Health and Hygiene

To minimize the spread of infectious illnesses amongst children, we ask that all children and adults staying for the session wash their hands on arrival at SKIP and pay attention to personal hygiene.  Children who have a fever or show any signs of illness should NOT attend school.  Please contact us if your child contracts an infectious illness so that we can monitor the situation and take any appropriate action necessary. 

For information on common infectious/communicable illnesses, please visit www.chp.gov.hk

Air Pollution Index (API)

Children spent a large proportion of their time at SKIP outside.  If your child suffers from any respiratory condition, you may wish to consider keeping them at home when the API at general stations is ‘very high’ or ‘extreme’.

For current API levels, please visit www.epd-asg.gov.hk/eindex.php

Bad Weather Procedures

SKIP will follow advice from the Education Bureau regarding the suspension of classes during inclement weather. You are advised to check the situation before leaving home either by:  calling SKIP on 2791 7354; checking the special announcement section at the bottom of our webpage; or visiting the Education Bureau website at www.edb.gov.hk

As a general guideline only, the following arrangements apply:

Rainstorm warnings
Amber: school open and running as normal 
Red or Black:  Before school, classes will be cancelled. During school hours, the class will continue until the end of the session.
 
Tropical Cyclones/Typhoons
Signal No. 1:  School open and running as normal 
Signal No. 3:  School will be closed. If  No. 3 or higher is hoisted during class times, you should collect your child as soon as possible.
 
Local Weather information can be found at www.hko.gov.hk
  

Useful Information

 

Primary school information

A comprehensive list of schools in Hong Kong may be found on the Education Bureau's website.  For information on English medium schools we recommend Playtimes ‘The School Book’ or the ITS 'School Guide', copies of which can be viewed at SKIP or can be purchased in bookshops.

Links

Weather: www.hko.gov.hk
Infectious illnesses: www.chp.gov.hk
Air Pollution: www.epd-asg.gov.hk/eindex.php
Education Bureau: www.edb.gov.hk