Dismissal Procedures

ASA Dismissal Procedures

• Please note that we will not be accepting any one-off changes for the 4pm dismissals for the first month of ASAs to allow students to adjust to their new routines and to enable program providers to focus on effectively delivering the activities and ensuring a successful start to the term. If you require a one-off change in case of an emergency, please email the Activities Office at activities@hkis.edu.hk.
• At the Repulse Bay Campus, we have up to 6 dismissal times each afternoon from 4:00 pm through to 6:30 pm.
• To learn more about the specific departure procedures for each time slot please select one of the following tabs below:

Dismissal Procedures - 4:00 pm

There are four (4) options for dismissal at 4:00 pm:

• Bus
• Registered Walker
• Private Car Pick-up
• Transition to a 4:00 pm ASA on campus

1. Bus - 4:00 pm

We strongly encourage all registered bus riders to ride the 4:00 pm bus to help reduce traffic and congestion on the surrounding roads.

Regular bus riders registered in a 3:00 pm activity will automatically be registered to ride their regular 4:00 pm bus home unless otherwise notified. One-off Private car pick-up change request should be submitted through SchoolsBuddy, 24 hours in advance of the class. For permanent change from bus to pick-up, please email bus@hkis.edu.hk.

Students must ride their assigned 4:00 pm bus home, no bus-to-bus changes can be requested at this time.

If you do not want your child to ride the 4 pm bus all the way home on any given day, please reach out to Kwoon Chong Motors (Bus Service Provider) in advance at hkis@kcm.edu.hk, to see if a suitable earlier stop exists on their regular 4:00 pm route.

The 4:00 pm bus number is printed on a box on each child’s bus card.

Please see the example below:

2. Walkers / pick-up (all grade levels) - 4:00 pm

If your child is picked up or is a registered walker, they may depart the Upper Primary Campus 5th Floor side gate at 4:00 pm.

Please advise the activity provider if your child has permission to depart on their own, or if they require a parent or guardian to collect them at the dismissal point.

Upper Primary 5th Floor side gate street view

3. Dismiss to a 4:00 pm ASA

Students registered to attend a 4:00 pm ASA will be dismissed to the Upper Primary 5th floor at the end of the 3:00 pm class.

Our After School Care Leaders on the 5th Floor Playground will supervise these students and help direct them to their 4:00 pm venue.

Please do not ask your child to go directly to their 4:00 pm class.

Dismissal Procedures - 4:45, 5:00, & 5:30 pm

All students will depart through the Lower Primary at these times.

The two (2) modes of dismissal include:

• 1/ Walker (dismissed LP stairs)
  Students who have a label on their school bag indicating that they can walk home unaccompanied may be released at the top of the Lower Primary stairs. Those who require a guardian must be handed into the care of a guardian at the bottom of the Lower Primary main staircase.
  
  
  
• 2/ Private Car pick-up (LP bus lay-by)
  Drivers should adhere to the directions of security staff and other HKIS staff managing traffic. The school utilizes a rolling pick-up system that takes place in the Lower Primary bus lay-by (pictured below).

Cars should display their child's class end time on the dash, using the pick-up signs (pictured below) to help staff direct them accordingly. The signs can be collected from the bus lay-by the first two weeks of each term:

While the class will end at the published time, students will take 5 -10 minutes to transition to the pickup point, so please do not enter the bus lay-by area too early, or you will be asked to roll around with the cars picking up students at an earlier dismissal.

Private Car Pick-Up - 4:45 pm, 5:00 pm, & 5:30 pm

• All students leaving South Bay Close by car will be directed to the Lower Primary Bus Lay-by for collection.
• Parents should remain in their cars and collect their children from the Lower Primary Bus Lay-by.
• No students should exit the Lower Primary stairs and walk to a stationary car on the roadside.
• We aim to create a “Loop” between the roundabout at the bottom of the hill and the school bus lay-by. This system allows access for those dropping students off for activities, our residents returning to campus, and our neighbors to access their homes without crossing onto the wrong side of the road to pass stationary cars.
• It will take at least 5 -10 minutes for students to transition from their activity to the pick-up point. Please do not arrive early.
• If you do arrive early, we recommend that you turn right and go under the bridge and follow the road around where you can wait in your car outside the “Loop”.

• Turn right to the side road to avoid the "Loop"
• To reduce traffic congestion, please refrain from parking and/or waiting on the hill.
• Please help those who did turn right and waited behind the Upper Primary to merge back into the “loop” when they approach the intersection. Alternatively, these cars can turn left and go around the roundabout at the bottom of the hill.

Walkers - 4:45 pm, 5:00 pm, & 5:30 pm
If your child is a registered walker and they already have permission to walk home unaccompanied, they will be allowed to depart on their own.

If your child is not a registered walker, but you would like them to use public transport from Repulse Bay Road, please advise your activity provider that they can depart unaccompanied. They can then depart the Campus via the Lower Primary front stairs during the 4:45 pm, 5:00 pm, & 5:30 pm dismissals.

Please do not ask your child to walk out onto the road and collect them via car.

This system may be interrupted when on-campus parent events are scheduled for late afternoon or early evening. Please be patient in these instances, as staff may ask you to circle the bottom roundabout to ensure the traffic can flow and parents can drop off and pick up.

Dismissal Procedures - 6:00 pm & 6:30 pm

• The Bus Lay-by gates are closed during these pick-up times. Please park close to the Lower Primary entrance gates, and try to leave a suitable space between cars when waiting on the hill to reduce the impact on the flow of traffic.

Please be mindful of students crossing the road as you approach school.

You can work directly with your child’s activity leader to discuss any dismissal requirements.