There are a number of important forms that parents must complete before their child starts at DBIS.
An easy-to-use system, OpenApply, handles new applications and associated forms. Please login to your existing account (or create a new one if you have not already done so.)
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Open Apply Site |
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Inventry Card Application All families in the Early Years (Nursery - EY2) will be required to show their 'DBIS ID Card' when collecting their child from school. Please complete the following form to have your family cards. |
Parents with older applications who did not apply through OpenApply can find the pre-arrival forms below:
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Year 7-9 Language Options This form should be used to register preferred language choice for Year 7, 8 or 9. |
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Student Profile Parents of students joining DBIS are asked to complete this student profile prior to their child joining the School. The details helps our teaching staff get to know and welcome new students to the School. |
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Student Permissions Form This permissions form should be completed by the parents of new students prior to their child joining DBIS. |
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Student Medical Profile This form should be completed by the parents of new students prior to their child joining DBIS. It is also very important that existing parents keep the medical team up-to-date with any changes in their child's medical conditions and emergency contacts. |
DBIS Levies
New parents will have selected one of the two types of Levy on application:
- Premium School Development Levy (PSDL)
- Standard School Development Levy (SSDL)
Premium School Development Levy:
- Single one-off payment
- Must be paid on receipt of offer letter
Standard School Development Levy
- Two payments of 50% of SSDL amount
- First payment must be paid on receipt of offer letter
- Second payment due in June of the academic year the student starts
Students are unable to start school until the levy payments have been received.
Following receipt, students will be allocated a class and parents will be sent a Parent Portal login.
School Fees
- Fees are due on the first of each month and are paid in 10 monthly instalments.
- The Accounts Department will issue an invoice on a monthly basis.
- A Direct Debit form will be sent by Accounts Department for AutoPay.
- Fees are generally settled by AutoPay through a Hong Kong bank.
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School Fees Latest information about School Fees and levies. |
Contact
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Accounts Department Email: [email protected]
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Methods of Payment
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DBIS Bank Account Online bank transfer is accepted provided that the transfer slip and student information are emailed to the accounts office ([email protected] <mail to:[email protected]>) for reconciliation purposes. Bank details as follows: Bank name: Discovery Bay International School Limited HSBC account number: 111-459624-001
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Cheque Payment Cheques should be made payable to 'Discovery Bay International School Ltd.' and can be handed in at any of the School Receptions. A receipt will be provided. If sent by post, please ensure student information is provided on the back of the cheque.
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Credit Card Payment Credit cards ( Visa and Mastercard ) are accepted in the Uniform Shop and the Accounts Office and are subject to a 2.5% handling charge
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Uniform can be purchased from the DBIS Uniform Shop located at the Main Campus.
The uniform shop opening hours are extended over the Summer Holidays and details of the times will be available in a school bulletin on the Hub at the time.
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Uniform Shop Hours Tuesday & Thursday Wednesday (Term time)
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General School Information
90% of information can be found without a login on the Parent Hub.
This includes bulletins about upcoming events, news, calendar, curricular information, practical day to day information required by parents.
Download DBIS Communications PDF HERE
Individual Student Information
Schoolsbuddy and the iSAMS’ Parent Portal
Schoolsbuddy and the Parent Portal share a login. Instructions on how to set-up a DBIS login is emailed to parents prior to their child joining the school.
| Schoolsbuddy: | Sign up for extra curricular activities three times a year. Upcoming camp and trip information Sports fixtures. |
| Parent Portal: | School reports; timetables; logins; music lesson invoices; medical and contact check documents (for camps). There is a computer based version and an App. |
Seesaw
Students in FS-1 to Year 6 have Seesaw portfolios and parents will be sent a family invite after joining to enable them to view their child’s work.
Emails sent by School
Emails are not sent except in specific circumstances:
- Emergency emails e.g. school closure due to typhoon
- Small group emails e.g. small group excursions
- Specific emails to parents about their child
- Weekly bulletin summary on Sunday morning
- Weekly newsletter on Friday afternoon
Student Online Learning Platforms
Please refer to the Digital Learning tab on this page for more information –Â HERE.
