Hong Kong
Kellett School Opens a Dedicated Sixth Form Centre in Its Anniversary Year
Hong Kong's most distinctly British school is adding a purpose-built post-16 hub as it turns 50, cementing A Levels as a credible alternative to the IB in the city.
Kellett School, Hong Kong's flagship British international school, is set to open a bespoke Sixth Form Centre at The Bay Hub on Kai Cheung Road in August 2026, pending approval from the Education Bureau. The facility will sit adjacent to the school's existing Kowloon Bay campus, connected by a footbridge, and will become Kellett's third campus. According to Little Steps Asia, the 3,716 square-metre space will accommodate up to 240 students and feature classrooms, advanced study areas, a small lecture theatre, examination rooms, Higher Education counselling rooms, and social spaces.
The announcement arrives as the school approaches a significant milestone. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026, Kellett was founded by parents seeking a British-style education rich in the arts and sport, and has grown from a small primary into a through-train school running from Reception to Year 13. The Sixth Form Centre forms the centrepiece of Kellett Vision 2035, the school's ten-year strategic plan.
A Levels in a city dominated by the IB
The timing underscores a quiet but notable shift in Hong Kong's post-16 landscape. The International Baccalaureate Diploma has long dominated the city's international schools, but Kellett is among a small number of schools that have continued to offer A Levels as their primary qualification. The new centre gives that provision a physical home of its own, with students able to study three or four A Level subjects alongside the school's broader Kellett Core programme, which includes an Extended Project Qualification, public speaking through LAMDA, and a Mini-MBA developed in partnership with IE Business School.
Kellett is not alone in the move. Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong is simultaneously opening a Sixth Form Centre in Hung Hom in August 2026, at which point it will become the first school in the city to offer both A Levels and the IB Diploma. The parallel expansions suggest that demand for A Level pathways, particularly among families with an eye on British universities, is robust enough to support dedicated infrastructure.
Refurbishment to follow
Alongside the new centre, Kellett has announced a multi-year refurbishment of its original Pok Fu Lam campus, where students aged 4 to 11 are based. Work will be phased primarily through school holidays to minimise disruption, and will cover classrooms, the library, the gym, and the addition of soundproof music rooms. Taken together, the two projects represent the most significant capital programme in the school's history, and families already on the waitlist for 2026 to 2027 have been told that all year-group places are now full.