International Christian School 4.48

International Christian School is an English language, Christian independent school in Hong Kong. Opened on 1 September 1992, it provides education at all grades from kindergarten to the senior secondary levels.AdmissionsICS admits about 20% of its applicant pool annually. Both local and international admissions are based on a two-to-three-hour-long exam that assesses applicants' verbal, math, and problem solving skills, and an interview. The Dean of Admissions manages the competitive admissions every year.CurriculumInternational Christian School is based on an American curriculum. ICS students are evaluated through MAP testing during elementary, and PSAT and SAT in high school. In high school, students have gradually increasing freedom in choosing their courses. However, like all high schools, students must obtain a required number of credits each year, as well as a minimum number of credits in certain core disciplines in order to graduate. International Christian School offers Advanced Placement courses in art, various areas of science, mathematics, English language and literature, and Chinese.Fine and performing artsMusic and art classes are taught to elementary students and sports, art, and drama classes are offered throughout middle and high school.General music classes are taken up to Grade 4, whereas, in Grade 5, they are replaced with band, choir and strings. Both are then compulsory until high school, where students can then choose to continue taking one or both.All middle school students are required to take art and drama classes in alternating semesters. In high school, students can choose to take art or drama.