Principal's message

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We have had another busy week with many students completing their final subject assessments for the year. The results from these assessments will be used to create the final Summary Report for the year, which will be available in the last week of this term. The Year 11 and 13 students will receive their IGCSE, IBDP and BTEC Diploma qualifications over the coming months.

We thank all our students for their efforts in completing the work for this term, and for our staff for moderating (comparing) student work and then completing the Summary Reports.

It seems that the COVID-19 numbers in Hong Kong are edging up again. We know there is heightened awareness regarding this, as we approach the holiday period and the possibility of travel for some of our students and families. It is most important over the coming weeks, that we work together to keep all of our students and community as safe as possible. 

We will be continuing to remind students of our health and safety measures, which include mask-wearing, daily disinfection, and daily Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) completion by staff and students. In addition, staff vaccination rate is 100%, with overall student vaccination over 80% double vaccinated.

It is also important to reinforce arrangements regarding Rapid Antigen Tests:

• All students are required to complete a RAT before coming to school each morning, and to register the negative result via ESF App.

• Do not send your son or daughter to school if they have any flu-like symptoms, and report your child’s absence via email.

• If RAT is positive, please report immediately to school by the ESF App and to the CHP via https://www.chp.gov.hk/ratp/.

• Once the school is notified of a positive RAT result via the ESF App, we are required to also notify the CHP

• The Government announced that with immediate effect, all of the infection cases identified via RAT will be verified by nucleic acid tests (PCR).

Thank you for your cooperation regarding the ongoing COVID-19 situation.

A reminder that we only have two weeks left to finish this academic year. The last day of school is on Friday, 24 June, and it is a half-day starting at 8:15 and finishing at noon. The school buses have been notified.

I can also confirm that starting back for our next academic year in August 2022:

• Tuesday August 23rd - Year 7, Year 10, Year 12 and all new students to KGV will attend

• Wednesday August 24th - All students attend, with Year 8, Year 9, Year 11 and Year 13 having their first day.

• Here is the KGV Draft Calendar for 2022/2023 - 20 May 2022

Have a good weekend.

Kind Regards

Mark Blackshaw

Principal

KGV School

Year 10 Message

Thank you to the parents who joined us for the Year 10 options webinar on Monday evening, there were some great questions asked and Mr Wightman was very thorough in covering the 4 pathways in Year 12. 

• BTEC academic pathway
• IBCP (combining elements of BTEC and IBDP)
• IBDP
• IB Courses

Option decisions are indicated in November this year and then set in the system the following February. Please start thinking and discussing this with your child so there is time to conduct research, talk with teachers and meet with guidance counsellors if required

Access a recording of the webinar, including the Q&A session here. 

Access the slide deck used in the presentation here.

Access all the resources and course descriptions on the Senior school Diploma transition page in Lionel. Use the App, open Lionel2 and tap the menu button in the top left. See the screenshot below.

 

 

Year 11 Message

Students were in good spirits this week and many are starting to get excited about seeing the end of their exams very soon.

Thank you for continuing to help your child stay focused and organised and for encouraging them to wear the correct uniform and to complete a RAT before leaving home each day. 

Next week we have the following exams:

• Tuesday - Economics at 3:30pm
• Wednesday - Biology at 1:30pm
• Wednesday - Single Science at 3:30pm
• Wednesday - DT at 7pm
• Friday - Further Pure Maths at 12:30pm

Year 7 Message

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We are now only 2 weeks away from our much-needed summer break! Students are coping exceptionally well and spirits are certainly high. We know there are quite a few assessment deadlines out there and students are working hard and setting high expectations of themselves. If you feel your child needs a bit more support and monitoring during this busy time, please reach out to your child’s tutor and we will do all we can to support.

We are preparing our end-of-term information packs for parents, which will be sent out in the last week, this will give you all the information you need to get ready for the next term.

End of year reports will also be sent out to parents on Friday, 24 June. These reports show a summary of the grades achieved this semester, please overall Year 7 MYP grades. There will be a chance early next term to discuss these grades and to meet your child’s new Year 8 tutors.

School finishes for the summer at 12pm on Friday, 24 June

Have a great weekend.

