| Renaissance College Hong Kong | |
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| The Hang Ming Street entrance of RCHK | |
| Location | |
| 5 Hang Ming Street Ma On Shan Hong Kong |
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| Information | |
| Type | Secondary and Primary School, co-educational |
| Established | August 2006 |
| Principal | Dr. Harry Brown |
| Grades | Years 1 to 13 |
| Enrollment | 1880+[1] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Houses | 4 |
| Colour(s) | White, black, Orange |
| Website | http://www.renaissance.edu.hk/ |
Renaissance College, Hong Kong (Chinese: 啓新書院, abbreviated: RCHK) is a co-educational, through-train, private independent international school in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, serving primary, middle, and high school students (ages 5–18). It is under the umbrella of English Schools Foundation (ESF). It provides IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP) to all students according to their year levels.[2] It is one of three ESF schools in Kowloon and the New Territories that provide schooling for secondary students, the others being King George V School and Sha Tin College.
Students come from different parts of the world including the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and various Asian, African and European countries. The secondary section offers art, Chinese, design technology, drama, English, humanities, mathematics, music, PE, science, and Spanish classes.[3]
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On 26 October 2001, Phoenix International School's former school, Canadian Overseas International School closed because of financial difficulties owing to the bankruptcy of the company which provided financial support to the school.[4] Approximately 380 students lost their school.[4] The Education and Manpower Bureau (EMB) decided to set up a temporary new school named Phoenix International School, and managed by ESF. Meanwhile, the EMB promised the ESF to give them land for a permanent campus. The permanent campus was completed in 2006 and was named Renaissance College, officially replacing Phoenix International School in September. The school was officially given the status of IB World School in 2007. Mr. Peter Kenny, principal of the College since its foundation, was succeeded by Dr. Harry Brown in summer 2009.
The College partners with Apple Inc., spending HK$60,000 to 80,000 to provide iMacs and MacBooks, and MacBook Pros, running on Mac OS X operating system.[5] Projectors and interactive whiteboards are also installed in most classrooms.
Secondary students attending RCHK are required to bring laptops to school everyday.[5] Laptops can also be borrowed from the school ICT centre during the school day. There is wireless internet connection in the school, allowing students to have access to the internet within the boundaries of RCHK.
The Primary School consists of 33 classes across Years 1 to 6. There are approximately 870 students and 40 teachers in the Primary school. Teachers in the primary section come from various parts of the world such as New Zealand and the U.S. School runs from 8:40 am to 3:00 pm. There are 185 days in a school year. The lunch break is 50 minutes and the morning break is 20 minutes. There are 8 periods each day and each period lasts 40 minutes. There is a hub area in each year group; a hub is a centre of activity for a year group. Classrooms lead off from the hub. There are books, computers and games in the hub.
The secondary section of RCHK is attended by middle and high school students, ages 11 to 18. The middle school, Years 7 to 11, follows the Middle Years Programme, while high school students in Years 12 and 13 undergo the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, with approximately 1,000 students in total. The secondary school runs from 8:30 am until 3:10 pm from Mondays to Thursdays, and 8:30 am until 1:00 pm on Fridays, with morning breaks from 10:40 am to 11:00 am and lunch breaks from 1:00 pm to 1:50 pm.[6]
RCHK has a number of teams participating in various sports under ISSFHK (International Schools Sports Federation of Hong Kong). There are teams for the following sports: basketball, association football, volleyball, tennis, golf, badminton, swimming, cross-country running, pedal kart, and a recent introduction of rugby.[7]
Facilities within RCHK include: A swimming pool, two basketball/volleyball courts, a cafeteria, two gymnasiums (one including a rock climbing wall), a Performing Arts Centre, and two astroturf playing fields.[8]
The Library and Information Resources Centre (LIRC) is housed on two separate floors at the school. Students can have access to resources for their schoolwork. As of March 2011, there are more than thirty thousand resources in the LIRC.[9]
The four houses at the College are named after four out of five major imperial dynasties of China. They are Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing. The House colours are Tang (red), Song (yellow), Ming (blue), and Qing (green). House activities include sports and charity events. Community service and volunteer activities, assemblies and meetings with elected student council representatives enable both senior and junior students to interact together, providing many opportunities for students to master co-operation and leadership skills. All houses have 13 advisory groups, each group having an advisory teacher supporting a group of about 15 to 20 secondary students with similar year level(s).[10]
The Red Door is the main section of ICT at RCHK as it provides courses for teachers, a Video Editing Club for Students and owns the Yearbook Club.
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