Senior Deputy Head (Whole School)

Harrow International School Hong Kong is looking for an outstanding leader to fulfil the role of Senior Deputy Head (Whole School) from April or September 2025. This exciting opportunity to join a thriving international boarding and day school would suit an individual with diverse leadership attributes, a genuine affinity for the distinctive ethos and values of Harrow Hong Kong and aspirations to promote to Headship in the future.

Harrow International School Hong Kong is the first international boarding and day school in Hong Kong. It is the third school in the Harrow family of schools in the Asia region and provides a British education from Early Years to Year 13 in custom-built facilities in a stunning location in Hong Kong. The School combines elements of educational philosophy, practice and traditions from Harrow School in London with the international mindedness of a diverse pupil body in Hong Kong. Having opened in September 2012, the School roll is currently around 1600 and the school achieves the best results in Hong Kong at A-level and GCSE.  

Since 2020, Harrow Hong Kong has featured as one of the top 150 Schools in the World, top 10 Schools in Asia and one of the leading schools in Hong Kong according to the Spear’s and CARFAX Index. Our pupils go on to some of the top universities across the world including Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London, Durham University, University of Exeter, The University of Edinburgh, Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Princeton University, UPenn, UC Berkeley, The University of Hong Kong and Tsinghua University.

Harrow Hong Kong is, however, about much more than academic results and its pupils excel in music, drama, sport and art as well as service and charity work. Underpinning everything is the commitment to outstanding pastoral care, with a strong boarding ethos and House system at its heart where pupils feel happy, secure and valued. A bespoke personal, social and health education programme, ‘Facing Challenges’ encourages resilience and a positive, solution-focused approach to any challenge.

The Senior Deputy Head (Whole School) will deliver on the School’s aim to be a world leading school. Providing inspirational senior leadership with the vision, presence and communication skills to develop and enhance outstanding academic and pastoral provision, he or she will ensure that the School community understands and actively engages with the School’s principles and philosophy.

The successful candidate will be an exceptional leader and communicator with strongly held educational values that align with the strategic mission and educational aims of Harrow School Hong Kong. They will have a collaborative and enabling style that will help them to bring the best out of others. Candidates are welcomed from a wide range of backgrounds, with a particular interest in those who bring a deep understanding of boarding and whole school environments.    

Further information on Harrow International School Hong Kong can be found at https://www.harrowschool.hk/ and a candidate brief is from www.odgers.com/92361.   

Letters of application, CVs and application forms should be submitted by the closing date, 09.00 GMT Wednesday 13 November.

Harrow International School Hong Kong is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and relevant international police checks.