Asides from public and private schools in Hong Kong, our city is lucky to be home to a host of international schools. Depending on what examinations you are looking for, as well as what approach to learning best suits your child’s needs, there’s an international school for everyone. These ones come highly recommended.
Nord Anglia International School
Opened in 2014 and headed by Principal Kenny Duncan, NAIS is a through-train international school offering the International Baccalaureate, English National Curriculum and IGCSE curriculum. To house its pre-school, primary and secondary students, the school has three campuses across the city in Sai Kung, Lam Tin and Kwun Tong. As part of Nord Anglia Education’s global family of 77 premium international schools, NAIS is well respected within the community and has a clear mission to treat each child as an individual, drawing on their own strengths and personality, and helping them become academically successful. The school promises to provide a safe space for students to not only succeed, but also discover and nurture interests and talents. Find out more here.
YMCA Christian Academy
Formerly Island Christian Academy, YMCA Christian Academy (YCA) is a dedicated Christian primary school located in the heart of Hong Kong Island. Now in its 10th year of operation, the school continues to offer holistic education through the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) to families in Hong Kong. At YCA, people come first — staff, families and the greater community. This is especially true as YCA’s Principal, Mr Geoff Blaik, believes in cultivating a global vision in students and empowering students to ignite Bright Futures of abundance and fulfilment. As such, the school has various facilities including an indoor climbing wall, science laboratory, innovation hub, music room, art room, and an artificial grass rooftop pitch to enhance students’ learning. Find out more here.
Malvern College Hong Kong
Malvern College Hong Kong was awarded a greenfield site adjacent to the Hong Kong Science Park through a highly competitive allocation process. Malvern College Hong Kong opened its doors in August 2018 and will ultimately provide around 1200 places for both Primary and Secondary pupils. Malvern College Hong Kong draws upon the rich heritage and ethos of Malvern College UK, a co-educational day and boarding school founded in 1865. Together with its associated preparatory school, The Downs Malvern, Malvern College provides high quality education for boys and girls aged 3 to 18 years. Thanks to its academic rigour, scientific heritage and the pursuit of holistic education, Malvern College UK has acquired an enviable reputation for being one of the most established IB schools in the UK and comfortably surpasses the world average diploma results in all subject areas.
Harrow International School Hong Kong
The School’s mission is to promote Educational Excellence for Life and Leadership through an outstanding education that blends elements of philosophy, practice and tradition from Harrow School with an awareness of the cultural context of Hong Kong and the needs of its international community. Harrow Hong Kong aims to embed opportunities for each pupil to acquire the Leadership attributes in all aspects of School life, including the types of learning experiences that teachers prepare for pupils in the classroom, the academic curriculum itself, the Leadership in Action programme, and opportunities to take on leadership roles both within and outside the School community.
Forest House Waldorf School
Forest House International School Limited (“FHISL”) was created in September 2011 when three founding families came together with the dream of establishing the first government-registered Waldorf primary school in Hong Kong. FHISL was founded as a charitable organisation to promote Waldorf education in Hong Kong, and the company is registered under s.88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance in April 2012. FHISL is the sponsoring body of Forest House Waldorf School (“FHWS”), and the school received its permanent school license in July 2016. Forest House Waldorf School is a non-profit organization which strives to offer inclusive education to all who seek it, regardless of religion, political background or culture.
Read more: The Best International Schools Directory
