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Main Entrance

The main entrance to the school is located on the exposed part of the lower ground floor. It contains a gate for cars to go in the school, with the Security Guard Post next to it. The Main Staircase next to the road leads to the ground floor. Cars can go through the gate to go to the indoor or outdoor carpark. It is closest to the Third Stairwell, out of all stairwells.

## Trivia

In the morning when buses are about to go in to the main entrance, cars need to wait until the buses, so there will be a long queue downwards to the Caldecott Road where the Piper's Hill Quarters Block A and B are located.
Fifth Stairwell

The Fifth Stairwell is possibly the least used stairwell. It is believed to be very short in height, only traversing about two or more floors. The short staircase that leads up to the Auditorium Male Toilet is not part of the Fifth Stairwell.

## Location

The Fifth Stairwell is located next to the Auditorium.

## Entrances and Exits

* Ground floor: there is a corridor leading from the bottom of the Fifth Stairwell to an exit, which locks if closed, so if exited, one cannot go back in—there is usually a brick holding the door in place so it does not lock—there is also a short staircase leading down to the inside of the Swimming Pool, on the side opposite to the entrance from the swimming pool changing rooms to the swimming pool—there are also recycle bins at the end of the corridor—the exit faces The Building, and is outside the swimming pool, in the area where the green rubbish carts are stored, near the Outdoor STEM Room and the bottom of the Sixth Stairwell, which both are to the right when exiting the exit
* First floor: the secondary exit of the first floor of the main section of the Auditorium leads to the auditorium male toilet, a staircase that leads up to the backstage and another staircase that leads dow—these staircases form the Fifth Stairwell
* Stage level: there is an exit that leads down a short staircase to the area with the secondary exit of the first floor of the main section of the Auditorium and a short staircase that leads up to the auditorium male toilet

## Trivia

The Fifth Stairwell is used by students extremely rarely because it is inside the auditorium and students cannot usually access that area. It also leads to the male and female dressing rooms which is mostly used for instrument lessons.

## Image Gallery

The ground floor exit of the Fifth StairwellWhen exiting the Fifth Stairwell at the ground floor from the inside, one can see The Building directly in front of oneself (The Building is in the right side of the photo and is not visible in this photo)The top of the Fifth Stairwell leads to an area where the Auditorium Male Toilet can be accessed through a short staircase, as seen in this photo
First Stairwell

The First Stairwell is a stairwell that ranges from the ground floor to the roof. There are two lifts next to this stairwell. The First Stairwell is one of the two stairwells to have lift(s) next to them, and the only stairwell with two lifts next to them.

## Location

The First Stairwell is near the left side (from the road/hill side) of the school.

## Entrances and Exits

* Ground floor
* First floor
* Second floor
* Third floor
* Fourth floor
* Fifth floor
* Sixth floor
* Roof

## Lifts

Teachers usually use the two lifts to travel vertically around the school. It is observed that if the vertical distance is not too great, some teachers will decide to walk up or down by the stairwells. The lifts operate from the ground floor to the sixth floor.
Canteen

Canteen is an area mainly for Secondary students to have lunch (Seniors 12:00 to 12:45 and Juniors 12:45 to 13:30). It is located on the ground floor next to the outdoor parking area and the outdoor uncovered playground. It is not complusory to have lunch there unless teachers require to do so. It is equipped with wooden and metal tables and benches so students can sit with each other.

Rarely, outside lunch times, it can be used for other activities.
Justice merchandise

**Justice** is one of the stores that has a license to sell exclusive *Monster High* **merchandise**.

## Journals and Diaries

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## Makeup

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## Bags

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## T-shirts

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## Accessories

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## Tees

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## Skirts and Shorts

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## Costumes

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## Wigs

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Roof Basketball Court

A covered basketball court with a wooden floor is positioned in the area of the Indoor Gym now. In the past, there was a basketball court of similar design to the basketball courts on the ground floor in the current location of the Indoor Gym. There were high fences around the court. The ground and other sports equipment are always very hot, as there was no shelter. The ground was broken due to the constant exposure to sunlight.
Indoor Gym

The Indoor Gym is a full-size basketball court with wooden floors and air conditioning on the roof of the school building. The structure is relatively newer than many other structures of the school. The Indoor Gym is used by students during PE lessons where both primary and secondary students may use the gym for educational purposes. Inside the gym, there are sports equipment, tables, chairs, and a water dispenser. There is also an extra basketball hoop in the middle of the gym to maximize the usage of the allocated area. Therefore, there are three basketball hoops in total. The floor is wooden and there are 'cushioned' panels on the walls for about one or two meter(s) up from the floor. The Indoor Gym was funded by one year's Open Day incomes.

