Singapore International School

Bad Weather, Tropical Cyclones and Heavy Persistent Rain Arrangements

Tropical Cyclones Warning
Signal	Preparatory Year	Primary Section	Secondary Section	Remarks
No. 1	Classes as usual
No. 3	All classes cancelled	Classes as usual unless advised otherwise by Education Bureau.	Classes as usual unless advised otherwise by Education Bureau.	If the signal is replaced by signal No. 1 at 10:00am, the PY section remains closed.
Signal No. 8 or above	All classes cancelled			If the signal is lowered after 6:15 a.m., the school remains closed.
Heavy Persistent Rain
Amber Signal	Classes as usual			All sections will operate as usual unless the Education Bureau has made special announcement on closure of schools.
Red or Black Signal
Before 6:15 a.m.	All classes cancelled			Classes remain cancelled even if the signal is lowered.
6:15 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	All classes cancelled			Classes remain cancelled even if the signal is lowered.
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Classes will continue until the end of the normal school hours.			Normal pupil dismissal procedure will apply. The school will liaise with the school bus company to ensure that road conditions are safe before allowing pupils to go home.

Please pay attention to radio or television announcement made by the Education Bureau during typhoons/rainstorms or visit the webpage of the Hong Kong Observatory at the following URL for “Weather Information for Schools”:
http://www.weather.gov.hk/school/main.shtml
If Education Bureau announces the closure of schools after the start of school day, the School will activate the contingency plan to ensure that the school premises will be open and the School Inclement Weather Emergency Team will look after the pupils who are already in school or on their way to school. Safe and proper arrangement will be made for these pupils to return home at an appropriate time.

Parents are advised to exercise their discretion in deciding whether or not to send their children to school at the time of inclement weather. Parents should keep their children at home if they consider that local weather, road, slope, traffic or transport conditions at that time are still not completely normal. In such circumstances, allowance will be given to the affected students for lateness or absence from school at their discretion on the day when inclement weather or flooding occurs.