Peak School
Peak School (Chinese: 山頂小學; pinyin: Shāndǐng xiǎoxué; Jyutping: Saan1 Deng2 Siu2 Hok6) is an coeducational 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).[1]
Peak School 山頂小學 | |
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Main gate of Peak School | |
Location | |
20 Plunkett's Road | |
Coordinates | 22°16′2″N 114°9′10″E |
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Type | Private |
Established | 1911 |
Principal | Bill Garnett |
Grades | 1–6 |
Enrollment | 360 |
Language | English |
Website | http://www.ps.edu.hk |
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.[2]
Peak School teaches students from Year One to Year Six, and offers the International Baccalaureate programme. The principal of Peak School is Bill Garnett.[3]
Accreditations and Authorizations
The Peak School is accredited, authorized, or a member of the following organizations:
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
- Council of International Schools (CIS)
- The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program[4]
Notable alumni
- Jack Avon, financial modelling expert
- Martin Booth, British novelist and poet[5]
- Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, Greek and Danish princess
- Sara Jane Ho, etiquette teacher
- Eleanor Sanger, American sports producer
- Hannah Wilson, Hong Kong swimmer
- Sir Denis Wright, British diplomat[6]
References
- Dillon, Chris (2008). Landed : the expatriate's guide to buying and renovating property in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Dillon Communications. ISBN 9881714710.
- A brief history of Peak School Archived 2014-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Peak School.
- IB world schools yearbook (2013 ed.). Woodbridge, UK: John Catt Educational Ltd. 2013. ISBN 1908095652.
- "Peak School". International Baccalaureate®. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- Ingham, Michael (2007). Hong Kong: a cultural history. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0199724474.
- John Graham: ‘Wright, Sir Denis Arthur Hepworth (1911–2005)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Jan 2009. Accessed 10 Dec 2013.
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