Links to DBIS Communications Systems
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DBIS Parent Hub Parent Information System with bulletins, calendars and news. |
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Parent Portal Requires parental login and contains student specific information such as reports, logins and timetables. |
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iParent App Parent Portal App available on Apple and Android platforms. |
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SchoolsBuddy Activities and Events Manager Extra Curricular Activities Systems for ECAs, trips, camps and fixtures. |
How to Guides and Videos
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Parent Hub Video Tutorial Introducing the central repository of information useful to parents with a tour of the key features. |
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Parent Portal Video Tutorial How to login and find student specific information on the Parent Portal. |
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Adding Websites to your Phone Guide How to get short-cuts to DBIS sites/apps onto your Phone home screen. |
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Instrumental Lessons DBIS instrumental lessons are offered during the school day and support our classroom music lessons, ensembles and performances. Sign-up for new lessons and/or cancellation of existing lessons occurs at the start of the Term 1 for Term 1, at the end of Term 1 for Term 2 and at the end of Term 2 for Term 3. |
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Early Years Curriculum Information about the curriculum for Nursery, Reception, Early Years 1 and Early Years 2 |
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Primary Curriculum Information about the curriculum for Year 2 through to Year 6 |
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Secondary Curriculum Information about the curriculum for Year 7 through to Year 13. |
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Learning Enhancement and EAL Curriculum Information about the curriculum for students in the Learning Enhancement and English as an Addtional Language departments. |
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New Primary Families Welcome Link |
Student Logins
Google Login
Student are provided with a school login from Year 1 upwards. This is a Google login and gives students access to Google Drive, Google Classroom and email (for the older years only).
Other Logins
There are also a number of other online logins that students in Year 1 and upwards use to access certain learning platforms such as Mangahigh. These are emailed to parents on the first day their child joins and are also available on Parent Portal in the Documents section.
School-wide shared logins
DBIS has subscribed to a number of useful educational sites with a shared school login (for example Encyclopaedia Brittanica). These school wide logins are available on the Parent Portal in the Documents section.
Online Resources Guides
Digital Devices
There are a number of guides to help parents understand the online systems that students will be accessing to support their learning and the digital devices used within school.
Digital Guides
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Digital Devices in Secondary A guide to the mobile devices used by Secondary Students |
Student Forms and Agreements
Students in Secondary and their parents need to sign the relevant agreement before they can be given their digital device or be allowed to join their BYOD device to the school network.
Student Forms
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DBIS Student Bring Your Own Device Agreement Students joining DBIS in Year 7 to 9 are required to bring either a laptop or Chrome book to school. Students in Year 10 and above are required to bring their own laptop to school. Before the laptop can be connected to the school network, students should complete this agreement. |
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Acceptable Use Policy Form Students entering Secondary are required to complete the school's acceptable use policy to ensure they understand what the school's expectations are for the appropriate use of technology at DBIS. |
Student Agreements
During your child’s time at DBIS we ask that you keep us informed of any changes e.g. address, student absence.
We have a number of forms that you will find useful to keep the school up-to-date:
General Forms:
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Permission for students to walk home unaccompanied (Y3-Y6) This form should be used by parents of students who wish to travel to home by themselves. |
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Student Planned Absence From School During Term Time Please use this form to either: (a) notify the school office of an absence due to illness, or (b) to apply for a leave of absence from School during Term Time. |
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Student Unplanned Absence From School During Term Time If a child is sick or experiencing any kind of emergency that prevents them from coming to school during term they should complete an unplanned absence form. |
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Student Contact Details Change Form This form should be used to notify the School Office of any changes to a student's contact information. |
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InVentry Card Registration Form Form |
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Student ID Card Application Form Form |
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DBIS Code of Conduct Form (Visitors/Parents) All external staff and volunteers who interact with children at DBIS are required to complete this form. |
Medical Forms:
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Student Medical Profile This form should be completed by the parents of new students prior to their child joining DBIS. It is also very important that existing parents keep the medical team up-to-date with any changes in their child's medical conditions and emergency contacts. |
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Prescribed Medicines Permission Form If students require prescribed medicines to be dispensed during school hours, this form should be completed to inform the school nurse. |
Extra Curricular Forms:
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Extra Curricular Activites Parental Consent Form Parents whose students take part in the school's Extra Curricular program are required complete this permissions form. |
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Instrumental Lesson Cancellation This form should be completed by parents wishing to cancel their child's instrument lessons for the upcoming term. |
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New Student Instrumental Lesson Enrolment This form should be used, prior to the start of term, by parents wishing to enrol their child in instrumental lessons at DBIS. |