的一项重要举措。

学校开启了大湾区乃至全国港澳子弟学校办学的先河，粤港澳基础教育的融合得到进一步发展。同时，学校也成功地作为“创办港澳子弟学校”案例入选国务院创新发展试点第二批“最佳实践案例”，为其他地区创办港澳（人）子弟学校提供了成功的案例和经验。

学校的开办，将为在穗的港澳台籍人士子女提供多元化的优质国际教育服务，吸引更多的港澳及海外高素质人才到广州创新创业，提升广州城市国际魅力，助力打造宜居宜业宜游的大湾区优质生活圈。

So far, Guangzhou Affiliated School of Jinan University for Hong Kong and Macao Students (ASJ) is approaching to the end of its autumn admissions process for the 2022-2023 school year, and the number of applicants increased by more than 30% over last year. In order to welcome the students with good character and excellent academic performance to join, ASJ strengthens the comprehensive assessment of students' abilities in all aspects. The admission rate for the whole school is around 30% and the overall admissions rate for specific grades are lower than 10%.  All students from kindergarten to senior high school have been enrolled, and the expected expansion of classes has been completed. Meanwhile, the relevant preparation of teachers and teaching materials is in full swing.

There has been nearly 5,000 groups of parents who have enquired about the application, and the school has organized nearly 10 admissions tests (online and offline) since ASJ released its enrolment plan in February. To admit the students with good character and excellent academic performance to join our school, we have set up the entrance examinations which are more difficult than last year (the number of questions is increased, the duration of the test is prolonged, and the evaluation tests of students’ behavior performance are added).

The entrance exams have changed significantly compared to last year, and the content and difficulty of the online and offline exams are the same. 

The Primary School has a more refined assessment of entry requirements. As the Primary School is the initial stage, the entry requirements for students are examined in two ways：an assessment of the student’s mental state and an assessment of their academic ability, and we also have a meeting with parents. We hope to admit children who meet the school’s criteria and whose parents share our philosophy of schooling.

The criteria for assessing students vary from year to year and will be adapted to suit the characteristics of the grades and children. 

For new students entering Grade 1 of the primary school, only interviews are arranged, but these are conducted by both Chinese and foreign teachers. The interview will ask about the student’s personal and general family questions and then gradually transition to questions about daily life, psychological and emotional issues, as well as simple questions about logic, which will be asked in English and Chinese by both Chinese and foreign teachers. 

This year, a written Chinese and English test has been added to the entrance examination for Grade 2 to 6 in the primary school. The written part of the test is in line with the textbooks currently used by the school. The PEP version of Chinese textbooks covers vocabulary, sentences, paragraphs and passages. In terms of content, there are reading comprehension of modern texts and ancient texts and poems. Mathematics test is consistent with the Hong Kong Mathematics syllabus in using both Chinese and English test. Students are tested from several aspects, including conceptual understanding, numeracy and comprehensive practice. What’s more, the test also uses Chinese questions, as well as full English questions.

The English test focuses on students’ general skills, including vocabulary, grammar and conversation. Reading comprehension and simple writing will be covered in the higher levels. In addition to the written test, students are also required to go through an interview session with a Chinese teacher and a foreign teacher, focusing on the student’s language skills, parenting etiquette, interests and practical experience, so as to find out if the child is suitable for admission.

According to the examination admissions, the requirements of Chinese test are so comprehensive that students need to be able to demonstrate their solid basic skills. But this year’s entry results show that the highest correct rate of students can reach 90%, and the average correct rate can also be higher than 60% of the total, which is much higher than the Chinese ability of students tested in the same period last year. The mathematics test is in both English and Chinese, which levels up the requirements for mathematics problem solving for primary school students. In particular, as the English mathematics questions are examined from a different perspective to traditional mathematics questions, so students need to be able to have both a knowledge base in mathematics and the ability to think in English. 

The majority of students admitted to the school scored above 80 in mathematics, and there were many students who scored almost perfect in mathematics. The written English test focused on basic skills, and in combination with English questions in the interview. Students needed to demonstrate their English skills in all aspects of listening, speaking, reading and writing. It was very pleasing to see that this year’s students were generally very good at English and many of them were able to discuss their views and opinions on things in English with the foreign teachers. 

The Junior High School is a transitional stage. A solid basic knowledge of the subject will provide sufficient driving force for students’ future learning. At the same time, considering that the school is currently enrolling Hong Kong students, a comprehensive test with Hong Kong questions plus Mainland questions are used in this entrance examination.

This year, the Secondary School entrance examinations still focuses on Mathematics and English, with the difference being the addition of an English Mathematics test. In terms of contents, the difficulty of the Grade 7 entrance exam is basically the same as that of last year, but the number of questions has increased and the time period of the test has been extended from that of last year to 50 minutes, while with 47 questions to complete. This is a considerable adjustment for many students from the mainland. Many students gave feedback about the tight time and the large number of questions. The change of this year is to better align with the Hong Kong curriculum and the DSE examinations they will take in the future. The number of offers issued for Grade 7 has decreased compared to that of last year, and the admission requirements are higher and the competition is fiercer in the examinations. 

