Hong Kong Academy

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Hong Kong Academy (HKA, Chinese: 香港學堂國際學校) is a non-profit independent international co-educational day school for students ages 3–18 in Hong Kong. The school was founded in 2000 by Teresa Richman and Ben Frankel.^[1] The middle school was added in September 2006, and in 2007 the board approved the inclusion of a high school programme that began in 2008/9 academic year. HKA graduated its first IB Diploma cohort in May 2012, and celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2020.^[2]

Campus

The campus was originally located on Stubbs Road in Wan Chai and then moved to Kennedy Town for 3 years in 2010.^[3] In August 2013, the school moved to its new permanent site in Sai Kung. Later, Hong Kong Green Building Council for its environmentally friendly design^[4] awarded the Gold BEAM Plus certificate to The Sai Kung Campus.

Curriculum

Hong Kong Academy is a fully authorized three-programme IB World School, offering the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP).^[5]

Awards

• Green Building Council of Hong Kong Gold BEAM status^[6]
• Hong Kong Education Awards 2021^[7]
  • All Through School of the Year
  • Most Socially Responsible School
  • Hong Kong International School of the Year
  • Best School Strategic Plan

See also

• List of schools in Sai Kung District

References

External links

• Official website

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