2024-25 Term 2 Primary ECA Sign-up Notice. Sign-up is open from 20th November at 12pm to 4th December at 3pm.

Please complete the linked form if you are interested in joining the 2024–25 Secondary Parent Focus Groups.

2024–25 Term 1 Early Years Foundation Stage 2 ECA sign up information

Information about Year 5’s upcoming trip to The Crossroads Foundation on Wednesday 11th September (Y5SM and Y5TS) and Thursday 12th September (Y5CD and Y5CG). Jotform permission slip linked.

Final information for Primary International Sports Week.

Information regarding August PTC bookings for children who will remain at DBIS next year.

Link to the menu and lunch enrolment for August to October 2024.

Students attending the Bali trip will be departing on the morning of Sunday 10th November and arriving back in Hong Kong in the late evening of Friday 15th November.

We are excited to announce the return of our Bamboo Buddies programme. This fun programme is open to children aged 24 to 36 months and is ideal for those applying to Foundation Stage 1 (FS-1) who have paid the application fee and will be joining in August 2025.

How Secondary students can get involved with Box of Hope; collection dates: 4th – 8th November 2024.

As part of our ‘Brilliant Botanists’ Discovery unit, we will be welcoming botanical artist Sally Grace Bunker to our classrooms on Thursday 17th October for a session of art inspired by nature.

We will be celebrating Diwali across the EYFS, Primary and Secondary phases of the school, on Friday 1st November, with the children being encouraged to wear traditional dress or bright colours to celebrate the Hindu Festival of Lights.

Information about making a Chatter Tube for your child’s new FS-2 class.

We invite you to save the date for our Christmas Concert on the Pitch – Wednesday 11th December from 4pm.

Christmas Jumper Swap Shop – drop-off and event details.

Please find details of the DBIS Library’s Summer Lending Programme. Options include selecting library books in person in the final week of the school term, requesting books online for pick up or lending from our e-Book collection.

We look forward to welcoming all students back on our campuses next week and just wanted to remind you that we are a NUT FREE school.  

Information for ordering 2024-25 student photos. An early bird discount is available until 15th November. For prints to arrive by the end of Term 1, orders should be placed by 20th November.

Information regarding uniform shop opening hours in August and uniform requirements.

Information about the forthcoming Discovery workshop for Primary parents.

Dear Parents/Guardians,   We are excited to announce that the Discovery Project 2 Showcase will take place on Monday 24th June from 5.15pm–6.45pm in the Globe Theatre, at the Main Campus. Students in Years 7–9 have been working intently since the start of Term 2 on their second project of the year. The theme of […]

Our Secondary Student Wellbeing Council have organised a ‘dress to express’ day on 10th October.

I am delighted to inform you that Early Years International Sports Week will run from Tuesday 19th November to Friday 22nd November.

This week is the final week of ECAs.

Please return all library resources no later than Friday 21st June 2024. Please read on for final lending dates.

The English department is pleased to announce two important events designed to help your child develop essential exam techniques in a low-stakes and supportive environment.

Recording of the Primary English Parent Workshop.

Information about our Box of Hope collection for the EYFS & Primary phase.

Information on how to volunteer to be a Class Parent.

Information about end-of-year reports.

Special arrangements are possible for families with siblings at the EYFS & Main Campus during special events.

Information regarding our Parent Focus Group for 2024–25.

Information on how to book your child’s PTC for the week beginning Monday 7th October.

This year’s EYFS student photos (both class group photos and individual portraits) will take place from Thursday 19th to Friday 20th September.

Important information regarding the arrangements for our whole-school photograph.

Information on how to book your end-of-term-1 PTC.

We will be visiting the beach to share and listen to a variety of different stories.

Details of the audition process for FOBISIA Primary Music Festival.

Our coffee and connect event has been moved to Tuesday 17th September for our FS-1 aunties and uncles.

Some information about the celebrations of Diwali and Halloween that will be explored after the October break.

Information about Water Fun Day on Friday 7th June for FS-1 and FS-2 children.

Information about making a Chatter Tube for your child’s new FS-1 class.

As part of our Christmas celebrations this year, FS-1 would like to invite our families into school for sing-alongs in the EYFS hall.

FS-1 will having a family beach trip together on Friday 29th November and we ask that one adult accompanies each child.

Information about our FS-1 Onwards and Upwards celebrations.

FS -1 are inviting families into school on Tuesday 12th November and Wednesday 13th November, between 8.55am and 9.40am.

FS-1 Parent Orientation Presentation.

A few reminders for week commencing 26th August 2024, including timings, lunches and rest arrangements.

