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Report cards don’t tell the whole story. Here’s how British international school Kellett School is addressing real parents concerns about resilience, learning environments and more.
If you’re a parent in Hong Kong right now, chances are you have a few worries that good grades alone can’t address. Will my child be able to cope when things get hard? Are they learning to think for themselves? How do I prepare them for the future?
Thankfully, Hong Kong schools are stepping in with real solutions: timetabled support, dedicated curricula and physical spaces built around young people’s needs. Below, we’re outlining some of the most common parental concerns — and how British international school Kellett School is attempting to meet them head-on.
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“Is my child just surviving school or thriving?”
Academic pressure in Hong Kong is well-documented and burnout can happen at any age. Parents are right to ask what’s being done to avoid it. At Kellett, the answer comes in the form of Positively Kellett, a bespoke wellbeing curriculum that features dedicated weekly lessons across every year group. Inspired by principles from Geelong Grammar, a pioneer of positive education, the programme tackles topics like philosophy, rights and responsibilities and real-world debate. The goal is to help pupils build the emotional skillset — resilience, self-awareness, critical thinking — to navigate real challenges.
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“Will my child actually grow up a global citizen, or just live in a global city?”
Hong Kong is famously international on paper, but being surrounded by different cultures isn’t the same as engaging with them. At Kellett, a student body drawn from more than 45 countries brings that diversity to life daily. It’s backed by a modified English National Curriculum running from EYFS in Reception to A Levels in Sixth Form. Also, Mandarin is taught as a compulsory subject from Reception to Year 9, and offered as a subject option at IGCSE and A Levels, embedding cultural fluency early on.
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“Do the physical spaces around my child actually support how they learn?”
Parents don’t always think about classrooms as a wellbeing issue, but environment does shape everything from focus to confidence to a sense of belonging. Keeping this in mind, Kellett School’s dedicated Sixth Form Centre launched in August 2026, a university-style facility spanning 40,000 sq ft at The Bay Hub on Kai Cheung Road. It’s designed like a transition space between secondary school and university life, with over a dozen classrooms, a small lecture theatre, exam rooms and study areas.
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“How can I actually see this in action?”
Kellett School is opening its doors at an Open Evening on Thursday, 24 September, 2026, 5:30 to 7:30pm, at its Kowloon Bay Campus. You’ll get to tour the award-winning campus, including the Sixth Form Centre, hear directly from the Senior Leadership Team, meet current students and teachers, and connect with the Admissions Team to learn how to navigate the application process.
Date: Thursday, 24 September, 2026, 5:30 to 7:30pm
Kellett School (Kowloon Bay Campus), 7 Lam Hing Street, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, 3120 0700, Instagram: @kellettschool, www.kellettschool.com
