While fulfillment of routine academic requirements may be accelerated, maximum benefits take place when student are physically present in class to interact with other students and teachers.
Early withdrawal can present the following serious difficulties:
- Potential loss of continuity in school experiences and failure to bring adequate closure to the year and relationships with peers.
- A demoralizing effect on students remaining at school.
- Undue pressure and load on teachers assisting early leavers.
For these reasons we encourage parents to consider carefully before making summer plans and to make arrangements for their children to complete the full school year.
If you are considering withdrawing your child at an early date, you need to submit a written request to the principal explaining the necessity of early departure at least three weeks in advance of the planned date of withdrawal.Please include in the letter whether your child is returning to HKIS next year or is permanently withdrawing. Also include the child’s name, grade, teacher and last day of attendance.
In all cases, it is important at the time of early departure for parents to fully understand the decisions that have been made regarding grade placement, completion of courses and course credit. Progress reports will be available on the last day of school.
Similarly we discourage parents from turning our scheduled parent conference days into family vacations, thus asking teachers to re-schedule parent conferences after school. Our parent conference days are set aside for the purpose of communication about your child’s progress and learning.