Timetables, Resources and Equipment
Your child’s teacher will communicate their timetable during the first week of term. This will include all the information you need to know with regard to the equipment and resources your child will need and will receive (including reading books) throughout the term.
Snacks and Lunches
We will continue to provide healthy snack options for our Nursery and Reception children. These will be eaten at a designated time in the morning within the children’s class bubbles. The children will have lunch in year group bubbles. The children will need to bring their lunch to school in the morning, and it will be stored in an airconditioned room before they eat.
Please note, we are not able to receive lunch deliveries at any of our DBIS campuses.
Timetables, Resources and Equipment
Your child’s teacher will communicate their timetable during the first week of term. This will include all the information you need to know with regard to the equipment and resources your child will need and will receive (including reading books) throughout the term.
EY1 & 2 Snacks and Lunches
Children will need to bring their own snack, which will be eaten at a designated time each morning. Lunch will continue to be eaten in one of three designated areas: The Globe, gym or canteen. Please liaise with the school office if you have any questions relating to ordering lunches through the canteen using the email address [email protected]. Unless your child orders lunch through the school canteen, they are required to bring lunch in their school bag. Lunches from home will be stored in an airconditioned room throughout the morning.
Please note, we are not able to receive lunch deliveries at any of our DBIS campuses.
Timings of the school day
Your child’s teacher will communicate their timetable during the first week of term. This will include all the information you need to know with regard to the equipment and resources your child will need and will receive (including reading books) throughout the term.
Snacks and Lunches
Children will need to bring their own snacks, which will be eaten before morning break. Lunch will continue to be eaten in one of three designated areas: The Globe, gym or canteen. Please liaise with the school office if you have any questions relating to ordering lunches through the canteen using the email address [email protected]. Unless your child orders lunch through the school canteen, they are required to bring lunch in their school bag. Lunches from home will be stored in an airconditioned room throughout the morning.
Please note that we are still not able to receive lunch deliveries to the school campus.
Timings of the school day
We will continue with the previous format of the school day, as detailed below:
- 8am – 8.20am Arrival at school / 1-1 Tutoring
- 8.25am – 8.45am Tutor time
- 8.50am – 9.50am Lesson 1
- 10am – 11am Lesson 2
- 11am – 11.20am Break
- 11.20am – 12.20pm Lesson 3
- 12.30pm – 1.30pm Lesson 4
- 1.30pm – 2.20pm Lunch (Two sittings – further details shown below)
- 2.20pm – 3.20pm Lesson 5
Lunchtime
To continue to accommodate the EdB’s requirements regarding students’ eating patterns at lunchtime, we will have two sittings, with set year groups having their lunch at certain times. In order to comply with the regulations, all Secondary students, including Sixth Form students, will need to eat their lunch in designated eating areas at the Main campus.
The arrangements for lunch will be as follows:
- The first lunchtime sitting will be for students in Years 7, 9 and 10 and will run from 1.30pm to 1.50pm.
- The second lunchtime sitting will be for students in Years 8, 11, 12 and 13 and will run from 2pm to 2.20pm.
Transport to and from the Main campus will be provided for Year 12 & 13 students. If the number of double-vaccinated Sixth Form students reaches 90% or more (EdB requirement for eating at the North Plaza campus), these arrangements will be revisited.
Eating bubbles will be kept as small as possible. The canteen will be open for students who order meals. Unfortunately, we cannot, at this time, accept hot food deliveries from home.
Although the lunch slots are later than we would like for certain year groups, staggering lunches is an EdB requirement, as is having ample time to clean the lunch venues between sittings. To make this easier for students, we would encourage them to bring snacks that they can eat at break time.
Parents are required to do the following each day before their child comes to school:
- Take their child’s temperature and record it on the ‘Health Monitoring Record Card’ provided by school or on a printed copy of ‘Return to School Health Monitoring Record’ (LINK).
- Ensure that their child has taken a Rapid Antigen Test and that the test is negative. (A separate box to confirm a negative RAT result will be added to the Health Monitoring Record Card shortly. For the time being, a parent signature will be deemed as acknowledgement that a test has been taken and that the result is negative.)
Students who have recovered from COVID-19 with the last three months do not need to provide a daily negative RAT result. If your child has had COVID-19, please complete the RAT result exemption form HERE.
Please keep your child at home if their temperature is above 37.5 degrees or if they show symptoms consistent with COVID-19, even if they have not tested positive for COVID-19.
The following restrictions apply:
- Parents/Guardians/Visitors with a “Red Code” (that is, confirmed cases) are not allowed to enter the school premises.
- Parents/Guardians/Visitors with an “Amber Code” are not allowed to enter school premises. This includes student dropoff and school events.
- Persons with a “Blue Code’ can enter school premises but all visitors over the age of 12, (including parents and guardians) must have received at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine unless medically exempted.
Further information from the Government regarding Vaccine passes can be found here: LINK
These regulations do not apply to students.
Students can return to school after they leave hotel quarantine within the 4-day self-monitoring period under the following circumstances:
- The student must conduct a COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) each morning before arriving at school.
