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Creative Secondary School

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English
Fees HK$173,652 - 244,642
Ages 3 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 700
Type Co-educational
Opened 2006
Bus Service Yes
Academic offering
Curriculum IB (MYP), IB (DP)
Taught languages English, Mandarin
Typical class size 8
Strengths Visual and Creative Arts, STEM, Service and Sustainability
Clubs Arts and Creative, Community and Service, Leadership and Professional
Stages Secondary School, Middle School, High School
Introduction

Creative Secondary School (CSS) is an English-medium Direct Subsidy Scheme secondary school in Tseung Kwan O. From Forms 1–3, students learn Hong Kong’s junior curriculum through the IB Middle Years Programme framework; in senior years, they follow the HKDSE, with an option to study the IB Diploma Programme in Secondary 5–6. The school highlights arts education, with regular visual arts exhibitions, and provides structured wellbeing and leadership through house tutoring, a Student Union, and student leader roles that include community service. CSS also offers the CLACH programme to deepen Chinese language, literature, arts, culture and history, and runs CALP to support academic English. Wah Cheung operates the school bus service across many Kowloon and New Territories routes, easing daily transport for families. Campus contact details and public transport options are listed on the site.

3 Pung Loi Road, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong.

The Essentials

Creative Secondary School has 700 pupils, typical class sizes of 8, instruction in English.

Location
Creative Secondary School is situated in Tseung Kwan O in Hong Kong’s New Territories. The area is well connected by MTR, bus, and minibus routes, with dedicated school bus services covering Kowloon and New Territories districts. Families relocating to Hong Kong will find the campus in a residential and educational hub that is accessible from major urban centres.

Stages
CSS offers education for Forms 1–6, covering the equivalent of lower secondary to upper secondary. Forms 1–3 follow the IB Middle Years Programme framework, while senior students in Forms 4–6 may pursue either the HKDSE or the IB Diploma Programme.

Type
The school is an English-medium Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) institution. It is co-educational and operates as a day school, with no boarding provision.

Additional learning support
CSS provides structured support for students with additional learning needs. Services include access to school-based educational psychology and speech support, small group teaching, academic counselling, and co-teaching models. The Centre for Academic Language Proficiency (CALP) also supports students requiring English language development.

Country affiliation
The school does not have a formal affiliation with any particular country. It is part of the Creative Schools Continuum in Hong Kong.

Religious affiliation
The school does not have any religious affiliation.

School day structure
The school does not publish its daily timetable publicly.

Bus service
A school bus service is available, operated by Wah Cheung Travel and Tourist Bus Co. Ltd. Routes are revised annually and currently include Tseung Kwan O, Kowloon districts such as Kwun Tong, Kowloon Bay, and Tsim Sha Tsui, and New Territories areas including Shatin and Tsuen Wan. This makes the school accessible to families living in multiple parts of Hong Kong.
Diving Deeper

Uniform Requirement
MY1 to F.3 wear a uniform; F.4 to F.6 wear a uniform; there are summer and winter variants. The PE uniform is colour-coded by House (six colours). Uniforms are purchased from Kam Lun Tailors Ltd.

Food Options
There is a sizeable on-site canteen with a catering service that cooks on-site, providing breakfasts, lunches and afternoon teas and snacks.

House System
CSS has a vertical House System with six houses named after flowering trees, each with a distinctive colour. Students and staff are assigned to a house; each house functions as a family unit with a House Tutor and has House Committees and student leadership.

Governance and Ownership
The School Sponsoring Body is Creative Education Foundation Ltd. CSS is an English-medium direct subsidy (DSS) school and an IB World School; it offers HKDSE in addition to the IB Diploma. It is part of Creative Schools Continuum with CPS and CPSKG. The governing structure includes a Board of Directors and a School Management Committee; CSS Management Committee Ltd. oversees governance.
Fees

Annual tuition at Creative Secondary School ranges from HKD 173,652 to HKD 244,642 for 2026/27.

