Nord Anglia Hong Kong to Become the City's First School Offering Both IB and A Levels

Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong (NAIS Hong Kong) is weeks away from formally confirming enrolment for a new Sixth Form Centre in Hung Hom, set to open its doors in August 2026. According to WhichSchoolAdvisor, the centre will make NAIS the first international school in Hong Kong to offer both the IB Diploma Programme and A Levels within a single institution.

The centre is situated in a commercial building on Wan Hoi Street, roughly fifteen minutes from the school's existing secondary campus in Kwun Tong. It has been designed as a university-style environment, with dedicated study areas, collaborative learning spaces and specialist facilities intended to encourage independent working habits before students move into higher education.

A second pathway arrives

The addition of A Levels is the more consequential development for families. Until now, NAIS Hong Kong has offered the IB Diploma as its sole post-16 route, a qualification that suits students aiming for broad, interdisciplinary university programmes. A Levels, by contrast, allow students to specialise in three or four subjects, a model that tends to appeal to those with a clear intended course of study or to those targeting UK universities where subject-specific grades carry more weight in the admissions process.

Tim Richardson, principal of NAIS Hong Kong, said the dual offer is about giving students "greater flexibility to choose the pathway that matches their strengths, goals and preferred university destinations." The school has not published a cap on A Level subject choices for the inaugural cohort, though admissions materials indicate the full English National Curriculum, IGCSE, IB Diploma and A Level sequence will be available as a continuous pathway from early years through to graduation.

Scholarships and the wider market

To mark the opening, NAIS Hong Kong is launching a Sixth Form Scholarship Programme open to both current students and new applicants. The school has not disclosed the monetary value of awards, but has confirmed that selection criteria include academic performance, leadership record and community involvement.

The move lands at a sensitive moment for Hong Kong's international school sector. Expat enrolment across the city has been under pressure following a period of net outflow of foreign-passport families, and several operators have been adding new programmes or campuses to broaden their appeal to the local and regional markets. Kellett School is also opening a dedicated Sixth Form Centre for August 2026, pending Education Bureau approval, meaning the city will gain two new British-curriculum sixth form environments in the same academic year. Whether that signals a genuine resurgence in senior-school demand, or simply a repositioning by established operators, is a question the 2026 to 2027 admissions cycle will begin to answer.