Current Family Information

This page contains key resources, useful information related to our school operations and procedures and important forms for your completion. For a thorough guide to AISHK regarding everything from admissions and uniforms to catering, please refer to the Parent Handbook. 

Please take the time to go through the items below carefully, making note of information that is particularly relevant to you and your child.

Calendar and Key Dates

2023 Term 1 Key Dates
Primary Commencement 2023
Secondary Commencement 2023
School Calendar

2023 Term 1 Key Dates

Date Year Levels Remarks
20 January 2023
Year 1 - Year 12
ECA enrolments open at 10am
1 February 2023
Years 1 - Year 12
On campus classes commence
1 February 2023
Years 7 - Year 12
Students will have a staggered dismissal throughout the day. Refer to the Secondary Commencement schedule below.
2 February 2023
Reception
On campus classes commence
3 February 2023
Preparatory
On campus classes commence
3 February 2023
Year 1 - Year 12
ECA enrolments close at 12nn
13 February 2023
Year 1 - Year 12
ECA program commences

Primary Commencement 2023

Please view the full schedule for Primary Commencement.

Secondary Commencement 2023

Please view the full schedule for Secondary Commencement.

  • All students in years 7-12 meet at times and places as designated
  • All students are to wear full school uniform
  • New students arrive in the auditorium 15 minutes prior to their scheduled year meeting (30 minutes for year 7)
  • Students will be free to leave campus once dismissed from Home Room;
  • There will be a limited, optional meal service provided in the school cafeteria

School Calendar

2023 School Dates & Calendar 

Term 1: Wednesday 1 February to Friday 31 March

Term 2: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 21 June

Term 3: Tuesday 25 July to Friday 22 September

Term 4: Tuesday 10 October to Friday 15 December


Handbooks and Guides

Parent Handbook
School Directory
Class Location Guide
Parent Portal

Parent Handbook

The Parent Handbook is a comprehensive, key parent resource which provides detail regarding school operations, procedures and guidelines. Please take time to read this handbook, which will answer many of your questions related to AISHK school life.

School Directory

The School directory provides a list and structure for key school contact details and a photo guide for all Academic, Administrative and Support staff.

Class Location Guide

The Class Location Guide lists all classes, teachers and classroom locations on campus.

Parent Portal

The AISHK Parent Portal (also know as the Parent Lounge), is a key destination for accessing and updating information specific to your family.

It includes the following:

  • Student timetable
  • Parent event calendar/planner
  • Address information (residential, postal, emergency contacts, etc)
  • Child medical details
  • Parent Directory (for classmates)
  • Academic Reporting Downloads
  • Parent-Teacher Interview Booking

Forms and Action Items

Emergency Release/Dismissal Authority
Local Excursion Permission
Student Medical Record Updates
Student Leave Application

Emergency Release/Dismissal Authority

In the case of an emergency or severe weather warning, it is important that the school has a record of your consent regarding student dismissal procedures. Please read the following procedures and complete/update the related form as soon as possible.

Local Excursion Permission

This form indicates your willingness to allow your child to participate in educational excursions and sports fixtures outside of AISHK school campus throughout their enrolment at AISHK.

These will include walking to local points of interest, shops, parks or gardens, and include trips to local sporting facilities as part of the physical education or extra-curricular programs. Parents will be notified in advance via one of the following ways, as appropriate for their age group:

  • a formal notice home
  • notification in the home diary
  • notification in our newsletter, Dhanara
  • app notification
  • listed under the calendar section of Parent Lounge
  • via an email from the teacher in charge

The signing of further permission slips for each excursion or sporting activity will not be necessary.

I herewith give permission for my son/daughter to attend local school excursions and sporting fixtures as required by the school’s program. I understand that this permission is granted for the duration of my child’s enrolment at AISHK. I also acknowledge that my child will be expected to abide by all school rules and wear appropriate clothing or school uniform as required. I herewith authorise the teacher in-charge to consent, where it is impracticable to communicate with me, to the child’s receiving such medical or surgical attention or treatment as may be deemed necessary.

Such excursions will occur through the school newsletter or notices as indicated above and as appropriate for their year level.

