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Revision as of 09:50, 27 March 2007
Renaissance College Hong Kong | |
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File:Rchk.jpg | |
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Information | |
Type | Private Secondary and Primary School, co-educational |
Established | 2006 |
Principal | Mr. Peter Kenny |
Enrollment | 800+[1] |
Website | http://www.renaissance.edu.hk/ |
Renaissance College Hong Kong (Chinese: 啓新書院 Abbreviated: RCHK) is a newly opened school in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong. It is run by ESF Educational Services (ESL), a company set up some years ago by the English Schools Foundation (ESF) and is the first school, in Hong Kong, offering the IB Primary Years Programme, the Middle Years Programme and the Diploma Programme to all students according to their year levels. Many of the students and teachers came from Phoenix International School after it closed on July 7, 2006.
Students come from different countries including those from the United Kingdom, the United States, India, Singapore, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and a few African countries. As well, local Hong Kong students make up a majority of the population in the school. The school offers English, Mandarin, Humanities, Art, Music, Drama, P.E., Science, Mathematics and Technology.
School hours
For Years 1 to 6, school starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 3:15 p.m. For Years 7 to 13, school starts at 9:15 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Students that are involved in CAS after school, which stands for Creativity, Action and Service, may end their school day at 4:15 p.m. for primary students, whose activities start at 3:15 p.m., or 5:15 p.m. for secondary students, whose activities start at 4:15 p.m.
Uniform
For boys (Year 1 to Year 13): Striped polo shirt (either khaki shirt with horizontal black stripes or black shirt with horizontal khaki stripes), cargo shorts, cargo pants, sweater, P.E. shirt and P.E. shorts.
For girls (Year 1 to Year 6): Striped polo shirt (either khaki shirt with horizontal black stripes or black shirt with horizontal khaki stripes), cargo pants, sweater, a skort, P.E. shirt and P.E. shorts.
For girls (Year 7 to Year 13): Striped polo shirt (either khaki shirt with horizontal black stripes or black shirt with horizontal khaki stripes), cargo pants, sweater, a skirt, P.E. shirt and P.E. shorts.
Facilities
- Swimming Pool (25 m long and 1.40 m deep)
- Library
- Cafeteria
- Performing arts center (Hall)
- 2 gyms
- 2 soccer pitches
- 2 basketball courts
- Apple laptops (MacBook) running the Mac OS X operating system. (approximately 30 laptops provided for each year level, except Year 1's and 2's)
Houses
The four houses or residences at Renaissance are named after the 4 major dynasties of ancient China. They are the Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty and Tang Dynasty. All houses have 6-8 groups of 13-15 students per advisory teacher. House activities includes sports and other competitions. Community service and volunteer activities, assemblies and meetings with elected student council representatives, enable senior and junior students to interact together, and provides many opportunities for students to exercise team working and leadership skills.
Song House
Song House Information
Ming House
Ming House Information
Tang House
Tang House Information
Qing House
Qing House Information
Starfish Bay
Renaissance College officially adopted Starfish Bay in early 2007. All of RCHK secondary school students were 'invited' to clean the beach up. Thus it was the first whole secondary school ' beach clean-up, officially.