Kellett School Opens a Dedicated Sixth Form Hub as It Turns Fifty

Kellett School, the British International School in Hong Kong, will open a new standalone Sixth Form Centre at The Bay Hub on Kai Cheung Road in August 2026, connected to its existing Kowloon Bay campus by a footbridge. The move is a centrepiece of the school's Vision 2035 ten-year strategic plan and coincides with the institution's 50th anniversary.

The centre will accommodate up to 240 students and house more than a dozen classrooms, state-of-the-art study areas for independent and collaborative work, a small lecture theatre, exam rooms, Higher Education counselling rooms and social spaces, according to Top Schools Admissions. The design is explicitly modelled on a university environment, intended to ease the transition for students heading to UK, US and Hong Kong institutions.

Kellett is one of a small number of schools in Hong Kong to offer the A Level qualification rather than the IB Diploma. The school's 2025 cohort saw 92 percent of A Level students accepted into their first-choice or insurance universities, and class sizes at A Level average around 13. The new centre gives those students their first fully dedicated space, separate from the main senior school building.

Part of a broader Hong Kong sixth-form moment

Kellett is not alone in its ambitions. Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong is simultaneously opening a new Sixth Form Centre in Hung Hom in August 2026, where it will introduce A Levels alongside its existing IB Diploma pathway, making it the first school in the city to offer both qualifications. The two announcements together point to a notable shift in Hong Kong's secondary landscape, with British-style sixth-form provision now expanding beyond its traditional base.

For Kellett, the expansion arrives at a moment of full enrolment. The school's admissions page confirms that classes for 2026 to 2027 are already full, and the institution asks prospective families to join a waitlist. Fees for 2025 to 2026 ran from HK$208,800 for preparatory students to HK$267,100 for Years 12 and 13, placing Kellett in the mid-to-premium tier relative to its British curriculum peers in the city. The school is a not-for-profit institution, and all generated income is reinvested into the school.

Refurbishment plans at Pok Fu Lam

Alongside the Sixth Form Centre opening, Kellett has confirmed that a major refurbishment of its original Pok Fu Lam preparatory campus will begin during the summer of 2026 and roll out over several years, primarily during holiday periods to minimise disruption. Planned improvements include enhanced classrooms, library facilities, a gymnasium and new music, dining and multi-learning spaces. Both projects are subject to final approval from the Hong Kong Education Bureau.