Education Ladder is pleased to introduce a list of quality international primary schools in Hong Kong. Hong Kong also
has private international schools, which vary in curriculum and teaching style. With a focus on sending their students to foreign universities, these schools can be very competitive — wait lists can approach 70 students per grade. Most international schools use an English-based curriculum and tend to be separated into the British, American, Canadian and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs.
International school tuition can be quite high, reaching HK$180,000 a year (for grade 12 education at Hong Kong International School). Additional costs include a non-refundable application fee, a reservation fee that is up to half of the annual tuition and an annual capital levy. Most international schools in Hong Kong are on the IB system. As of 2010, there were two international schools using American curriculum.
Many schools identify with a particular country (such as Singapore, Canada or France) and offer separate English and foreign-language sections. There are also an increasing number of schools that emphasize a compulsory Mandarin Chinese component, reflecting Mandarin’s growing influence in Hong Kong
American School Hong Kong
Principal Name: Mr John Jalsevac
Address: 6 Ma Chun Road
Tai Po, New Territories
Tel: +852 3974 8554
Email: admissions@ashk.edu.hk
Website: www.ashk.hk
Nature: STEAM’ (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) approach
Bloom KKCA Academy
Principal Name: Renée Boey
Address: 7 Pui Tak Street, Sham Shui Po
Tel: +852 2110 4788
Email: info@bnb.edu.hk
Nature: Bilingual, project-based & weekly field trips
Chinese International School
Principal Name: Ted Faunce
Address: 1 Hau Yuen Path, Bremar Hill, Hong Kong.
Tel: +852 2510 7288
Fax: +852 2510 7488
Email: cis_info@cis.edu.hk
Nature: British Curriculum / International Baccalureate with emphasis on Mandarin for ages 4 - 17.
Discovery Bay International School
Principal Name: Paul Tough
Address: Discovery Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2987 7331
Fax: +852 29887 7076
Nature: British curriculum. Teachers primarily from the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Ages 3-11.
French International School
Principal Name: Samuel Thouvenin
Address: Discovery Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2577 6217
Email: info@Ifis.edu.hk
Website: https://www.fis.edu.hk/fr
Nature: International Streamd and French Stream to choose from. Opens in 1963. Multilingual Education.
Glenealy Junior School
Principal Name: Brenda Cook
Address: 7 Hornsey Road, Mid Levels, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2522 1919
Fax: +852 2521 7838
Nature: One of ESF’s Primary Schools located in the Mid-Levels of Hong Kong Island
HKIS Lower Primary School
Principal Name: Kevin M. Dunning
Address: 23 South Bay Close, Repulse Bay, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2812 5000
Fax: +852 2812 0669
Nature: An American-style curriculum with both international and multi-cultural elements. The goal of the admissions process is to between pre-kindergarten and grade 12.
HKIS Upper Primary School
Principal Name: Ron Roukema
Address: 6 South Bay Close, Repulse Bay, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2812 5000
Fax: +852 2592 7082
Nature: Upper Primary offers two organizational options for instruction of students:
(1) Single grade (for grades 3, 4, 5) and (2) Combination multi-age (for grades 3 and 4).
Each homeroom in the single grade clusters is composed of students in one grade. In the combination cluster, students in two grades (3/4) are present in each homeroom.
Invictus School Hong Kong
Address: 188 Tai Tam Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 3852 7200 (Secondary)
+852 3643 1868 (Kindergarten & Primary)
Nature: An inclusive, private co-educational school, offering high quality and affordable through-train international education from Nursery to Year 13. Established in 2019, and open to both local and expatriate families, our bilingual kindergarten and primary school in Tseung Kwan O offer the IEYC and IPC curricula through English and Mandarin (using traditional characters), whilst our English medium secondary school in Chai Wan offers the Cambridge Lower Secondary, IGCSE and A-level curricula.
International Christian School
Principal Name: John Nelson
Address: Jubilee Court Shopping Centre 5/F, 2-18 Lok King St, Fo Tan Sha Tin, New Territories
Tel: +852 2338 9606
Fax: +852 2338 9517
Nature: ICS is accredited by both Western Association Schools and Colleges (WASC) and Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). It provides an American based curriculum which is beneficial for students wishing to further their studies overseas.
ISF Academy
Head of School: Dr. Malcolm Pritchard
Address: 1 Kong Sin Wan Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2202 2028
Email: admissions@isf.edu.hk
Website: academy.isf.edu.hk
Nature: Grounded in Chinese culture and with a global perspective. The ISF Academy communitly lives and learns under core values that draw from the school's Chinese heritage and which are updated to be relevant to today's world.
Kennedy School
Principal Name: Mr John Brewster
Address: 19 Sha Wan Drive, Pokfulam
Tel: +852 2855 0711
Fax: +852 2817 7471
Nature: Kennedy School is one of 21 schools run by the English Schools Foundation (ESF), providing primary 1-6 levels of study.
Maryknoll Convent School (Primary Section)
Address: 130 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon
Tel: +852 2336 0611
Fax: +852 2336 3154
Nature: A Catholic School. Biblical knowledge has been added to the primary common-core curriculum. This curriculum includes Chinese, English, Mathematics, Primary Science, General Studies, Computer, Putonghua, Music, Physical Education and Art and Craft.
German Swiss International School
Principal Name: Dr Dirk Bennhardt
Address: 23 Nam Long Shan Road Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2849 6216
Website: https://engage.gsis.edu.hk/
Singapore International School
Principal Name: Pek Wee Haur
Address: 23 Nam Long Shan Road Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2872 0266
Fax: +852 2872 0431
Nature: Uniquely Singapore-styled, from preparatory years, primary, secondary to IB diploma & pre-university level
YMCA Christian Academy
Principal Name: Mr. Geoff Blaik
Address: 70 Bridges Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2537 2552
Fax: +852 2858 7271
Email: admission@yca.edu.hk
Nature: Christian Private Primary School
International Primary Schools in Hong Kong 