Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong

Since 2023, Dr Spencer Fowler, BA BEd MEd EdD. Took over from long stayer Dr Arnett Edwards, with a raft of ideas and a fresh perspective.

A Canadian national (Kingston, Ontario) whose unconventional route into educational leadership had us

UWC admissions are open to all, via one of two pathways: scholarship or non-financial selection. All students admitted are offered scholarships appropriate to family circumstances; no-one is turned away. Full details on college website.

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In 2024, most went to USA (including Ivy League eg Yale, Columbia, Princeton, UPenn, Brown, Cornell and Harvard, others elsewhere eg MIT, University of Chicago, New York University and University of Southern California liberal arts colleges eg

In 2024, 45 students took the IB diploma and a further 65 took bilingual diplomas.

Two-year IB diploma course; students try out courses for a few weeks of the first year, based upon their personal interests and career plans, before it is set in stone. Student-led learning, with teacher guidance, is what it’s all about here. An

Staff support a wide range of students with SEN including those with mental health issues; working closely with college counsellors alongside external psychologists and psychiatrists alike (as arranged by parents or guardians).

Those with minimal English are still encouraged to apply. Dedicated EAL teacher on site, we hear English skills are honed by the second and final year.

Education outside the classroom (EOTC) runs parallel to the core curriculum. A highly diverse offering, it allows students to explore a large breadth of opportunities from service to debating, initiatives, and activities.

‘Quan cai’ or QC (whole

LPCUWC participates in several tournaments organised by HKSSF (Hong Kong School Sports Federation (football, basketball, badminton) with varying degrees of success (first- and second-year team up), as well as occasional friendly matches with local

Fully residential; teachers and students are housed within four low rise residential blocks. Interlinked with one another, each are mixed boys and girls (separately housed, although there is a co-ed floor in all blocks) with tutors and their families

Diversity is the beating heart of the college, all individuals’ ideas, values, and views are celebrated and respected. Student messages of encouragement are scattered throughout the campus, in designated areas.

With many different cultures living

A diverse student body, over eighty nationalities represented each year. In 2023/24, sixty per cent girls versus forty per cent boys. Our tour guides hailed from the Middle East (one of eleven Arabic speakers on campus), Indonesia, Pakistan, and Hong

Fees, which include residential cost, are seen as expensive, yet there is an opportunity for all-through financial support.

Different fees depending on local or overseas student. Additional costs include application fee (only within the global

Motivated and curious change makers who are open minded and all-embracing need only apply. This is a college with a diverse and vibrant community and where every individual is celebrated and championed. A new wave of educational reform continues at