Dear Parents and Guardians

It was great to see all our students back this week looking refreshed after the Spring vacation. It has been interesting to hear about what our students got up to over the break, both in Hong Kong and overseas. 

This afternoon, we farewell our Year 11 students as they head off to prepare for their upcoming (I)GCSE exams. All students can access teachers in person or via Google Links if they want support during this study period. Staff will be available during every timetabled lesson across the week, and we hope our students engage with this support as needed. Also, Good luck to our Year 13 IB students who head into exams next week. We have great confidence in what all our students can achieve, as we know that when they combine hard work with their talent, they can accomplish some of the best grades in the world.

Next week, we are conducting focus groups of randomly selected students to understand the student experience more. The student experience is the ultimate point of truth for us as we seek to evaluate our journey towards our purpose for every student to ‘be their own remarkable’. The questions and discussions will focus on some key themes, such as:

• The student classroom experiences

• Personalising learning

• Connecting learning to real-world contexts 

• Feedback

• Opportunities to be involved in projects outside the traditional curriculum

• Sense of belonging and connectedness to school

We look forward to the insightful information and feedback we will receive. This information will be critical in informing our improvement agenda next year as we continually seek to make KGV an even better place to learn and belong for our students.

Have a good weekend.

Mark Blackshaw,

Principal KGV School.

Year 12 Message

Our Year 12 IB students will be having a Core Week, beginning Tuesday 2nd until Friday 5th May. The week's focus will include CAS, TOK exhibition, Extended Essay support alongside IA data collection and Higher Education presentations. BTEC timetabled lessons will continue as normal throughout the week. Please see the link below for the schedule of the week.

Core Week # 2 2022-23.xlsx

Wishing you a great weekend.

Year 13 Message

A reminder that our Year 13 BTEC students should be continuing to attend timetabled lessons until they have completed all of their units and have been signed off by each teacher.

All Year 13 students coming into school are reminded to wear school uniforms.

Please see below an e-invite to our Class of 2023 Graduation Ceremony issued to all families this week.

Dear Year 13 Parents and Guardians,

You are invited to the Class of 2023 Graduation Ceremony marking the completion of your son/daughter’s education at KGV. During this formal event, all students will be presented with their Certificate of Graduation and any colours or special awards on stage.

The formal ceremony begins at 6.00 pm in the KGV School Hall on Wednesday, 31 May 2023. The ceremony is planned to last for approximately 90 minutes.

There is seating in the hall for a maximum of 2 guests per student. Each student will be given two tickets; you will require these to gain entry to the hall.

Thank you, and we look forward to seeing everyone on 31 May.

Wishing you a great weekend.

Year 7 Message

Dear Parents and Caregivers

It was wonderful to see all our amazing Year 7 students back at school this week. Students seemed rested, enthusiastic, and ready to learn.  We had a Year 7 assembly on Tuesday when we set out our expectations for this Term and highlighted events students could involve themselves in. 

This week, we wanted to give a big shout-out to Even Chan, who is one of our highly talented Year 7 musicians. Even is currently on his way to perform at the prestigious Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels and the Royal Albert Hall in London. Best of luck, Even. We look forward to hearing about your experience as you perform at the Winner’s Concerts after receiving the 1st Prize as the Winner of the ‘2023 International Music Competition Brussels & London’, Grand Prize Virtuoso! 

Have a great weekend.

The Year 7 Team

Year 9 Message

It was great to welcome our students back this week, looking refreshed and ready to learn after the Spring break.

Year 9 students were involved with their Community Project from Periods 1 to 4 today. Mr Beard was impressed with the student's motivation and enthusiasm. It was encouraging to see them working so well with their groups for this crucial final planning day. Please read Mr Beard’s ESF App message for more information about the Community Project. 

In the Year 9 Assembly yesterday, we went through the Year 9 Options for Maths, Science and WIN Pathways. Departments are finalising the recommendations,  which will be communicated to students and parents shortly. In the meantime, if the students have any questions, they should speak to their Maths/Science teacher.

