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Hong Kong Academy
Hong Kong Academy
Traditional Chinese	香港學堂
Simplified Chinese	香港学堂
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiānggǎng Xuétáng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	hoeng1 gong2 hok6 tong4

Hong Kong Academy
香港學堂國際學校
Hong Kong Academy; 香港學堂國際學校
Address
	33 Wai Man Road, Sai Kung, New Territories; Hong Kong
Information
School type	Private , non-profit, International, Kindergarten, Primary, Secondary, Co-educational
Established	2000
Primary School Principal	Virginia Hunt
Secondary School Principal	Teresa Tung
Head of school	Kasson Bratton
Grades	Pre-K1 to Grade 12
Enrollment	500+
Education system	International Baccalaureate (IBO)
Mascot	Dragonfly
Accreditation	International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO); Council of International Schools (CIS); Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC); Global Citizen Diploma (GCD);
Affiliation	International Schools Theatre Association (ISTA); Association of China and Mongolia International Schools (ACAMIS); East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS); Next Frontier Inclusion (NFI);
Information	School Mission Hong Kong Academy nurtures a culture of belonging that inspires students to become intellectually curious, intrinsically motivated, and interculturally minded global citizens.
Website	www.hkacademy.edu.hk

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. In 2020, 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). All HKA graduates earn the HKA diploma and the GCD certificate, most also pursue the full IB Diploma or IB courses .^[5]

Awards

Green Building Council of Hong Kong Gold BEAM status^[6]
Hong Kong International School of the Year, Kindergarten Principal of the Year, Teacher of the Year awards November 2023^[7]
Hong Kong International School of the Year and Secondary School Principal of the Year awards November 2022, Hong Kong International School of the Year ^[8]
Hong Kong Education Awards 2021^[9]
- All Through School of the Year
- Most Socially Responsible School
- Hong Kong International School of the Year
- Best School Strategic Plan