The chart below indicates how we select the correct form group for each pupil. We do make occasional exceptions, so please feel free to discuss these with us.
| For 2026-27 entry | Year Group | Age | Born between | and |
| Early Years | Nursery | 3 to 4 | 01-SEP-2022 | 31-AUG-2023 |
| Reception (Lower K) | 4 to 5 | 01-SEP-2021 | 31-AUG-2022 | |
| Primary | Year 1 (Upper K) | 5 to 6 | 01-SEP-2020 | 31-AUG-2021 |
| Year 2 | 6 to 7 | 01-SEP-2019 | 31-AUG-2020 | |
| Year 3 | 7 to 8 | 01-SEP-2018 | 31-AUG-2019 | |
| Year 4 | 8 to 9 | 01-SEP-2017 | 31-AUG-2018 | |
| Year 5 | 9 to 10 | 01-SEP-2016 | 31-AUG-2017 | |
| Year 6 | 10 to 11 | 01-SEP-2015 | 31-AUG-2016 | |
| Secondary | Year 7 | 11 to 12 | 01-SEP-2014 | 31-AUG-2015 |
| Year 8 | 12 to 13 | 01-SEP-2013 | 31-AUG-2014 | |
| Year 9 | 13 to 14 | 01-SEP-2012 | 31-AUG-2013 | |
| Year 10 | 14 to 15 | 01-SEP-2011 | 31-AUG-2012 | |
| Year 11 | 15 to 16 | 01-SEP-2010 | 31-AUG-2011 | |
| Year 12 | 16 to 17 | 01-SEP-2009 | 31-AUG-2010 | |
| Year 13 | 17 to 18 | 01-SEP-2008 | 31-AUG-2009 |
| For 2027-28 entry | Year Group | Age | Born between | and |
| Early Years | Nursery | 3 to 4 | 01-SEP-2023 | 31-AUG-2024 |
| Reception (Lower K) | 4 to 5 | 01-SEP-2022 | 31-AUG-2023 | |
| Primary | Year 1 (Upper K) | 5 to 6 | 01-SEP-2021 | 31-AUG-2022 |
| Year 2 | 6 to 7 | 01-SEP-2020 | 31-AUG-2021 | |
| Year 3 | 7 to 8 | 01-SEP-2019 | 31-AUG-2020 | |
| Year 4 | 8 to 9 | 01-SEP-2018 | 31-AUG-2019 | |
| Year 5 | 9 to 10 | 01-SEP-2017 | 31-AUG-2018 | |
| Year 6 | 10 to 11 | 01-SEP-2016 | 31-AUG-2017 | |
| Secondary | Year 7 | 11 to 12 | 01-SEP-2015 | 31-AUG-2016 |
| Year 8 | 12 to 13 | 01-SEP-2014 | 31-AUG-2015 | |
| Year 9 | 13 to 14 | 01-SEP-2013 | 31-AUG-2014 | |
| Year 10 | 14 to 15 | 01-SEP-2012 | 31-AUG-2013 | |
| Year 11 | 15 to 16 | 01-SEP-2011 | 31-AUG-2012 | |
| Year 12 | 16 to 17 | 01-SEP-2010 | 31-AUG-2011 | |
| Year 13 | 17 to 18 | 01-SEP-2009 | 31-AUG-2010 |
| England | Hong Kong | Australia | USA/ Canada | IB | ||||
| / | / | PN | Kindergarten | / | / | / | IB PYP | |
| Nursery | Foundation Stage | K1 | Reception/ Transition | / | / | |||
| Reception | K2 | Pre-K | Elementary | |||||
| Year 1 | Primary | Key Stage 1 | K3 | Preparatory | Kindergarten | |||
| Year 2 | P1 | Primary | Year 1 | Grade 1 | ||||
| Year 3 | Key Stage 2 | P2 | Year 2 | Grade 2 | ||||
| Year 4 | P3 | Year 3 | Grade 3 | |||||
| Year 5 | P4 | Year 4 | Grade 4 | |||||
| Year 6 | P5 | Year 5 | Grade 5 | |||||
| Year 7 | Secondary | Key Stage 3 | P6 | Year 6 | Grade 6 | Middle School | IB MYP | |
| Year 8 | S1 | Secondary | Year 7 | Grade 7 | ||||
| Year 9 | S2 | Year 8 | Grade 8 | |||||
| Year 10 | Key Stage 4/ GCSE/ IGCSE | S3 | Year 9 | Grade 9 | High School | |||
| Year 11 | S4 | Year 10 | Grade 10 | |||||
| Year 12 | A Level/ BTEC | S5 | Year 11 | Grade 11 | IB DP | |||
| Year 13 | S6 | Year 12 | ||||||
| Entry Year | Age | Born between | and |
| 2028 Nursery | 3 to 4 | 01-SEP-2024 | 31-AUG-2025 |
| 2028 Reception | 4 to 5 | 01-SEP-2023 | 31-AUG-2024 |
| 2028 Year 1 | 5 to 6 | 01-SEP-2022 | 31-AUG-2023 |
| 2029 Nursery | 3 to 4 | 01-SEP-2025 | 31-AUG-2026 |
| 2029 Reception | 4 to 5 | 01-SEP-2024 | 31-AUG-2025 |
| 2029 Year 1 | 5 to 6 | 01-SEP-2023 | 31-AUG-2024 |
| 2030 Nursery | 3 to 4 | 01-SEP-2026 | 31-AUG-2027 |
| 2030 Reception | 4 to 5 | 01-SEP-2025 | 31-AUG-2026 |
| 2030 Year 1 | 5 to 6 | 01-SEP-2024 | 31-AUG-20 |
| 2031 Nursery | 3 to 4 | 01-SEP-2027 | 31-AUG-2028 |
| 2031 Reception | 4 to 5 | 01-SEP-2026 | 31-AUG-2027 |
| 2031 Year 1 | 5 to 6 | 01-SEP-2025 | 31-AUG-2026 |
*We accept applications from birth.
Please feel free to get in touch with our admissions team at admissions@nais.hk or call +852 3958 1428 if you have other questions or would like to find out more about our school.
