It is located near Grand Promenade and the Tai Koo Shing area, which are home to a large number of Hong Kong's Korean families.

The English Second Language Programme also follows CIE's programs of study with students sitting external exams offered at the British Council.

[8] The Secondary programme from Year 7 to 13 offers the curriculum developed by Cambridge Assessment International Education, AQA and Pearson BTEC.

[11] Throughout the academic year, teachers award points to students for effort, good behavior, school representation, and sports achievement.

[2] The English section of their middle school division began full operation in August 1997 with the establishment of the 9th grade.

[15] Early on in its history, the school experienced rapid growth; however, this was disrupted by the economic aftershocks of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, during which student numbers dropped from 250 to 190.

[16] In 2007, Peter Leesinky was appointed as principal and introduced the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) into the school curriculum.

Since 2008, KIS has worked with Operation Santa Claus (OSC) to spread the festive spirit of Christmas and to raise funds.

In June 2006, the Korean International School's managing organisation, the Korean Residents' Association, was investigated by the Independent Commission Against Corruption; their office was searched, and one staff member was charged with having received HK$100,000 in bribes related to the renegotiation of a real estate management company's contract and sentenced to eight months' imprisonment.

Local Koreans felt shaken by the investigations and expressed their loss of confidence, some committed suicide in the managing organisation as a result.

[24] They expressed frustration that they were not consulted regarding a matter involving so many staff; of particular concern to them was the removal of Doug Anderson, former head of the school's English section.

This highlighted a lack of transparency among school leadership, with the chairman, board members and some employees using embezzled money for their own personal use instead of educational purposes.