Principal's Message

Dear KGV Families,

I hope your week has been an enjoyable one. Throughout this week it has been good to see the Y12 IBDP students fully immersed in their core week. The opportunity to focus on the core elements of the IBDP is key for the students, as well as being able to actively work on targets set by their teachers through our ‘Response to Intervention’ model. Alongside this, our Y12 BTEC and IBCP students have been enjoying their first week of voluntary placements that are designed to strengthen their vocational skills.

Fostering the Home-School partnership is also key to each child’s success. It was great to see a number of our Y12 parents join us in an online workshop that focused on a range of factors that would enable parents to support their child at home, ask questions and give feedback on their child’s experience so far, as well as seek clarifications on key milestones as their child progresses towards university. 

Our parent workshop series continues on Tuesday, with a focus on ‘Understanding Youth Risks.’ Please see the app message from Michelle Tsang for further details.

Next week we also start our November 2026 Challenge Week sign up. This provides a wonderful chance for your child to try something new, whether it is focused on creativity, activity or service. Please discuss options with your child ahead of the sign up as this will help them to focus their decisions.

Thank you for your continued support and have an enjoyable weekend ahead.

Best regards,

Mark

Years 7 | 8 | 9

KGV Values: Use of Language

We are asking parents to join us in reinforcing efforts to address the use of harmful language between students. We wish to bring particular attention to language that is prejudiced or discriminatory; such language has no place in our learning community.

Students have had this message reinforced in recent assemblies and are also engaging in explicit lessons addressing prejudice and discrimination within the THRIVE programme. While our primary role is to support and educate, please be aware that consequences for using such language will be applied in line with our responsibility to safeguard and protect all members of our school community. Should parents have any concerns, they are encouraged to contact their child's Head of Year. We are grateful for your continued support in this matter.

Challenge Week 2026-2027

Sign-ups for the 2026-2027 Challenge Week (taking place 2-6 November) will occur this coming week. Choices are currently available for review at the following link: https://sites.google.com/a/kgv.hk/cw/introduction-news

We encourage you to look through these options and review them with your child. Students will also be discussing these choices during tutor time. Sign-ups will take place on the following dates:

• Year 9: Tuesday, 10 March

• Year 8: Wednesday, 11 March

• Year 7: Thursday, 12 March

Uniform Expectations

Thank you for your partnership in supporting our students to meet uniform expectations. Please review the current guidelines here: https://kgv.esf.edu.hk/parent/schoollife/uniform/

Students with persistent concerns regarding uniform will have follow-up from tutors and Heads of Year to address this. We thank parents in advance for their cooperation in ensuring our high standards are maintained.

Thank you for your continued support of the school community.

The Year 11 Challenge Week signup happened during tutor time today. Some activities filled up fast, and not every student was able to get their first choice. 

The Year 10 Challenge Week signup is on Monday. Please make sure your child has uploaded their travel document to Lionel if they will travel outside Hong Kong and that they have a second choice in mind.

The Book Fair will be happening throughout next week, with different activities and events for our students to enjoy. Thank you to Ms Bacani and the LRC team for putting this together.

Next week is also Maths Week - With Pi Day happening on the 3rd month and 14th day. There will be Maths competitions and a bake-off during the week. It is always a highly engaging and exciting week for our mathematicians.

Y11 HE Guidance counsellor meetings are ongoing to help our Y11 students finalise their course choices for senior school. Y11 have their final English mock exam on Monday period 2.

Payment requests for the Y11 formal will be sent out next week. We have an unprecedented 212 students signed up so far.

Our Y10/11 assembly next week will celebrate student achievements but also share a dilemma with our students that we need them to think very carefully about. The Hong Kong government has legislation about the use of vaping devices in designated smoke-free environments. The consequences of breaching these regulations are serious and we need our students to be well aware and thoughtful about the decisions they make.

Higher Education & Careers

Year 13 – Exit Presentation for Parents (online). Mark your calendar: 24 Mar, Tue, 13:00. The HE Team will hold an online session for our Y13 parents on how our team supports our graduating cohort upon exam result release.  Meeting link will be shared on 23 Mar.

Year 12 – Tutor Group meeting with H.E. Counsellors. Individual tutor groups are currently meeting with their H.E. Counsellors. During the group meeting, students are given a brief overview on higher education and discussing initial intentions. Individual meetings with Y12 students will take place in Term 3 during which students will have a more in-depth discussion with their H.E. Counsellor to support their post-secondary pathways.

Year 12 – H.E. Presentation Series.  During our Y12 Core Week, we have covered: Introduction to Higher Education, Personal Statement: Session 1, Introduction to Unifrog, UK applications & Hong Kong applications.  Most topics are planned in upcoming sessions: Higher education research, Oxbridge, Medicine, Dentistry & Veterinary Meds., USA applications, USA Personal Essay, Canada applications, Non-mainstream applications, UCAS setup, Summer Action Plan.

Year 11 – 1-to-1 meeting with H.E. Counsellors (9 to 27 Mar 2026). Mr. Fisher, our Senior Head of Year 10 & Year 11, had emailed our Y11 parents and students about the 1-to-1 meeting with the H.E. Team. Students and parents can make bookings of a 15-min session via with the designated H.E. Counsellors from 9 Mar until the end of Term 2. Parents are welcome to join to session either in person or via Google Meet. Our H.E. Counsellors in charge of the houses & tutor groups are:
- 11C13 to 11C20, 11N13 to 11N15: Ms. Tracy LI
- 11R13 to 11R20, 11N16 & 11N17: Mrs. Joanna MONTEFIORE
- 11U13 to 11U20, 11N18 to 11N20: Ms. Jessica HO

H.E. EVENTS shared via KGV Higher Education Events Calendar
KGV is not responsible for the quality of external events. All information is subject to change by event organisers.

H.E. Visit @ KGV
12 Mar – Asia Europe Business School, East China Normal University & Carleton University
19 Mar – McMaster University
6 May – LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

H.K.
7 Mar – HKU Space University of London Programmes Info Day
8 Mar – HK Academy of Performing Arts Open Day
30 Mar to 2 Apr – CityU Learning Classroom for Secondary School Students, Spring 2026 Series

INTERNATIONAL
11 Mar – Unifrog Webinar for Y12: Getting a headstart on university research (registration by student Unifrog account required)
13 Mar – CDNIS HK Global University Fair

U.K.
10 Mar – Medical Doorway Webinar: Study Medicine in the UK with the University of Hertfordshire
12 Mar – Norwich University of the Arts Free Online Workshop
23-27 Mar – UCL Biochemical Engineering Virtual Taster Lecture Series 2026

U.S.A.
10 Mar – Purdue & Embry-Riddle Virtual Info Session for HK students
12 Mar – Cornell, Emory, Pomona, Rice & Washington U Virtual Student Event

SINGAPORE
Up to 7 Mar – National University of Singapore Online Open House

KGV Higher Education & Careers Team

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.

9 - 13 March 2026