Staff Archived Bulletins
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Deadline for the Influenza Consent Form is this coming Monday, 15th September.
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Information regarding the increase in Influenza cases in our school community.
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Dedicare may need to contact you regarding missing documents or information.
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DBIS Student Influenza Vaccination date is 6th October 6th 2025. Please check your child’s backpack for the consent forms. Please see the notice for special considerations for our EYFS Students.
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We will be hosting our annual swim trials at the beginning of the 2025–26 academic year.
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Link t the ECA website and key dates/information about FS-2 ECAs in Term 1, 2025–26.
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Link to the ECA website and dates/key information about Term 1 sign-up.
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Week Without Walls website, presentation and SchoolsBuddy links/information.
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Our last 2nd-hand uniform sale of this school year will take place in the Globe Theatre at the Main Campus from 9am to 10am on Tuesday 29th April.
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We are excited to announce that our school is introducing Wellio, a new digital platform, as the foundation for our ‘Learning for Life’ lessons. This new program will serve as our Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) curriculum for students in Years 7 to 13.
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DBIS PTSA and DC PTA are pleased to invite you to an enchanting cultural evening celebrating Hong Kong at our inaugural joint gala ball.
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This year’s annual school photos (both class/form group and individual) will take place between Monday 8th and Thursday 11th September 2025.
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Auberge Discovery Bay Hong Kong is excited to announce its special Easter Carnival – ‘Auberge Easter Eggcitement 2025’
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We are excited to announce our third and final bake sale of the year, which will take place on Tuesday 24th June.
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For Term 1, the programme will be open to children aged 22 to 36 months who are siblings of current DBIS students.
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Find key dates, events and links for DBIS Book Day, Friday 19th September 2025, and the days leading up to Book Day when we will celebrate the ability of books to transport us through time and space.
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Workshops are being delivered to Years 6, 7 and 9 by author Ritu Hemnani during Book Week. Please read to find out further details of how to order signed copies of her books.
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Being READY for school – Information shared with students.
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Please find information here regarding Cheetahs and Snow Leopards upcoming class assembly.
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Details of the DBIS library’s summer lending programme.
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Runathon – key details
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Blooms, opposite Fusion in DB Plaza is offering a discount to DBIS staff. Please see the attachment for further details.
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Find key dates, events and links for DBIS Book Week, 22-25 April 2025, when we will turn books into conversations and spark connections!
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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!
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Information about the EYFS Student Council application process.
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Dates that affect the borrowing of books from our libraries, including the final day for borrowing books, the date all books need to be returned to the library by, and summer lending dates.
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Information about our FS-1 and FS-2 shared lunch on Wednesday 18th June.
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Information about our EYFS Water Fun day on Friday 13th June.
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Information about the FS-1 Community Bus Trips taking place next week.
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Please email your class teacher a family photograph as part of our unit, ‘Our Class is a family’.
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Reminders about the next stage of our FS-1 staggered start routines.
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We’re thrilled to announce our upcoming STEAM Week, a special event that will unite all phases of our school, from EYFS through to our Secondary students in Year 9, in an engaging, week-long project centred around the thrilling theme of aviation!
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It has been fantastic to see so many of our students wearing the new team kits this year and representing the Hammerheads within ECAs, sports fixtures and at FOBISIA. After gaining a large amount of positive feedback, we will be opening the website at more regular times next academic year.Â
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Information about routes S6 and S9.
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EYFS students will have the special opportunity to meet author Mandy Woolf.
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Please remember to backup your files and return your laptop before you leave for the summer holidays. To ensure no loss of important data, it is critical that you back up all files stored on your desktop or local folders to your Google Drive. This includes any important student work (e.g., Year 10 GCSE and […]
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If you placed an order for a 2024–25 DBIS Yearbook but have not yet collected your copy, please could we kindly request that you pick it up from reception at the Main Campus by Friday 3rd October 2025.
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Main library closed after school on Monday 12th May 2025 due to a whole-school staff meeting.
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Temporary updated contact details for the music department.
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Please see the attached notice from HKRI regarding the new Discovery Bay app, which includes information about local transport and offers.
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Information about the uniform shop special opening hours at the end of term in June and the beginning of next term in August.
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Dates for Tutor Drop- In Appointments (Optional) – Secondary School
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Social media literacy talk designed by award-winning journalist Hannah Ritchie.
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As part of Aunty Appreciation Month in May, please help the Young Entrepreneurs raise money for Pathfinders.
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We are excited to announce that Primary swimming lessons will resume within Term 1.1. Swimming lessons will begin on Wednesday 20th August.
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This month is Helper Appreciation Month. To celebrate, we will host an event on Sunday 1st June.
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e now on sale for our PTSA Quiz Night, taking place in the Globe Theatre at the Main Campus!
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DBIS PTSA and Tekkerz are thrilled to announce the welcome return of our 5-A-side football tournament on Sunday 2nd November 2025.
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Dear Parents The red rain signal is in force and the EDB has instructed all schools to remain closed today. DBIS will therefore delay the start of the school year until tomorrow, Tuesday 19th August. We are very sorry to miss seeing our children today but look forward to welcoming all students back tomorrow. Further […]
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Parent information for the Y7–11 RSE curriculum in Term 3.