- The student must wear a mask at all times and must not participate in any “mask-off” activities
- Parents should notify the school if their child is under Days 4-7 Quarantine Surveillance through this FORM.
All school premises in Hong Kong are covered under the government’s ‘vaccine pass’ scheme – see above.
Visitors (including parents and guardians) who cannot prove that they have a ‘blue code’ vaccine pass will not be allowed on campus. Visitors without their vaccination details or exemption notice on their phones will need to provide paper evidence of vaccination/exemption. No exceptions will be made to this rule.
Drop-off and pick-up procedures for Parents
Parents wishing to enter the school premises during drop-off and pick-up will need to follow the same procedures as when the campus gates are locked for the school day. Please see details below.
When Campus gates are locked for the school day.
The updated sign-in procedure for when the campus gates are locked during school hours is outlined below. Please note that details of any changes to drop-off and pick-up procedures will be communicated separately before our school campuses reopen to students.
Sign-in Procedures
Early Years Campus
- Visitors must take their temperature at the Reception Desk. Anyone with a temperature of 37.5°C or above will not be allowed to remain on campus.
- Visitors must scan the Leave Home Safe app. The Leave Home Safe app will be used to verify each visitor’s vaccination status.*
- Visitors must also sign in to the school’s visitor system. Parents may use their InVentry ID card to beep in or select their details from the InVentry console at the EY Reception.
Main Campus
- Visitors must take their temperature at the guard’s hut at the Main Gate. Anyone with a temperature of 37.5°C or above will not be allowed on campus.
- Visitors must scan the Leave Home Safe app. The Leave Home Safe app will be used to verify each visitor’s vaccination status.*
- Visitors must also sign in to the school’s visitor system. Parents may use their InVentry ID card to beep in or select their details from the InVentry console at the guard hut.
Sixth Form Campus
- Visitors must take their temperature at the Reception Desk. Anyone with a temperature of 37.5°C or above will not be allowed on campus.
- Visitors must scan the Leave Home Safe app. The Leave Home Safe app will be used to verify each visitor’s vaccination status.*
- Visitors must also sign in to the school’s visitor system. Parents may use their InVentry ID card to beep in or select their details from the InVentry console at the Reception Desk.
We kindly ask that parents do not arrive earlier than their scheduled time in order to avoid crowding.
At the end of the school day, we request that all children and parents/carers leave the campus promptly as the campus will be closed for deep cleaning each day.
Tung Chung children will be supervised once they get off the bus.
The following details show which campus entrance and exit points your child(ren) should use.
Early Year Campus
Nursery and Reception children will use the main gate for entry and exit.
Year Group Entry Point Gates Open Exit Point Gates Open
Nursery and Reception EY carpark 8.50am Front gate to the EY campus 2.35pm
Main Campus
Families who are dropping off siblings at a different start time will be able to make arrangements with their child’s class teacher for dropping the younger children off at the same time as their older sibling.
| Year Group | Entry Point | Gate open (by phase) | Exit Point | Gate open (by phase) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EY1 | EY1 gate near the pagoda | 8.20am | EY1 Gate near the pagoda | 3.05pm |
| EY2 | Main school gate | 8.20am | Main school gate | 3.05pm |
| Primary | Main school gate | 8.15am | Main school gate | 3.10pm |
| Secondary (Years 7 - 8) | Main school gate Temperature check on path alongside pitch | 8.00am | Main school gate Additional Exit Point – Back gate in between Secondary School Building and Administration Building opened for exiting | 3:20pm (end of school) |
| Secondary (Years 9-11) | North-West Pitch Gate : Enter via the school sports field to the Secondary building. | 8.00am | Main school gate Additional Exit Point – Back gate in between Secondary School Building and Administration Building opened for exiting | 3:20pm (end of school) |
North Plaza Campus
All Years 12 & 13 students will be located at the North Plaza Campus.
- Parents must also ensure their child comes to school wearing a mask and that he/she understands the importance of wearing their mask at all times during the day and regular hand washing.
- For Early Years and Primary students, the mask must be clearly labelled with the child’s name and class.
- We will take all measures to maintain the environmental hygiene of our school premises and ensure personal hygiene practices to safeguard the health of our students.
- Parents must notify the school of a student’s positive COVID-19 test results by 9am on the day of testing using the Jotform HERE.
- Parents should also notify the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of students’ positive results via the CHP’s RAT declaration system.
- The school is required to notify the CHP each day of any new positive results.
*** Please note, the above form should not be used to confirm negative test results. ***
- Students do not need to be vaccinated to attend face-to-face lessons.
- Students can take part in extra-curricular activities where students do not take their masks off.
- For activities that require masks to be removed (for example, music, sports activities, school team training, etc.) only students who have received two doses of vaccines more than 14 days prior can take part in such activities.
- Nursery and Reception cannot take part in any mask-off activities.
Please find information about COVID-19 Student Vaccinations HERE. If you have further questions please do not hesitate to contact the School Nurses at [email protected].