The Department of Health (DH) has launched the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Catch-up Programme in the 2024–25 school year to offer a one-off catch-up HPV vaccination to eligible female Hong Kong residents born between 2004 and 2008.

As the influenza (flu) season is upon us, we would like to ask for vigilance in regard to cold and flu symptoms.

The Primary Dental Co-care Pilot Scheme for Adolescents (PDCC) will be launched by the Department of Health on 20 March 2025. By providing Government subsidies with co-payment arrangements, the PDCC incentivises adolescents to seek dental check-ups at private dental clinics and establish regular oral check-up habits.

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

2025–26 Week Without Walls Presentations Update

This year’s DBIS International Food Fair will feature food from 23 countries. If you are unable to help with a stall but would like to make donation to a stall of your choice, please email the PTSA.

Final information for Primary International Sports Week.

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.

Book donations needed for our outdoor library.

If you are looking to free up some space on your bookshelves, we would love your good-quality books to sell at the International Food Fair.

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.

Please find information about a cardboard box needed for your child, to be brought into school on Monday 3rd March.

Information for Parents in Year 2 and Year 4 about how to access their child’s CAT4 assessment report.

Information regarding upcoming Learning for Life Assemblies and how to share your child’s achievements so they can be celebrated in the assembly presentation.

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.

This year’s Children’s Mental Health Week theme is ‘Know Yourself To Grow Yourself’ and we will be offering a range of activities over the week for students to celebrate and explore their own wellbeing and mental health.

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.

Details regarding the Class of 2025 graduation dinner.

As the temperature increases, we would like to remind families that it is compulsory for students to wear their DBIS sun hats during PE lessons.

This year, we have prepared three days’ worth of CNY celebration events and activities that will take place across the EYFS and Main campuses.

An update regarding DBIS Live, including the audition upload link.

We are looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday 12th February at 4pm in the Globe to enjoy a wonderful evening of music.

Runathon – key details

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.

The DBIS time capsule, buried over 25 years ago, will be excavated on Monday 24th March.

Information about the forthcoming Discovery workshop for Primary parents.

Dismissal arrangements for Thursday 3rd April 2025.

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.

We are excited to announce our end-of-term house point reveal, a special event where we will celebrate the term’s achievements and announce the winning house!

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 regarding our Parent Focus Group for 2024–25.

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

Information on how to book your Term 2 PTC.

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

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

The new EYFS House PE tops are now available to buy from the uniform shop.

EYFS Sibling Photo Opportunity – Friday 7th February

We welcome your thoughts and feedback regarding our recent International Food Fair event.

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

Information regarding the FOBISIA Advanced Music Festival taking place in October 2025

Initial Information about the FOBISIA Music Festival.

Details of the audition process for FOBISIA Primary Music Festival.

To ensure the safety of our students, the EYFS campus will no longer be available for families to access after school.

Information about our Foundation Stage Temple Fair that will take place on Wednesday 22nd January between 1.30pm and 2.40pm.

A thank you to all of our families and a request to update your child’s chattertubes over the holiday.

Some reminders for our FS-1 families about the Theatre Trip and our Temple Fair that is coming up.

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

Information about an upcoming theatre trip to watch The Way Back Home.

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.

Link to the presentation from our Literacy workshop.

Information regarding our literacy open mornings on Tuesday 18th March and Wednesday 19th March.

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

Information about the PANTS programme that the children will be exploring in the week beginning 17th February.

FS-1 would like to invite our families to a reading workshop taking place on Thursday 13th March between 9.15 and 10am.

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

We are delighted to invite you to this year’s Physical Development Morning, taking place on 11th March.

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

Information about our upcoming Beach School sessions taking place on 25th and 26th February.

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.

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

Information about an upcoming Open Morning in FS-2.

Information about the PANTS programme that the children will be exploring in the week beginning 17th March.

Some important reminders for the week ahead.

A few reminders for the coming weeks in FS-2.

Some important reminders for the week ahead.

An important date to mark in your diaries!

We are delighted to invite you to this year’s Physical Development Day, taking place on 11th March.

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.

Orders can be placed on the Hammerhead kit website from 7th to 24th March 2025. Orders will be distributed by the school by 28th April.

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

Information regarding the changes to the Music curriculum in Year 5 next year, which requires a response from all Year 4 Parents/Guardians by 12th March 2025.

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

Invitation to attend information session about Instrumental Programme in Year 5 next year.

We are delighted to announce that our Primary students in both native and near-native Mandarin classes have the opportunity of participating in an upcoming 硬笔书法 (handwriting) competition.

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.

