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The school is located at 6 Caldecott Road, Piper’s Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It sits in a hillside residential area near Cheung Sha Wan in Sham Shui Po district, with access by road and some local bus services; for families relocating, it offers both city convenience and a slightly quieter hilltop setting.
CKY provides a through-train programme from Years 1 to 12 (ages 6-18). It covers primary years, lower secondary, IGCSE years and IB Diploma years in one continuous school setting.
The school is co-educational and operates as a day school.
CKY has a formal Inclusion Policy for Special Educational Needs (SEN) support which states that the school recognises a range of needs (hearing, visual, physical disabilities; ADHD; ASD; specific learning difficulties etc) and commits to ensuring students can access the curriculum and be included in the community.
The school does not have a formal affiliation to any other country’s education system; it is a private independent school in Hong Kong.
The school has no religious affiliations.
The school does not publish a day structure or class timings on its website.
The school offers an optional school bus/coach service.
Application Fee
A non-refundable application fee of HK$ 200 is required when submitting a Year 1 application.
Tuition Fees (per annum / monthly instalment over 11 months)
Years 1-5: HK$ 99,825 per annum (HK$ 9,075 per month × 11 installments)
Years 6-8: HK$ 129,789 per annum (HK$ 11,799 per month × 11 installments)
Years 9-10: HK$ 145,453 per annum (HK$ 13,223 per month × 11 installments)
Years 11-12: HK$ 146,927 per annum (HK$ 13,357 per month × 11 installments)
Billing Schedule & Payment Terms
Tuition fees are billed annually and may be paid via 11 monthly instalments. Other fees-such as uniforms, lunches, extracurriculars or trips-are separate and billed as appropriate by the school.
Other Costs or Fees
Additional costs may include uniforms, textbooks, stationery, trips and after-school activities – although specific amounts are not published in detail on the website.
Refund Information
The website does not list a general refund policy for tuition if a student leaves mid-term; parents should enquire directly. The Fee Remission Scheme is reviewed annually and awarded by mid-August each year for the following school year.
Fee Payment Options
The school website indicates instalment payment is possible through monthly billing over 11 months; standard payment methods include cheque and bank transfer (application fee example shown as cheque).
Fee Remission Scheme
Eligible families may apply for tuition fee remission. Five levels of assistance apply (100 %, 80 %, 60 %, 40 %, 20 %) based on family income and assets.
Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School (CKY) is a through-train private, non-profit school in Kowloon offering a 12-year bilingual (English and Chinese) education for ages 6–18. The curriculum is school-based in Years 1–8, progresses to Cambridge IGCSE in Years 9–10, and culminates in the IB Diploma Programme in Years 11–12. Signature experiences include CAS Challenge Week, where students undertake projects in areas such as environmental conservation, social innovation, animal welfare, and physical expeditions. Languages available at IB include English A/Chinese A, English B/Chinese B (HL) and French/Spanish ab initio (SL). The campus is at 6 Caldecott Road, Piper’s Hill, Kowloon.