Principal's Message

Dear KGV Families,

Over the past week we have felt a strong sense of togetherness and community as ‘We Stand With Tai Po.’ The response of our students, parents and staff reflects how our thoughts remain with those affected by the tragedy. The KGV Charity Committee and PTSA have been at the forefront of our fundraising efforts, and our end of term activities will continue to focus on raising money to support those impacted by the fire. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to these fundraising efforts.

I also recognise this has been a long term, and many students are likely to be feeling tired and ready for a break. We will continue to work to ensure students maintain healthy routines and a focus on their learning, whilst also providing opportunities for them to come together as a community and reflect on the term.

Please be reminded that Monday is a school holiday due to the Hong Kong elections. KGV will be closed on Monday. We also finish at 12 pm on Friday 12th December, the last day of term.

Thank you for your continued support and have a good weekend ahead.

Best regards,

Mark Poulsum

Year 12 & 13 Message

We are incredibly proud of the whole school community for participating in our ‘We Stand With Tai Po’ fundraising day today. The level of support, demonstrated through our dress-down day, the sale of black ribbons, and the heartfelt messages written for the Tai Po community, truly showcases the compassion and unity of KGV. Your generosity will go a long way in supporting the families affected by the recent tragedy.

As we round the corner into the last week of this long term, I want to take a moment to sincerely thank our entire school community—staff, students, and you, our parents. 

It has been a lengthy and rewarding term, and I know that feelings of fatigue are natural for us all at this stage. In school, we are taking steps to ensure our classrooms remain calm, focused, and productive environments. We are maintaining our expected routines and keeping all students engaged with meaningful tasks right up to the final day.

We ask for your partnership this week to help reinforce this focus at home. Consistency is the key to counteracting fatigue. Please help your child by maintaining established morning, after-school, and bedtime routines. A well-rested and prepared student is a focused student.

Thank you, once again, for your continued support in helping our students remain focused, engaged, and ready to finish this term strongly. 

Have a lovely weekend.

Year 7, 8 & 9 Message

Key Updates for a Strong Finish

As we reach the final weeks of the term, we want to thank all our students for their continued efforts and focus and parents for their continud support. We are committed to supporting our students to ensure a strong and positive finish before the Winter Break.

Important Notices

• School Closure (Legislative Council Election)

  Please note that school will be closed on Monday, 8 December, in light of the Legislative Council Election.

• Fundraising in Support of Tai Po Tragedy

  Today, our school is participating in a fundraising effort to support the families tragically impacted by the recent events in Tai Po. Thank you for your support of this important community initiative.

Supporting Students at Term's End

We recognise that as students push through a mixture of exhaustion and excitement approaching the break, they may need extra emotional support to maintain focus. We encourage all parents to support their children by:

• Maintaining sleep and eating routines.

• Encouraging mindful breaks.

• Creating opportunities for them to 'debrief' their day.

Our shared goal is to support them in having the best possible finish to the term.

Cross-Country Commendation

We would like to commend our students for their ongoing efforts and resilience demonstrated in the recent cross-country events.

End-of-Term Schedule: Friday, 12 December

• Period 1 & 2: Normal Classes for Year 7-11

• Extended Break (10.30 AM – 11.10 AM): Tutor and Break

• Assembly (11.10 AM – 12 PM): Whole School Assembly on the Field

• School Buses Depart (12.10 PM): School Buses will depart following the assembly.

• School Closes: School closes for Winter Break at 12 PM.

   

Key Dates

• Monday, 8 December: School Closed (Legislative Council Election).

• Tuesday, 9 December: Year 7 Assembly.

• Wednesday, 10 December (P4 & P5): Rescheduled Evening of Music and Dance.

• Thursday, 11 December (Lunch & P5): Music Concert.

• Thursday, 11 December: Year 8/9 Assembly.

• Friday, 12 December: Casual Dress Day (Holiday Theme).

• Friday, 12 December (12 PM): School Closes for Winter Break.
  

