Principal's Message

Dear KGV Families,

Throughout this week, our thoughts have been with Mason’s parents, wider family and his friends. It has been a difficult time for the KGV community, but one where the support, care and friendship amongst the students and staff has helped to provide some comfort to those affected. We have aimed to maintain our regular routines, whilst also giving the opportunity for students to find a quiet space or seek support from a counsellor.

If you are concerned about how your child is coping at this time, please contact their Head of Year in the first instance.

We will continue to provide this support in the coming days and weeks, and will respect Mason’s parents wishes in terms of any memorial plans. I will provide an update at the appropriate time.

Please be reminded that there is a shortened week coming up. Thursday 1st May is a public holiday, and Friday 2nd May is a staff training day. 

Best wishes,

Mark Poulsum

Year 12 & 13 Message

As our Principal, Mr Poulsum, has stated, our thoughts have very much been with Mason’s parents, wider family and his friends throughout this week. It has been a very difficult time our community, but one where the support, care and friendship amongst our students and staff has helped to provide some comfort to those affected. We have aimed to maintain our regular routines, whilst also giving the opportunity for our students to find a quiet space or seek support from a counsellor.

We will continue to provide ongoing support for all of our Year 12 and 13 students in the coming days and weeks, and will respect Mason’s parents wishes in terms of any memorial plans. Mr Poulsum will provide an update at the appropriate time.

Year 7 Message

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We have been so proud of our Year 7 students this week. Their behaviour and decorum around the campus in what has been a difficult week has been excellent. Our Counselling Team has included resources for you to access should your child be struggling during this time. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with Mason's parents, wider family and friends.

Next week, with Thursday's Public Holiday and Friday's staff training day, students will attend school Monday-Wednesday and then return on the following Tuesday 6th May.

Have a good weekend.

The Year 7 Team

Year 11 Message

Students began their written GCSE exams today with approximately 100 students sitting 1st language Chinese and Foreign language Chinese. Students were organised and seemed prepared and calm.

Please help your child to ensure they know exactly when and where all their exams are over the next two months. We will be here to meet them and support them before and after every exam. Students may choose to study at school during normal school days. Please wear normal uniform and work in the LRC.

• Full detailed exam timetable
• Exams overview

All exam instructions and reference materials are available here.

Results Website & Login Information

Two emails (Cambridge and Edexcel) regarding results websites and login information have just been sent to students.

Cambridge: On results day, follow the instructions in the email to check your results. Please keep your username and password safe. You may wish to print out a copy of the email for safekeeping.

Edexcel: Follow the instructions on the email to activate your ResultsPlus account as soon as possible. If you do not activate your account, you will not be able to check your results. During the activation process, you will be asked to input your email address. Please use an email account you have access to. If you are leaving KGV, you might wish to use your personal email address. *IMPORTANT* Do NOT wait until results day to activate your account. Account activation takes time and doing it on results day will cause a delay (up to 1-2 days) in accessing your results.

If you have registered for AQA subjects, please note that results will be emailed to you on results day.

Please contact Exams Office (exam@kgv.edu.hk) if you have any questions. Thank you!

Year 10 Message

It has been a subdued week at KGV this week, with students and staff taking time to talk and look out for each other.

We have transitioned back to summer uniform and students are not required to wear a tie.

Our Year 11 students began their formal GCSE exams today with Chinese language exams for 100 students. GCSE exams continue now until 18th June. For the rest of the term, Year 10 students will be our focus during tutor time as we hold 1:1 discussions and ensure they are on-track to achieve their goals and make the most of their time.

Year 8 & 9 Message

Dear Parents 

During this very difficult week for the community we have aimed to maintain our regular routines while also providing opportunities for students to find quiet spaces or seek support from our counseling team. We are committed to offering ongoing support to all Year 8 and Year 9 students in the days and weeks ahead. We commend our students for their excellent behaviour and decorum on campus this week.

Our counseling team has compiled resources for families to access should your child need additional support. We continue to keep Mason's family in our thoughts and prayers.

Please note that next week, due to Thursday's public holiday and Friday's staff training day, students will attend school from Monday to Wednesday and will return on Tuesday 6th May.

Wishing you all a good weekend.

Last Chance to order The Lion KGV Yearbook 2024-25. 

This year's Yearbook is $145/copy; please order here! Once you have filled in the form, an invoice will be sent to your ESF Parents' App in 2 working days; Please pay promptly to secure your copy, the payment deadline is 30 April 2025.

We will announce at the end of May when the books will be available for pick-up.

If you have payment questions, please email Ms Tai (emily.tai@kgv.edu.hk). For other questions, please email Ms Chan (elaine.chan@kgv.edu.hk).

Thank you for your support!

KGV Learning Arrangements during Inclement Weather

Dear Parents and Students,

At this time of year, we may experience inclement weather that leads to schools being closed due to Hong Kong-wide weather warnings. We intend to ensure a continuity of learning as far as possible when schools are closed.

