Kingston International School (Hong Kong)

Kingston International School
京斯敦國際學校
Upper Primary Building
Address
Map
105 Waterloo Rd, Kowloon Tong

Kowloon

Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′39″N 114°10′41″E / 22.32748°N 114.17807°E / 22.32748; 114.17807
Information
School typeBilingual, Co-educational, International, Day, Private
Founded1996
Head PrincipalEliza Wong
Lower Primary PrincipalEmily Flach
Upper Primary PrincipalJohn Harper
Vice PrincipalDr Fenwick Tong
Years offeredK1 - Y6
Age range1-11
Average class size15-25
LanguageEnglish, Chinese (Traditional)
HousesGreen, Blue, Yellow, Red

Kingston International School (short: KIS, Chinese: 京斯敦國際學校) is a co-educational bilingual international school founded in 1996, located in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.[1] The school has three main buildings, a kindergarten, and two primary school buildings.[2][3]

As of 2024, the school has around 260 total students[4][5] and its Head Principal is Eliza Wong.[2][6]

Curriculum

The school adopts the International Baccalaureate curriculum, with classes starting from K1 (Nursery) up to Primary 6.[2] As the first school to provide the IBPYP programme in Hong Kong,[7][8] it has been offering this child-centred inquiry approach for more than 20 years.[8] Kingston provides a gate-way to secondary school learning via their partnership with International College Hong Kong (ICHK); graduates of Kingston International School are promised a guaranteed spot in ICHK.[9][10] Kingston International School teaches in both English and Putonghua (Chinese).[10][11]

School uniform

The school's uniform consists of two forms for primary students, Winter and Summer. The summer uniform consists of a white buttoned collar shirt, short pants with a green and yellow grid pattern, and a sports uniform with a short-sleeved T-shirt based on the color of the student's house. The winter uniform consists of a blue long-sleeved buttoned collar shirt, long dark-gray pants, and a long-sleeved T-shirt based on the color of the student's house.[12]

House system

The school's houses are Green, Blue, Yellow, and Red.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Kingston International School 京斯敦國際學校". www.schooland.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  2. ^ a b c "Home - Kingston International School". www.kingston.edu.hk. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  3. ^ "香港京斯敦国际学校_怎么样_学费-国际教育网". schoollist.ieduchina.com. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  4. ^ "Teacher Horizons". www.teacherhorizons.com. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  5. ^ "Kingston International School: Details and Fees". www.international-schools-database.com. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  6. ^ "ITS Education Asia - Kingston International School - Lower Primary". itseducation.asia. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  7. ^ 陳麗薇, 古晨燕 (21 Oct 2024). "國際學校學費2024｜全港最新國際學校學費出爐　呢間學校1年出產17名IB狀元". 香港經濟日報 HKET (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 7 Dec 2024. 京斯敦國際學校為1歲至11歲的學生提供國際文憑小學雙語課程，在2004年起成為香港第一所獲授權推行國際文憑小學課程（IBPYP）的學校
  8. ^ a b "Kingston International School". Education Bureau HKSAR. 19 Sep 2024. Retrieved 6 Dec 2024.
  9. ^ "Our Secondary School - Kingston International School". www.kingston.edu.hk. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  10. ^ a b "京斯敦國際學校". Whizpa (in Traditional Chinese). 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  11. ^ "Bilingual teaching and small class sizes support a welcoming community at Kingston International School". South China Morning Post. 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  12. ^ a b "Uniforms - Kingston International School". www.kingston.edu.hk. Retrieved 2024-11-28.

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