GOVERNANCE & HISTORY

The Board of Directors may appoint committees to manage the school, and several have been created and dissolved as the school developed through its first and second phases. Recent examples include the Building Committee, which oversaw the facility extension completed in summer 2013, and the Fundraising Committee.

KIS operates two sections with separate curricula: the Korean Section, which follows the national curriculum of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and has a Principal appointed by the Ministry, and the International Section, which follows the Cambridge International Programme and is led by an internationally appointed Principal and staff. Both sections are open to applicants residing in Hong Kong. To reflect this dual structure, the Board has appointed a Supervisor to chair the School Management Committee, which includes the Principals of both sections and the Supervisor.

KIS Board of Directors (March 2026 – Present)

문익생 이사장 (Mr.) Moon, Ik Seang (Chairman)

이종석 운영위원장 (Mr.) Lee, Jong Seok (Supervisor)

류치하 이사 (Ms.) Liu, Chi Ha

김경필 이사 (Mr.) Kim, Kyung Pil

반기원 이사 (Mr.) Ban, Kiwon

태재석 영사 (Mr.) Tae, Jaeseok

서연승 이사 (Mr.) Seo, Yeon Seung

송병근 한국과정 교장 (Mr.) Song, Byeong Geun (Korean Section, Principal)

Last Updated: 10 March, 2026

KIS School Management Committee (June 2026 – Present)

이종석 운영위원장 (Mr.) Lee, Jong Seok (Supervisor)

류치하 이사 (Ms.) Liu, Chi Ha

(Mr.) Daniel Hilton (International Section, Principal)

송병근 한국과정 교장 (Mr.) Song, Byeong Geun (Korean Section, Principal)

Last Updated: 9 June, 2026

Korean International School started out in 1988 with the establishment of a Korean School, officially recognised and supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea, to provide continuing education based on the Korean curriculum for Korean students in HK.

In order to meet increasing demand, the Korean community represented by the Korean Residents’ Association of HK, together with the then Korean Consul General, approached the Hong Kong government to grant a permanent facility, the success of which saw construction at Sai Wan Ho campus starting in 1992, with Korean International School being established in 1993. The first classes moved in 1994.

Mar. 1, 1988Korean School was established with a license issued by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea.
Apr. 11, 1988School was opened in Po Fu Lam containing 5 classes (Total students: 49).
The inauguration of the first principal: Mr Han-Ju Son.
Feb. 14, 1990First graduation ceremony comprising of 4 graduates.
Mar. 4, 1990New campus established in Wan Chai.
Sept. 3, 1990Establishment of the Korean Branch (Korean Center), comprising one class of Grade 1.
Aug. 15, 1992Celebration of the commencement of the construction of a new campus at Sai Wan Ho.
Feb. 17, 1993Permission was granted by the Hong Kong government for the establishment of the Korean International School.
Feb. 25, 1994Celebration of the completion of Korean International School campus at Sai Wan Ho.
Sept. 1, 1994Establishment of the kindergarten (LG 1) under the Korean stream program.
Establishment of the English stream program comprising 18 students from 14 different nations.
Sept. 8, 1994Permission was granted by the Republic of Korea for the establishment of middle and high school sections.
Mar. 1, 1995Commencement of 2 classes in the Middle – High School Sections.
Jan.24, 1997Permission was granted by The Republic of Korea to establish the Secondary School.
Mar. 1, 1997Commencement of Secondary School in the Korean section.
Feb. 17, 2000First graduation ceremony for 1999 Secondary School.
Eleventh graduation ceremony for 1999 Primary School.
Fourth graduation ceremony for 1999 Middle- High School.
Fifth graduation ceremony for 1999 Kindergarten.
Jun. 19, 2002Commencement of the construction of an extension on the school’s infrastructure.
Oct. 9, 2012Ceremony of Construction of new block extension.