| Discovery Bay International School | |
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愉景灣國際學校 | |
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| Location | |
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Discovery Bay Road, Discovery Bay, Lantau Island Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates | 22°18′04″N114°00′45″E / 22.3012°N 114.0126°E /22.3012; 114.0126 |
| Information | |
| Type | International School |
| Established | 1983; 42 years ago (1983) |
| Status | Open |
| Principal | Marc Morris[1] |
| Age | 3 to 18 |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 愉景灣國際學校 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 愉景湾国际学校 | ||||||||||
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Discovery Bay International School (DBIS) (Chinese:愉景灣國際學校) is a coeducational international school located inDiscovery Bay,Hong Kong.
DBIS opened in January 1983,[2] whenHong Kong Resorts International recognised a need to create a new school to serve Discovery Bay's growing community.[3]
The school is accredited with theCouncil of International Schools andWestern Association of Schools and Colleges.[4]
The Early Years campus is located opposite Discovery Bay Plaza. The Primary and Secondary campus is next to S.K.H. Wei Lun Primary School and is centred around an all purpose sports pitch. The Sixth Form campus is located in Discovery Bay's North Plaza.[5][6]
The school provides kindergarten, primary and secondary education. Students in Years 10 and 11 follow theInternational General Certificate of Secondary Education program and pursueA levels andBTEC qualifications in Years 12 and 13.[7][8]
DBIS was the first school in Hong Kong to introduceforest and beach schools to its early years curriculum.[9] It has since expanded into the primary curriculum.[10] It was one of the first schools outside of the UK to offer theMini andJunior Duke Awards to its primary-aged students.[11] It also runsThe Hong Kong Award for Young People (HKAYP) programme for its older students.
The school joined theFederation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA) in 2010.[12]
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