The Year 7 Team

Year 8 Message

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We are now only 2 weeks away from our much-needed summer break! Students are coping exceptionally well and spirits are certainly high. We know there are quite a few assessment deadlines out there and students are working hard and setting high expectations of themselves. If you feel your child needs a bit more support and monitoring during this busy time, please reach out to your child’s tutor and we will do all we can to support.

We are preparing our end-of-term information packs for parents, which will be sent out in the last week, this will give you all the information you need to get ready for the next term.

End-of-year reports will also be sent out to parents on Friday, 24 June. These reports show a summary of the grades achieved this semester, please overall Year 8 MYP grades. There will be a chance early next term to discuss these grades.

School finishes for the summer at 12pm on Friday, 24 June.

Have a great weekend.

The Year 8 Team

Year 9 Message

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We are now only 2 weeks away from our much-needed summer break! Students are coping exceptionally well and spirits are certainly high. We know there are quite a few assessment deadlines out there and students are working hard and setting high expectations of themselves. If you feel your child needs a bit more support and monitoring during this busy time, please reach out to your child’s tutor and we will do all we can to support.

Students are entering into the final stages of their Community Project. Next week sees the students present their final reflections on their project journey. There are three key areas that students will focus on in their assessment: The quality of their service as action and whether they fulfilled their proposal, have they have extended their knowledge and understanding of service-learning, and finally, how have they developed their ATL skills. To have a look at some of the groups' different actions, check out the Community Project PADLET.

We are preparing our end-of-term information packs for parents, which will be sent out in the last week, this will give you all the information you need to get ready for the next term.

Students will receive the MYP Certificates at the KGV MYP Graduation on Thursday, 23 June. This will take place in tutor time. We will share photos with parents.

End-of-year reports will also be sent out to parents on Friday, 24 June. These reports show a summary of the grades achieved this semester, please overall Year 7 MYP grades. There will be a chance early next term to discuss these grades and to meet your child’s new Year 8 tutors.

A reminder that this week is an opportunity to request changes to your child’s IGCSE option choices for Year 10 and 11. As mentioned before we cannot guarantee we will be able to meet any request as the timetable has been created based on the student's original choices. We will do what we can however to meet any request. The deadline for requests has been extended to Monday the 13th to give everyone one last weekend to have any necessary discussions.

School finishes for the summer at 12 pm on Friday, 24 June. 

Have a great weekend.

The Year 9 Team

Year 12 Message

Our Year 12 BTEC students have been working extremely hard as usual in lessons this week and our IB students completed their Assessment Week today.

With just two weeks of term remaining, we hope all of our Year 12 students take this opportunity to continue to research courses as they prepare for their University applications next term. Please also use this time to check in with your HE Counsellors for advice on course requirements and suitable options.

Wishing you a great weekend.

School References

School reference (non-higher education purposes) (Link to policy on Lionel)

The Careers Office coordinates all KGV student references including exit & summer schools. All requests should be directed to careers.office@kgv.edu.hk. Please allow at least 4-6 work weeks for teachers to work on school references. School references for higher education applications are done in a separate process.

Careers & H.E. Guidance

Graduating Class of 2022 - Exit Advice

Hope you can now relax a bit.

We’d like to remind you all about some very important action points for your steps:

- IBO Result Service. This is a service offered by IBO to send students’ final IB results directly to the institution of students’ choice. We cannot emphasise enough how important it is for students to subscribe to this service. Not only is it the most efficient and fastest way to have your official IB results sent (including remarks), universities regard this as the official IB results for securing student offers. KGV Exam Office is responsible for coordinating this for our IB students. The deadline to sign up was 25 May. If you have missed the deadline, please email: exam@kgv.edu.hk.

- KGV Final Transcripts – IB students. You can pick up two hard copies of your final transcript from the Careers Office on 8 July, between 08:00 and 15:00. If you cannot come in person on 8 Jul, we will mail your final transcript in the week of 11 Jul. Do check your Hong Kong residential address on Lionel and email us if there is any change. If you will be out of Hong Kong and like us to send your final transcript to an overseas residential address, please complete this form, by 24 June 2022.

