Korean International School

KIS’s origin can be traced back to Saturday School, started in 1960 with just 6 students to provide for the needs of Korean community in Hong Kong. An increasingly larger community’s needs and support from Korean government was instrumental in securing and establishing KIS at Sai Wan Ho and today, we are indeed proud to serve KIS which not only cater for Korean community’s needs, but also welcome an international body of students from over 25 countries.

Full stream Korean Section and International School have grown over the years, and whilst KIS suffered ups and downs with the fortune of Hong Kong itself, we are now on firm grounds to continue to grow with completion in 2013 of second extension to existing buildings that will allow us to offer more classrooms and facilities to meet increasing demand for international education.

We believe firmly in providing a secure and stable environment in which students from all backgrounds can grow, work and play together while in Hong Kong, so that they can go anywhere in the world with full confidence. We hope that the special environment at KIS, where two curriculums coexist side by side, whilst challenging, will provide extra stimulation and motivation.

From its very beginning, KIS was served by Korean community representatives led by Chairman of Korean Residents’ Association serving concurrently as Chairman of Board of Directors of KIS, and this unbroken chain of service has been crucial in supporting KIS over the years to what we are today.

We are grateful to HK government for giving us the opportunity to provide international education in HK, as well as Korean government for their continuing support. We would also like to thank all members of KIS community, from students, parents, teachers and staff, as well as leading Korean community representatives for steadfast support over the years, and look forward to working with all for many more years to come.

Korean International School was granted land at Sai Wan Ho campus in 1992, and was incorporated in 1993. Original stakeholders included representatives from Korean community and Korean Consulate, who elected Board of Directors to oversee the welfare of the school.

Board of Directors were given power to appoint Committees to manage the school and various Committees were formed and dismantled as the school saw completion of building of first phase, and second phase. Most recent such committees are Building Committee to oversee extension phase of facilities due for completion by summer of 2013, and Fundraising Committee.

At KIS, there are two schools running two separate curriculums: Korean Section following Korean curriculum set by Ministry of Education of Republic of Korea, with the Principal appointed by the Ministry; and International Section which follows Cambridge International Program, with internationally appointed Principal and teaching staff. Both schools are open to all applicants residing in HK.

Given this duality, the Board appointed a Supervisor to head up Management Committee whose members include representatives from Korean community, Principals of both sections, PTA representatives from both sections, Chief Operating Officer representing school administration, and representative from Korean Consulate General.

Korean International School started out in 1988 with establishment of Korean School, officially recognized and supported by Ministry of Education of Republic of Korea to provide continuing education based on Korean curriculum for Korean students in HK.

In order to meet increasing demand, the Korean community represented by Korean Residents’ Association of HK together with the then Korean Consul General, approached HK government to grant a permanent facility, the success of which saw construction at Sai Wan Ho campus starting in 1992 with Korean International School being established in 1993. First classes moved in in 1994.