Tuition Fees (Per Year)

Form 1 – Form 2: HK$173,652 (10 instalments)
Form 3: HK$179,512 (10 instalments)
Form 4: HK$191,997 (10 instalments)
Form 5 (HKDSE): HK$197,127 (10 instalments)
Form 5 (IBDP): HK$244,642 (10 instalments)
Form 6 (HKDSE): HK$197,177 (8 instalments)
Form 6 (IBDP): HK$244,632 (8 instalments)

Billing Schedule and Payment Terms
Fees are billed monthly, in 8 or 10 instalments depending on the year group. For new students joining mid-month, fees are pro-rated:

* 1st–7th of the month: 100%
* 8th–15th: 75%
* 16th–23rd: 50%
* 24th–31st: 25%

If a student withdraws mid-month, the full month’s fee remains payable.

Refund Policy
Parents must submit a Student Withdrawal Form at least one month before the last attendance date, or one month’s fee will be charged in place of notice. For end-of-year withdrawals, notice must be given by 30 June. Library books and any borrowed equipment must be returned before departure.

Financial Assistance
CSS offers a Fee Remission Scheme (need-based) and a Scholarship Scheme (merit-based, covering academics, arts, STEM, leadership, and service).
Academics

Creative Secondary School teaches IB (MYP), IB (DP) for students aged 3 to 18.

Curriculum
Creative Secondary School offers a secondary programme from Form 1 to Form 6. In Forms 1–3, students follow Hong Kong’s junior secondary curriculum taught through the framework of the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP), which emphasises inquiry-based learning across subjects. In Forms 4–6, most students prepare for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE), the local university entrance qualification. From Form 5, students may alternatively opt for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), with a broad range of subject choices across languages, sciences, humanities, and the arts. The school also runs CLACH (Chinese Language, Arts, Culture and History) to strengthen Chinese cultural education and the CALP (Centre for Academic Language Proficiency) to support academic English. Across all years, the Personal Growth Programme (PGP) and experiential learning activities form part of the core timetable.

Academic calendar
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
CSS integrates social and emotional learning into the curriculum through its Personal Growth Programme (PGP). This programme is delivered by house tutors and external NGO speakers, with age-appropriate content tailored to each year group. The PGP is designed to build five key competences across Forms 1–6, ensuring continuity and progression in student development. Students also benefit from the house tutorial system, where teachers provide long-term guidance from entry to graduation. These structures create consistent support for students’ personal and social development.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)
The school provides a Learning Support Programme which includes school-based educational psychology and speech therapy services, support groups, individual academic counselling, and explicit teaching or co-teaching when required. CSS is not a specialist SEN institution but does offer targeted interventions to support students with additional needs. The website does not specify the categories of SEN supported, but indicates services are delivered in collaboration with teachers and specialists.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)
CSS operates the Centre for Academic Language Proficiency (CALP), which provides intensive English support to students who require it. In senior forms, Academic Language Proficiency (ALP) is also offered as an elective subject in Forms 4–5 to strengthen English across different academic disciplines. These programmes are intended to help students succeed in English-medium learning across all subjects.

Mental Wellbeing
CSS’s Student Development & Well-being Team works alongside the house tutorial system to support students’ overall well-being. The team’s role is described as helping students develop in and beyond the classroom, though no individual counsellor roles are listed on the public site. The PGP and house tutor system further contributes to mental well-being by offering structured guidance and continuity of care. Specific mental health services beyond these frameworks are not publicly disclosed.

Safeguarding
The CSS website includes a section on School Policies, Plans & Reports, which references safeguarding and child protection. However, the site does not make the detailed safeguarding or child protection policies publicly accessible. Therefore, while safeguarding is acknowledged, the precise procedures and measures are not available online.

Safeguarding Policy
Parent Experience

History
CSS was founded in 2006, with its establishment following the creation of the Creative Schools Continuum to provide a seamless pathway from primary to secondary education. The Creative Primary School and its kindergarten began in 1985 on Oxford Road, forming the foundation of the continuum. In response to Education Commission reforms in 1999 advocating educational continuums, the sponsor applied for a site for CSS in 2000, eventually opening in Tseung Kwan O. CSS and its sibling schools are run by separate school boards and are independent in management and finance.