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Revised school photo schedule due to T8 school closure on Monday 8th September.
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Whether you’re a trivia enthusiast or just looking for a fun night out, join us for a night of great questions, friendly competition and community spirit.
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Link to the annual school photo schedule, plus links to book sibling photo sessions. The photos will take place from Monday 8th September to Thursday 11th September.
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Our second-hand uniform sale is back! Join us at the Globe Theatre, DBIS Main Campus.
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Key information for both Year 12 and Year 13 about the start-of-Term-1 arrangements.
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Information about our upcoming Spring Concert, taking place on 2nd April.
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Please find the details of our Spring Concert Event on 2nd April in this bulletin.
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We will shortly be confirming 2024–25 yearbook numbers to the printer. If you would like to order a complimentary copy, please complete the jotform linked from this bulletin by Sunday 18th May.
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We are looking for parent volunteers who may be able to help with our new Discovery unit, ‘Our Bodies Are Brilliant’.
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Details about Term 3 swimming and aquatics lessons in the Primary School.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Tuesday 01/04/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Tueday 02/04/25.
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The Day is a news website for students. Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Monday 02/06/25.
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The Day is a news website for students. Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Tuesday 03/06/25.
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The Day is a news website for students. Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Wednesday 04/06/25.
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The Day is a news website for students. Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Thursday 05/06/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Tuesday 06/05/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Wednesday 07/05/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Thursday 08/05/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Friday 09/05/25.
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The Day is a news website for students. Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Monday 09/06/25.
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The Day is a news website for students. Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Tuesday 10/06/25.
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The Day is a news website for students. Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Wednesday 11/06/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Monday 12/05/25.
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The Day is a news website for students. Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Thursday 12/06/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Tuesday 13/05/25.
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The Day is a news website for students. Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Monday 15/09/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Monday 19/05/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Tuesday 20/05/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Wednesday 21/05/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Thursday 22/05/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Wednesday 26/03/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Thursday 27/03/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Tuesday 27/05/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Thursday 28/03/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Monday 28/04/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Wednesday 28/05/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Tuesday 29/04/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Thursday 29/05/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Friday 30/05/25.
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Find a link to The Day’s feature stories and lessons for Monday 31/03/25.
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In accordance with the announcement from the Education Bureau (EDB) regarding the current track of Typhoon Ragasa, Discovery Bay International School will be closed for two days, on Tuesday 23rd September and Wednesday 24th September.
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Details of the University Fair at Discovery College on 22 September.
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As part of our recent improvements, we’ve renovated the EYFS PE court. To preserve the new surface, we kindly ask that golf carts no longer drive onto the court to park.
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Rescheduled date for Coffee and Connect – this will now take place on Monday 15th September.
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Edited dates for our FS-1 Coffee and Connect events – Monday 8th September for parents and grandparents, Thursday 11th September for aunties and uncles.
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Please find information about our Term 3 trips in Year 1.
The date of the Disneyland trip has changed to Monday 26th May 2025.
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Key dates for your diary for the coming term.
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Important information and key dates for Term 3.
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Important information and key dates for Term 3 in Sixth Form.
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Important information regarding Term 3 in Year 11.
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Information about Term 3 for Year 8, including key dates.
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Welcome to the start of the Academic Year from Head of Year 10 – with key information for the upcoming term.
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Welcome to the start of the Academic Year from Head of Year 11 – with key information for the upcoming term.
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Welcome to the start of the Academic Year from The Head of Sixth Form & Head of Year 12 – with key information for the upcoming term.
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Welcome to the start of the Academic Year from Head of Year 7 – with key information for the upcoming term.
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Welcome to the start of the Academic Year from the Head of Year 8 – with key information for the upcoming term.
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Welcome to the start of the Academic Year from Head of Year 9 – with key information for the upcoming term.
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Link to access the Sixth Form meet-the-team slides.
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Please find information here about our upcoming open mornings.
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Information about a Year 10 day trip to Crossroads on 5th June 2025.
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Information on the Year 12 students visiting the HKUST campus on 20th June 2025.
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Students in Years 5 to 8, and those studying IGCSE Drama, will be participating in a workshop with Box House Theatre Company, who will be visiting DBIS from 29th to 30th September.
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Next term’s Year 7 English, Maths and Science assessments. This includes the schedule and preparation details.
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We will be holding a Year 7 Meet the Team evening on Thursday 21st August at 6.15pm in the Globe Theatre.
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Year 7 Parent–Teacher–Student Conferences will take place on Tuesday 10th June. Parents will be able to make bookings online from Friday 30th May.
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We will be holding a Year 8 Information Evening on Wednesday 20th August at 6.15pm in the Globe Theatre.
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Next term’s Year 8 English, Maths and Science assessments. This includes the schedule and preparation details.
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Thank you to everyone who attended our recent (I)GCSE information session. We hope the evening provided valuable insight into how we can support your children as they prepare for their (I)GCSE qualifications. Please find the presentation slides attached to this bulletin.