Established 1964 Website www.fis.edu.hk | Headmaster (French Section) Christian Soulard Founded 1964 | |
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Type Private, comprehensive, Secondary, Primary, Kindergarten international, secondary, co-educational Profiles | ||
French International School "Victor Segalen" of Hong Kong (FIS in English, French: Lycée français international Victor-Segalen; LFI) is a French international school in Hong Kong. It is the only accredited French school in HK (linked by an agreement with the Agency for French Teaching Abroad (AEFE). FIS has grown to be one of the most renowned international schools in Asia. It has over 2,500 students in four different campuses. Since September 2014, FIS expanded its operations to a new campus in Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
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FIS offers two Streams, the French and the International. The French stream follows the French National Education curriculum which leads to the “diplôme national du brevet” and the French “Baccalauréat”. The “Option Internationale du Baccalauréat” (OIB), which offers advanced level study in English, is also available. The International stream is based on the UK curriculum and leads to IGCSE (University of Cambridge International Examinations) in Form 5 and the International Baccalaureate (IB) in Form 6. FIS was the first international school in Hong Kong to offer an International Baccalaureate programme in 1988.
FIS graduates have been admitted to top universities around the world (UK, France, Canada, USA, HK) such as King’s College London, The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, McGill University, Bath University, Warwick University, University of British Columbia and French schools such as Sciences Po Paris, Classes Préparatoires, Atelier de Sèvres, and ESTACA.
History
Established during the academic year 1963/64, it was the first international school in Hong Kong and initially had 35 students.
In 1994 the school was renamed after Victor Segalen.
Campuses
The Blue Pool Road Campus in Happy Valley houses the school administration and the secondary school. The Jardine's Lookout Campus houses primary school classes. The Chai Wan Campus is located in the former Meng Tak Catholic School in Chai Wan; this campus opened in September 2011 and houses primary school students. The Hung Hom Campus houses primary school students; it opened in September 2014. A new campus in Area 67 of Tseung Kwan O is scheduled to open in 2018.
Previously the school operated a Kindergarten campus in Shops 2-4 on the ground floor of Tung Fai Gardens (東暉花園) in Sheung Wan.
Primary school
Secondary school
Chai Wan School
Sport Teams
Since 2009, FIS has his own football, handball, basketball and rugby team. Red Devils Girls Basketball Team cups:
FIS Football Team cups:
The FIS Rugby Team is lucky to have as coach Rod McIntosh, former international rugby player for New Zealand's All Black, and former coach of the Hong Kong Rugby Team for the 7's, between 2002 and 2012.