Chinese International School


The Chinese International School is a private international school in Hong Kong.

History

The school opened in 1983, with an initial intake of approximately 75 students in Years 1 to 3. Its first location was at 7 Eastern Hospital Road in Causeway Bay.
In 1986 and 1989, the school expanded to additional sites at 10 Borrett Road and 26 Kennedy Road. In 1991, the school moved to the current campus on Braemar Hill.
In 2013, the school opened Hangzhou CIS, a one-year boarding program for Year 10 students.

Administration

The school is overseen by a Board of Governors of approximately fifteen members. The Board has been chaired since 2016 by Andrew Brandler, a parent of the school. Dr. Theodore S. Faunce served as Headmaster from 2006 to 2017. Deputy Head of School Li Bin served as Interim Head of School in 2017–18. In 2018, Sean Lynch was appointed to serve as the Headmaster of CIS.

Facilities

The school's campus is made up of seven buildings, called "blocks" and connected by open-air walkways.
Facilities include:
Students are organised into separate Primary and Secondary "schools" but share the same campus, similar school days and a linked curriculum. The Primary division has approximately 600 students aged 4 to 11 from Reception to Year 6, while the Secondary division has approximately 900 students aged 11 to 18 from Years 7 to 13.

Bilingual education

A defining characteristic of the school is the fact that all students pursue a single program taught in both Chinese and English – that is, there are no separate language streams. The Chinese-language component continues up until graduation in Year 13, although the main language of instruction remains English.
At the Secondary level, students also have the option to study French or Spanish.

International mathematics competitions

Chinese International School students have competed in several International Mathematics Competitions such as the 2012 and 2014 Raffles Invitational Mathematical Olympiad and the South East Asian Mathematics Competition.