HKSC envisages the development of a civil society through nurturing the creativity and individual potential of the young generation. HKSC, a learning community led by dreams and vision, provides a platform and a think-tank to facilitate exchange, research and development of quality creative education at local, regional and international levels.

HKSC is the first and a unique Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) senior secondary school in Hong Kong devoted to actualizing creative education. It provides young people with an all-round creative learning experiences and opportunities for self-fulfillment:
- with minimum pressure of examinations and greater flexibility for effective learning;
- through a unique inter-disciplinary curriculum responding to the development of a civil society and a knowledge-based economy;
- by fostering positive values, cultural literacy, competency in communication, as well as creative and critical thinking;
- as a cross-cultural hub for the sustainable development of creative education.

Students are endowed with creative education that embraces
- liberal art studies through general academic subjects
- school-based Creative Profession-oriented Programme
 
They learn through art-in-education, research and development, application of theories and concepts as well as appreciation and critique. As a result, they obtain knowledge, apply techniques to create, enhance their thinking and develop their imagination. We hope that they could subsequently be compassionate towards the society and acquire a cultural vision. Besides, they could be versatile, innovative, independent, critical and disciplined in solving all kinds of problems for themselves and the society.I

In the course of their learning, each student is assigned a mentor, who gives personal and continuous guidance throughout their learning in HKSC, in the aspects of personal growth, learning and creation, career development, etc. Artist/scholar-in-residence programmes, study tours, internship projects, seminars and conferences are organized to help achieve the purpose.