Recent Developments
During the 2006–2007 academic year, HKIS celebrated its 40th year anniversary. One of the biggest events included the 40th Anniversary Reunion held in Hong Kong during the long weekend of 15–19, June 2007.
The Middle School completed a new annex during the summers of 2009 overlooking Tai Tam Bay. The annex includes administrative offices, a boardroom, several new Modern Languages classrooms, and a flexible seminar/meeting space. Some of these classrooms have been earmarked to house the R1 classes during the redevelopment of the Lower Primary building.
In June 2011, HKIS announced that it would be redeveloping the Lower Primary school building in Repulse Bay. The project will require the Lower Primary students to move to a school building in Chai Wan for a period of three years. During the redevelopment, the old building will be leveled and a new state-of-the-art building created using the latest in educational research on the environments necessary to foster the best in early learning. The project has been delayed by at least one year. The new Lower Primary school is currently scheduled open in August 2016, although no work has begun. In order to create the new building, the Lower Primary school will relocate to a temporary campus on Hong Kong island, for three years. When completed, the new campus will feature an indoor swimming pool, large auditorium and gymnasium as well as indoor and outdoor learning spaces.
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