Nord Anglia Hong Kong to Open Sixth Form Centre, Adding A Levels Alongside IB

Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong is weeks away from opening a purpose-built Sixth Form Centre in Hung Hom, a move that will reshape the post-16 options available to British-curriculum families in the city. The centre, set to welcome its first cohort in August 2026, will introduce A Levels to sit alongside the school's established International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. According to Nord Anglia Education, the expansion makes NAIS Hong Kong the first international school in the city to offer both qualifications.

The centre is located in Hung Hom, roughly fifteen minutes from the school's existing secondary campus in Kwun Tong. Its design brief was explicitly university-style: dedicated study areas, collaborative learning spaces, and specialist facilities intended to build the kind of independence that admissions officers at leading universities expect to see.

A Level revival in a city that went IB

For most of the past decade, Hong Kong's international school sector has tilted decisively toward the IB Diploma as its default post-16 qualification. Nord Anglia's decision to reintroduce A Levels at a dedicated new site reflects a growing view among operators and families that the flexibility to specialise in three or four subjects carries real value, particularly for students targeting UK universities. Principal Tim Richardson has said that offering both pathways is about empowering students to "shape their own journey towards success."

The school is marking the launch with a new Sixth Form Scholarship Programme, open to both current students and external applicants. Senior-year tuition at NAIS Hong Kong sits at around HKD 220,000 annually, placing the school in the premium tier of the city's competitive international market. Admissions for the new centre are already open.

Part of a broader Hong Kong expansion wave

The Hung Hom opening is one of several significant additions to Hong Kong's school landscape this academic year. NLCS Hong Kong and YK Pao School are both launching new campuses, while the English Schools Foundation is adding three new kindergartens. For families with children approaching Year 12, the NAIS announcement is the most immediately consequential: it creates a genuine choice between two internationally recognised senior qualifications within a single British-curriculum school, a combination that has until now been unavailable in Hong Kong.