It is the first international boarding school in the Mainland of China to offer three curricula, namely mainland curriculum, Hong Kong curriculum, and international curriculum.
It is the first 16-year through-train international school in the Mainland of China which is directly organised by Hong Kong educational foundation, offering education from kindergarten to high school.
It is the first school in the Mainland of China to adopt an operational model aligned with Hong Kong's subsidised or direct subsidy scheme schools. This model has been coordinated by the Hong Kong Education Bureau and confirmed by the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation (HKCAA) through external evaluation.
The school is also the first and only Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE) Centre in Shenzhen which is the first batch in the Mainland of China..