Message from Principal

Message from the Principal

To be the Principal of King George V School is a great privilege. Our students are outstanding as they combine talent and hard work to create remarkable results. The achievement of our students is fostered and developed by our committed and passionate teachers, involved and engaged parents and a community that supports our school. We have also been able to grow our culture of improvement and innovation that sits at the heart of KGV School values.

This 2019-20 Annual Report summarises the work, learning, activities and achievements of our learning community over the past 12 months. This period has presented unique challenges for our school, Hong Kong and the world in general. In particular, the COVID 19 pandemic has impacted nearly all aspects of school life, and for much of the period from late January 2020, our students have been learning online. This has presented new opportunities and challenges for students, staff, and parents, as we quickly adapted to this new way of learning. Our students, staff, and parents have been resilient and agile in the transition to online learning. Their ability and willingness to step up to the challenge and adapt new technology to facilitate online delivery has been inspirational.

This Annual Report highlights the ‘world of opportunity’ that exists for our students at KGV. Even though the activities in Term 2 and 3 were curtailed, it is evident that the extracurricular and Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) programs provide strong opportunities for experiential learning and community engagement. Combined with the exciting opportunities presented by Challenge Week, our school has provided a wealth of learning opportunities inside and outside the classroom.

Despite the challenges of COVID 19 and the disruption to the examination program at Year 11 and Year 13 level, our 2019-20 learning outcomes were again very strong and reflect the talent and dedication of students, the commitment of our staff, and the support from our parents. An exciting aspect of this report is the destination data for our graduating Year 13 students. Our students are studying at the most prestigious universities all around the world as they continue their learning journey to be the best they can be. It is a truly great reward for years of hard work and dedication to a program of study.

What we hope also shines through in this report is the sense of belonging and care that we are endeavouring to foster in each and every student. We are on an improvement journey focused on personalising learning as we strive to create the conditions for learning so every student can achieve to high levels and feel a deep sense of connection to the community. Our school is made up of 1800 individual stories, with each person on their own path and learning journey. This is strongly evident in our ‘Be your own remarkable’ purpose and our ‘school for one’ vision that was developed in the 2017-18 academic year. These guiding statements summarise our value system and capture our vision for the future.

Mr. Mark Blackshaw, KGV Principal, King George V School