Peak School () is a coeducational preparatory school, located on Plunkett's Road on

Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Island Victoria Peak is a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak only generally. With an elevation of , it is the highest hill on Hong Kong Island, ranked 29 in terms of elevation in Ho ...

, Hong Kong. The school is one of around twenty institutions in Hong Kong operated by the English Schools Foundation (ESF). The school opened in 1911, on the site of what is now the Victoria Peak Fire Station. In 1954, the school moved to its current premises located on Plunkett's Road.A brief history of Peak School
, Peak School. Peak School teaches students from

Year One The term "Year One" in political history usually refers to the institution of radical, revolutionary change. This usage dates from the time of the French Revolution. After the official abolition of the French monarchy on 21 September 1792, the N ...

to Year Six, and offers the

International Baccalaureate The International Baccalaureate (IB), formerly known as the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968. It offers four educational programmes: the IB ...

programme. The principal of Peak School is Bill Garnett.

Accreditations and Authorizations

The Peak School is accredited, authorized, or a member of the following organizations: *

Western Association of Schools and Colleges The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) was an organization providing accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in California and Hawaii, the territories of Guam, American Sam ...

(WASC) * Council of International Schools (CIS) * The

Primary Years Program

Notable alumni

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, financial modelling expert * Martin Booth, British novelist and poet *

Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, Princess of Denmark (born Marie-Chantal Claire Miller, 17 September 1968), is the wife of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, son of Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark. Marie-Chantal's hu ...

, Greek and Danish princess *

Sara Jane Ho Sara Jane Ho () is a Chinese educator and founder of Institute Sarita, a Beijing finishing school opened in 2013, expanded with a Shanghai location in 2015. She is the etiquette expert for the 2022 Netflix series '' Mind Your Manners''. Educati ...

, etiquette teacher * Eleanor Sanger, American sports producer *

Hannah Wilson Hannah Jane Arnett Wilson (; born 10 March 1989) is a Hong Kong retired amateur swimmer. She is a three-time Olympic swimmer for Hong Kong, having swum at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and 2012 Summer Olym ...

, Hong Kong swimmer * Sir Denis Wright, British diplomatJohn Graham
‘Wright, Sir Denis Arthur Hepworth (1911–2005)’
''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Jan 2009. Accessed 10 Dec 2013.

References

External links

Peak School website
Primary schools in Hong Kong English Schools Foundation schools 1911 establishments in Hong Kong International Baccalaureate schools in Hong Kong Victoria Peak {{HongKong-school-stub