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ICHK Secondary is a dynamic IB World School located in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Outdoor learning is built into the curriculum, enabling activities such as walking, exercising, cycling, canyoning, measuring, and conducting science experiments in the surrounding environment. The curriculum blends features from international programmes with elements of ICHK's own design, delivered through the Epistemic Apprenticeship. Curriculum X is an award-winning program that expands learning beyond the traditional curriculum.
Year 7 begins the Epistemic Apprenticeship, with a focus on Approaches to Learning and the 5+1 model of learning. In Years 10–11, students follow IGCSEs and BTECs and move into the Wayfinder phase, with Enrichment & Flow classes and the ICHK Transcript. In Years 12–13, students progress to the IB Diploma Programme. The ICHK Transcript recognises a broad range of attributes beyond academic attainment. The school reports strong IGCSE, BTEC and IB Diploma Programme results, with IB graduates progressing to universities worldwide and accreditation as an IB World School, plus membership in The Council of International Schools and the HK Outdoor Learning Association.
Outdoor learning is integrated into the curriculum, and students can engage with literature, science, and history in the surrounding environment. The school runs a wide panoply of environmentally-focused extracurricular activities designed to develop a growth mindset in students. Sustainability is addressed as part of the school's holistic wellbeing and community approach, with activities that support environmental awareness. These outdoor and environmentally-focused activities complement the formal curriculum and student life at ICHK.
International College Hong Kong (ICHK) is a secondary school (Years 7–13) located in the New Territories, described by the school as “a world away from the bustle and crowds of the city.” Students follow Cambridge IGCSEs (Years 10–11), BTEC options, and the IB Diploma Programme (Years 12–13). The campus setting enables an activities program that uses nearby coastline and country parks for hiking, sailing, kayaking, cross-country and cycling, and the school runs an annual Deep Learning+ Week focused on outdoor pursuits, service and teamwork. ICHK highlights consistent success in the Hong Kong School Drama Festival, as well as participation in Model United Nations, Junior Achievers and mathematics competitions. The school states a small-class approach and operates as a day school with an extensive bus service across the New Territories and Kowloon. Instruction is in English, with languages including Chinese, Japanese and Spanish offered
