Korean International School

1. Pre-Application / Inquiry
Prospective parents first complete a Pre-Application Form, submitting basic details (student name, date of birth, intended year) to generate interest. Once submitted, the admissions office sends login credentials for the school’s Admissions Portal for further application steps.

2. Complete the Admissions Portal Application
In the portal, parents must complete all required sections (Parts A–G) including personal, medical, academic, and parent questionnaires. Payment of the HK$2,000 admissions fee is required to validate the application.

3. Assessment & Interview
After reviewing a completed application, KIS contacts the family to schedule an intake assessment and interview. The assessment usually takes about an hour and includes English proficiency testing and age-appropriate subject evaluation.

4. Decision & Offer / Wait Pool Placement
The Admissions Committee reviews the assessment, interview, and full application to make a decision. Successful applicants receive an offer via the Admissions Portal, which must be accepted or declined. Applicants for whom no place is available are placed into the wait pool (waiting list) for up to six months.

5. Enrolment Contract & Final Steps
Once the offer is accepted, parents complete the enrolment contract online (within five working days), submit the student reference form from the previous school, and agree to school policies. Failure to complete enrolment in time may result in forfeiture of the offered place.

KIS maintains a wait pool (waiting list) process. After all application steps (documents, fee, assessment) are completed, if the target year group has no available place, the student is placed in the wait pool for up to six months. When a vacancy arises, the school may invite a waitlisted student to reassess and offer placement based on fit, not strictly by waitlist order. Priority is sometimes given based on defined criteria such as sibling status or foreign passport holders.

KIS offers several scholarships to existing or incoming students, evaluated by a Scholarship Committee comprising senior leadership and accounts staff. The types include:

Academic Scholarships (e.g. Park Byung Won, Park Hee Bong) — awarded to students in Years 7–11 or 11–12 based on strong performance in internal or external exams.
Talent Scholarships (Harm Young Sil Scholarship) — awarded for exceptional ability in arts, sports, or leadership among year groups 7–13.
University Scholarships (Lee Nae Kun Scholarship) — granted to Year 13 students who have studied at KIS for at least two years and are accepted into certain Hong Kong universities (HKU, HKUST, CUHK, PolyU).

Scholarships are applied toward tuition (or university first-term payment) depending on scheme, and recipients must meet conditions (e.g. maintain academic standards, participate in school community).