I understand that I need to ensure that my contact details and emergency contact details are all up to date on the Parent Lounge

Student Medical Record Updates

Maintaining accurate records is essential to providing quality care and protecting the health and safety of children while at school and away at off-site activities.

At the school, we allow parents to maintain the relevant records online through the Parent Lounge.

Student Leave Application

The Student Leave Application Form should be completed and submitted to the School to indicate any planned student leave.

Communication and Publications

School Newsletter - Dhanara
AISHK App
Annuals and Periodicals
School Email Communication

School Newsletter - Dhanara

The official AISHK news website, Dhanara includes messages from the School Executive and staff, event flyers and recaps, important reminders, year level newsletters, ECA notices, sports results and fixtures, career and alumni items and Parent Association news. A related Dhanara email digest highlighting the week’s news items is distributed to staff, students and parents each Friday afternoon during term time.

AISHK App

To ensure you receive timely alerts, important news and notifications, parents are strongly encouraged to download and install the AISHK App.

Annuals and Periodicals

The school regularly produces a number of other publications  on an annual or term basis. They are:

  • Lion Rock
  • Pathways
  • Annual Review
  • The Yearbook

School Email Communication

For more timely communication, email is regularly used. You will be sent emails on an as needs basis, from individual class teachers, Heads of Year, your child's divisional office, or the central administration office.

Please ensure that you have the following email addresses saved in your address book!

  • info@aishk.edu.hk
  • primaryoffice@aishk.edu.hk
  • secondaryoffice@aishk.edu.hk

School Life & Activities

Uniform
Extra Curricular Activities & Sport
Instrumental Music Programme
Laptop Programme
Onsite Catering
Transporation

Uniform

Our school is unique in Hong Kong, and the AISHK is uniform has been designed to reflect this. It is distinctive, vibrant and designed with a trans-seasonal approach to cater to Hong Kong’s varying weather throughout the year. A number of optional uniform items are also available should families wish to purchase them. We believe that embracing the AISHK brand though our uniform builds a sense of school pride and community. All students are required to wear the approved school uniform every day, as applicable to their division of the school.

On-Campus Uniform Shop (Kowloon Tong)

The Uniform Shop is located on the 1st floor of AISHK. Until further notice, families may visit the Uniform Shop for fittings or purchases by appointment only. To make an appointment please contact Uniform Shop manager, Ms Shirley Cheng at midasuniform@aishk.edu.hk

Uniform Shop Opening Hours:

  • Every Monday and Thursday during school term time, 8:00am-3:30pm
  • Lunar New Year: The uniform shop will be closed from 20 January 2023 to 26 January 2023. Business operations will return to normal hours on 27 January 2023

Online Store

Midas Uniforms provide SF express lockers, and Door to Door delivery service for “Industrial and Commercial Areas”. If customers have made any delivery order with residential address, please kindly provide the SF Express Service Point (Click here) or Smart Locker code (Click here) for self pick up to our Email: midasonline@midasltd-hk.com Delivery time is currently 3-4 working days once we receive your shipping details.

Uniform Guidelines & Order Forms

Second Hand Uniform Available

Many AISHK families have donated second hand uniform items to AISHK, from past students. AISHK will provide a second hand uniform exchange at the school's 9/F Administration Office, from 3-20 January, 2023.

A selection of Early Childhood, Primary and secondary items will be available.

Uniform items are free of charge and available on a first come, first served basis, while stocks last.

Extra Curricular Activities & Sport

Our ECA and Sport program has been incredibly successful with many of our student body being able to enjoy the wide range of activities and sport on offer. We look forward to offering our 2023 programs to you which will once again give a wide variety of options for our students.

We use a daily preference system which has allowed a higher participation rate than in previous years, and it helps to ensure that all students get a better opportunity to participate in ECA’s with a more equitable spread. There will be no limit on the number of ECA’s you choose, but as it is a preference system, there is no guarantee that students will get their choices. However, we hope that all students will get at least one of their choices.

