Hong Kong
Kellett School Opens Dedicated Sixth Form Centre in Its 50th Anniversary Year
Hong Kong's parent-governed British school is adding a university-style post-16 facility in Kowloon Bay this August, as two British schools move to expand sixth form provision across the city.
Kellett School, the not-for-profit British international school that has educated Hong Kong children since 1976, will open a dedicated Sixth Form Centre in August 2026, adding a purpose-built post-16 campus to its existing Kowloon Bay and Pok Fu Lam sites. The move coincides with the school's 50th anniversary and the launch of Kellett Vision 2035, a ten-year strategic plan, according to Hong Kong Living.
The new centre will be located at The Bay Hub on Kai Cheung Road, connected by a footbridge to the Kowloon Bay campus, and is designed to accommodate up to 240 students. Facilities will include 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. Students will sit three or four A Levels, supplemented by the school's Kellett Core programme, which includes an EPQ, a Mini-MBA run in association with IE Business School, and SAT preparation.
A Level provision widening across the city
Kellett is not alone. Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong is opening its own Sixth Form Centre in Hung Hom the same month, offering both A Levels and the IB Diploma Programme, as part of a wider campus expansion. The parallel moves signal a quiet revival of A Levels as a mainstream post-16 choice in Hong Kong, where the IB Diploma has historically dominated among British-curriculum schools.
For Kellett, the anniversary adds symbolism to what is primarily a practical expansion. The school currently educates nearly 1,550 students from close to 50 nationalities across its two campuses, and its admissions page already lists 2026 to 2027 classes as full. The Sixth Form Centre is the most visible element of Vision 2035, a plan that also encompasses sustainability targets and a broader curriculum refresh. Families seeking Year 12 entry have been advised that limited places remain available for the coming academic year.
What it means for the broader market
The cluster of new sixth form openings arrives as Hong Kong's international school sector faces continuing pressure on places. With Kellett's classes already oversubscribed and Nord Anglia recruiting for its Hung Hom centre, operators are reading the post-16 market as one of the few segments where supply still has room to catch demand. Whether the new seats prove sufficient will become clear once the August intake numbers are published.