April at Merchiston: bougainvillea petals fall, yet the news is nothing but uplifting.
The Class of 2026 has delivered a compelling answer to a fiercely competitive season – not through volume, but through quality, breadth and precision.
By 26 April, 51 graduates had received 171 offers from leading universities worldwide – an average of nearly 3.4 per student. Among these, 35 offers came from the G5 or Hong Kong’s top three universities, giving the cohort an admission rate of 70%.
Oxbridge double – a first in the Greater Bay Area
One Oxford, one Cambridge. MIS is the first pure British international school in the region to secure both in the same year.
Mark Gao earned a place in Oxford’s Biochemistry programme – a course that admits only 4–6 mainland Chinese students annually. He also received an offer for HKU’s Science Master Class, which takes fewer than 27 students globally.
Remy Xiao not only won a place in Cambridge’s Natural Sciences but was also awarded the Prince Philip Scholarship (worth RMB 2 million) – a record for Shenzhen.
More than 70% of the cohort received at least one G5 or HK Top 3 offer: Imperial (6), UCL (21). In the “KCL-Manchester-Edinburgh-Warwick” cluster: KCL (12), Manchester (22), Edinburgh (6), Warwick (6).
US success – full scholarship from America’s No.1 liberal arts college
Remy also holds a full scholarship for premedicine at Amherst College – the top liberal arts college in the US.
One student, three honours: Cambridge, Amherst full funding, and the Prince Philip Scholarship. It’s a vivid example of how MIS students use A-Levels to open doors to top US universities.
Other offers include UC San Diego, University of Washington Seattle, Northeastern, as well as top art schools: the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (US #2) and Virginia Commonwealth University (US #1 public art).
Hong Kong: a clean sweep of the most competitive programmes
MIS students secured offers for HKU’s most soughtafter programmes:
Science Master Class • Law • Engineering in AI and Data Science • AI and Data Science.
CUHK (2) and PolyU (3) also recognised MIS students in engineering and medical laboratory science.
Global Reach: Australia's Group of Eight in Full Bloom
The University of Melbourne (QS #1 in Australia), the University of Sydney (#2), Monash, as well as Canadian universities such as Toronto, have all sent offers to MIS graduates – in media, business, engineering, pharmaceutical science and more.
Nine fields, each shining in its own way
Nine fields, each shining in its own way
Life sciences & medicine: 40+ offers – a traditional strength.
Engineering & technology: 30+ offers – civil, mechanical, aerospace, AI, etc.
Humanities & social sciences:law, anthropology, sociology, digital media.
Business & management: accounting & finance, international management, fashion management.
Art & design: 20+ offers – UAL, SAIC, Glasgow School of Art, etc.
Mathematics & physics: equally strong.
Behind every offer is a young person who has been seen, supported and helped to shine on their own terms.
Education is not about selection – it’s about matching.
Over eight years, MIS has shown that when a school designs different pathways for different starting points, excellence takes a different shape in every child.
More good news is on the way. May every MIS graduate carry the castle’s confidence and warmth to the wider world – light in their eyes, love in their hearts, responsibility on their shoulders.
IC 6 Offers
QS World Ranking 2
UCL 21 Offers
QS World Ranking 9
Amherst 1 Offer
US News Liberal Arts No.1
HKU 4 Offers
Ranked 1st in Hong Kong
CUHK 2 Offers
Ranked 2st in Hong Kong
KCL 12 Offers
QS World Ranking 31
Manchester 22 Offers
QS World Ranking 35
Edinburgh 6 Offers
QS World Ranking 34
Warwick 6 Offers
QS World Ranking 74
Melbourne 2 Offers
QS #1 in Australia
USYD 1 Offer
QS #2 in Australia
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