2023 Term 2 ECA Timeline

  • Monday 27 March - Program Introduction email with relevant links
  • Wednesday 29 March 10:00am - Enrolment opens
  • Sunday 16 April 10:00pm - Enrolment closes
  • Monday 24 April - Sport & ECA program commences for 8 weeks, until Friday 16 June

For further details, please refer to the following:

Swimming ECA For Years 4-12

Please note that swimming is not included as an option as it will be by invitation only. All current squad members will be contacted by our Aquatics Manager, Mr Eric Yeung. If you are new to the school and/or would like to join the swim squads (Gold/Silver Squad) or the Swimming ECA (Bronze Squad), please contact Mr Yeung at eric_yeung@aishk.edu.hk and he will arrange a trial for you at the beginning of term. Please note that our squad swimming is training and we do not run a Learn to Swim Program. If you need assistance, we can connect you with a Learn to Swim provider.

Instrumental Music Programme

The Performing Arts department would like to introduce you to our Instrumental Programme and Introductory Instrumental Scheme. These programmes are available to students in Prep to Year 12, and offer a convenient and varied approach to learning musical instruments during normal school hours. Lessons are provided on a one-to-one basis with the teacher for the following range of classes:

  • Piano
  • Violin
  • Cello
  • Double Bass
  • Flute
  • Clarinet
  • Saxophone
  • Trumpet
  • Trombone
  • Guitar
  • Drums
  • Voice

Lessons will take place in our practice rooms on Level 2 of the AISHK campus on a rotational programme. The rooms are well ventilated with opening windows and natural light.

Enrolment & Timeline

Full details about the programme and the online enrolment form link can be found here:

Laptop Programme

The school requires every student from Years 4-9 to purchase a school appointed laptop package. This includes the designated laptop, a wide range of software needed for learning and a complete support structure. For full details, rules and procedures regarding school laptops, please refer to the following documents:

Onsite Catering

Students may bring their own food to school or purchase options from a varied and healthy selection of meals and refreshments provided by a certified catering service. For students in Prep to Year 6, hot meals should be pre-ordered with the meal order form and menu*. Secondary students from Year 7 to Year 12 are not required to pre-order their meals and may purchase directly from the cafeteria with cash or Octopus Card.

* Updated for Term 2 2023

Transporation

AISHK offers a bus service that is provided by Kwoon Chung Motors Co Ltd. Each bus is a 24-seater minibus with air-conditioning and a designated supervisor.

Buses will pick up students at various times between 6:40am and 7:50am each applicable school day and are scheduled to arrive at the school between 7:55am - 8:00am. All buses for the return trip will depart from the school at 3:00pm sharp.

Please note that Secondary students can only use the bus in the morning and should make their own way home after school in the afternoon. Please note as there is an AM and PM Reception class at AISHK, the AM class can only utilise the bus to school and the PM class can only utilise the bus from school. 

For enquiries and details regarding bus schedules, pick-up and drop-off points, times and fees, please contact the bus company directly for assistance:

Community and Connections

Parent Association
PA Welcome Coffee
Alumni Association
Founding and Affiliated Associations

Parent Association

The AISHK Parent Association is a thriving community of parents who are dedicated to connecting members of our community through communication channels, activities, events and fundraising initiatives.

Any AISHK parent is automatically considered part of the AISHK Parent Association, and we encourage parents to take advantage of opportunities to support the school and make new friends and form networks.

The Parent Association comprises annually-elected volunteers who make up the Parent Association Executive Committee.

Read our Dhanara Newsletter for a recap of the wonderful work the AISHK PA has done for and with the School.

PA Welcome Coffee

Welcome Coffee sessions are offered to all parents on selected mornings in the first weeks of each term as an opportunity to meet other new parents and Executive staff in an informal gathering.

Upcoming dates for Term 1 2023 will be announced soon.

Alumni Association

The AISHK Alumni Association network has grown from 25 students on its first day, to over 3,500 members, both student and staff today.

The Alumni Association brings together our former students, parents and staff who wish to stay connected with each other and the School, whether in Hong Kong, Australia or around the globe. Our community includes graduates who have embarked on diverse tertiary, career and personal pathways.

Founding and Affiliated Associations

Australian International School Hong Kong is a non-profit foundation, founded by associations and individuals who have given of their time, commitment and passion to build the AISHK dream into reality. AISHK is truly a community school, and a connector for Australian and international families living in Hong Kong. 

Please find the following links to our founding associations and related organisations. 

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