Knowing each individual, personalising instruction and celebrating the whole child are key elements of our robust middle years programme.
The middle years are a time of curiosity and self-discovery for adolescent learners. At HKA, we recognise how important it is to ensure that our students have regular opportunities to explore, question and discover the world around them, as well as to look inwardly as they develop their own sense of identity.
From the moment they enter Secondary School, social and emotional learning is a key focus of every learning experience. Subject area teachers focus on building community in their classrooms, ensuring that every learner feels safe and supported to collaborate and share their ideas. Our Advisory and Wellbeing programmes promote the importance of individual and collective wellbeing, and recognise the many ways students contribute to our dynamic community.
Teaching and learning at HKA is designed to engage students today and prepare them for an unknown future. Through the framework of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP), our teachers curate a globally focussed curriculum that invites students to think critically and creatively. Whether their passion lies in the realm of languages, humanities, sciences, mathematics, athletics, design or fine and performing arts, every HKA student is encouraged to identify their strengths, pursue their interests and determine how they can contribute to their broader communities.
MIDDLE YEARS LEARNING AT HKA
The IB MYP organises teaching and learning into eight subject groups. Within each group, students develop subject-specific skills and understandings that are transferable to a wide range of learning contexts. The concepts identified within the IB MYP subject groups are revisited each year, ensuring that students have multiple opportunities to make connections within and across each subject area.
To bring learning to life in these eight subject groups, our teachers use the following IB MYP drivers to create a globally-minded curriculum:
Local and global contexts support students to think critically about information through the lens of global citizenship;
Overarching concepts provide relevance and support students to be able to transfer and apply knowledge in various subject areas;
Approaches to learning skills help students become more independent and self-directed learners;
Service as action empowers students to identify opportunities to make a difference and grow in the process;
Language and identity promotes the value of intercultural understanding through the study of multiple languages.
OUR PROJECT-BASED APPROACH
Authenticity and transferability are key to creating meaningful learning experiences that stick with students.
At HKA, our units of study are designed to move students’ thinking out of the classroom and into the world. By applying what they are learning in local, regional and global contexts, HKA students gain a deeper understanding of why what they are studying today will be relevant tomorrow. Our hkaFLOW framework complements what students are studying in their IB MYP subject areas. Students are offered a range of interdisciplinary and project-based learning options through which they can pursue their passions, build their critical thinking and communication skills and grow as reflective and self-directed learners. Our future-focussed approach provides rich, integrated learning experiences for our students and grounds the learning journey in the real world.
THE MYP PERSONAL PROJECT AT HKA
In Grade 10, the IB MYP Personal Project provides every student with an opportunity to showcase the knowledge and skills they have developed through an independent, interest-driven project. Over several months, students investigate a product they want to create or an outcome they want to achieve, plan out criteria for success and a production timeline, take action to bring the product or outcome to life and reflect on their learning journey throughout the process. Students are supported by a supervisor who mentors them through the IB MYP Personal Project and showcase their products in an annual exhibition.
PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL YEARS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL
Our Grade 10 students are ready to pursue the pathway to graduation that best aligns with their current priorities and future ambitions.
As they complete the IB MYP, HKA students are well-prepared for the successful completion of their Secondary School education. Whether they graduate with an HKA Diploma or opt to pursue additional external recognition through the IB Diploma Programme (IB DP), our students have a strong foundation upon which they can build upon now as well as in planning for post-secondary opportunities.
Day 2: Half the class come in for 1 hour 30 minutes 8am – 9:30am with the other half from 10am – 11:30am. There will be an 8:00am and 11:30am bus available.
Day 3: Half the class come in for 1 hour 30 minutes 8am – 9:30am, with the other half from 10:30am – 12noon. There will be an 8:00am and 12:00pm bus available.
Day 4: All students in, 8am – 10:30am. Arrival and Dismissal bus available.
Day 5: All students in, 8:00 – 10:30am. Arrival and Dismissal bus available.
