Hong Kong
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Australian International School Hong Kong (AISHK) follows the Australian curriculum from Reception through Year 10. Teaching is organised into subject areas based on the New South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA) Key Learning Areas, covering English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, Technology, Creative Arts, and Personal Development, Health and Physical Education. From Year 7 onwards, students also access a range of electives that prepare them for senior study. In Years 11 and 12, students may choose between two pathways: the New South Wales Higher School Certificate (HSC) or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). Mandarin is taught daily in Primary, with Chinese and French offered as language pathways in Secondary, leading to HSC or IB qualifications. The school year follows the Australian academic calendar, beginning in late January and ending in mid-December.
Australian International School Hong Kong (AISHK) is a Reception (age 4) to Year 12 co-educational day school in Kowloon Tong, a few minutes’ walk from Kowloon Tong MTR. The school teaches the Australian curriculum and, in Senior Years, offers a choice of NSW Higher School Certificate or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Facilities include a 25 m indoor pool, two full-sized gyms, a 200 m running track, a green roof used for learning, a soccer pitch and nine laboratories. Primary students study daily Mandarin in streamed classes; secondary language pathways include Chinese and French with HSC/IB options. AISHK runs over 80 extra-curricular activities spanning sport, performing arts, visual design, STEM and community initiatives. A signature element is PROSPER, an evidence-based wellbeing framework embedded across homeroom check-ins, buddy/peer programmes, and weekly wellbeing lessons. Approximately 1,200 students learn in classes averaging 24 students, with a school bus network serving families across Hong Kong.