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THE INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL - AN IMEF SCHOOL
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KINDERGARTEN PREMISES, PODIUM LEVEL 2, PHASE III, 17-23A SOUTH HORIZON DRIVE SOUTH HORIZON, AP LEI CHAU, HONG KONG |
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| Tel: |
2861 0339 |
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| Fax: |
2566 7188 |
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School No. |
548430 |
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Location No. |
0003 |
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| Not Joining |
| 2024/25 KG Education Scheme |
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School Category
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Non-profit-making |
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Student Category
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Co-educational |
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Name of School Supervisor
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MS SAWYER, ANNE KATHLEEN |
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Name of School Principal
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MS ANN KARIN |
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School Founding Year
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2002 |
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Total No. of Permitted Accommodation
of Classrooms in Use
(Data as of Sept. 2023)
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84 |
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Number of Registered Classrooms
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8 |
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Outdoor Playground
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No information |
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Indoor Playground
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Yes |
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Music Room
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No information |
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Other Special Room(s) / Area(s)
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Library |
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Total No. of Principal & Teaching Staff
(Data as of Sept. 2023)*
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- |
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School Website
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https://www.ims.edu.hk |
No. & Qualification of Principal & Teaching Staff
(Data as of Sept. 2023)*
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| Academic Qualification |
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Degree holders
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- |
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Non-degree holders
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- |
| Professional Qualification |
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C(ECE) or above
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- |
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Qualified KG teachers
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- |
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Other teacher trainings
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- |
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Qualified assistant KG teachers
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- |
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Others
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- |
| *Excluding staff serving aged 0-2 |
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Teacher to Pupil Ratio (Data as of Sept. 2023)
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Teacher to pupil ratio in morning session
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- |
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Teacher to pupil ratio in afternoon session
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- |
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Ratio includes classes aged 2-3
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No |
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No. of Enrolment (Data as of Sept. 2023)
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Nursery |
Lower KG |
Upper KG |
Total |
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AM Session
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35 |
17 |
0 |
52 |
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PM Session
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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WD Session
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0 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
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Annual Fees (2024/25 School Year)
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Nursery |
Lower KG |
Upper KG |
Annual Fees
(No. of Instalment)
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AM Session |
$137,000 (10) |
$137,000 (10) |
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| PM Session |
- |
- |
- |
| WD Session |
- |
$197,500 (10) |
$197,500 (10) |
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Please refer to the Fees Certificate for details of fees information.
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Child Care Services (Data as of Sept. 2023)
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With child care services for children aged 2-3
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- |
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Fee level (per annum)
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half-day |
full-day |
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- |
- |
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With child care services for children aged under 2
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- |
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No. of enrolment aged 2-3
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0 |
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Joining Child Care Centre Subsidy Scheme
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- |
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Providing occasional child care services
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- |
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Providing extended hours services
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- |
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The following information was provided by school.
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Curriculum Details
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Curriculum type
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Non-local
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Curriculum planning
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The school pioneers a unique, individually tailored Chinese curriculum based on Montessori’s multi-sensory and interactive approach, and is considered one of the world’s leading Montessori dual-language programmes. Located on four campuses across Hong Kong Island, IMS is the only accredited Montessori primary school in Greater China, serving children up to 12 years from over 40 countries.
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Learning / Teaching approach and activities
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Each IMS classroom is led by a team of two, an English-speaking and a Putonghua-speaking teacher, and is carefully designed to give children opportunities to engage in meaningful learning with the proper balance of autonomy and guidance.
IMS Montessori First Steps (ages 1-2) supports young toddlers on a journey of discovery and accomplishment, guided by a team of Montessori experts who provide an immersive English and Putonghua language environment for your child and support for you too. This bilingual programme is designed to support your family in ensuring the optimal development for your growing toddler.
Activities in the bilingual Foundations Groups (ages 2-3) encourage toddler to explore creatively, in a cosy, language-rich and highly interactive environment – the best preparation for learning.