For children applying to Grade 2 and up, current grade level will also be a factor in grade placement decisions in addition to age.
Kindergarten
Day 1: First Day of School 8am – 12noon. Students will have scheduled group sessions of 30 minutes with the teachers and parents (3 students in a group). No bus available.
Day 2: Half the class in school morning and other half in an afternoon session without parents. 8am and 3pm bus available.
Day 3: All students attend half-day 8am – 12noon (including eating snack in the classroom). Arrival and Dismissal bus available.
Day 4: All students attend half-day 8am – 12noon (including lunch at school). Arrival and Dismissal bus available.
Day 5: All students attend half-day 8am – 12noon (including lunch at school). Arrival and Dismissal bus available.
Grade Level Equivalencies
For children applying to Grade 2 and up, current grade level will also be a factor in grade placement decisions in addition to age.
For other country grade level comparison inquiries please see here or contact our admissions team.
SCHOLARSHIP
ANNUAL FUND
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CAPITAL PROJECTS
LEARNER SUPPORT
CLUBS
Our Secondary School students have many opportunities to pursue their interests during lunchtime and after school clubs. Faculty and staff offer a variety of activities such as Math Competitions, Young Investors Club, and Student Media Team. Students can also join student-led groups and leadership teams that are supervised by faculty. These include Action for Refugees, Project Plastic, Sai Kung Stray Friends, ImpactHK, Dragonfly Council, Student Council and GCD Student Leadership Team.
ANNUAL FUND
The Annual Fund is a general fund that supports HKA’s operational budget. Unrestricted gifts to the Annual Fund help us realise additional innovative school projects not fully covered by tuition and the operational budget. Giving to the Annual Fund is a powerful way to support creative ideas and initiatives that bring HKA’s mission to life.
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LEARNER SUPPORT
HKA’s Learner Support programme caters to a wide range of students with diverse learning styles and needs. Inclusive education is at the heart of our mission, and HKA’s leadership in this area is known throughout the international school community.
15% of the student body is supported by this programme.
The Learner Support programme operates on an 80% recovery model. HKA is committed to subventing the remaining 20%.
HKA’s Learner Support programme is designed to ensure that all students can thrive in our rigorous learning environment. Inclusive education is at the heart of our mission, and HKA’s leadership in this area is known throughout the international school community. The Learner Support programme operates on an 80% recovery model. HKA is committed to subventing the remaining 20%.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion includes socio-economic inclusion. Families may apply for a range of means-tested scholarships. HKA also offers financial assistance to families experiencing short-term challenges.
HKA offers scholarships at the 30, 60 and 90 percent levels.
The school will offer as much scholarship support as funding allows.
CAPITAL PROJECTS
HKA seeks to stay ahead of the curve by investing in capital projects that enhance our capitivative learning environment. We strive to implement a new learning initiative capital project, community artefact, or renovated building infrastructure on an annual basis. These multi-phased, costly projects are not included in the annual operating budget. They are critical to the long-term viability and sustainability of the school.
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HKA is committed to diversity and inclusion, including socio-economic inclusion. Families may apply for a range of means-tested scholarships. HKA also offers financial assistance to families experiencing short-term challenges.
HKA offers scholarships at the 30, 60 and 90% levels.
The school offers as much scholarship support as funding allows.
How to Get Here
The following information will assist you in arriving at our campus. If you have any issues while travelling, feel free to call our Main Office on 2655 1111 for more advice.
“Sai Kung Rocket”: Mong Kok <-> Sai Kung ‘red-top’ from Dundas Street
MTR & Taxi
The nearest MTR stations are Wu Kai Sha, Choi Hung or Hang Hau and all are approximately 20/25min away by taxi. Click here for an image to show the taxi driver with the school address in English & Chinese (香港新界西貢惠民路33號).
Private Car
There is no parking on campus but there are 2 public car parks, one opposite and one behind the campus.