During this week's assemblies, we spoke to students about General Expectations and how we will focus on some critical areas over this term. They are:

• Punctuality to school, lessons, and tutor time

• Not leaving lessons early

• Disconnect to reconnect. Mobile phones should be in bags between 7.30 am and 3.20 pm except for 5 minutes at the start of tutor time and should always be on silent.

• Uniform - correct and appropriately worn, including shirts tucked in and PE/Drama uniforms only be worn in those lessons.

• General Behaviour - how we behave around school, treat others, use appropriate language and show respect/empathy towards others. General school values.

We encourage you to talk to your child about our general expectations and why they are essential to a highly effective school environment. 

This week we had the Year 9 to 10 Interhouse Volleyball Competition. The results were: 1st Upsdell, 2nd Nightingale, 3rd Crozier and 4th Rowell. Mr Davidson’s top performer was Aaron Wong. Congratulations to all those students who participated. 

Year 8 Message

It was great to welcome our students back this week, looking refreshed and ready to learn after the Spring break.

The system for Year 8 Options will be open for students between 2-7 May. As explained in the Assembly this week, students will confirm their Language choices and make their Arts choices. If there are any questions or issues, students should see the Senior Head of Year, Mr Tranter.

During this week's assemblies, we spoke to students about General Expectations and how we will focus on some critical areas over this term. They are:

• Punctuality to school, lessons, and tutor time

• Not leaving lessons early

• Disconnect to reconnect. Mobile phones should be in bags between 7.30 am and 3.20 pm except for 5 minutes at the start of tutor time and should always be on silent.

• Uniform - correct and appropriately worn, including shirts tucked in and PE/Drama uniforms only be worn in those lessons

• General Behaviour - how we behave around school, treat others, use appropriate language and show respect/empathy towards others. General school values.

We encourage you to talk to your child about our general expectations and why they are essential to a highly effective school environment. 

We had the Year 7 to 8 Interhouse Volleyball Competition this week. The results were: 1st Upsdell, 2nd Rowell, 3rd Crozier and 4th Nightingale. Mr Davidson’s top performers were Gemma Yeung and Rishi Butani. Congratulations to all those students who participated.

Year 10 Message

Year 10 students should be reviewing content for their term 3 assessments and looking to use the methods and strategies shared with them on our study skills day.

Please look out for signs of anxiety. Any assessments are internal and for feedback purposes only. Do let us know if we can help.

Year 11 Message

We wished all our Year 11 students the best for their exams in an assembly this afternoon. We farewelled students who are not returning to KGV next year. For them this was their last day of school.

We reminded all students of the arrangements during study leave, reminding them that their teachers are still available to help with their revision, that they should wear uniform when coming to school and to check their exam timetable carefully.

The Y10/11 team has been reflecting today on how much our students have changed over the last two years, growing into young adults we are very proud of.

Please encourage your child to balance sleep, exercise and relaxation with their study over the next few weeks and watch out for any signs of anxiety. 

Please help them to check they are organised and have all their equipment and arrive at school in plenty of time for each exam. Mr Kent and I will be here to greet them for every exam. You can find the official exam timetable here.

Feedback Friday with the Principal

Friday 5 May 2023, 10.30 - 11.15 am

We are committed to supporting our parents through their journey at KGV, therefore have created several opportunities for you to engage with the school.  ‘Feedback Friday‘ is one such opportunity for you to engage in a personalised, small group session on a Friday morning, to chat with the Principal, Mark Blackshaw on various topics or areas you would like to discuss.

Our upcoming sessions will be on: 

-Friday 5 May 2023, 10.30-11.15 am.

-Friday 19 May 2023, 10.30-11.15 am

-Friday 16 June 2023, 10.30-11.15 am

Once you sign up for a session/s, a link will be sent to you closer to the time of the meeting.

If you would like to attend this or other sessions this term, please sign up on this form.

For enquiries, please contact Kiran at kiran.budhrani@kgv.edu.hk

Congratulations to the U14 Boys and Girls Badminton teams who won their division for ISSFHK. Both teams performed strongly throughout the season and played well in the finals to be champions.

