FAQs

Term 1 Activities are scheduled to commence on September 1, 2023.

Term 1 Activities -  September 1st - February 7th
Term 2 Activities - February 19th - June 2nd

The program website is normally updated 3 weeks prior to the published registration open dates for Term 1 and Term 2 activities.

You can find a program that is suitable for your child, and their schedule, by making use of the filters at the top of Activities Brochure. Some of the filters that have been created allow you to view programs based on:

• Name of the Activity

• A child’s grade level

• A certain time slot

• A particular day of the week

More than one criteria can be selected in each filter to tailor the search as per your child’s needs. A screenshot of the page, together with the filters highlighted has been enclosed below for your reference.

To register for Activities, please click here to view the programs on offer. You will be able to filter your search and identify programs of interest prior to the Term 1 and Term 2 published registration dates.

When registration opens you can click on the Activity you would like to enrol in, after which you will be redirected to a registration form or page with more information. Please note these are normally conducted on a first come first serve basis.

If you experience any difficulties locating the registration form, please send an email to activities@hkis.edu.hk

With immediate effect (as of January 9, 2023) all students can participate in ASAs regardless of vaccination status, as per the new EDB guidelines. Please contact your activities provider or activities@hkis.edu.hk for questions.

Please check out the HKIS Central website, where the most updated information is shared with the community.

Please continue to adhere to the Covid Protocols. A student who tests positive for Covid-19 must remain off campus until they test negative on a RAT. If a household member is testing positive for Covid, please take responsibility to have a negative test result before coming to campus..

All students, employees, and visitors will not require a RAT result before entering campus. However, temperature scanners will still be used at campus entrances.

Please take your child's temperature before sending them to campus. 

Should their temperature read 37.5C or above with the ear thermometer (core temperature), students should remain at home  as per the school fever policy.

Anyone showing symptoms of illness must remain home. This includes: cough, shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, and new loss of taste or smell.

Temperature booklets will no longer be required. However, temperature scanners will still be used at campus entrances.

Yes a parent/guardian can accompany a child to campus provided they adhere to visitor procedures in place

As of March 1 2023, masks are no longer required to participate in ASAs as per government guidelines. 

With immediate effect (as of January 9, 2023) all students can participate in ASAs regardless of vaccination status, as per the new EDB guidelines. Please contact your activities provider or activities@hkis.edu.hk for questions.

Please check out the HKIS Central website, where the most updated information is shared with the community.

After School Care will take place from 3:00pm - 4:00pm, Monday through Friday in the Upper Primary Dining Hall (4th Floor). Students will be directed to their respective activities 5 minutes before they are scheduled to begin. All Grade 3-5 students registered in a 4:00pm Activity will automatically be registered for ASC.

There are occasions when students will transition to a 4pm activity directly from their 3 pm class.  This information will need to be provided directly to the 3pm ASA provider as your child's 4pm mode of Dismissal. With this information the ASA providers and staff will transition your child to a 4pm activity

After School Care is NOT mandatory, but is recommended for all students who are unable to return to school in time for their 4:00pm activity. 

If you would like to withdraw your child from After School Care, please click here and fill out this form. 

All Grade 3-5 students registered in a 4:00pm Activity will automatically be registered as eligible to attend ASC. You may however withdraw your child if you are not going to use it every week by completing this form

As a general rule those students who are registered for a 3 pm ASA will not be permitted to ride the 3pm without prior approval. Please complete the following notification form 24 hours in advance if your child will not be attending their 3pm ASA 

 With the information updated your child will be recorded as not having an ASA that day and their classroom teacher will direct them to their regular dismissal at 3pm. There is no need to make a bus change or inform the Bus company, the system will note the absence from the ASA office and the child will appear on their regular 3pm bus list.

In the case of an emergency, if the decision to not attend a 3pm ASA is made on the day of the activity taking place, parents should send an email to the classroom Teacher, Teacher Assistant, and the Activities Office and wait for a confirmation that the request has been received.

If a child is absent from school all day, there is no need for parents to contact the Activities Office. Their child's absence will be noted by the classroom teacher on the ASA transition slips in Lower Primary and recorded on the absentee list in Upper Primary.

All children being picked up by private transport, or those who are registered walkers, will be dismissed from the 5th Floor Upper Primary Side Gate

Most of our Activities are run by 3rd Party Providers, who have devised their own Terms & Conditions for registration. Please remember to carefully read through these before you register your child for an Activity as this will comprise information about refunds and/or make-up classes.

These programs should be registered for using the Schoolsbuddy platform, and your account should already be activated. If you haven’t received your Schoolsbuddy account information, or are experiencing issues logging in, please reach out to help@hkis.edu.hk

All other activities, except for Football, Basketball, & Aquatics can be registered for by accessing the registration forms posted on the respective activity provider’s website.

Yes, the 4:00pm bus service will resume this term. For any bus-related queries, please reach out to HKIS' Bus Coordinator - Kenny Chu - at kchu@hkis.edu.hk

You can find information about your child's 4pm bus highlighted in a square box on their bus tag. An image of an example has been enclosed for your reference below.