Communications

Type of Warning

Information for Parents

Typhoon Signal No. 1

The school will operate as normal.

Typhoon Signal no. 3

The school will operate as normal unless advised otherwise.

Typhoon Signal No. 8 and above

1.If the signal is raised before school starts, the school will be closed.

Please listen to television and radio announcements before school. 

Once EDB decides to close schools due to the inclement weather, the school will message parents via the ESF hub. A banner will also be posted on our website.

Parents are advised to keep their children at home.

Teachers will enable students access to independent learning tasks with some year groups having some zoom sessions as described below. 

Please note if T10 or Black rain signal is issued there is no requirement to provide online learning, in line with ESF policy.

Teachers will send out the links on the morning of the closure.

2. If the signal is approaching during school hours, the Hong Kong Observatory will normally issue a two-hour warning period for the public. School buses will depart after an hour and the school gate will open at the same time.

The school will notify parents of the bus departure time via the ESF Hub app. A banner will also be posted on our website. 

For parents of children taking school buses, please pick them up at the stops as per their usual practice.

If parents choose to pick up their children in person, please notify the bus company and the school office.

If the above is deemed not possible, the school will inform affected parents that their children will remain in school until it is safe to release them or until a parent or designated responsible adult picks them up. Students will not be sent home on school buses once a Signal 8 or above has been hoisted.

Amber Rainstorm Warning

The school will operate as normal. Please listen to radio and TV announcements in case the weather deteriorates.

Red or Black Rainstorm Warning

1. Before the start of school  – the school will close all day.

2. During school hours - 

School will operate until the end of normal school hours and parents are not required to take any action during the normal school day.

All buses will run as usual if the signal is lowered to Amber or cancelled before 2:45pm.

All school excursions and offsite activities will be postponed/cancelled.

3. After school hours 2.45pm onwards-

All students should remain on school campus under the supervision of our staff- All ECAs will be cancelled. 

All buses will operate if the signal is lowered to Amber before 3pm.

Students are not allowed to be dismissed unless they are picked up by an adult or the school announces it is safe for them to leave.

If the Red or Black signal is still in place at 3pm, some of the buses will be cancelled. Please check with your bus company for details. 

4. After school hours 4:30pm- 

If the Red and Black signal is still in force at 4:30pm, all buses will be cancelled and parents or guardians will need to make alternative pick-up arrangements.