Peak School

Peak School (Chinese: 山頂小學; Jyutping: Saan1 Deng2 Siu2 Hok6; pinyin: Shāndǐng xiǎoxué) 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
山頂小學
Photograph of Peak School, Hong Kong
main gate of Peak School
Location
20 Plunkett's Rd, The Peak

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