Peak School
| Peak School 山頂小學 | |
|---|---|
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Main gate of Peak School | |
| Location | |
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20 Plunkett's Road Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates | 22°16′2″N 114°9′10″E / 22.26722°N 114.15278°ECoordinates: 22°16′2″N 114°9′10″E / 22.26722°N 114.15278°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1911 |
| Principal | Bill Garnett |
| Grades | 1–6 |
| Enrollment | 360 |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://www.ps.edu.hk |
Peak School (Chinese: 山頂小學; pinyin: Shāndǐng xiǎoxué; Jyutping: Saan1 Deng2 Daai6 Hok6) is an English language international primary 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]
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]
Notable former students
- Jack Avon, financial modelling expert
- Martin Booth, British novelist and poet[4]
- Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece
- Sara Jane Ho, etiquette teacher
- Eleanor Sanger, American sports producer
- Hannah Wilson, Hong Kong swimmer
- Sir Denis Wright, British diplomat[5]
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, Peak School.
- ↑ IB world schools yearbook (2013 ed.). Woodbridge, UK: John Catt Educational Ltd. 2013. ISBN 1908095652.
- ↑ 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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