Community
The CSS community hosts regular events and cultural programmes, such as joint anniversary celebrations, online art exhibitions, and creative showcases. Arts exhibitions (HKDSE & IBDP), winter arts showcases, and cross-school exhibitions are featured in the News & Events calendar. The community also values the notion of an “inviting school” culture and integrates experiential learning, house systems, and student leadership activities to build relationships within the school.

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The CSS PTA publishes a Chairperson’s message that emphasizes building close connections among parents, students, and the school, and organising activities to enhance understanding and communication. One of the PTA’s concrete projects is the classroom and common area refurbishing initiative, where the PTA led over 20 volunteers to upgrade furniture and learning spaces. The PTA also organizes community events: for example, the Welcome Party & “We Will Rock You” video premiere brought parents and students together with live performances and video premieres to kick off the school year. Through these efforts, the PTA acts as a bridge between parents and the school, fostering a collaborative and supportive school environment.
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Facilities

Facilities Overview
CSS has a modern, purpose-designed campus located beside Tseung Kwan O EcoPark with a sea view. It is a BYOD school with campus-wide Wi‑Fi to support inquiry-based learning. The campus is about five minutes from Hang Hau MTR by green minibus and has convenient access to other public transport. The school houses specialist facilities for science, arts and technology, including seven science laboratories with data-logging equipment, four Visual Art studios, a STEAM Education Suite, a CLACH Room, a Food Technology Centre and a Design Technology Centre with three workshops and a CAD studio. The on-site library overlooks EcoPark and Victoria Harbour, and the campus includes an on-site canteen, two roof gardens, an Astroturf multipurpose ball court, a bouldering wall and a gym.

Sports Facilities
Two roof gardens and an Astroturf multipurpose ball court are located on the campus. The campus also includes a bouldering wall and a gym room for physical education and student well-being. The school has convenient access to top-class public facilities for athletics, swimming, soccer, cycling and more near the campus, which are regularly booked to support the PE programme.

Academic Facilities
CSS provides specialist academic facilities for science, arts and technology. There are seven science laboratories with data-logging and digital equipment, four Visual Art studios, a STEAM Education Suite, a CLACH Room for Chinese Language and Literature, Art, Culture and History, a Food Technology Centre and a Design Technology Centre with three workshops and a CAD studio. The Arts facilities support examination courses in HKDSE and the IB Diploma for Visual Art, Theatre, Music and Film. The library is well stocked and overlooks EcoPark and the harbour, supporting study and research.

Extra Curricular Facilities
Extracurricular activities are supported by the school's performing arts and sports facilities. A black-box drama studio, a multi-room Music Centre and two multi-purpose rooms for dance and other activities host drama, music and dance clubs and performances. A digital recording studio and the music facilities support student media projects and music creation beyond class work. The school hall supports assemblies and larger performances. Students have access to clubs and activities across arts, technology and sport that utilize these spaces.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
The school offers IB Middle Years Programme and IB Diploma Programme alongside the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education. A STEAM Education Suite and a Design Technology Centre support student-driven projects across science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics, with specialist facilities such as science laboratories and a CAD studio enabling extended inquiry. The program emphasises inquiry-based learning within its IB framework and HKDSE pathways.

Arts & Creative
The school provides extensive performing and visual arts facilities, including a black-box drama studio, a Music Centre with instruments and a recording studio, and multiple Visual Art studios. A Chinese Arts & Culture Hub supports cultural activities and spaces for dance and related disciplines. The school showcases student work through productions such as Shrek Jr. The Musical.

Cultural & Language
The school is an English-medium direct subsidy school and an IB World School. A Chinese Arts & Culture Hub is integrated on campus, supporting Chinese language and culture activities. The school values cultural identity and international-mindedness within its learning community.

