Korean International School (Korean Section)
Sai Wan Ho, Eastern, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong · Est. 1988
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- Established
- 1988
- Curriculum
- Korean national curriculum (2022 revision) with IPC in English; kindergarten to high school
About this school
The Korean Section of Korean International School (KIS) serves Korean families in Hong Kong. The school was authorised by the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Education in March 1988 and held its opening ceremony that April in Pok Fu Lam with 49 students in five classes. It received Hong Kong government approval as an international school in 1993 and moved into new premises in Sai Wan Ho in 1994, which it shares with the English-medium International Section.
The section grew step by step:
- 1994: a pre-primary class was added
- 1995: a middle school opened
- 1997: a high school opened
- 2013: a new wing with 11 classrooms was completed
Teaching is based on Korea's 2022 revised national curriculum, aiming to strengthen students' Korean identity, while the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) is used to extend English as an everyday learning language, giving a Korean-style bilingual model. The school's motto describes Korean as the roots and English as the wings. Its aims cover global citizenship, creativity and character education. By 2026 the section had produced graduates across kindergarten, primary, middle and high school levels.
