Air Quality Health Index (AQHI)

The Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department uses the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI), to advise the public about day-to-day risks associated with air pollution. The nurse in each division checks the AQHI regularly throughout the day and advises when the levels reach 6, 8 or 10+ so appropriate measures can be taken.If you would like your child to remain indoors due to AQHI 6 and above please indicate on PowerSchool. Please know that your child will miss PE (if outdoor), recess, and/ or field trips (if outdoor) under these circumstances.For the latest AQHI information, please visit: www.aqhi.gov.hk/en.html

HKIS uses the following benchmarks:

AQHI levels 1-5 at Eastern Station:

No restriction on student activities.

AQHI levels 6-7 at Eastern Station:

Students with asthma and other respiratory or cardiac conditions will be advised to limit their outdoor physical activities. Students on the AQHI list will be kept indoors (LP and UP). Outdoor PE classes will be modified for students with respiratory or cardiac conditions (MS and HS).

AQHI levels 8-10 at Eastern Station:

There will be indoor recess and PE for Lower and Upper Primary students. Outdoor activities will be reduced in duration and intensity. Cross-country running activities will be canceled.

AQHI levels 10+ at Eastern Station:

All outside activities are canceled. Indoor PE activities will be modified for all students.All outside after school activities will be canceled.The school will check AQHI levels at 7:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. each day and monitor AQHI continually whenever it exceeds a 6 at Eastern Station. Middle and High School athletic practices will be guided by the 2 p.m. reading at Eastern Station.Travel for off-campus activities will be determined by identifying the closest monitoring station to the activity and applying the standards above.When registering for co-curricular physical activities, such as MS and HS athletics, parents can indicate their preferences for their child's level of participation at AQHI 8 and above.