The Casa dei Bambini programme (ages 3-6) supports children in moving towards a mastery of self and the environment.
The IMS elementary programme (ages 6-12) encourages children to learn all subjects from many directions through all disciplines by taking full advantage of their developing capacity to reason.
IMS graduates successfully stream into top international secondary schools in Hong Kong and around the world, with enhanced academic and social skills, and a very strong foundation in both Chinese and English.
South Horizons Campus (ages 1-6), located on Hong Kong’s Ap Lei Chau Island. Nestled in a quiet residential area, our campus is surrounded by trees, an outdoor park, and a promenade along the sea. Children thrive in 6 bright, spacious classrooms for our First Steps (ages 1-2), Foundation Groups (ages 2-3), and Casa dei Bambini (ages 3-6) children. With a large play area, children’s kitchen, a library and vertical garden where our youngest children enjoy their first years in our school! The lovely environment is designed to welcome toddlers to their first Montessori experience in the Montessori First Steps environment.
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Assessment of children’s learning experiences
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No information
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School Characteristics
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School vision and mission
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Established in 2002, the school’s mission is to enable children to develop their individual gifts in a caring, supportive and respectful community. Our goal as Montessori educators is to embrace this innate drive by providing optimal learning environments for our bright, engaged and inquisitive students.
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Support to students
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Academic Support: Second language learners are supported well in a multi-age, bilingual classroom, where they can be successful in social settings while gaining confidence in English or Chinese. Admissions after age 6 may require additional support for English language learning. IMS classrooms provide a natural language environment for the natural acquisition of language, supporting fluency in both languages.
Financial Support: Sudden financial distress support for enrolled children
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Support to non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students
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Appoint additional teaching staff / teaching assistants to support NCS students learning Chinese; create an inclusive learning environment to facilitate students' integration; the Montessori environment with dedicated teacher speaking Chinese in the classroom creates an enriched language environment for mastery of all aspects of the Chinese language, reading, writing, listening and speakingAppoint additional teaching staff / teaching assistants to support NCS students learning Chinese; create an inclusive learning environment to facilitate students' integration; the Montessori environment with dedicated teacher speaking Chinese in the classroom creates an enriched language environment for mastery of all aspects of the Chinese language, reading, writing, listening and speaking
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Support to students with special needs
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For needs beyond ESL, IMS may require a therapist or psycho-educational evaluation to assist in the application process and determine the type of special support needed to support the individual child. In many such cases, additional support by a Montessori teacher or an assistant is required for some period of time in order to assist the child to meet academic targets
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Parent-teacher association
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Yes
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Other activities / communication with parents
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https://ims.edu.hk/our-ims-pta/
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Price of Major School Items (2023/24 School Year)
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Summer uniform
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No information
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Winter uniform
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No information
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School bag
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No information
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Tea and snacks
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No information
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Textbooks
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No information
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Exercise books / workbooks
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No information
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Stationery
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No information
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Bedding items
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No information
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Monthly salary range of principal & teaching staff
(Data as of Mar. 2024)
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(i) ≤ $30,000
(ii) $30,001 - $40,000
(iii) > $40,000
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working half day
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working whole day
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Working Experience of Principal & Teaching Staff in Pre-primary Education (Data as of Mar. 2024)
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(i) < 4 years
(ii) 4 - 7 years
(iii) > 7 years
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2022/23 School Expenditure Information
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Expenditure information based on audited account
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No Information |
(i) Salary of principal & teaching staff
(ii) Non-teaching staff salary
(iii) Rent, management fees, rates & government rent
(iv) Teaching resources
(v) Staff training & professional development
(vi) Other expenses
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Admission Application (2025/26 School Year)
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| Application form download |
Application Form is not available
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| Application period |
Application Period is not available |
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Other Approved Fees (2024/25 School Year)
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Application fee |
$2,000
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Registration fee |
Half-day session |
$27,400 (K1-2) |
| Whole-day session |
$39,500 (K2)
$39,500 (K3) |
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