Playtimes HK Magazine The School Book 2019-2020 | Page 100

ESF King George V School 2 Tin Kwong Road, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon District: Kowloon City Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.kgv.edu.hk Facilities: School Hall, Guilford Lecture Theatre, Multi-purpose room, Dance Studio, Indoor Gym, Outdoor Basketball Court and Piazza Garden. New Science Block and Performing Arts Block opened in August 2013; Multimedia suites with iMac computers and a special unit for students with special learning needs. School set on a 10.2 acre site. Principal: Mr. Mark Blackshaw SEN Support: Yes Description: King George V School’s (KGV) purpose is to ‘Be your own remarkable ‘ which captures our focus on personalising learning and our belief in every student. Our Vision is to create a ‘school for one. A place where each and every student engages in remarkable learning to achieve at high levels and be the best they can be’. Our academic outcomes are outstanding with our students going to some of the most prestigious universities and colleges in the world. Over 99% of our students participate in higher education after Year 13 and often at their university of first choice. Uniform: Yes Number of Teachers: 134 Inspection: An outstanding and innovative school’ (CIS 2015). Number of Classrooms: 116 Fees: (2018-19) Years 7 to 11 Years 12 to 13 Teacher/student ratio: Years 7-9 Years 10-11 Years 12-13 1:25-30 depending on subject 1:18-26 depending on subject 1:8-18 depending on subject School Lunch Available: Yes Scholarships: Yes Accreditations: IB World School, BTEC Accredited, Council of International Schools (CIS), Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Secondary Geography Quality Mark. HKD$128,400 per annum HKD$135,000 per annum Debenture Info: Non-refundable Capital Levy (NCL): For new students, the NCL will be HKD$26,000 for Year 7 students, and then reduced on a sliding scale for those who are joining Years 8 to 13. Hours: 8:15am-3:20pm Transport: Private school bus service available. Curriculum: Year 7-9 aligning to the IB Middle Years Programme framework; Year 10-11 offers a broad range of subjects leading to GCSE and IGCSE; Year 12-13 IB Diploma or Applied Learning Pathway (BTEC); Life Skills Pathway for students with special learning needs. Mandarin Curriculum: Chinese is available as a foreign, second and first language. Other Languages Available: French and Spanish Features: Our school offers outstanding academic results within a supportive and caring environment. We celebrate diversity and always seek improvement in all that we do. 98 www.playtimes.com.hk Parents: Active parent-teacher-student association, with meetings held frequently. Social events and fund-raisers are held throughout the year. University Information: Students graduating from ESF schools in 2018 are attending are attending higher education institutions in 21 different countries around the world; the most popular being the UK (42%), Hong Kong (22%), USA (15%) and Canada (10%). Social economic sciences, science and technology, and medical sciences are the top three most popular areas of studies.