Link to parent form to sign-up for the DBIS runathon.

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. 

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

A reminder for the Learning Technologies parent workshop – Connected but in Control – taking place on Tuesday 18th February between 8.30am – 9.30am in the Globe Theatre.

Information regarding the Learning Technologies Parent Workshop (Key Stage 2–3).

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

Link to the recent LT parent workshop presentation and information about additional online safety resources.

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.

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

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.

Details of the updated process for notifying the school about planned and unplanned student absence.

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

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

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

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.

We are seeking bi- and multilingual parents to read stories in their home language during Primary lunchtimes, Book Week 22nd – 25th April 2025. Please read for more details and how to express your interest.

Primary Mandarin Workshop – details and sign-up link.

The Year 12 and 13 Parent–Teacher–Student Conference (PTSC) will be held on Monday 31st March, from 4.30pm to 5.30pm (online meetings) and from 5.45pm to 7.45pm (in-person meetings in the Globe Theatre at the Main Campus).

Secure your spot to perform at the International Food Fair on 8th March!

International Food Fair tokens and activity passports will be available to buy from Monday 3rd to Thursday 6th March. Get yours early to enjoy hassle-free access to activities and food on the day.

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).

Our Primary Young Entrepreneurs will be selling handmade Valentine’s cards for HK$10 and HK$20 at break and lunchtime on Thursday 13th and Friday 14th February to raise money for our four school charities.

Link to the provisional school dates for next academic year.

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

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.

We are so pleased to announce the return of the CNY flower market at the main DBIS campus. Pre-ordering is available – click to find out more.

Copies of visiting author and DBIS alumni member Siobhan McDermott’s debut novel, Paper Dragons: The Fight for the Hidden Realm, can be ordered through the school library until Wednesday 12th March.

Tickets are now on sale for our PTSA Quiz Night, taking place in the Globe Theatre at the Main Campus! Doors open at 6.30pm, with the quiz starting promptly at 7pm.

Please find further information about the rearranged Primary Swimming Galas

Please find information regarding the upcoming Year 3 recorder Music lessons.

Remembrance Service Link

Remembrance Service 2024 arrangements.

Please collect annual school portrait print orders from our main reception desk before the Chinese New Year break.

Please be reminded that the print orders from this year’s annual school photos are available to collect from our Main Campus reception.

Please save the date for our wonderful DBIS Live event on Wednesday, 12th February 2025!

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.

Please see updates regarding school rucksacks.

Important information about our expectations for school uniform.

Details of our Secondary Production – A Monster Calls – including ticketing information. The show runs from 26th – 27th February.

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

We are extending the sign up for our International Food Fair. Currently we have 8 countries out of the 53 represented by our community. Please sign up to help make this year’s Food Fair the best yet!

A limited number of spots are available for the football tournament taking place on 22nd and 23rd February. Register now using the QR code or link.

We are pleased to invite current and prospective families to our latest DBIS Sixth Form Open Event. Join us on Wednesday 26th March at 6.15 pm at our Sixth Form campus in DB North Plaza.

Information about our upcoming Spring Concert, taking place on 2nd April.

Please find the details of our Spring Concert Event on 2nd April in this bulletin.

Important information regarding the student grant 2024–25.

Information about Student Grant Application 2024–25

Student Grant Information for 2024-25 School Year.

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

The PTSA have been working with the Sustainability Council Prefects on an initiative to encourage our community to bring their own reusable plates, cups, bowls etc. to the International Food Fair on Saturday 8th March. 

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.

Link to the menu and lunch enrolment for Term 2.

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.

We are excited to announce an upcoming Mandarin competition for Primary students, offering a wonderful opportunity for your child to showcase their talents and enhance their Mandarin language skills!

Information about the Tigers and Sea Otters upcoming class assembly. Please note that the Snow Leopards and Cheetahs assembly will be in Term 3.

Calling Volunteers for TransLantau by UTMB race at DBIS checkpoint.

Thank you for your support with the ongoing U11 FOBISIA selection process. The PE department would like to share the process we will be following for announcing the final results and team.

UN Global Goals ECA Bake Sale for The Elephant Foundation – Thursday 13th March, at 3.15pm

Find information here about our upcoming trips in Year 1. Please note Year 1 and 2 Sports Day will now be on Thursday 13th January 2025.

Please find attached an updated key dates document for FS-1.

Please find attached an updated key dates document for FS-2.

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

We’re thrilled to invite our youngest learners to participate in the whole-school Runathon event on Friday 28th March!

