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
Main gate of Peak School
Location
20 Plunkett's Road

Hong Kong
Coordinates22°16′2″N 114°9′10″E
Information
TypePrivate
Established1911
PrincipalBill Garnett
Grades1–6
Enrollment360
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttp://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:

Notable alumni

References
  1. Dillon, Chris (2008). Landed : the expatriate's guide to buying and renovating property in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Dillon Communications. ISBN 9881714710.
  2. A brief history of Peak School Archived 2014-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Peak School.
  3. IB world schools yearbook (2013 ed.). Woodbridge, UK: John Catt Educational Ltd. 2013. ISBN 1908095652.
  4. "Peak School". International Baccalaureate®. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  5. Ingham, Michael (2007). Hong Kong: a cultural history. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0199724474.
  6. 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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