Year 10 & 11 Message

Today, we participated in a range of activities around ‘We Stand With Tai Po’. Students donated money, wore black ribbons and dressed appropriately to show support. It was the third day of Mini-enterprise. The quad is crowded with stalls, and students are supporting the Red Cross with every purchase made. Our Year 10 Business and Economics students have worked hard to create this event and are learning so much about sourcing, pricing, promotion and sales through this experience. There was a real feeling of community within the school.

We recognise it has been a long term and students are tired. Please focus on maintaining routines as much as possible for the last week of term to help us all get safely to next Friday. These are things like homework checks, regular revision, regular wake-up times and checking uniforms in the morning. 

Make sure your child does not come to school on Monday. The EDB has mandated that schools be closed that day.

Next week is the school cross-country for each year level. Friday, we will finish at 12 pm, and we hope students are able to enjoy some rest and family time over the next 3 weeks.

Year 11 students should use this tme to do some regular revision in preparation for their mock exams.

Year 11 exam information
Mock exams will be from Monday, January 12, to Friday, January 23. Students may have more than one exam on some days. Students will be on study leave during this time. They only need to attend school for their exams, but can choose to come every day to use our study facilities. Mock exams are internal and provide useful feedback for students. We treat these exams the same way as the finals so that students get used to the procedures, but they are practice exams only. We want students to take them seriously and prepare well in order to test themselves, but they should not be a cause for anxiety or stress. Please keep a close eye on your child and help them maintain a healthy perspective on these exams if necessary.

Year 11 Final exams begin in late April. You can see the dates for all exams on this spreadsheet. The final day of timetabled lessons for Year 11 will be Wednesday 22nd April. From that point on, students are on study leave. They can revise and prepare at home or at school.

Dear Parents,

If your child has ordered a 2026 Graduation Hoodie or Varsity Jacket, please pay on your ESF Parent's App by this Sunday, 7 December 2025. Unpaid orders will not be processed.

Thank you for your cooperation.

ATHLETICS

HKSSF Division 2 Athletics

The KGV Athletics team has had a very memorable 3 days competing at the Division 2 HKSSF Athletics meet. The competition was run over three days and our athletes achieved some quite outstanding results competing against a very strong field of schools.

We had numerous top 8 finalists and a number of medals over the three days of competition. Individual highlights from the three days are;

Day 1

Claire Wu - 6th A Grade Girls Long Jump

Rice Koo - 7th B Grade Girls Discus

Hilo Chen - 3rd B Grade Boys Javelin

Atharva Bisht - 4th B Grade Boys Javelin

Day 2

Viktor Samus - 3rd A Grade Boys Shot Put

Atharva Mongia - 1st B Grade Boys 1500m

Atharva Bisht - 4th B Grade Boys Shot Put

Sean Chiu - 5th B Grade Boys Long Jump

Jacob Mak - 1st C Grade Boys 1500m

Kyle Chu - 2nd C Grade Boys 1500m

Hannah Liu - 3rd A Grade Girls 1500m

Cwensuela Chan - 4th B Grade Girls 1500m

Gabby Lutz - 2nd B Grade Girls Shot Put

Sophia Montefiore - 1st B Grade Girls High Jump

Amber Ng - 7th C Grade Girls 1500m

Day 3

Irena Chow - 6th C Grade Girls 200m and 5th C Grade Girls 100m

Prisha Bahrunani - 7th A Grade Girls 200m

Raphael Yuan - 2nd C Grade Boys 200m

Anson Lee - 2nd A Grade Boys Discus

Charlotte Chan - 6th C Grade Girls 800m

Gabrielle Na - 7th C Grade Girls 800m

Jacob Mak - 2nd C Grade Boys 800m

Kyle Chu - 3rd C Grade Boys 800m

Atharva Mongia - 1st B Grade Boys 800m

Ollie Byrne - 3rd A Grade Boys 800m

Isaac Man - 3rd A Grade Boys 100m

Sumukh Diwakar - 2nd A Grade Boys 200m

Annli Horiuchi - 3rd B Grade Girls 100m Hurdles

Bryan Kang - 2nd B Grade Boys 100m Hurdles

Sean Sippy - 6th B Grade Boys 100m Hurdles

Tristan Verkade - 6th A Grade Boys 110m Hurdles

We also had some amazing results in the relay races with the following results highlighting our strong performance.