Our email address: careers.office@kgv.edu.hk.

KGV Careers Website is another platform where we share information and resources on higher education, scholarship, external events, enrichment programmes and many more.

HE Resources via Google Classroom for Y12 & Y13. All resources for higher education applications are available via Google Classroom, including internal deadlines. Students should look out for announcements & reminders. Y13s should ensure they are keeping their paces with applications.

Student official full names are used on school transcripts. We would like to ask parents to check that their children’s official full name in the school record matches that on their identity documents. This is especially so when students are known in school by their preferred names which may not be their official names. Unmatched names may cause difficulties with university offers.

Year 13

• Close communication with HE Counsellors. Apart from keeping to internal deadlines, students should work closely with their HE Counsellors and keep informed of their HE applications. Any missed communication may result is a delay in providing necessary support for applications, which may result in missed offers.
• Application Status & Offers. Applicants are starting to receive offer decisions. Students should have regular communications with their HE Counsellors on their application status.
• IBO Result Service. Students doing IBDP or IB courses are recommended to subscribe to the IBO Result Service that sends student’s final results to the institution they specify. Students were briefed at Tutor Time on 2 Mar on how to do this. Our Exam Office is coordinating this service and an email was sent to Y13 students about subscribing to this service. For queries about IBO Result Service, please email exam@kgv.edu.hk.
• Y13 Exit plan – Parent presentation. A Zoom session is planned at 18.00 on Monday, 8 May, for Y13 parents. No pre-registration needed. Zoom link will be sent to all Y13 parents in the morning of 8 May. Login with a Zoom account is required with this session.

Year 12

• 1-1 session with HE Counsellors. The 1-to-1 meetings are completed, except for those who missed their schedule appointments. These students should reach to their individual H.E. Counsellor at the soonest.
• Higher Education Presentation Series. The H.E presentation series kicked off in Term 3 with the one on UK apps. Detailed presentation schedule is shared to all Y12 students via their H.E. Google Classrooms.

KGV School References – All KGV students

The KGV Careers Office is coordinating all references for students. KGV School has a closed reference policy. School references are treated with the strictest confidentiality and are sent only to the institution that makes a request. Students and their families do not get to see their school reference.

• Reference for Y13s’ higher education application: All current Y13 students have a school reference in place as one of the support school documents. There is no need for students to make a request. Students should work closely with their H.E. Counsellor for their applications.
• References for non-higher education purposes, including potential exit, summer school, scholarship, etc.: Parents should inform the Careers Office by email, providing purpose and contact for sending the reference. The normal lead time for teachers to work on school references is 4-6 working weeks.

University Events on the KGV Careers Calendar

Highlight of upcoming events:

Unifrog Global Universities webinars for students: 2 May to 5 May. Student login to Unifrog required. Details & registration: Here

U.K.
Apr (various dates): UCL Spring into STEM Lecture Series
Apr (various dates): Northumbria University International Webinar Series
24-28 Apr: UCL Virtual Open Week
26-27 Apr: Oxford International Parent Webinar: Application Process
3 May: UCL Laws Event in Hong Kong

U.S.A.
5 & 10 May: EducationUSA Seminar: U.S. Community College – Secret Weapon to U.S. Higher Education (sessions are in Cantonese)

KGV Careers & H.E. Team

Our Lion Yearbook pre-order last day today! 

Please access the order form here.

Price: $220

Pickup: In June at KGV 

Order deadline: 21 April 2023 - TONIGHT 

1 An invoice will be sent after order submission, with instructions for payment via epayment.

2 There will be no spare copies of the Yearbook, so only paid orders will be processed.

Thank you for your understanding and support! We hope you will enjoy another year of extraordinary KGV achievement showcased in The Lion Yearbook 2022-23.

For order inquiries, please email: elaine.chan@kgv.edu.hk

The KGV shop has launched a new website where you can find items sold.  All uniform items are at 50% discount, which can be bought in cash.  

You can also access the website on the parent and student lionel page. 

For enquires, contact Tiffany Chau at tiffany.chau@kgv.edu.hk

For 24-28 April