Finding the Best Private Schools in Hong Kong

PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG

Hong Kong has almost 100 private primary and secondary schools operating on a self-financing basis. The majority are international schools while a few are designated private independent schools (where 70% of the students must be Hong Kong Permanent Residents); most of the latter group offer international curricula.

While the International Baccalaureate programme is offered in many private/international schools, such as those operated by the English Schools Foundation, a number of schools offer IGCSEs, A levels and curricula affiliated to those of other countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Korea and Singapore.

A group of about 80 schools operates under the Government’s Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS): these charge lower fees than private schools and have scope to determine their curricula. Some 20 of the DSS schools follow international or UK syllabuses.

For information on the different types of private schools in Hong Kong, please visit the relevant pages on the ITS Education Asia website:

International Schools
Private Independent Schools
Direct Subsidy Scheme Schools

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