Head of School | David Tran |
Gender | Co-Educational |
School Type | Secondary |
Ages | 11 - 18 |
Number of Pupils | 900 |
Curriculum | English National Curriculum, Key Stages 3 & 4, IGCSE, IB Diploma, French National Curriculum |
Fees | Years 12: HK$136,440 and Year 11; Years 13: HK$136,440 and Year 14; |
Fees Additional Info | Click Here |
Debenture | Yes |
Language of Instruction | English, French |
Application Dates | 1 year prior to entry |
Website | Click Here |
Address | 165 Blue Pool Rd, Happy Valley, Hong Kong |
About The School
FIS is an independent and non-profit school governed by a Board made up of 12 elected parents and representative members from the French Consulate. Having opened in 1963 with 30 French-speaking students, FIS has since been a popular school and is currently one of the largest international through-train schools in Hong Kong. FIS was the first school in Hong Kong to be authorised as a World IB School in 1988, and celebrated 30 years of excellence in the IB Diploma Programme in 2018. A new state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly campus with a botanical garden opened in Tseung Kwan O in September 2018, the school’s fourth, creating 950 primary and junior secondary school places (the latter for French stream students only). While English is the common playground language at FIS, students graduating from the school are fluent in both French and English. Scholarships are available in the International Secondary Stream since September 2018, 2 full partial Scholarships, both financial need and merit based, for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for Year 12 students.