Thank you for your continued support in settling our FS-1 children into their new routines. Here are a few reminders for the week commencing 2nd September.

Some important dates for our FS-1 families before the end of Term 1.

A few reminders for our families in FS-1 for w.b 16th September

Information about an upcoming shared lunch in FS-1 on Tuesday 25th June.

Please find here a reminder regarding the upcoming parent orientation meetings.

Exciting information about a Buddy Morning in Year 1 for FS-2 children.

Information about an upcoming Beach School session for FS-2 children.

The end of term is fast approaching. Please take note of upcoming events over the next two weeks.

We kindly ask each family to send in a family photo for their child to facilitate learning in our new Discovery unit.

Information about home reading books in FS-2.

Please find the slides from the literacy presentation attached here.

Please find the slides attached from the FS-2 Meet the Teacher presentation.

Information about our FS-2 Onwards and Upwards celebration.

Information about an upcoming open morning and parent workshop for FS-2 families.

A few reminders for the week beginning Monday 28th August.

Some important reminders for the week ahead.

Some important reminders for the week ahead.

An important date to mark in your diaries!

Information about an upcoming shared lunch in FS-2 on Wednesday 26th June.

Information for parents about the transition process for FS-2 students to Year 1.

Halloween Swap Shop on 30th October, hosted by the UN Global Goals ECA.

Hammerheads kits can be purchased as optional training kits for particular sports ECAs and will also be worn by selected students when representing the school at competitions and fixtures.

The Hammerhead sports kit website will be re-opening for more orders from Monday 2nd September (at 9am) to Friday 13th September.

The CHP has informed us of an increase of HFMD-EV71 in the community and we wanted to pass along some information for families.

Important Information Regarding Week Without Walls Attendance – Year 9

The Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Scheme will not be offered this year for students at DBIS. Please read for alternative suggestions.

Information about PracticePal app for Peripatetic Instrument Lessons.

We are delighted to invite our current Year 6 parents to an information event on Wednesday 25th September to introduce our Secondary phase and Year 7 at DBIS. There are two sessions to select from: 8.30am – 10.45am and 6.15pm – 7pm.

Please find important information regarding signing up for instrumental lessons and the invoices for Term 1A.

We are excited to introduce you to the Jigsaw PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic) programme that has been integrated into our existing ‘Learning for Life’ curriculum this academic year.

Link to the Introduction to Secondary – Year 4/5 information & tour slides.

We will be hosting two events on 3rd October for parents of our current Year 4 and 5 students. Please complete the linked jotform to indicate your preferred time and confirm your attendance.

We are looking for junk modelling donations at our Early Years Campus.

Key Stage 1 (Year 1 & Year 2) class teachers will be delivering the PANTS programme week commencing 28th October. 

Finish times for the last day of term (EYFS & Primary)

We are delighted to share with you the launch of the new DBIS Hammerhead sports kit.

Link to a collection of useful resources that were referenced during the recent Primary Learning Technologies workshop.

We are excited to invite you to a Learning Technologies Parent Workshop on Thursday 7th November.

Links to the live streams for our EYFS & Primary Awards Ceremony and Year 6 Graduation Ceremony.

Macbeth will be playing at the Rita Tong Liu Drama Theatre during the upcoming half-term break; this is a fantastic chance for those staying in Hong Kong to immerse themselves in this classic Shakespearean play.

Opportunity for students to register for the Australian Maths Competition taking place on Monday 30th September.

Links to the slides and video recording from the Maths in the Primary School parent workshop.

Meet the Team – 2nd September 2024

Meet the Year 10 team evening – 26th August 6.15pm – 7.30pm

Students have the option of wearing casual clothes to mark Mental Health Day on 10th October, through an initiative from our Secondary Student Wellbeing Council.

The competition, which takes place on 22nd and 23rd February 2025, is open to everyone from the age of nine years old and up.

Our Term 3 ECA programme finishes on Friday 21st June.

No ECAs between Monday 9th – Friday 13th December.

DBIS is a nut-free school. Please familiarise yourself with the information in this bulletin.

Link to the menu and lunch enrolment for November and December 2024.

Student video and website link for the new Hammerhead kit. The online store will close on Friday 13th September.

Dear Parents and Guardians,   This message is to inform you of an ongoing IT outage affecting iSAMS. What’s Affected: Access to the iSAMS parent portal. Current Status: We are aware of the issue and are actively working with the iSAMS support team to restore service as quickly as possible. Expected Resolution Time: 8–24 hours […]

Please sign up for free to access hundreds of courses, explainer videos and online safety guides to support your awareness of the online world.

