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Beacon Hill School, Hong Kong
The English Schools Foundation (ESF) manages 22 schools in Hong Kong: five secondary schools, nine primary schools, two "all through" schools, five kindergartens and one school for children with special needs. Kindergartens *Abacus International Kindergarten *Hillside International Kindergarten *Tsing Yi Kindergarten *Tung Chung Kindergarten *Wu Kai Sha Kindergarten Primary schools * Beacon Hill School * Bradbury School * Clearwater Bay School * Glenealy School * Kennedy School * Kowloon Junior School * Peak School * Quarry Bay School * Sha Tin Junior School Secondary schools * Island School * King George V School * Sha Tin College * South Island School *West Island School All through schools ''Note: these schools are run as private independent schools with no subvention from the Hong Kong Government.'' * Discovery College * Renaissance College Special needs schools *Jockey Club Sarah Roe School References External linksEnglish Schools Foundation {{International scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESF Peak-school
ESF may refer to: Education * Écoles Sans Frontières, a French educational charity * Education Without Borders (Spanish organization) (Spanish: '), a Spanish educational charity * Emmanuel Schools Foundation, a British educational charity * English Schools Foundation, an organization of twenty two international schools in Hong Kong * Esperantic Studies Foundation, a Canadian Esperanto organization * European School, Frankfurt am Main, in Germany * Evans Scholars Foundation, an American scholarship program * State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, in Syracuse, New York, United States Science and technology * European Science Foundation, a research organization * European Studbook Foundation, studbooks of reptiles and amphibians in captivity * Electro sinter forging * Extended superframe * Exatron Stringy Floppy, an 8-bit computer peripheral * Explosion Suppressant Foam, used to protect from fire in aircraft wings Other uses * East Sea Flee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sha Tin Junior School
The English Schools Foundation (ESF) is an organisation that runs 22 international schools in Hong Kong. It is Hong Kong's largest English-medium organisation of international schools. It was founded in 1967 with the passage of the English Schools Foundation Ordinance. In addition to tuition fees, the foundation receives an ongoing subsidy from the Hong Kong Government, The schools also receive donations from their parent–teacher associations. History In 1965, the Hong Kong government released its "Education Policy" white paper, which recommended that future expansion of English-medium schools should be through aided schools rather than through government schools. In accordance with the white paper's recommendations, ESF was established in 1967 under the English Schools Foundation Ordinance (Cap. 1117). The foundation's initial two schools were Beacon Hill School and Island School. In 1975, Bradbury School opened as Causeway Bay School on Eastern Hospital Road. In 1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renaissance College, Hong Kong
Renaissance College ( ; , abbreviated: RCHK) is a private international school run by English Schools Foundation (ESF) in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong. It serves primary and secondary students and was founded in 2006 to replace the Phoenix International School, another school run by ESF. Since its inception, the school has offered the International Baccalaureate curriculum. History Plans to establish Renaissance College as ESF's first private school began in 1999. Unlike other schools operated by ESF at the time, Renaissance College would not receive recurrent government subsidy. In 2001, the Education Department granted ESF land in Ma On Shan and in Discovery Bay to build two schools that each provide primary and secondary education under the non-profit Private Independent School Scheme, which do not receive recurrent government grants. The Ma On Shan site would eventually become the campus of Renaissance College. On 29 October 2001, Canadian Overseas International College clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discovery College
Discovery College () is a private independent school operated by the ESF in Discovery Bay, Hong Kong. It offers both primary and secondary education on one campus. The school first opened in August 2009 after replacing another ESF school, Bauhinia School, which first opened in January 2002. Discovery College has five houses, and provides education from year 1 to year 13. Discovery College was established by the English Schools Foundation to serve the needs of the local and expatriate communities in Hong Kong. It is a full Years 1 to 13 school offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) for Years 1-6, Middle Years Programme (MYP) for Years 7-11, and Diploma Programme (DP) for Years 12-13. Under the Private Independent School Scheme, 70% of the students of Discovery College must be Hong Kong permanent residents. History Plans to set up Discovery College as one of ESF's first private schools began in 1999. As a private ESF school, Discovery Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Island School
West Island School (WIS; ) is a co-educational, Private school, private, International school, international secondary school in Hong Kong which provides an English-language education to students of all abilities from age eleven to eighteen with a "modern liberal education" based on British-influenced international curricula. The campus is a purpose-built development located at 250 Victoria Road, on the slopes of Mount Davis, Hong Kong, Mount Davis on Hong Kong Island. Students from Years Seven to Nine study the West Island School Middle Years Diploma; students in Years Ten to Eleven follow either the IGCSE, or the MYP IB Middle Years Programme; and students in Years Twelve to Thirteen follow the IB Diploma curricula. The school is a member of the English Schools Foundation, and as such still receives a small but symbolic subvention from the Government that has been frozen since Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, the 1997 Handover of Hong Kong. History West Island School, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Island School
