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The school serves Reception to Year 12 and follows the Australian curriculum. In Primary, ACARA is used; in Years 7–10 the NSW standards framework with eight Key Learning Areas is taught. In senior years, students choose between the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP). The Australian academic year runs from January to December.
Arts are delivered through Performing Arts (music and drama) and Creative Industries (visual arts, IT, product design, and food technology). Music is taught as a core subject from Reception to Year 8 and as an elective from Years 9 to 12; Drama is an elective from Years 9 to 12. The campus includes two art studios and workshops, plus a CAD/CAM suite, an IT suite and makerspace for creative work. Visual Arts is mandatory in Years 7–8, elective in Years 9–10, and can be studied for HSC or IB in Years 11–12.
The school hosts students from multiple nationalities, with representation of 25 nationalities among its student body. The community is described as inclusive and multicultural.
The school offers over 80 Extracurricular Activities, coordinated by staff and external vendors. ECAs foster achievement, teamwork and friendships and are largely on‑campus. The program provides a broad range of activities across on‑campus and outside experiences.
Service learning is a key component of the school experience. The House System supports house‑based service learning and charity initiatives, with students fundraising and engaging in social change projects. The YES Club (Youth Experiencing Service) and the Activity Week programme involve community service and charitable work.
The House System fosters leadership opportunities across year levels in sport, the arts, student leadership and community service. Students are encouraged to take leadership roles within ECAs and school life. Parent and alumni involvement also supports leadership development within the school community.
Wellbeing is central to AISHK, with a wellbeing programme supporting physical health, emotional resilience and social skills. The PROSPER framework anchors wellbeing practices across Primary and Secondary. The wellbeing program includes a year‑level wellbeing curriculum, daily homeroom check‑ins, health and fitness lessons, peer support, counselling, cybersafety awareness and buddy programmes.
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.
