Kowloon Junior School is a primary school in Kowloon

Kowloon

Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...

, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. The current principal is Mr. Mark Cripps, and the school has approximately 900 students. It is run by the English Schools Foundation (ESF).

History

Kowloon Junior School was founded in 1902 as the Kowloon British School. The building was paid for by a rich Hong Kong businessman, Sir Robert Hotung, and was open only to European schoolchildren. At first, only about 50 students attended the school.

The school was later renamed Central British School, as Europeans from all over Hong Kong wanted to send their children there. In 1935, the school was rebuilt in Ho Man Tin

Ho Man Tin

Ho Man Tin is a mostly residential area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, part of the Kowloon City District.-History:The original area of Ho Man Tin was quite different from the present-day one. It was located in the heart of nowaday Mong Kok. With cultivated lands,...

. The primary sector later split from the secondary sector, (currently called King George V School

King George V School

King George V School , often shortened to "KGV" is a co-educational international secondary independent school of the English Schools Foundation, located in the Ho Man Tin area of Hong Kong. Currently school 1,700 students in the Kowloon peninsula, it is one of the oldest schools in Hong Kong,...

, which is next to the primary school).

The primary school section now operates on two campuses: Year 1 to 3 students attend the Perth Street campus while Year 4 to 6 students attend the Rose Street Campus. The two campuses are about 3 km apart.

School fee

The school fee is approximately 7000 HKD per month, like most other ESF primary schools. There are 150 children in each year group and 450 students at each campus. In every class, there is a teacher and an EA (educational assistant).

Breaks

KJS students have two recess times: one for snack and one for lunch. The snack break is 15 minutes while the lunch break lasts for 50 minutes.

Houses

Like some other ESF Schools, Kowloon Junior School has houses. Every student is given a house when they become a formal student:

• St. Georges (Red)
• St. Davids (Yellow)
• St. Patricks (Green)
• St. Andrews (Blue)