
School Type :
International
Maximum Annual Fee : $231,300
Annual Fees : Reception: $145,800 Primary: $193,200 Secondary: $228,000 - $231,300
Capital Levy : Yes
Capital Levy Description : $28,000 (from 2018/2019 academic year)
Debenture : Yes
Debenture Description : $75,000 (depreciates over 7 years - no longer required for 2018/2019 academic year)
Other Fees : Reservation fee: $7,500 HANGZHOU boarding fees for year 10
Eligible For Pre-Primary Education Voucher (PEVS) : No
Financial Support : Yes
Financial Support Description : http://www.cis.edu.hk/admissions/financial-aidfinancial-aid/index.aspx
Application Period : Sept 1 - Feb 28
Cut-Off Date : 31 Aug
When To Apply : Reception: Two years before intended entry, Primary & Secondary: one year before intended entry
Application Fee : $2,000
Area : Eastern
District : Hong Kong Island
Type : Preschool, Primary School, Secondary School
Starting Age : 4 YEARS
Grades : Reception - Y13
Entry Level : Reception
Feeder Kindergarten : No
Tours/Visits : Info session
Total Number Of Students : 1,500
Max Class Size : Primary: 24, Secondary: 21
Max Class Size : 1:8
School Hours : 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Whole-Day Option : NA
Spoken Chinese : Putonghua
Written Chinese : Traditional
Gender : Co-ed
Year Founded : 1983
School Curriculum : IBDP, IBPYP, Own
Chinese International School, founded in 1983 was the first school in Hong Kong to teach an international curriculum in English and Putonghua. With 1,400 students in total, the primary school adopts a dual language approach and its own curriculum. The secondary school, follows the IBMYP and IBDP where Putonghua is mainly taught as one among the subject areas, while also being foregrounded through the dual-language History programme (Years 7-9), the two-week China Experience Programme (Years 7-9) and the year-long Hangzhou CIS programme (Year 10). Beginners level Putonghua is also available in Year 7.