Principal's Message

Dear KGV Families,

Developing and maintaining a love for reading is so important for our children. As well as helping to develop a wider vocabulary to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding, it will build communication skills, improve memory and sharpen critical thinking. Furthermore, by engaging with a variety of texts, students will be able to develop their sense of empathy by considering a range of perspectives.

Next week, KGV will have a range of activities to support our ‘Read-a-Thon’ week. This will include opportunities to ‘Drop Everything and Read’ where all teachers and students will spend 15 minutes reading together.  I would encourage our whole community to participate as we highlight the importance of reading. This could include talking to your children about your favourite book and asking what they are reading, through to finding opportunities at home where your family ‘Drops Everything and Reads.’

We will also have an important milestone for our Year 9 students on Monday as they graduate from the MYP and share their work through their Community Project exhibitions. This is always an exciting event where the students share the impact of the action they have taken, and we look forward to welcoming our Year 9 families.

Thank you for your ongoing support and have a wonderful weekend ahead.

Best regards,

Mark Poulsum

Year 12 & 13 Message

Huge congratulations to our Year 12 KGV Business students who participated in the annual Business Competition at South Island School!

The judges were truly impressed with their innovative eco-friendly shoe designed to noticeably increase men’s height. Their outstanding product earned them the largest investment from the venture capitalists including representatives from Standard Chartered, AT&T and UBS. Well done to the team for their creativity, hard work, and entrepreneurial spirit!

A huge shout out to our below Year 12 students on their wonderful achievement:

Anuj BHATT [12C25]

Dawson KWOK [12R26]

Sophie LEUNG [12N25]

Harman PANJETA [12U26]

Keon POON [12R26]

Minnie STUDHOLME-WILSON [12R25]

Tae Joon SUNG [12R22]

Jessie TAN [12U27]

Lianna WONG [12R21]

Adrian WONG [12U23]

Memorial Space & Book for Mason

We now have a dedicated physical Memorial Space for Mason here at KGV. This is the first room inside our Year 12 & 13 office.

Members of our community can come to reflect and share their memories and stories of Mason. You can also sign the book of condolence for Mason in a quiet and peaceful environment.

The room and book will remain open until Monday 23rd June.

Wishing you a great weekend.

Year 11 Message

Next week is our last week of exams. Congratulations to all students who have finished, and best wishes for those with just a few to go. Next week we have:

• Physics Triple and Single Science - Mon 16th
• Food - Tue 17th (Meet at school by 7.15pm)
• DT - Wed 18th

Exam information is below.

• Full detailed exam timetable
• Exams overview

All exam instructions and reference materials are available here.

Please see previous newsletters for information about collecting results.

Year 10 Message

Final House Assemblies for this term started with Crozier gathering today Friday, the 13th June. All assemblies take place in the hall on the following days:

Crozier: Friday 13th June, Nightingale: Monday 16th June, Rowell: Friday 20th June, Upsdell: Monday 23rd June.

Our final Year 10 Assembly of the year is on Wednesday 18th June, and will be in the Hall.

Tutor group rep(s) have been gathering feedback about the school uniform.

The Community Project and MYP graduation affects all of our Year 9 students and families next Monday. Followed by reading activities including the KGV Read-a-thon next week.

Year 7 Message

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We have one more week to go for our Phone Pouch trial. I have been so proud of the Year 7 students and their attitude towards and responsiveness to this trial. The campus is a much livelier place with students interacting, playing games and talking to one another without the distraction of their phones. End of Trial questionnaires have been sent out to all stakeholders, and the Senior Leadership Team will draw on all feedback to make a decision about phones for the next academic year.

Next week is our KGV Read-a-thon. There are lots of activities planned for students to pick up physical books and spend time losing themselves in the world of the written word. We have a Drop-Everything-And-Read time planned for mid-week and opportunities for students to get involved with celebrating books.

Have a good weekend.
The Year 7 Team

Year 8 & 9 Message

Thank you to those of you that were able to attend the parent information session on timetable reform in the MYP. It was great to have so many of you there. For those of you that missed the session, please find the slides from this morning’s session linked below. 

Parent Workshop - MYP Timetable

In the Year 8 and Year 9 Assembly this week, students in beach Tutor group were recognised for embodying the KGV school values of honesty, courage, and empathy. A big congratulations to the following students for such a commendation. 