Join us for a panel discussion with experts from the mental health sector in Hong Kong to explore how we can support our children’s wellbeing and mental health, with a key focus on the importance of raising our children with resilience.

Primary Mandarin Workshop – details and sign-up link.

Students in Year 3 to Year 6 with permission to walk home alone have been issued with a green luggage tag to attach to their school bag, for easy identification.

Please complete the short permissions form linked before Monday 19th August.

We are pleased to confirm that this year’s Year 1 to 13 student photos will take place between Wednesday 2nd October and Wednesday 16th October. Please see the linked schedule.

Dates, times and key information for Primary International Sports Week (11th – 15th November).

List of PE and swimming lessons by class.

Information on the Primary English Workshop for parents, including the sign-up link.

Information on the Primary Maths Workshop for parents.

Information regarding Primary swimming lessons in Term 3

Information about swimming lessons during inclement weather.

Please come and show your support at the Young Entrepreneurs’ last sale of the academic year as they raise funds for the four school charities.

Dear Parents I am very sorry for the issues we are currently experiencing with access to reports. The school uses a Management Information System, iSAMS and we understand that iSAMS’ main application is down which means both the school and parents cannot access the system. Our IT team have raised the concern with ISAMs who […]

Link to the provisional school dates for next academic year.

Students are encouraged to bring any Lekker Laa bags they have to school on Tuesday 17th September to recycle them. House points and PTSA funding will be given for each bag returned.

Our next 2nd-hand uniform sale will take place on Tuesday 19th November.

Our first 2nd-hand uniform sale will take place on Thursday 5th September 2024 from 9am to 10am at the Main Campus.

Details of the first PTSA coffee morning of the year, with guest speakers.

The PTSA will be selling Christmas t-shirts and poinsettias for the holiday season ahead. Each item can be purchased by pre-ordering.

Please find further information about the rearranged Primary Swimming Galas

Remembrance Service Link

Remembrance Service 2024 arrangements.

Information about online parent sessions to support understanding about our reports and interpreting standardised assessment data.

Our International Food Fair will return on the 8th March 2025. The December break is a great time to pick up key ingredients from our home countries. If you would like to be part of the fun, please sign up by Friday 13th December 2024.

Print orders placed by 20th November 2024 with our school portrait photographer, Jenna Louise Potter Photography, will be available for collection from Thursday 12th December 2024 from our Main Campus reception desk.

The photography studio shooting this year’s annual school portraits, Jenna Louise Potter Photography, is now taking bookings for sibling and friend photos.

Information about the special bus service after school.

Dear Parents Please find a [LINK] to a letter explaining information about standardised assessment data that we will be reporting at the end of this term to parents in Years 1 – 6. Best wishes Hannah Tait Head of EYFS & Primary

Presentation slides and recording.

Important information regarding the student grant 2024–25.

Information about Student Grant Application 2024–25

Student Grant Information for 2024-25 School Year.

Information about the Student Health and Dental Care Service 2024 for Primary students.

Student volunteers required to support the Year 3 charity sale on 12th December.

Important information for Year 11 regarding study leave, assembly and callback day.

Secondary students are planning a fun and engaging week to acknowledge the importance of sustainability, using form time from Monday 14th to Friday 18th October.

As we enter Term 3, please continue to be vigilant and mindful when you or your helper are preparing your child’s snacks and lunches for school.

Students attending the Thailand trip will be departing on the afternoon of Saturday 9th November and arriving back in Hong Kong on the evening of Friday 15th November.

Calling Volunteers for TransLantau by UTMB race at DBIS checkpoint.

Dear Parents and Guardians, The Education Bureau (EdB) has directed all schools to close on Friday 6th September 2024 because of the track of Typhoon Yagi. All phases of the school will, therefore, be closed on Friday 6th September, and Heads of Phase will be in touch with further information about learning opportunities for the […]

Details of the University Fair at Discovery College on 11th September.

Information about the upcoming trips to the Hong Kong Museum of Art on Tuesday 29th October and Wednesday 30th October.

We would like to invite our families to connect over coffee and get to know each other a little bit better.

Information about Year 6’s upcoming trip to Chengdu, China from Monday 4th November 2024 to Thursday 7th November 2024. Jotform permission/waiver slip and additional information slides are linked.

Information about the Walking School Bus taking place on Friday 18th October.

Students attending the Year 9 Vietnam trip will be departing on Sunday 10th November and arriving back in Hong Kong in the late afternoon of Friday 15th November.

