Peak School Explained

Peak School
Native Name:山頂小學
Location:20 Plunkett's Rd, The Peak
Country:Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.2672°N 114.1528°W
Established:1911
Type:Private
Grades:1–6
Principal:Bill Garnett
Enrollment:360
Language:English

Peak School is a 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 teaches students from Year One to Year Six, and offers the International Baccalaureate programme. The principal of Peak School is Bill Garnett.[2]

History

The school opened in 1911. Its first school building was built by the Public Works Department in 1915 at No.7 Gough Hill Path .[3] The building now houses the Victoria Peak Fire Station (山頂消防局).[4] 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.[5]

Conservation

The Former Peak School at No. 7 Gough Hill Path has been listed as a Grade II historic building since 2009, while the Peak School at Plunkett's Road has been listed as a Grade III historic building since 2010.[6]

Accreditations and authorizations

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

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dillon, Chris. Landed : the expatriate's guide to buying and renovating property in Hong Kong. 2008. Dillon Communications. Hong Kong. 978-9881714718.
  2. Book: IB world schools yearbook. 2013. John Catt Educational Ltd. Woodbridge, UK. 978-1908095657. 2013. registration.
  3. [Antiquities Advisory Board]
  4. [Antiquities Advisory Board]
  5. http://www.ps.edu.hk/about-us/alumni/brief-history-peak-school A brief history of Peak School
  6. [Antiquities Advisory Board]
  7. News: Peak School. International Baccalaureate®. 2017-05-07. en.
  8. Book: Ingham, Michael. Hong Kong: a cultural history. 2007. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 978-0199724475.
  9. John Graham: ‘Wright, Sir Denis Arthur Hepworth (1911–2005)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Jan 2009. Accessed 10 Dec 2013.