Three international primary schools have transformed a former government school in Sha Tau Kok into a secondary college, setting up the first international secondary school in Northern District.
International College Hong Kong will open in September on the 8,000 square metre site of the former Sha Tau Kok Government Secondary School. It will offer classes from Form Seven to 10, with the aim of providing Form 13 classes in 2012.
The college will admit primary graduates from Hong Lok Yuen International School, Japanese International School and Kingston International School, with around 20 places each year available for outside pupils.
Elaine Goddard-Tame, principal of Hong Lok Yuen International School, said the school would be refurbished in three phases. 'The renovation work, lasting five years, will cost around HK$100 million.'
Ms Goddard-Tame said the school would help reduce the shortage of international school places in the New Territories.
'There's oversubscription for international schools. Many expatriate parents have moved from Hong Kong Island to the New Territories because of the fresh air and low property prices there. The opening of the college can help satisfy the increasing demand for international school places in the New Territories.'
The yearly tuition fee for Forms Seven to Nine is HK$110,000. For Form 10 it is HK$115,000.