The Head of year 7 will be hosting an online information session re. Week Without Walls on Monday 4th November at 6.30pm.

Please find attached the key dates for term 1 and welcome letters from each FS -1 Class.

Welcome to FS-2! We look forward to meeting all of our FS-2 families in August. Please find important information about your child’s upcoming year in this letter.

Our first Sixth Form newsletter of Term 1 2024/25.

We are committed to making the DBIS library one of your child’s favourite places in the school! Please find important information about the library for all DBIS families.

Welcome to Year 1! Please see the ‘Welcome to Year 1’ handbook, your class’s welcome letter and all relevant information and key dates for Year 1. See you soon!

Welcome to Year 10 – tutor introductions and important information for the term ahead.

Important information for Year 11 2024–25.

Please find important welcome information to Year 2, 2024–25.

Please find important information about Year 3 and the key dates for Term 1.

Please find important information about Year 4 and the key dates for Term 1.

Please find important information about Year 5 and the key dates for Term 1.

Please find important information about Year 6 and the key dates for Term 1.

Tutor/Head of Year introductions and important information for Term 1.

Tutor and Head of Year introductions, and important information for the term ahead.

An introduction to the Year 9 team and information about upcoming events.

Students should wear full, formal school uniform for the whole-school photo on Thursday 5th December

Winter uniform items are available at the uniform shop now. 

This is a friendly reminder that the DTap-IPV forms are due this Friday, 15th November, for Year 1 and Year 6 students. Please ensure that you complete either the consent or refusal form and submit it with the original vaccination records. 

Sea Otters class are excited to invite you to attend our class assembly themed on our new Discovery unit, ‘Our Brilliant Bodies!’ The assembly will take place on 14th June at 9 am.

Please note that the Y2GC photos (both class and individual) will now take place on Tuesday 15th October.

We invite you to save the date for our festive house competition ‘Clash of the Carols’.

The Year 3 open morning will be rescheduled to Friday 6th December.

The Y3MB class group photo will now take place on Wednesday 16th October. Individual student photos will still take place on Tuesday 15th October.

Please fill in the Jotform for a beach trip and find information here about wearing old clothes for painting sessions.

Year 5 will have their Creative Arts Morning on Wednesday 4th September. Please can all students wear PE kit that day.

Y5RE would like to invite parents to a performance of our class assembly on Tuesday 11th June at 8.30 am in the Globe Theatre. If you would like to arrive a little earlier, coffee and other refreshments will also be available next to the school canteen from 8.15 am.  

We are delighted to announce that Y5SM will be performing the first class assembly of the 2024–25 school year, on Friday 6th September at 8am.

Year 1 would like to invite you to their special Christmas Sing-along!

The Department of Health will come to our school on Friday 29th November 2024 to administer a vaccination with Combined Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis and Inactivated Polio (DTaP-IPV) to eligible Y1 students.

Please find the slides attached from the Year 1 Meet the Teacher presentation.

We would like to invite you to our Year 1 Onwards and Upwards ceremony on Wednesday 26th June at 8.30am.

We would like to invite you to a Year 1 Open Evening to help you learn more about your child’s next steps when they complete their time in the EYFS.

We are delighted to welcome you to our upcoming Year 1 Open Morning.

Please see our remaining key dates in Year 1.

Information about the Year 1 end-of-year shared lunch on Monday 24th June 2024.

Year 1 will being visiting the Hong Kong Space Museum to bring their ‘Count Them While You Can… Endangered to Extinct’ learning to life!

Year 10 Meet The Team Slides – PDF

Information for the start of the 2024/2025 academic year.

Important dates and reminders in Term 3 for Year 11 students and parents.

Year 11 Meet The Team Slides – PDF

Year 11 Mock Examinations Timetable Thurs Nov 21st to Fri Nov 29th 2024.

Year 11 Options Evening – 16th October – please complete the linked form before the event.

Information for the start of the 2024/2025 academic year.

Year 12 and 13 Mock Examinations Timetable (25th to 27th November 2024)

Information for the start of the 2024/2025 academic year.

Dear Parents and Guardians, We are looking forward to welcoming your children to school next week for the start of the 2024–25 academic year. Please note the following information regarding dates and timings for Year 12 students. Wednesday 14th August: All Year 12 students who are new to DBIS should arrive at the North Plaza […]

Year 12/13 PDF Slides from the Meet the Team parent event.

Invitation to join our Year 13 graduation ceremony.

Information for the start of the 2024/2025 academic year.

Families are invited to the Year 2 Celebration of Learning on the morning of Wednesday 4th December.

