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Kellett is a stand-alone brand with its own dynamic force offering students an outstanding prep education within the framework of the English national curriculum. A well-balanced school, with caring, dedicated and driven teachers. Demand for places is high, our advice is to get your child’s name down early, possibly before they can walk.
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Overview
- Student numbers
- 328
- Curricula
- British
- SEN provision
- Mainstream with SEN support
- Religion
- Anglican
- Fees
- Annual Tuition Fee: $198,900 + Individual or Corporate Debenture coverage. Individual Debentures: 120,000 Corporate Debentures: 650,000
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Head of school
Head of school
Rebecca Findlay
Since 2024, Rebecca Findlay, BEd NPQH. Previous leadership and teaching positions at state and independent schools in the UK. Has spent the last decade in international schools: deputy head teacher at The British School in The Netherlands and head of
Entrance
Key entry points in reception and year 1. Two form entry (as opposed to three at Pok Fu Lam). There are currently wait lists for both years. Prospective parents aren’t put off, prepared to wait for those gold dust places. School tours continue
Exit
Unless there is a family relocation, majority of students head across the ‘corridor’ at the end of year 6 into senior school. This rite of passage sees graduating prep classes from both campuses merge into one cohort.
Previous exodus in years 5
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Teaching & learning
Passionate, driven, dedicated and caring teachers work here. Visibly supported by the head, enthusing teachers to work to the best of their ability. Early years follow EYFS, moving onto the English national curriculum as they progress through prep.
- Curricula & qualifications
- British - National Curriculum for England
Learning support & SEN
The provision has vastly improved with a dedicated and recently updated additional support needs (ASN) classroom and teaching staff. For those that don’t need learning support per se, extra support is offered (by class teachers) at the start of the
Language support
Many students are bilingual but need to be fully fluent in English to access the curriculum. As such, there is no language support provided.
Arts & extracurricular
A fabulous art room, complete with a passionate and talented art teacher, who shares her own work with students on a regular basis to inspire them.
Year 6 graduate portraits adorning one wall were of such a high calibre that we questioned whether
Sport
Use of the swimming pool is limited, much to parent frustration, timetabled into one six-week teaching block. No offering for those in reception, although under consideration.
Inter-school competitions have gone from strength to strength thanks
Ethos & heritage
Kellett was founded by a group of parents in 1976 as a non-profit organisation to provide a British education to the English-speaking community within Hong Kong. The thriving prep school expanded in 2010 to include a senior school which along with an
Pastoral care, inclusivity & discipline
Charity initiatives are instilled early on via Kellett Cares. Students raise money for external charities, anything from dress up days to creating and selling christmas cards and wrapping paper. Students totally onboard and do so with
Classroom & community
Parent volunteering is hugely popular for both working and non-working parents. Engaged and involved, there is no shortage of parent support, especially for trips outside the campus when they are always ‘inundated with volunteers’.
Parent stress
- School year
- Late August – end June, with three terms
- School hours
- 8:00am – 3:00pm
- Student nationalities
- British 42%, HK SAR 15%, Other 42%
- Uniform requirements
- Yes
Money matters
After the initial debenture outlay, fees are undeniably less expensive than a UK prep school, parents are aware of this. Additional costs include bus fees, lunch (subsidised), uniform, overseas visits, exams and some ECAs.
Bursaries on offer to
- Annual fee range
- Annual Tuition Fee: $198,900 + Individual or Corporate Debenture coverage. Individual Debentures: 120,000 Corporate Debentures: 650,000
- Fee information
- Application fee:
Reception to Y4: HKD$ 2000
Y5 and Y6: HKD$ 2500 (including assessment fee)
Annual Parent Association Fee: HK$500 per family.
Other fees (ie. Bus fees, uniform, extracurricular activities and overseas education visits) are not included.
The last word
Kellett is a stand-alone brand with its own dynamic force offering students an outstanding prep education within the framework of the English national curriculum. A well-balanced school, with caring, dedicated and driven teachers. Demand for places
Accreditations, inspections & memberships
- Accreditations/Inspections
- BSO (British Schools Overseas inspection programme)
Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS)
Penta International (DfE BSO approved)
Education Development Trust- Memberships
- Head's Conference (HMC) - International Member; Federation of International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA); Council of British International Schools (COBIS) - Patron's Accredited Member; The Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS); AQA; Cambridge International Examinations; Edexcel; ABSM. "Kellett School is an outstanding school", as stated in the report from the latest BSO Inspection.