Girls B Grade 4x100m - 5th

Boys B Grade 4x100m - 4th

Girls C Grade 4x400m - 7th

Girls B Grade 4x400m - 2nd

Boys C Grade 4x400m - 1st

Boys B Grade 4x400m - 2nd

Boys A Grade 4x400m - 1st

After the three days of competition, our combined scores from each grade had KGV Girls finishing 6th overall, narrowly missing out on promotion by 5 points. The Boys team did exceptionally well and were crowned the Division 2 Champions by a margin of 25 points! This was truly an incredible result, with the Boys C grade team finishing 1st, the Boys B Grade team 1st, and the Boys A grade team 3rd. As a result, the boys team has been promoted and will compete in Division 1 next year. We know they will be ready and keen to make their mark on the highest stage next year.

We would like to congratulate all competitors this year. Your high effort, strong competitive spirit, great team work and great support of each other made this competition incredibly successful and enjoyable for all involved and the staff involved were so lucky to be there and be a part of it.

Bring on ISSFHK Athletics in Term 2!

Mr Davidson, Mr Varty, Ms Gallie, Ms Wilson

School Reference for Potential Exit & Summer Programmes

Due to student privacy protocols, we require parental consent before releasing student information to external organisations. Please complete this form to make a formal request. Requests will only be processed upon receipt of parental permission.

KGV’s standard lead time for teachers to prepare references is four working weeks from the date parental permission is received.

This process does not apply to higher education applications (i.e. university admissions). Those references are managed separately by the H.E. Team.

Gifted & Talented Programmes
Students interested in external extension programmes for specifically designed for gifted & talented students outside of KGV should refer to this website for guidance: https://sites.google.com/kgv.hk/kgv-extension-opportunities, instead of using the request form.

Term 2 CAS Activity Program

Dear Parents & Students,

It has been an incredibly busy and fun-packed Term 1 for CAS Activities. Under our activities term blocking format, most Term 1 activities will conclude this Friday, 5th December, though a select few sports, performing arts groups, and other specific activities will continue beyond this date due to the pressures of their season, fixed performance dates, and external factors.

Important Dates:

• Friday, 5th of December  - Term 1 program ends
• Monday, 8th December - Sign up for term 2 opens
• Sunday, 4th January  - Sign up for term 2 closes
  • During this time, students can add and remove themselves from activities 
  • Excluding any paid programs students have committed to for the year
• Monday 5th January  - random allocation takes place, and students are notified 
• Monday 12th January - Term 2 CAS Program starts
• Students can still select new opportunities on offer by viewing the activity list on the Lionel summary page. 
• If students need help removing themselves from the CAS activity waiting list to free up space in their program, they should contact the CAS Team directly or visit the CAS office.

A reminder: Registration is not on a first-come, first-served basis. All students registered will be placed on the waiting list until the end of the registration period. If the number of enrolments exceeds the maximum number of participants, names will be drawn randomly by Lionel to allocate only those that have been pre-approved by parents to join the activity. Check the KGV CAS Activities website for all things related to the activities program (KGV CAS Website). Information about how to sign up, withdrawal, allocation and parental approval can be found here. 

Please note: Due to the upcoming pitch closure across Terms 2 and 3, the CAS program has had to make adjustments. This means that some development programs will not run during these terms, and training for certain sports may have to take place off-site. Students impacted by these necessary changes will be notified directly, and all relevant information will be shared with them and also made available on Lionel.

Finally, I would like to thank you, parents, for your support in allowing students to participate in the CAS program. I would also welcome any feedback or suggestions you have to improve the CAS Program by identifying particular activities that you would like to see offered at KGV.

Thank you

The CAS Team

cas.activities@kgv.edu.hk

Term 2 after-school programmes

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8 - 12 December 2025

Please be reminded that there is No School next Monday 8th December (the day after election) and NO Lunch will be provided next Friday 12th December.

Business Hour on 12th December 2025:

Leo’s: 7 am – 1 pm

Main Canteen: 10.30 am – 1 pm

EAT, BOWL & PIZZA HUT: closed