The placement exam for Grade 8 and 9 have become more difficult than that of last year. Firstly, multiple-choice question was cancelled in mathematics exam and it was turned into calculation, geometry and application questions, so as to test students’ basic calculation skills, logical-spatial skills and mathematical thinking, where students need to have a calculation process to get scores. The cancellation of multiple-choice questions has avoided the possibility of students taking their chances in working out the problems in exams. Secondly, the English language test, especially the oral test, is no longer oriented simply towards personal introduction, family and interests, but an interaction with regards to self-evaluation, future plans and reasons for choosing the school, and also implicitly looks at students’ self-management and critical thinking skills, thus examining students’ overall abilities and qualities in more ways. 

In addition, this year’s entrance examination further strengthens the control over the admission of students who are biased in different subjects, and strengthens the admission of students with comprehensive abilities in various disciplines. The overall academic standard of students has improved to a greater extent than that of last year.

The entrance examinations of the Senior High School are further enhanced in terms of its difficulty, with all the grades required to be tested in accordance with the DSE practice tests.

The entrance test for Grade one of senior high school is based on Mathematics and English examinations, combined with an interview for each student to assess their overall ability. The time period for mathematics test is one hour and covers the knowledge of both Mainland and Hong Kong junior schools, including exponents, percentages, polynomials, functions, sets, inequalities, etc., as well as a small number of advanced questions. Besides, multiple-choice questions are turned into long comprehensive questions with mediate difficulty covering more dimensions, and the test design is regularly changed to ensure the equality of the test. The examinations showed that some students with a solid foundation were able to achieve a score of 80 or above. Taking the admission criteria for the May examinations as an example, only 15 students got formal offers, with a maximum score of 95 (out of 100) in Mathematics and an average score of 76. Overall, the difficulty of this year’s Mathematics Entrance Examination of Grade one in senior high school has increased compared to those of previous years (difficulty factor 0.6), and the admission rate has decreased while the average score of admitted students has increased by 20% year-on-year, reflecting the improvement in student quality.

English is a stumbling block for many students in the DSE, as it has a large number of questions with high difficulty, detailed question types and many sub-disciplines, which makes it difficult for many students to adapt to it when they enter Grade one of Senior High School. Specifically, the DSE English test lasts for 6 hours. It tests  the ability of listening, speaking, reading and writing independently, and the listening test even lasts for 2 hours. If students do not have professional training, they are likely to fail to meet the requirements of the test. Therefore, in the admissions test for Grade one of Senior High School, our school lays emphasis on students’ comprehensive ability, especially on English Grammar, reading and writing skills. What’s more, the test imitates the question designs of the DSE test with high difficulty. Students may be stressed if they don’t have a solid foundation in English knowledge. 

Taking the May admissions exam as an example, the exam was one hour long and required the completion of grammar, reading and writing questions, so time was very tight. However, students performed well in the case of being unfamiliar with the types of questions. They surpassed the expected score and far surpassed the admission score of last year, indicating the solid knowledge of students and their potentials in English. In the essay, some students even used advanced usage of double clause grammar structures and SAT vocabulary. English oral interview is an additional item of the test, which aims to test students’ ability to express in English. From March to May admissions, there are about 22 students who achieved an IELTS speaking score of 5 or above, which amounts to 55% of the total, demonstrating students’ capability in English fluency, logical thinking and the depth of opinions.

For drop-in students of Grade 2 in Senior High School, Chinese subject is added on the basis of Mathematics and English. Among them, the time period of the English exam was extended to 80 minutes, and the questions amount and difficulty are also increased, so there were few students who met the admission requirements. 

According to the Student Affairs Center of ASJ, ASJ will hold enrolment examinations for the 2022-2023 academic year on June 11 and 25. 

After July, ASJ will take the vacancy of each grade into account and admit the best by selection.Given the current enthusiasm for applications, students who intend to sign up and those who haven’t decided on the participation date should complete the applications as soon as possible. 

Affiliated School of JNU for Hong Kong and Macao Students (ASJ) is an international school established under the background of the Greater Bay Area and the Pilot Demonstration Area. It is the first school for Hong Kong and Macao students in the Greater Bay Area under the supervision of a well-known university. The school mainly admits Hong Kong and Macao students, and also admits students from Taiwan and foreign countries. The school is not only a major education and people’s living standards project for Guangzhou to implement the major development strategy of the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area, but also an important initiative to expand the supply of public products of basic education in Guangzhou as well as promote the integration and innovation of education in the Greater Bay Area. 

The school is a pioneer in the foundation of schools for children from Hong Kong and Macao in the Greater Bay Area and even in China, and the integration of basic education in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao has also been further developed. Furthermore, the school has also been selected as one of the second batch of “Best Practice Cases” in the State Council’s Pilot Project on Innovation and Development, providing a successful example and experience for other regions to found schools for children from Hong Kong and Macao.

The opening of the school will provide diversified and quality international education services for the children from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, attract more high-quality talents from Hong Kong, Macao and overseas to come to Guangzhou for innovation and entrepreneurship, enhance the international appeal of Guangzhou, and help build a quality living circle in the Greater Bay Area that is pleasant to live, work and visit.