Hong Kong
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1. Application Submission: Parents select the appropriate stream (French or International) and complete the online application form. Along with required documents (birth certificate/passport, visa status, recent school reports), parents pay the non-refundable application fee of HKD 2,200.
2. Assessment and Interview: Applicants may be invited for an assessment or interview relevant to the child’s age group; the school’s Admissions Committee then reviews reports, assessment outcomes and space availability.
3. Offer of Place: If a place is offered, parents must accept by paying a non-refundable advance deposit of HKD 25,000 and fulfil the debenture requirement (HKD 120,000 private or HKD 250,000 corporate).
4. Enrolment & Onboarding: Following acceptance, the school provides a “Back-to-School” checklist including uniform, bus arrangements, health forms and orientation details.
5. Campus Allocation: For Chai Wan Campus, offer of place and stream allocation are confirmed once the Admissions Committee has approved, and parents receive logins and start-dates.
The school operates a waiting-pool system for both the French and International Streams. When an application is successful but no immediate place is available, the student is placed in a pool. When a vacancy arises, offers are made according to priority criteria—such as sibling enrolment, debenture status, and language stream.
FIS’s Chai Wan Campus serves Early Years and selected Primary classes in both French and International Streams. The campus page lists around 230 students, 10 classes, and 30 teachers, with facilities that include a sports field, multipurpose room, library, and canteen. In the International Stream, children follow the IEYC in Nursery/Reception and the IPC in Primary, with classes taught in English and French added as a foreign language. The French Stream follows the French national curriculum, and at kindergarten level the school offers an Immersive Bilingual pathway co-taught in French and English. Extracurricular options for younger learners include arts, drama, choir, chess, coding, Mandarin, and gardening, among others.