C05 Clarice Yip

C06 Katie LEE

C07 Airi TSUJI

C08 Anay LABH

C09 Henry Yu

C10 Even Chan

C11 Anna Choi

C12 Ophelia Wong

N05 Iryna Fan

N06 Emily SOU

N07 Dhathri JEERASINGHE

N08 Tanya HATHIRAMANI

N09 Chrisann CARVALHO

N10 Vandita Chugani

N11 Euan Doig

N12 Oscar WU

R05 Jason DENG

R06 Kaylee YEUNG

R07 Enzo Donati

R08 Kavya Panjwani

R09 Emily Law

R10 Pradyumna HIMWAN

R11 Isaac KONG

R12 PJ Leung

U05 Agia Wong

U06 Changhao Yu

U07 Tristan Tam

U08 Constance Wong 

U09 Kyle WANG [08U09]

U10 Chloe Chu

U11 William Cameron 

U12 Ryan YANG

The Year 9 Community Project Assessment and Exhibition & MYP Graduation Ceremony will take place on Monday 16th June. If you have registered your attendance with us, you should have received your E-pass by email and I look forward to meeting you on Monday.

Have a lovely weekend!

Dear Parents, Friends & Partners,

We are pleased to announce that this year’s Careers Fair is taking place on Monday, 27 Oct 2025, starting at student lunch break.

Our Careers Fair offers a wonderful opportunity for professionals to connect with our students, share insights from your careers, and inspire them to explore their future pathways. The Fair will be a relaxed and informal gathering held in our School Hall, where each guest organisation will have a dedicated table and display board to showcase your materials and information.

Your involvement will be especially meaningful for our Year 9 and Year 11 students who will be considering their GCSE and post-GCSE options to shape their future careers.

As of now, our students have expressed interest in a range of industries, including but not limited to:
- Accounting & Finance
- Architecture
- Arts, Creativity, incl. Food Art
- Aviation
- Business & Entrepreneurship
- Computer Science & Technology
- Education and Training
- Engineering
- Environment-related
- Governments & Public Service
- Health & Medical Care
- Law & Legal Services
- Performing Arts
- Psychology/Social Science
- Sports

In addition to booths, we are offering 20-min speaker sessions where our guests can share more in-depth insights and experiences related to your careers or industry. These sessions can complement the booths or be standalone presentations.

If you are interested in participating, please complete this form by 20 June 2025, indicating your preferences. Your participation will greatly enhance the depth and value of our Careers Fair.

Thank you in advance for your support and consideration!

KGV Careers & H.E. Team

Careers & Guidance

Year 13: Important! IB Result Release (email from Mr. Wightman to all Y13 students on 12 Jun)

US Student visa issues. We understand that the US government’s policy on student visas has created a lot of uncertainties. Our H.E. Counsellors have already reached out to students & parents who might be affected. We are closely monitoring the situation to ensure the best support for our students.

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.

Y13 Exit Procedures Presentation. The presentation took place on 29 Apr. Please refer to the pdf copy of the presentation (emailed to all Y13 parents on 30 Apr), for important details regarding post-results support.

Year 12

Link of the week: Sign up for UCAS parent newsletter

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

The Y12 1-1 H.E. meetings. Students who didn’t attend their scheduled meeting should reach out directly to their HE Counsellor to arrange a meeting at the soonest.

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, Oxbridge, and Medicine, Dentistry & Vet, USA Applications, USA Personal Essay, Canada Applications, Non-mainstream Applications, and UCAS Setup. Coming up: Summer Action Plan. Students can find the full schedule on Google Classroom.

Y12 Summer Action Plan – Parent Presentation, 20 Jun, 1 pm. The link to the Zoom meeting will be sent to all Y12 parents by the morning of 20 Jun.

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.K.
17 Jun: Peking U (PKU) & HKU Collaboration Programmes Seminar

U.K.
Various dates in Jun: King’s College Virtual Campus Tours
14 Jun: UAL – Art & Design Portfolio Workshop @ Hong Kong
20 Jun: Cambridge: International Undergraduate Q&A Webinar (2026 entry)
20 Jun: The Medic Portal Webinar – Quantitative Reasoning & Situational Judgement
20 Jun: University of Cambridge International Undergraduate Q&A Webinar (2026 entry)
1-8 Jul: University of Cambridge Applicant Webinar Series
17 Jul: British Council Pre-Departure Briefing (English)
17 Aug: British Council Pre-Departure Briefing (Cantonese)

KGV Careers & H.E. Team

We are pleased to share the success of our recent Year 9 Community Project, an important service and action initiative that allowed students to learn about our community and serve its needs to the best of their ability. This project provided a real-world opportunity to demonstrate their Approaches to Learning (ATL) skills while developing a deeper sense of empathy and understanding of their roles in both local and global contexts.

After an extensive research and planning stage, groups took action in a variety of different ways. Some through direct action in their community, some collected goods for local organisations and others ran advocacy campaigns to raise awareness on important issues. Additionally, during ACTION Week, students organised fundraising events that raised over $30,000 for various good causes. This achievement not only reflects their commitment but also enhances their understanding of their roles within both local and global communities.

All that is left for the students is to present to their peers about their entire project journey and hold an exhibition for parents on Monday 16th June.

Thank you to everyone who participated in this meaningful project and made a positive impact!

