Weather Information
Kingston follows the Education Bureau arrangements for Kindergartens in tropical cyclones and heavy persistent rain. For the most updated information on school closures in bad weather please check the EDB website. The school will also notify parents by email of school closure information as it is received.
- Kindergarten / Children Centre
- Primary School
Typhoon Signals
No. 1 Typhoon Signal | School operates as normal unless otherwise advised |
No. 3 Typhoon Signal | Classes are suspended |
No. 8 Typhoon Signal | Classes are suspended |
No.8 Typhoon Signal or above replaced by No.3 Typhoon Signal | Classes remain suspended |
No.3 Typhoon Signal replaced by No.1 Signal or when all tropical cyclone signals are cancelled | Classes resume with the next session unless previous announcement has been made to the effect that classes will be suspended for the entire day |
Rainstorm Signals
Amber Rainstorm Signal | School operates as normal |
Red and Black Rainstorm Signal | Issued from 5:30am onwards and before 8:00am AM classes are suspended Issued from 10:30am onwards and before 1:00pm AM classes continue as usual and students will be allowed to leave once conditions are safe PM Classes are suspended Issued from 1:00pm onwards Classes continue as usual and students will be allowed to leave once conditions are safe |
If the Typhoon 8 signal or Black Rainstorm signal are hoisted during school hours, parents should make arrangements to pick their child up as soon as it is safe to do so. The school will remain open until all students have been picked up. As always it is up to parents to decide whether they wish to send their children out when weather conditions are bad.
Please note that if a Black Rainstorm Signal is in force, children that travel home by school bus will not be permitted to board school buses. Parents are requested to contact their school bus provider directly to make arrangements.
Kingston International School
113 Waterloo Road
Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: 852 2337 9031
Email: enquiry@kingston.edu.hk