On Wednesday 16th of October Year 2 students will participate in a Creative Arts Morning.

On Wednesday 16th October Year 2 will enjoy their Creative Arts Morning.

As we come to the end of a wonderful first term in Year 2, we wanted to share with you the key remaining dates for Term 1.

Information regarding the upcoming Year 2 Celebration of Learning. Please send a festive item into school for your child to wear.

Please find further information about the upcoming Year 2 school trip to Kadoorie Farm on Wednesday 6th November. 

Please find here links to the recent Year 2 Meet The Teacher presentation, which took place on Wednesday 4th September.

On Thursday 27th June at 8.30am, we would like to welcome you into your child’s classroom for the Year 2 Onwards and Upwards ceremony.

On Wednesday 26th June, the Year 2  children will each bring in a dish to share with their friends in their class instead of having their usual lunch. 

On Wednesday 6th November, Year 2 will visit Kadoorie Farm as part of our Discovery unit ‘Brilliant Botanists’.

The Year 2 children will have the opportunity to design and make some fruit kebabs week commencing 2nd September.

Key information about some end of term events in Year 3.

Key dates and events for the final two weeks of Term 1 in Year 3.

Year 3 Parent Notice for Discovery – please send a photo in with your child.

Details about the Year 3 Celebration of Learning on Friday 6th December.

Please donate used toys, games and books in good condition to help Year 3 raise funds for families in need this Christmas.

Please find the slides attached from the Year 3 Meet the Teacher presentation.

Please find information about an author visit and how to order their books through school.

Please find information about the Year 4 camp and sign the permission form to give your consent.

Please find further information about the upcoming Year 4 Celebration of Learning on Monday 9th December.

On Thursday 13th June, the Year 4 students would like to invite you in to celebrate two special occasions with them.

Year 4 will have a Creative Arts Morning on Wednesday 11th September.

Please find information about the next Y4 Creative Arts Morning.

Please find key dates and information for the final two weeks of Term 1.

Information about a Year 4 Forest School session for this half term.

Please find the slides attached from the Year 4 Meet the Teacher presentation.

On Tuesday 25th June, the Year 4 children will each bring in a dish to share with their friends in their class instead of having their usual lunch.

Further information about upcoming end-of-term events in Year 5.

A summary of key dates in the next two weeks as we approach the end of Term 1.

Year 5 will be going on a school trip to Kowloon Walled City Park on Thursday 21st November (Y5SM and Y5CD) and Friday 22nd November (Y5TS and Y5CG). The trip will cost HK$100 per child. Please give your permission for your child to attend the trip by completing the linked Jotform.

We are excited to announce that the Year 5 students will be participating in a two-night camp from Wednesday 26th to Friday 28th March. There will be a parent talk on Tuesday 26th November at 8.30am.

Link to the parent slides from the Year 5 Camp information session and a reminder about form/payment deadlines.

The Year 5 Celebration of Learning will be held on Wednesday 11th December in the Year 5 classrooms from 8am to 8.30am.

Y5CG and CD will be visiting DBIS’s Forest School on Monday 16th September; Y5SM and TS will have their turn on Thursday 19th September. Please can children bring in wellies/an old pair of trainers to wear to Forest School for their sessions.

Please find the slides attached from the Year 5 Meet the Teacher presentation.

The whole of Year 6 will be performing their year-group assembly on Friday 15th November.

The Department of Health will come to our school on Friday 29th November 2024 to administer a vaccination with Combined Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis (reduced dose) and Inactivated Polio (dTap-IPV) to eligible Year 6 students.

A summary of the Year 6 key dates for the last two weeks of Term 1.

Please find important information regarding the Y6 Graduation Ball here.

Year 6 into Year 7 Information Session Slides – PDF.

Please find the slides attached from the Year 6 Meet the Teacher presentation.

Information about the rearranged Year 6 Celebration of Learning now happening on Thursday 12th December.

Information about upcoming events related to our Year 6 to 7 transition programme.

Important information for Year 6 families about the Mai Po Wetlands trips on 7th and 8th October 2024. Please read carefully, complete the permission Jotform and return the bus payment.

Reminder for the Year 6 Wetlands trip on Monday and Tuesday next week. Packing list and important information.

Year 7 Meet The Team Information Evening – Wednesday 21st August

Meet The Year 7 Team – PDF slides from the presentation.

Information for the start of the 2024/2025 academic year.

Link to the slides from the Week Without Walls information session.

Year 8 Meet The Team Information Slides PDF and change of date for the Year 8 Options Information Evening.

Link to the slides from the options evening on Wednesday 30th October.