We offer priority to non-local* children, siblings, and the children of full-time staff. *Note: We are bound by EDB regulations to provide 70% of our places to non-local passport holders.
The cut-off date is a little flexible: Either 31 August or 31 December. This allows parents to defer a younger child, if desired. However, this flexibility does not generally extend to advancing a child up a grade level.
No, please do not submit any work samples or portfolios as it will not be considered. Please ONLY submit the items listed in the Supporting Document Checklist.
The first-round admission interviews for Early Years and Grade 1 will focus on readiness for school; toilet trained, unassisted walking, listening to and following directions, social interaction, fine and gross motor development, oral English fluency and numerical sense. Admission interviews for Grades 2 to 5 will include academic assessments of both literacy and numeracy.
First-round admission interviews for Early Years and Grade 1 will usually take 45 minutes. Admission interviews for older grades will usually take 60-70 minutes.
Parents will be asked to complete a questionnaire during their child’s admission interview. Individual parent interviews will be conducted for Early Years applicants and may be arranged for Primary applicants in some cases, depending on the result of the admission interview process.
The maximum number of students per class will be 24. In the Early Years, we will have one morning class and one afternoon class for each Grade level. In the Primary section we will have up to 4 classes at each grade level.
Half-day classes (AM session only) for children aged 3 to 5 in K1, K2 & K3 are now available. PM sessions will be added according to demand in 2022-23.
We would like to, but this will depend on whether or not we can secure an appropriate site and secure the necessary license. Until this happens, we will establish relationships with suitable international secondary schools in the area to facilitate the transfer of our graduates.
We are recruiting teachers locally as well as internationally, looking for experienced PYP practitioners. We will employ teachers from a range of countries to ensure a balanced, yet diverse school community.
PLK is working on a referral arrangement between our and other PLK Kindergartens and Schools, including PLK Choi Kai Yau and PLK Ngan Po Ling College, which are both IB World Schools offering the Diploma Programme (IB-DP)
We are currently a private school adopting a non-local curriculum. However, after meeting various EDB requirements, we intend to apply to change our status to that of an international school.
English is the language of instruction in all classes, apart from a daily Mandarin (Putonghua) class. As stated in our Mission, we value and respect all mother-tongue languages. However, we will remind students that language should not be used to exclude others.
We offer a range of art, craft, language, music, science, sport and technology activities to better nurture individual interests, strengths and abilities. Activities offered are guided by student ‘voice’.
During the formative years, we will not play any competitive sports. The focus for lower Primary children is on the development of basic gross motor skills. As students progress through the school, we may consider establishing competitive sports teams.
We expect that all children will learn to play both tuned and un-tuned percussion instruments as well as the recorder. Vocal and instrumental music groups may be formed as the school develops.
