HONG KONG ACADEMY

Application window

We accept applications all year round placing new students as spaces become available.We accept applications up to 18 months in advance of a child’s expected enrolment and recommend you speak to our admissions team and review our FAQ’s before starting an application.

Debenture / nomination right

A debenture exempts one student from paying the annual capital levy. Upon departure from HKA, a debenture can be sold via the school's debenture resale process. Families who do not buy a debenture are required to pay the annual capital levy.

Other fees

The application fee is paid upon application for admission and is a one off, non-refundable payment (see School Fees) that covers the following services: Family introduction and individualised visit to Hong Kong Academy, Online application processing and maintenance, Liaison with the current school, Student shadow days (in Secondary School), Educational assessment of all application documents, Meetings with our Principals or members of the Student Support team (if required), All standard face-to-face, group or online academic admissions assessments, English language assessment (if required). There is no additional fee for an admissions assessment. However, extended assessments may occur for applicants with additional support or English language needs. This may include an English language assessment; classroom visits to the student’s current school; or student shadow days. Extended assessments which include speech and/or OT evaluations may carry a pre-agreed additional fee and will result in specialist reports which will be the property of the parents.

Age eligibility

Grade 1: 6 years old by 31st August of enrolling year.

How to apply

Online

Results announced

We will contact parents within one week of the assessment. If a place is offered, it must be accepted or declined within 10 working days.

Acceptance deadline

If a place is offered, it must be accepted or declined within 10 working days.

Interview

1 round(s) · Once we have identified a place for your child, our Admissions team will contact you to arrange an assessment.Grade 1 This assessment involves benchmark assessment in Math and Literacy areas. 30 - 45 minutes. Our admissions assessments are not pass/fail. Rather, they are a way for us to gather more information about each student and assess where they are in relation to the rest of the children in the grade level.

Students must possess a Hong Kong Identity Card or valid visa issued by the Immigration Department to be eligible for enrolment at Hong Kong Academy. If we are unable to offer your child a place in the school year that you originally applied for, we will automatically roll your application forward for consideration in the following school year. Selection from the wait pool is based upon the balance and diversity of each grade level; HKA does not maintain a chronological wait list.