- KGV Final Transcripts – BTEC students. We will mail you your final transcript when it is ready. Please ensure your address on Lionel is current, or provide us an overseas residential address for us to mail your final transcript.

- Official IB & BTEC certificates issued by Exam Boards. These are coordinated by our Exam Office and should be ready after the summer break. Please look out for correspondence on collection.

Year 12 H.E. Presentation Series
So far, we have covered: H.E. Refresher+Unifrog, Personal Statements, UK Apps, HK Apps, Medicine/Dentistry/Vet, Oxbridge, USA Apps, USA Personal Essay, Canada & Non-mainstream countries. The last two presentations are scheduled at 13:30 on 15 Jun (UCAS Setup) & 22 Jun (Summer Action Plan). All students planning to apply to higher education in the U.K. MUST attend the UCAS setup presentation. The Summer Action Plan presentation will run through various preparation for higher education before returning to Year 13 after the holidays.

The University of Cambridge is starting a new monthly e-newsletter for parents, carers and supporters of prospective applicants to Cambridge, offering support and advice throughout the admissions process. The newsletter will address common questions and concerns and aims to offer guidance when supporting your student. Sign up here.

PSAT, 12 October 2022
Signup for PSAT 2022 is now closed. Confirmation of registration and ePayment requests were sent earlier this week. Please settle payment by the given deadline, or the student's name will be automatically removed.

Careers Website is full of information on summer/enrichment programmes, scholarships, careers & higher education resources, etc. Check this link for more.

External Events
Our Careers Calendar lists many university events. Refer to the Calendar for event details and registration links. Some upcoming events:

U.K.
- 14-15 Jun: Unifrog Student Webinars. Topics include: Meet the Russell Group, How to ace your UK Personal Statement, Applying to Oxbridge, How to ace your Common App essay, etc.
- 17 Jun: The Medic Portal Webinar: UCAT Verbal Reasoning (2023 entry)
- 18 Jun: Queen Mary, U of London: Undergraduate Open Day Summer 2022 (online)
- 24 Jun: The Medic Portal Webinar: UCAT Abstract Reasoning (2023 entry)
- 26 Jun: St. John’s College, Cambridge Webinar
- 28 Jun: Loughborough University Webinar: UCAS apps & perfecting your personal statement
- 1 Jul: The Medic Portal Webinar: UCAT Decision Making (2023 entry)
- 7-8 Jul: Cambridge Hybrid Open Days 2022
- 7 Jul: British Council Pre-departure Briefing
- 8 Jul: The Medic Portal Webinar: UCAT Quantitative Reasoning (2023 entry)
- 21 Jul: British Council Pre-Departure Briefing
- 27 Jul-4Aug: University of Cambridge – Summer Virtual Subject Masterclasses min-series

Hong Kong
- Various dates: PolyU Faculty Seminar Series
- 17-18 Jun: HK Arts Administrators Association Career Fair 2022

Canada
- 23 Jun: Ryerson University (renamed to Toronto Metropolitan University in late April): Study permits made easy (Outside Canada)

KGV Careers Team

Key Dates

Mon 13 June - Year 9 Community Project Assessment Week

Thursday 23 June - MYP Graduation 

Friday 24 June - Last day of school half-day starting at 8:15 am and finishing at noon. 

Tuesday 23 August - Year 7, Year 10, Year 12 and all new students to KGV will attend

Wednesday 24 August - All students attend, with Year 8, Year 9, Year 11 and Year 13 having their first day.

KGV Draft Calendar for 2022/2023 - 20 May 2022

Uniform Clearance Sale!

We are pleased to offer a clearance sale for all uniform items stocked at the KGV shop, beginning Saturday, 21 May to Sunday,19 June.  Please visit the uniform website to place your orders.  

Students may try on uniform samples at the KGV shop if they require a fitting. Orders must be placed on the above website and can be picked up from the KGV shop. 

Year 11 >> Year 12 students

Current Year 11 students who will transition to Year 12 in the coming academic year are required to wear the senior uniform in Year 12 and Year 13 - the khaki colour shorts/trousers/skorts.  We encourage parents to purchase their child’s senior uniform within the above-mentioned period.

For enquires, please email tiffany.chau@kgv.edu.hk