Finding a school in Hong Kong can be difficult. I learned this in the summer of 2007 when ITS
Tutorial School received numerous enquiries from relocation companies on behalf of
relocating families who were waiting for school places.
Anne Murphy How our School Search Services
Started
Even though I had been an educator in Hong Kong for many years, I didn’t realise that so many parents
were struggling to find school places and many children were not able to get into schools. I soon
realized that relocating parents didn’t have the right tools or support to select the best schools.
I was familiar with many of the international and local schools but researching the in’s and out’s
was a long arduous task and after one year of research, building a rapport with admissions managers
and other school personnel; we were ready to launch the school consulting services for ITS.
We primarily set up the services with relocating families in mind but I soon discovered that Hong
Kong residents were also in need of advice in how to navigate the various systems. It was essential
to make this process easier for families. After two years working with families from various
backgrounds facing various difficulties in finding schools, our team of consultants who are also
experts in various areas of education had taken our school search services to a highly sought-after
service. We were able to offer our services to some of Asia’s most recognisable corporations helping
their valued employees find the right schools for their children when relocating and we launched our
consultancy services in Singapore in 2011.
Currently, we help families select the right preschool, primary, secondary school options and special
need institutions. As well as this, we have experts who advise parents on selecting boarding schools
in the UK, various areas of Asia and Universities in the US and UK.
The school search services were set up on the premise that every child is different and what suits
one child does not suit the other. Our wide-ranging knowledge of education, our understanding of
curriculum, exams, and, most of all, our satisfied school placement clients, have made us the
trusted education resource in Asia, delivering peace of mind to parents who need to secure school
places.
Our professional experience and research led to the publication of The Unique Asia Schools
Guide
which in 2016-2017 (8th edition) will cover international schooling in Hong Kong, Singapore,
Shanghai, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur & Johor and Bangkok.
Anne has many years’ teaching experience from preschool to pre-university level. She understands the
challenges of international relocation and has learned how to maneuver both the Hong Kong and
Singapore school systems to find the right place for her clients’ children. Prior to working for ITS
Education Asia, she worked at international and local schools in Hong Kong and as a part-time
lecturer for Hong Kong University. Anne also held the position as education consultant for a large
American-based consulting firm. Prior to moving to Asia, Anne worked in marketing and education in
the US and Europe. Anne also has had many articles published in expatriate magazines and websites
and her opinion is regularly sought by educational journalists.
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