![]() Until the 2007-2008 academic year, the secondary campus, which consists of middle and high school, was in Kowloon City, and the kindergarten and elementary campuses were in Fotan. In the 2001–2002 school year, all elementary grade levels moved to a new campus in Fo Tan, which is in Sha Tin, and the secondary grade levels moved entirely to the Kowloon City campus. After a few years, a new campus was opened in Lai Yiu. International Christian School was originally located at 45-47 Grampian Road in Kowloon City. ![]() In middle and high school, worship services are led by students worship teams. All-school assemblies occur a few times every academic year. Student attendance at weekly chapels is mandatory. Bible class grades count toward a student's GPA in high school and is based on the Wheaton publications. Grade 11 students study Life Calling and Grade 12 students take a course on Christ and Culture for Semester 1 and Doctrine and Apologetics for Semester 2. Grade 9 students study the New Testament, Grade 10 students study Biblical Ethics and World Religions. Grade 6-7 students study the Old Testament in their Bible classes and Grade 8 students study the Gospels. Starting in middle school, ICS offers a wide variety of Mandarin classes to cater to the wide variety of student language proficiencies.īible classes at ICS are compulsory in all grade levels. However, the vast majority of students take Chinese in high school. Upon entering Grade 8, students can either continue taking courses in Mandarin or take classes in Spanish. Until Grade 7, classes in Mandarin are mandatory. In high school, students can choose to take art or drama. Īll middle school students are required to take art and drama classes in alternating semesters. Both are then compulsory until high school, where students may choose to continue taking one or both. General music classes are taken up to Grade 4, whereas in Grade 5 they are replaced with band, and strings. Additionally, sports, art, and drama classes are offered throughout middle and high school. Music and art classes are taught to elementary students. International Christian School offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses in art, various areas of science, mathematics, English language and literature, and Chinese. However, students must obtain a required number of credits each year, as well as a minimum number of credits in certain core disciplines in order to graduate. In high school, students have gradually increasing freedom in choosing their courses. ICS students are evaluated through MAP testing during elementary, and PSAT and SAT in high school. International Christian School (ICS) is based on an American curriculum. The Dean of Admissions manages the competitive admissions every year. Both local and international admissions are based on a two-to-three-hour-long exam that assesses applicants' verbal, math, and problem-solving skills, and an interview. ICS admits about 20% of its applicant pool annually. Opened on 1 September 1992, it provides education at all grades from kindergarten to the senior secondary levels. ![]() International Christian School is an English language, Christian independent school in Hong Kong near Shek Mun station. HK$71,400 (Kindergarten, half day classes) Kindergarten & Lower Elementary Principal Instruction for Life, Commitment to Christ, Service to the Community
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