Social & Hobbies
Students participate in regular performing arts events and other student-led activities. Open Day highlights include student-led, interactive charity booths and live performances. The campus supports a range of clubs and hobby groups through its arts- and sport-oriented community.

Community & Service
The Scholarship Scheme includes a Special Scholarship for Leadership & Service, indicating opportunities for leadership and community involvement. Student-led charity booths and community engagement activities are part of CSS Open Day experiences. The school's philosophy emphasises serving the wider community.

Leadership & Professional
The Scholarship Scheme includes General, HKDSE, IB Diploma, and Special Scholarships with Leadership & Service as a talent area, reflecting a commitment to developing student leadership and professional skills. CSS emphasises leadership development as part of its educational approach.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
The campus features a bouldering wall, a gym, and an Astroturf multipurpose court, with additional indoor and outdoor sports facilities nearby for physical education and athletics. The school prioritises active engagement and student well-being within its facilities and programs.
Languages

Language Provision
Languages taught include English and Chinese. First-language options are English or Chinese; second language acquisition develops proficiency in a second language. Language and Literature is studied in the first language, and bilingual learners study Language and Literature in both English and Chinese.

Bilingual Teaching
The school delivers a bilingual approach to language learning. In Form 1–3, the IB Middle Years Programme is used to deliver the Hong Kong junior secondary curriculum, with Language and Literature offered in the first language (English or Chinese) and second language acquisition to develop proficiency in an additional language. Bilingually fluent students may study Language and Literature in both English and Chinese. The MYP has been IB-authorised since 2009. From Form 4–6, students study HKDSE, with the option to pursue the IB Diploma Programme in Form 5–6.
Reputation

Awards
The CSS website does not provide a formal, curated list of institutional awards (i.e., awards given to the school itself).

Accreditations
IB World School: CSS is authorized to deliver the IB Middle Years Programme and IB Diploma Programme. This accreditation confirms it meets IB standards in curriculum, teaching, assessment, and governance.

Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) status in Hong Kong: while not an “accreditation” in the international sense, this governmental scheme places CSS in a regulated category of schools that receive government subsidy while retaining some autonomy.
Admissions

Admissions
1. Application
Parents begin by submitting an online application form via the school’s website. Required documents include a recent student photo, copies of Hong Kong ID or passport/visa, the last two years of school reports, and any supporting certificates. If applicable, families should also submit medical or psychological assessment reports. Applications are accepted for entry into Form 1 (Secondary 1) as well as for transfer into Forms 2–5.

2. Eligibility Check
The school reviews applications to ensure students meet the Education Bureau (EDB requirements and the school’s academic readiness criteria. For Form 1, completion of local Primary 6 or equivalent (such as IBPYP or an overseas system) is expected. Non-Chinese speaking students are assessed under EDB guidelines for Chinese language learning eligibility.

3. Assessment
Applicants are invited to sit written assessments in subjects such as English, Chinese, and Mathematics. Shortlisted students are then called for an interview. Notifications and interview arrangements are sent directly to parents by email from the school’s admissions office.

4. Offer and Enrolment
Successful candidates receive an offer of admission. Parents must confirm acceptance and complete the financial procedures, including tuition fees, according to the published fee schedule. Families interested in financial support can also apply for the Fee Remission Scheme or the Scholarship Scheme.

Scholarships
CSS offers a structured Scholarship Scheme for students who demonstrate excellence across different areas. The scheme includes a Multipotential Scholarship for Forms 1–4, recognising students who show ability in multiple fields, as well as HKDSE and IBDP Scholarships for Forms 5–6, awarded to students excelling in either the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme pathways. In addition, Excellence Scholarships are available for outstanding talent in areas such as sport, music, visual arts, drama, dance, STEM, or leadership and service. All scholarships require a formal application, and recipients are expected to sign an agreement that includes leadership and service commitments.

Waitlist
CSS does not describe a formal waitlist or pool system on its website. Instead, the admissions page explains that if families do not hear back within about two months of applying, they should assume the application has been unsuccessful. Interview invitations and offers are issued at the discretion of the school’s admissions team.
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