The Year 1 and 2 Sports Morning will be held on Thursday 13th February (updated date). We extend a warm invitation to all our Year 1 and 2 families to come along and support the students on the day. 

Information about the briefing session for the Year 3 camp to Mui Wo.

Important reminders about the upcoming Year 4 camp.

Join us from 8am this Sunday, 23rd February, for the first-ever DBIS PTSA/Tekkerz football tournament at our main campus!

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

Information on ticket sales for We Will Rock You, presented by The Performer’s Studio and featuring DBIS students.

Links to the ‘Year 5–8 Sports Day Parent Letter’ and the ‘Sports Day Event Programme’. We look forward to welcoming parents to Kwai Chung Sports Ground on Wednesday.

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.

Week Without Walls presentations for the 2025–26 academic year will be held on the evening of Thursday, 13th March in The Globe.

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

Key dates for the term ahead.

Year 10 Term 2 bulletin with key dates and notices.

Key dates for your diary for the coming term.

Welcome back to Term 2. Please find additional information about Term 2 for FS-1, along with the Key Dates.

Welcome back to Term 2. Please find additional information about Term 2 for FS-2, along with the Key Dates.

Welcome back to Term 2. Please find additional information about Term 2 for Year 1, along with the Key Dates.

Welcome back to Term 2. Please find additional information about Term 2 for Year 2, along with the key dates.

Welcome back to Term 2. Please find additional information about Term 2 for Year 3, along with the key dates.

Welcome back to Term 2! Please find additional information about Term 2 for Year 4, along with the key dates.

Welcome back to Term 2. Please find additional information about Term 2 for Year 5, along with the key dates.

Welcome back to Term 2. Please find additional information about Term 2 for Year 6, along with the key dates.

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

The draw has been held to select the winners of the International Food Fair baskets.

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. 

Important information regarding the IAL January modular examinations, including study leave arrangements.

Information regarding the Year 2 trip to see the stage version of The 13th Story Treehouse.

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.

Registration and payment information for the Y3 Tai O Day Trip.

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.

Please find the links to sign your child up for the Year 4 camp. The first payment is due now.

Links to the Year 4 camp presentation video and slides.

Information about our upcoming map making beach morning on Monday 17th March 2025.

Please see the attached booklet with information on timings, groupings and activities for the Year 1 and 2 Sports Day on 13th February.

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

Year 1 will have their creative arts morning on Wednesday 26th February 2025.

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.

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 find information here about our upcoming Year 1 Open Morning.

Please see our remaining key dates in Year 1.

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

Please find information here about our upcoming trips and sports day.

Key dates for the term ahead.

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.

The Year 11 parent–teacher–student conference will take place on Thursday 16th January, from 4.30pm to 5.30pm online and 5.45pm to 7.45pm in person.

Welcome to Term 2 in the Sixth Form, review of Term 1, plus key dates etc. for Terms 2 and 3.

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

Information about the Year 2 trip to watch the stage performance of The 13-Storey Treehouse on 19th February 2025.

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.

On Wednesday, 5th March, Year 2 will have their Creative Arts Morning.

On Wednesday 5th March, Year 2 students will participate in a Creative Arts Morning. Please can all students wear their PE kit on this day.

On Wednesday 8th January Year 2 will have their Creative Arts Morning. Please can all students come to school that morning in their PE kit.

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.

Year 2 would welcome any junk modelling materials you may have at home to be brought into school for their Discovery Unit.

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

Information regarding the Year 2, Term 2 Open Morning.

Our Year 2 students will visit the Hong Kong Science Museum as part of their Discovery unit ‘Fantastic Firsts’. They will visit the different exhibits on offer and look at different inventions and scientific discoveries.

Information regarding the Year 2 Science Museum trip taking place on 26th February.

Information regarding the Year 2 trip to the Hong Kong Science Museum.

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

As part of our Year 2 Maths unit ‘Multiplication & Division’, we have introduced the children to the fantastic app and website TT Rock Stars. Students may use this to practise at home if they would like to do so.

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.

Link to the parent programme for Year 3–4 sports day.

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 join us for the Year 3 Trip and Camp Information Session on Thursday 16th January between 8am and 8.30am.

Information about the upcoming Yea 3–4 Sports Day.

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.

Please find information about the next Y4 Creative Arts Morning.

On Wednesday 12th February the Year 4 students will participate in a Creative Arts Morning.

Please let us know if you can volunteer to join us on Friday 7th February 2025 from 8.30am to 1.30pm.

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 see the day your child will have Forest School next term.

Information about our upcoming open morning, taking place on 18th March.

Please find information about a trip for Year 4 to see the Pink Dolphins in February.

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.