For a glimpse into some of the different group's actions, please watch here: https://youtu.be/Jkz0DV_nLQs

KGV Readathon: June 16th - 20th

The English Faculty is very excited to share that, next week, KGV will be hosting its first annual Readathon event. This will be a week-long celebration of reading, and an opportunity for students - and staff! - to use their habit of reading to raise money for our school charities.

Participants will be looking for sponsors: willing supporters who will pledge to give donations per page or book read. The goal is to read, and raise, as much as possible, and there will be a celebration for those who do the most of each! We’d be grateful if families could support students participating, whether through sponsorship or through encouraging more conversations about reading at home this week. 

Alongside fundraising, the week will also include a range of other literary events. There will be writing workshops and author talks run by both the English and Chinese departments, literary adaptation workshops led by IB and BTEC Art students, and our beloved banyan tree will be transformed into a reading hub all week. There will also be a surprise ‘drop everything and read’ event, where all lessons will pause while the whole community takes out books to read - so please help us encourage your children to carry a book with them!

If you have any questions, or thoughts about the week ahead, please feel free to reach out to either the Head of the English Faculty Ms Shannon Kavanagh (shannon.kavanagh@kgv.ed.hk), or to the faculty’s Literacy Coordinator and the lead organiser of the Readathon, Ms Kaisa Tengvall (kaisa.tengvall@kgv.edu.hk). 

Thank you for your support - and happy reading!

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

School references for higher education application process for Year 12 and Year 13 are handled in a different process. There is no need to make a separate request. Instead, students should be working closely with their H.E. Counsellors so that we can support their applications appropriately.

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.

Parents need to submit a request for school reference or grade summary via this Google form.

References for Non-higher education purposes
Our normal lead time for teachers to work on references is four working weeks.

Requests for school references received by 6pm on 23 May should be fulfilled before the end of the school year.

Requests received after this deadline will be processed, but we cannot guarantee completion before the summer break. Such requests are expected to be fulfilled upon the school's resumption in August.

Grade Summary
Parents should use their parent Lionel login to access semester summaries on their child's CCF page. Requests for grade summary will be processed in July, after the release of the 2024-25 Semester 2 summaries.

External Extension Programmes
If students are pursuing external extension programmes outside of KGV, they should read and follow the information on this website.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

KGV Careers & H.E. Team

NETBALL

The U12 and U14 netball teams all made the finals for their respective divisions.

The U12A team had a tough semi final against a strong Kellett side. The team played with 6 players and played an amazing game and heart breakingly went down by one point 17-16. They then had another strong game in the 3rd/4th playoff and won comfortably to finish in 3rd place.

The U12B netball team had a tough semi final against Hong Kong Academy but were on the right side of the board winning 10-9 in over time. They then took on the top team of the league Island School and played a great game but unfortunately came up short. The team still had a great season and should be proud of finishing in 2nd place.

The U14 team came up against a very good ISF team in their semi final. ISF proved too strong for KGV, however, the team bounced back well in their playoff match winning 23-20 over DBIS to claim the bronze medal.

Well done to all our netball teams on fantastic seasons.

TOUCH RUGBY

We had 4 touch rugby teams entered in competitions this year.

The U14 boys were a very young team made up of mostly year 7 and year 8 students competing in Div 1. They competed well during the season but missed out a spot in the finals. A lot of players made great progress and this team will be back next year in a stronger position.

The U14 girls had an enjoyable season. The girls worked really hard in trainings and developed their skills well. Playing in division 1 they came up against some strong teams. But they never gave up and always kept positive within their games. The highlight of the year being a win over semi finalists WIS. This team is also young and most girls will be back for another season next year.

The U20B team competed in Division 2 and was made up of year 10s competing against mostly year 12s or older. They had a great season winning 3 out of 4 pool games and finishing 2nd in the league. They had an exceptional game against ISF in the semi final, winning in golden point drop off. They then played AIS in the final. The game was back and forth and went to 3 v 3 drop off, where unfortunately AIS managed to score to win the match. This team made huge strides in their skills this year and hopefully they will be back again to challenge for the title.

The U20A team competed in division 1 against the best touch schools in HK. They played well in round robin games, finishing with 2 wins and 1 draw, and went to finals as top qualifier. They played an outstanding game in the semi final beating ICHK 13-3 and came up against a very well drilled CIS team in the final. It was a close match for the duration of the game but CIS proved to be to strong with a great game structure and speed of play. They team competed well but eventually went down 6-2.

It was a great year for touch rugby with more teams than we have ever entered. We hope to see the programme continue to grow next year.

FOOTBALL

The U12 football team had their finals day last week on a very wet Wednesday. The team has a great season during pool play finishing with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss which was to the eventual winners of the competition VSA. In finals day the boys played AISHK in a very tightly fought contest. Despite the best efforts of the players, KGV unfortunately went down 2-1. The players bounced back for their playoff match and won comfortably over Harrow 5-1 to finish 3rd. This was a great result for a young team and football at KGV is in a strong place.

16 - 20 June