South Island School is a private international school founded by the English Schools Foundation of Hong Kong, located at 50 Nam Fung Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, with about 1,400 students enrolled and 107 teachers. Students come from diverse backgrounds, with over 38 nationalities represented. The school offers the GCSE/IGCSE syllabus, IB Diploma Programme, IB Career-related Programme and the BTEC qualification. The school is one of three ESF secondary schools on Hong Kong Island, the others being West Island School and Island School. History In 1977, South Island School was founded as an annex of Island School, a fellow English Schools Foundation School. The school opened with 165 students and 6 teachers, with three classes in Form 1, and one class in Form 2 and Form 3 respectively. Mike Taylor was the first principal. The school moved to its current location at 50 Nam Fung Road in 1983. It consisted of the Ching Ling Soong Block and an outdoor swimming pool. As the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sha Tin College
Sha Tin College (STC) is a co-educational International school, international secondary school in Hong Kong and a member of the English Schools Foundation. Established in 1982 as the Shatin Annexe based in the campus of King George V School (Hong Kong), KGV School in Kowloon Tong, the school relocated to 3 Lai Wo Lane, Fo Tan, in 1985, adopting its present name. Students For the 2020–2021 school year, the school had 1389 students. In 2020, 65.8 percent of students were Chinese, a total of 894 students. The next largest group was Eurasians, then Caucasians. House system There are four houses at Sha Tin College. Students are randomly placed in either one of four houses. The houses are Dragon, Griffin, Pegasus, and Phoenix. Curriculum Middle school The middle school curriculum is designed for Years 7 to 9. The middle school follows the International Baccalaureate IB Middle Years Programme, Middle Years Programme (MYP). IGCSE Students in Years 10 and 11 follow the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King George V School (Hong Kong)
King George V School (KGV, pronounced "K-G-Five") is a coeducational international secondary independent school of the English Schools Foundation (ESF), located in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong. The school has more than 1,900 students and is one of the oldest schools in Hong Kong. Students take IGCSEs/GCSEs followed by the International Baccalaureate Diploma or the British BTEC programme. There is a Learning Enhancement Centre (LEC) for students with learning difficulties. The campus has an area of . The school is one of three ESF secondary schools in Kowloon and the New Territories, the others being Sha Tin College and Renaissance College. History Pre-WWII period KGV is the oldest of all schools in the English Schools Foundation. It first opened in 1894 on Nathan Road, and originally catered for the children of British people living in Kowloon. At the time, the school occupied just one small building. It was destroyed in a typhoon in 1896, and Kowloon College opened in its pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island School
Island School ( Chinese: 港島中學) is a co-educational international school located on the Mid-levels, Hong Kong. Established in 1967, it is a founding member of the English Schools Foundation. The school has been accredited by international organisations such as the Council of International Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The school currently houses over 1,200 students across 33 nationalities. The school has relocated itself twice since its establishment. Using the site of a former British military hospital from 1967 to 1972, the school permanently settled in 20 Borrett Road, Mid-Levels from 1972 to 2017. However, due to redevelopment work, the school temporarily moved to two campuses in Sha Tin District in December 2017. The school has since returned to 20 Borrett Road as of August 2022 after 4 years of redevelopment work. Island School is a registered IB World School and offers the IB diploma program along with an alternative BTEC prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarry Bay School
Quarry Bay School is the oldest English Schools Foundation primary school in Hong Kong. There are around 720 students. Its current campus is on Braemar Hill on Hong Kong Island. The principal is currently Sue Yee who started her role in August 2021. Mina Dunstan was principal from 2012 until June 2021. The previous principal was Debra Gardiner who had been at Quarry Bay School for 4 years from 2007 until Christmas 2011. The previous principal before Gardiner was David James Harrison who, before he retired, had been at Quarry Bay School for 23 years. History The juvenile hall was opened in 1926 to educate the children of expatriate dockyard workers. It remained at 986 King's Road, Quarry Bay until the 1970s, briefly interrupted by World War II when it was forced to operate in the Stanley Internment Camp. In 1980 it relocated to temporary premises in Victoria Barracks, and then in 1984 to its current location on Braemar Hill. A time capsule filled with children's work, messages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Schools Foundation
The English Schools Foundation (ESF) is an organisation that runs 22 international schools in Hong Kong. It is Hong Kong's largest English-medium organisation of international schools. It was founded in 1967 with the passage of the English Schools Foundation Ordinance. In addition to tuition fees, the foundation receives an ongoing subsidy from the Hong Kong Government, The schools also receive donations from their parent–teacher associations. History In 1965, the Hong Kong government released its "Education Policy" white paper, which recommended that future expansion of English-medium schools should be through aided schools rather than through government schools. In accordance with the white paper's recommendations, ESF was established in 1967 under the English Schools Foundation Ordinance (Cap. 1117). The foundation's initial two schools were Beacon Hill School and Island School. In 1975, Bradbury School opened as Causeway Bay School on Eastern Hospital Road. In 1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peak School
Peak School () is a coeducational Preparatory school (United Kingdom), preparatory school, located on Plunkett's Road on Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The school is one of around twenty institutions in Hong Kong operated by the English Schools Foundation (ESF). Peak School teaches students from Year One (education), Year One to Year Six, and offers the International Baccalaureate programme. The principal of Peak School is Bill Garnett. History The school opened in 1911. Its first school building was built by the Public Works Department (Hong Kong), Public Works Department in 1915 at No.7 Gough Hill Path (). The building now houses the Victoria Peak Fire Station (:zh:山頂消防局, 山頂消防局). Construction of the current premises on Plunkett's Road was completed in 1954. The two campuses were initially operated in tandem, with younger children attending the older school. A few years later, the entire student body was consolidated in the new buildings. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