I am writing to provide an overview of our approach if KGV is closed at the start of the school day due to inclement weather. This is summarised below:

We will aim to follow the timings of the school day as far as possible, as outlined below:

Timings for Online learning during Red Rain or T8

If your child is unable to join the Google Meets or access the lessons during the day, they should let their teacher know as soon as possible. We will ensure there are opportunities for them to complete the work at a later date.

What if Red or Black Rain signals are raised during the school day?

As you will be aware, students cannot travel independently if red or black rain signals are in force.

If Red or Black rain signals are still in force at the end of the school day, we will follow the EDB and ESF guidelines, which are as follows:

• Students will remain in their classrooms, supervised by their teachers, until the signal is lowered.
• Parents or caregivers can collect their children from KGV if they wish.
• School buses will not run whilst the Red or Black rain signals are in force. If the signal is lowered by 4.30 pm, the school bus service will still run. If the signal is lowered after 4.30 pm, school buses will be cancelled.
• Students who cannot be collected by their parents, will remain supervised by KGV staff until the rain signal is lowered to amber or cancelled.

In each of these situations, communication is key; in such circumstances, we will ensure regular updates are provided to parents via the ESF App.

I hope this information proves useful and equally hope that we do not need to use these procedures!

Best regards,

Mark Poulsum

Principal

Dear Parents,

Please be informed that the KGV 130th Anniversary Gala Dinner has been postponed to 30th September 2025.

Should you have any questions or require further information, feel free to contact Ms. Kathy Ribeiro at kathy.ribeiro@kgv.edu.hk.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

The KGV Careers Office coordinates all our student references and grade summaries, including potential exit & summer programmes.

To protect our students’ privacy, parental permission is required before KGV can release any student information to external parties. KGV will only fulfil requests once we have received this permission.

To request a school reference or grade summary, parents are kindly asked to complete this form.

Students should not use their KGV account to log in to this form. This is to ensure that parental consent is obtained before we release any student information.

Students should reach out to teachers to invite them to be recommenders. It is beneficial for students to provide teachers with information about the programme for which they are applying, as this helps in preparing meaningful recommendations.  Please be mindful of additional workloads on teachers when making these requests.

Typical lead time for teachers to prepare references is four working weeks.

School references for higher education applications are managed in a separate process.

If students are pursuing external extension programmes outside of KGV, they should read and follow the information on this website: https://sites.google.com/kgv.hk/kgv-extension-opportunities .

KGV Careers & H.E. Team

Careers & Guidance

Year 13

Link of the week: IB Legalization: When do students need it? (While it is not common, students may be required in some cases to submit legalised documents to the university, government entity or other organisation of their choice.)

Our best wishes to our IB students with their exams starting next week, and to our BTEC students with their coursework completion.

Applications & Decisions. Students should continue to keep their H.E. Counsellors informed about their applications and regularly check Google Classroom for updates and resources related to higher education.

Year 13 Exit Preparation – Parent: 1 pm on Tuesday 29 April, via Zoom. to go through the Y13 exit procedures, including how we support our students, final school transcript arrangements, student actions for H.E. and post-result actions. Zoom link will be emailed to all Y13 parents by 28 April morning.

IBO Result Service. The H.E. Team spoke to all students doing IBDP or courses on getting this done. Students should also check the exam pack sent by our Exam Office who looks after all matters related to IBO Result Service. This service allows IBO to send students’ final IB exam results directly to specified universities right after result release. This is crucial to confirm offers.

Year 12

Link of the week: College Board - BigFuture (This is a free online planning guide for students to start planning for post-secondary pathways in the U.S.)

Google Classrooms for Y12s, set up to share H.E.-related information.

The Y12 1-1 H.E. meetings. All appointments are now scheduled. Students should refer to the schedules posted on Google Classroom for their appointments.

Y12 H.E. Presentation Series. The HE Team started presenting to Y12 students on various topics related to higher education. Topics covered so far: Personal Statement – Part A&B, H.E. Refresher+Unifrog , Advanced Unifrog, UK Applications & HK Applications. Coming up: Oxbridge; Medicine, Dentistry & Vet; USA Applications and USA Personal Essay.

H.E. Events

Our KGV Careers Calendar lists known H.E. events.

KGV is not responsible for the quality of any external events. All information is subject to change by event organisers.

H.E. Visit @ KGV (Lunch break)
23 May: Foothill & De Anza Colleges + University of San Francisco
28 May: University of Nottingham

U.K.
2 May: University of Bath: Supporting your child: Accommodation & student support panel 2025 entry
10 May: KCL’s Dickson Pool School of Law – Student Info Session in HK
14 May: Falmouth University Online Event: Budgeting for International Students Advice Session
15 May: Falmouth University Online Event: Student Visa Information Session
29 May: University of Bath: Supporting your child’s UCAS application for courses starting in 2026

Australia
6 May: University of Melbourne – Trinity College Webinar

KGV Careers & H.E. Team

28 - 30 April 2025