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Address: Early Childhood Education: 3 Somerset Road, Kowloon Tong
Primary Section: 11 Kent Road, Kowloon Tong
Secondary Section: 3 To Fuk Road, Kowloon Tong
Website : www.ycis-hk.com
Email : enquiry@ycef.com
Telephone : +852 2338 7106
Secondary Section: +852 2336 3443
Gender : Co-educational
Teaching language : English and Chinese
Curriculum: National Curriculum for England, Cambridge IGCSE, and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme
Ages: 6 months to 18 years
Background
Yew Chung International School was founded in 1932 by Madam Tsang Chor-hang, who established it as Hong Kong's first homegrown international school. Nearly a century on, it is one of the city's most established bilingual schools. The school follows a curriculum based on the National Curriculum for England, Cambridge IGCSE, and the IB Diploma Programme. It also teaches Chinese language and culture as a dedicated strand alongside this academic pathway.
Students graduate with a strong grounding in the local context and qualifications recognised for university entry worldwide. YCIS operates more than its three core Kowloon Tong sites: it also runs an early years campus in Tseung Kwan O and a tertiary college in Aberdeen. The school runs free shuttle buses between its Kowloon Tong campuses and Tseung Kwan O during school hours.
A school bus service is optional for the Early Childhood Education and Secondary sections. New Primary students must use the school bus under a scheme introduced to ease local traffic congestion, although the school grants exemptions on a case-by-case basis. For lunch, families can either send food from home or subscribe to the school's on-campus catering service. YCIS accepts applications throughout the year through an online-only system. Since space is limited, families are encouraged to apply early; successful applicants who cannot be placed immediately join a waiting pool.