ISF Academy

Admission Criteria

To be cligible for admissions to the Academy, the following criteria must be met:

Parents/ Legal Guardian

• Agree with The ISF Academy's educational philosophy and values (The Eight Virtues + One);
• Agree to collaborate with The ISF Academy and be a part of our learning community to support their child's learning and development;
• Agree to support and practice the ISF Community Code and the ISF Child Safeguarding and Protection Policy;
• Agree to abide by the school's rules and regulations; and
• Reside in Hong Kong (at least one parent / guardian).

Applicant

• Must
  • Be a Hong Kong Permanent Resident, or
  • Have a parent / legal guardian who is employed and resides in Hong Kong with a valid work permit and the applicant has a corresponding dependent visa on his/ her passport;
• Demonstrate satistactory socio-emotional and cognitive skills (e.g. willingness to communicate, curiosity to learn, teamwork);
• Obtain satisfactory results in the admissions assessments.

Meeting the admissions criteria does not guarantee admissions into the Academy but serves as a guide to the minimum expected requirements. Admissions into the Academy is at the sole discretion of the Academy.

How to Apply

• Register on Friends of ISE tor an online admissions application for your child / children.
• Complete an online Application Form.
• Parents / Legal Guardian seeking financial assistance, are to complete all the requested documents listed in the Financial Aid Program. Application Package and submit them before the relevant date stated in the section entitled Financial Aid Program.
• Upload the following items (in jpg or pdf format) to the online application system. Applications will only be processed when ALL of the items below have becn received:
  • Recent (within the past thrce months) passport-size photo of applicant;
  • One recent (within the past three months) group family photo (with ALL family menmbers including both parents and siblings if any
  • Copy of Birth Certificate";
  • Either
    • copy of Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card*; or
    • copy of Passport biodata page and Hong Kong visa stamp*;
• Photocopies of current and prior year school reports (up to threc ycars prior to ycar of entry if available)*; and
• Grade 2 to 11 Applications Only. Not required for Foundation Year and Grade 1 Applications: Teacher-graded Chinese and English writing samples. Graded writing assignments from the applicant's current school year that inchude teacher comments will suffice.
• Pay an application fee of HKS1,000 through PayPal.
• Grade 2 to 11 Applications Only. Not required for Foundation Year and Grade 1 Applications: A School Reference Form will be required from an applicant's current or last attended school.

*Parents wvill be required to bring the original documents for verification during the Parent-Child I Parent Meeting.