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Hong Kong offers a high quality learning environment for students from preschools to top universities.

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Navigating the Local Higher Education System

Navigating the Local Higher Education System

Education

With a stellar global reputation for higher education, Hong Kong is a great place for your kids to complete their education, or for you to embark on academic studies once more, whether it’s enrolling on that MBA to sharpen your business knowledge and management skills or completing an MA in something that’s always interested you. At present, there are 22 local degree-awarding institutions, including 9 publicly-funded and 13 self-financing ones, in Hong Kong.

World-class Tertiary Education

World-class Tertiary Education

Education

If you’re planning to come to Hong Kong after graduation, why not reconsider your plans and get a degree here first? The city offers some of the finest universities in the world, with English being the language of instruction across all fields of study save for literature studies.

Public Schools

Public Schools

Education

Hong Kong’s public schools are renowned for their students’ academic achievements thanks to a rigorous approach to learning. An international study ranked Hong Kong students among the world’s best, singling out their cognitive understanding, knowledge, and skills in the Global Competence (GC) domain in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018.

Beyond Classroom: Extracurricular Activities

Beyond Classroom: Extracurricular Activities

Education

Extra-curricular activities are a big part of Hong Kong school life, and these provide the opportunity for children to pursue a variety of interests, be that brushing up on their language skills, learning a new instrument, getting to grips with cooking, or finding their inner Picasso in a painting class.

Early Education

Early Education

Education

Education is of paramount importance to your young child, and Hong Kong delivers a diverse selection of Early Years options from nursery to primary school.

Museums

Museums

Education

Weekend pastimes can be educational and entertaining if you spend some time acquainting yourself with the city’s many museums with the family, and familiarise yourself with the place your children live in! Oh, did we mention that a LCSD museum family pass costs just HK$100, and it works year-round across most government-run museums? Here are our picks of LCSD museums to start your learning journey.

International Schools

International Schools

Education

Hong Kong has a cosmopolitan population, and the wide variety of international schools in the city reflects that, with schools following British, American, Canadian and Singaporean curriculums among others. In the 2022/23 school year, there are 54 international schools and 7 Private Independent Schools (PISs) offering non-local curriculum in Hong Kong according to the Education Bureau.

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