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The Career Team

Career and Life

Duty:

To assist students in making informed career decisions and guide them to achieve the best match amongst career options, further education opportunities, their capabilities and aspirations.

Transcripts and Letters of Recommendation

1. To apply for transcripts, students should ask their parents / guardians to write directly to the Principal through the school office and enclose a passport photograph in proper school uniform.
2. To apply for letters of recommendation, students should fill in the application forms from the school office and return them together with photocopies of the documents required.
3. To apply for predicted grades (S.6 students only), students should fill in the application forms obtained from the school office and return them together with photocopies of the documents required. S.5 students who have collected their report cards (of their S.5 final examinations) may also apply after private consultation with, and approval from the Career Mistress.
4. Applicants should give at least five working days for the school authority to proceed with applications of recommendation letters and transcripts.
5. The school will only issue one transcript to each student. The school office will certify photocopies of the original transcripts, letters of recommendation and certificates on request.
6. Transcripts and letters of recommendation will only be issued during school days. Under certain circumstances, the school will certify photocopies of the documents during long holidays (Christmas, Chinese New Year, Easter and summer holidays) except public holidays.
7. Students who want the school to send certified copies to an overseas institution should consult the Career Mistress.
8. Under normal circumstances, the school will help a student to process recommendations for not more than four overseas schools / universities. Students who are leaving the school to study abroad should withdraw from the school formally. They should do so by submitting letters of withdrawal (signed by parents / guardians and addressed to the Principal) through the school office.
9. Under normal circumstances, the school will only issue recommendation letters for current students planning to study overseas. Students transferring to other local schools can apply for “Study Proof” from the school office.

Reference Materials

Application Form for Letter of Recommendation (PDF Format)

Scholarships

1. Jardine’s scholarship for a few selected colleges in Oxford and Cambridge
2. Swire’s scholarship for University College, Oxford
3. Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarships
4. The Prince Phillip Scholarship (for Cambridge)
5. University College London (UCL) Hong Kong Alumni Scholarship
6. Tsinghua University
7. Peking University
8. Singapore Scholarship
9. SJC Law Scholarship 2019 – Rules
10. SJC Law Scholarship 2019 – Application Form

Useful Websites

• http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/clb/sub/highedn.html
• http://www.studycanada.ca/
• http://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/
• http://www.usnews.com/
• http://www.ucas.ac.uk/
• http://www.timesonline.co.uk/
• http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm
• http://rankings.ft.com/rankings/mba/rankings.html
• http://privateschool.about.com/cs/choosingaschool/a/ranking.htm
• http://www.edb.gov.hk/cgs