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The Good Schools Guide is a comprehensive resource for parents in Hong Kong, focusing on international schools and parenting. It covers key topics such as curricula, fees and admissions, as well as broader educational trends, providing essential information to help parents make informed decisions about their child’s education.
Parents and teachers struggle to keep up with hyper-viral slang used by children today. Illustration: Charlene Man
Generation Alpha

Gen Alpha’s ‘brain rot’ is reshaping language and baffling parents

Teachers are adapting to engage students – but with caution – while experts share insights on this rapidly evolving digital dialect.

Education in Hong Kong

Do faith-based school curricula contribute to academic excellence?

Education

How Hong Kong schools are assessing students beyond just grades

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong students face rising stress, but experts offer coping strategies

Increasing student stress is cause for alarm for many, but experts are offering coping mechanisms and positive perspectives to improve mental health.

Students in Hong Kong often struggle with stress and other mental health issues. Photo: Shutterstock
Education in Hong Kong

How our gifted young readers can learn to love books

Students excel in reading but lack enthusiasm – so educators are encouraging more joy in reading through parental involvement and efforts to foster a love for the written word.

Education

How Hong Kong’s kindergartens are shaping future academic success

Kindergarten admissions can have a profound influence on future educational and even career success.

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Education

Home-schooling in Hong Kong: the pros, the cons and where to turn for help

In Hong Kong, education is mandatory between the ages of six and 15 – but more parents are opting for bespoke curricula at home.

Why some parents in Hong Kong opt for home-schooling. Photo: SCMP Archives
Education

Hiring a professional can make it easier to secure a child’s place at top schools

Making your way through numerous school applications can be a hard slog because of the bureaucracy and paperwork involved – but consultants can help.

Education

How to prep like a pro for international school admissions in Hong Kong

From selection criteria and timelines to post-offer steps, here’s what you need to know to secure your child’s place.

Education in Hong Kong

Learning to eat well: Hong Kong schools are putting nutrition first

Schools are taking onboard Unesco guidelines emphasising the importance of providing healthy meals and teaching good eating habits.

Ensuring students have a balanced meal is important. Photo: Sodexo
Education in Hong Kong

5 trailblazing Hong Kong school alumni who have excelled globally

An Olympic fencer, battery recycling CEO, restaurateur and others are all successfully forging their own path.

From left: Annie Lo, Vivian Kong and Sarah Fleischer, three of Hong Kong’s talented school alumni who have achieved success internationally as well as at home. Photos: HKIS, Xinhua, GSIS
Education in Hong Kong

Is Hong Kong’s heavy homework load harming young learners’ mental health?

Experts warn that too much homework, especially at an early age, can adversely affect children’s mental and physiological health.

Education

Get up close and personal when choosing the right school for your child

Instead of choosing a potential school based on its publicity material – or even its facilities – visit the place, speak to people, and judge whether its qualities will suit your child.

Education

How Hong Kong’s secondary schools are fostering creativity in students

As schools embrace a holistic approach to education, creativity is becoming a vital component of the curriculum.

Creativity helps students develop the right mindset for their future. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Education

Adolescence and masculinity: shaping male roles in a social media-led world

Hong Kong experts discuss the impact of the cyberbullying and misogyny of followers of Andrew Tate, against the wider influences in a society encouraging more nuanced versions of masculinity.

Hit Netflix series Adolescence, featuring Owen Cooper, raises important questions about the shaping of masculine identities at a time when broader gender roles are competing with the rise of the “manosphere”. Photo: Handout
Education in Hong Kong

Experts in Hong Kong discuss the trend for gentle parenting

Therapists and psychologists from Heep Hong, Central Minds and MindNLife talk about the parenting paradigm, exploring its benefits, challenges and relevance in a changing cultural landscape.

International schools in Hong Kong

How to choose between single-sex vs coed schools in Hong Kong

There are plenty of factors to consider, from academic prestige and tailored learning, to confidence and boosting social skills.

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Education in Hong Kong

Holiday camps help Hong Kong students make the most of school breaks

The YF Life Jr. Space Camp Program even takes a select group of children and their parents to the US for simulated astronaut training.

Holiday camps from ESF Explore, Own Academy and Faust International Youth Theatre – and the YF Life Jr. Space Camp Programme for junior astronauts – help Hong Kong students make the most of summer and winter breaks. Photo: SCMP Archive
Education in Hong Kong

How educators are reshaping IB programmes to answer global challenges

Canadian International School and Hong Kong Academy aim to equip students to thrive in an uncertain future shaped by AI, and increasing environmental and political uncertainty.

Education

How Hong Kong schools are teaching the skills that AI can’t replace

As demand for tech-savvy professionals grows, schools are balancing hard skills with emotional intelligence to prepare students for the future.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong schools’ special programmes focused on the sharpest young minds

Tailored programmes provide accelerated learning opportunities and diverse skills development for especially talented students.

Motivated students need supplementary programmes to realise their potential. Photo: Handout
Education

Tackling social media’s impact on teens’ mental health

As teenagers grapple with identity and peer relationships online, the importance of teaching media literacy and healthy social media habits has never been more crucial.

A study has shown that addiction to social media platforms and video games can lead to mental health issues in young people. Photo: Shutterstock
Education in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Outstanding Student Award celebrates stellar secondary student achievements

The award honours students for academic excellence, community service and innovative projects in various fields – more than 160 schools contributed 473 award submissions.

Education in Hong Kong

Junior astronaut training programmes are sparking interest in space

Hong Kong children have a number of ways they can get involved with international space programmes, which offer them hands-on experiences.

Education in Hong Kong

Are Hong Kong’s tiger parents harming their children’s futures?

To lessen the long-term impacts of strict parenting, experts advocate healthier relationships between parents and children.

The term tiger parenting is used to describe parents who are too intensely involved in their children’s lives. Photo: Getty Images
Wellness

The importance of regular sleep routines for children

Consistent bedtime routines are key to a healthy and restorative sleep regime for children, and essential for their development.

Children should be well rested so that they can pay attention in school. Photo: Shutterstock
Education

How to balance your children’s screen time to ensure their well-being

Expert tips on the right amount of screen time for children to avoid negative effects on their health and development.

Education in Hong Kong

Exercising more than the mind: building a healthier student body

Schools are addressing a previous over-reliance on academic scores by including measures of health in assessments of a student’s progress.

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