King George V School, Hong Kong
King George V School (KGV, pronounced "K-G-Five") is a coeducational international secondary independent school of the English Schools Foundation (ESF), located in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong. The school has more than 1,900 students and is one of the oldest schools in Hong Kong. Students take IGCSEs/GCSEs followed by the International Baccalaureate Diploma or the British BTEC programme. There is a Learning Enhancement Centre (LEC) for students with learning difficulties. The campus has an area of 10.2 acres (4.1 ha). The school is one of three ESF secondary schools in Kowloon and the New Territories, the others being Sha Tin College and Renaissance College.
| King George V School 英皇佐治五世學校 | |||||||||||||
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2 Tin Kwong Rd., Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong | |||||||||||||
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| Type | International secondary Independent school co-educational | ||||||||||||
| Motto | Honestas Ante Honores (Honesty Before Glory) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1894 (as Kowloon College) | ||||||||||||
| School district | Kowloon City | ||||||||||||
| Principal | Mark Blackshaw (2017–2023) Mark Poulsum(2023-, interim prinicpal) | ||||||||||||
| Grades | Years 7–13 | ||||||||||||
| Enrollment | 1900 (approx.) | ||||||||||||
| Campus size | 10.2 acres (4.1 ha) | ||||||||||||
| Colour(s) | Gold, navy blue, black | ||||||||||||
| Mascot | Lion | ||||||||||||
| Publication | The Lion (annual yearbook) | ||||||||||||
| Website | kgv | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 英皇佐治五世學校 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 英皇佐治五世学校 | ||||||||||||
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