King George V School (Hong Kong)
Coordinates: 22°19′19″N 114°10′59″E / 22.32194°N 114.18306°E / 22.32194; 114.18306
| King George V School (KGV School) | |
|---|---|
| Honestas Ante Honores (Honesty Before Glory) | |
| Location | |
| 2 Tin Kwong Rd., Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong |
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| Information | |
| Type | International secondary Independent school Co-educational |
| Established | 1894 |
| School district | Kowloon |
| Principal | Mr. Ed Wickins (2004) |
| Grades | Years 7 - 13 |
| Enrollment | 1700 |
| Campus size | 10.2 acres (41,000 m2) |
| Colour(s) | gold, navy blue |
| Mascot | The Lion |
| Publication | The Lion (annual yearbook) |
| Website | http://www.kgv.edu.hk |
King George V School (Chinese: 英皇佐治五世學校), often shortened to "KGV" (pronounced K-G-Five) is a co-educational international secondary independent school of the English Schools Foundation, located in the Ho Man Tin area of Hong Kong. Currently school 1,700 students in the Kowloon peninsula, it is one of the oldest schools in Hong Kong, founded in 1894. Its students take IGCSEs followed by the International Baccalaureate or the British BTEC programme. KGV has a unit for children with special needs. The campus is 10.2 acres (41,000 m2) in size. The school is one of three English Schools Foundation schools in Kowloon and New Territories, the others being Sha Tin College and Renaissance College Hong Kong.
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