The Chinese International School is a private international school in

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. In 1994 it was the sole international school in Hong Kong that used English and Mandarin at about the same amount of time each as media of instruction.

History

The school opened in 1983, with an initial intake of approximately 75 students in Years 1 to 3. Its first location was at 7 Eastern Hospital Road in

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. In 1986 and 1989, the school expanded to additional sites at 10 Borrett Road and 26 Kennedy Road. In 1991, the school moved to the current campus on

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. In 1994 Katherine Forestier of the ''

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'' stated that CIS was the "most popular" school for international families wishing to expose their children to Chinese languages in their education. She added that "the school has become notoriously difficult to getin to." She cited how there was only room for 75 students at the

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level, but the number of applicants exceeded 300. In 2013, the school opened Hangzhou CIS, a one-year boarding program for Year 10 students. In 2016, the school unveiled the new building, consisting of 9 floors with open space atriums from the 5th-7th floor.

Administration

The school is overseen by a

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of approximately fifteen members. The Board has been chaired by Andrew Brandler a parent of the school. Dr. Theodore S. Faunce served as

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from 2006 to 2017. Deputy Head of School Li Bin served as Interim Head of School in 2017–18. In 2018, Sean Lynch was appointed to serve as the Headmaster of CIS.

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* {{International schools in Hong Kong International schools in Hong Kong Secondary schools in Hong Kong International Baccalaureate schools in Hong Kong Braemar Hill Association of China and Mongolia International Schools Educational institutions established in 1983 1983 establishments in Hong Kong

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