## Entrances and Exits

The Indoor Gym has two entrances, one on the side with the fake grass, facing the roadside/hillside, which leads to the exposed parts of the roof. This is the less used entrance and is known as the 'secondary entrance'. The other entrance is covered, and is known as the 'main entrance'. The main entrance is next to the control panel inside the Indoor Gym, which allows control over the basketball hoops, air conditioners and lights. There is a Water Dispenser outside this entrance, in the area that leads to the area with the lift and the passage to the area with the entrance of the Second Stairwell and a doorway to the corridor with the Dormitories 1–4. There is also a passage to the exposed part of the roof in the area with the aforesaid Water Dispenser. The passage between the area with the lift and the area with the entrance of the Second Stairwell and a doorway to the corridor with the Dormitories 1–4 contains the Art Kiln Room and the E.L. Room.

## Trivia

In the past, an exposed basketball court of similar design to the basketball courts on the ground floor was in the place of the Indoor Gym. During construction of the Indoor Gym, a green net was situated across the atrium on the sixth floor to prevent construction materials from falling down and hurting people on the ground floor.

Actually, although there is name 'gym' in it, there is actually not much gym facilities in it.
Swimming Pool

The Swimming Pool is a facility belonging to PLKCKY School. It is used for Swimming Team Practise, Swimming Gala, and Physical Education Lessons. It is in the amenities block.

## Build

The PLKCKY Pool is built like a classic "short-course" swimming pool. There are white platforms on the right and left sides of the pool for students to stand on.
Swimming Gala

The **Swimming Gala** is the last house event of the year and is worth double points. The Swimming Gala competitions are hosted in the Swimming Pool. During the Swimming Gala, students, representing their respective houses, swim as fast as they can in order to beat other students, and the winner gets the most points for their house, and Medals are given out for the top 3. There are a lot of events, including solo and team competitions. One student is picked from each house for each event, with the exception of relays, where 4 students are picked per event. The 2019-2020 Swimming Gala has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

## List of Events

#### Year 6-12:

* Boys' Freestyle
* Boys' Backstroke
* Boys' Butterfly Stroke
* Boys' Breaststroke
* Girls' Freestyle
* Girls' Backstroke
* Girls' Butterfly Stroke
* Girls' Breaststroke
* Boys' Relay
* Girls' Relay

Exhibition Match

## Exhibition

The Exhibition Event is a friendly event where representatives from 3 different schools race against the best of PLKCKY School.

## History

Beethoven is usually strong at Swimming Gala competitions, having won the last 5 years in a row.
Timetables

*The Timetables are not to be confused with the School Calendars.*

There are three main types of timetables, for:

* students,
* teachers, and
* rooms.

Students and teachers are all given a copy of a timetable. Primary and junior secondary students have the same timetables for each class's students. Senior secondary (Years 9 to 12) have the same timetables for each class's students too, but each period is split into multiple options, as the students take IGCSE and IB and can chose subjects to take.

Room timetables are usually displayed on/near the door of the room itself, or on the front bulletin board if it is a classroom.

Special timetables were created during the COVID-19 pandemic (see the page "COVID-19 Pandemic Induced School Closure and Changes").

The school timetables are created with the software aSc TimeTables.
Outer Librarial Area

The Outer Librarial Area (OLA) is the name given to the area outside the Library, on the Sixth Floor. It is not air-conditioned. It contains the entrance to the Lecture Theatre, the SGO Guidance Room, the Board Games Area/Reading Garden, a section of the Library mostly for children's books, the entrance to the Drama Room, and the entrance to the Fourth Stairwell. It can be accessed by the First Stairwell, the Fourth Stairwell via a small opening near the Drama Room, the Sixth Stairwell, via a passage between the Lecture Theatre and the Library, and the Sixth Floor.

## Amenities

The former Reading Garden was transformed into the Board Games Area with 3 Novuss Boards and a Foosball Table. The soft cushioned panels on the floor were replaced with blue carpets. The shelves along the wall and the soft cushioned paneled sofas were kept, along with the books. The SGO Guidance Room is where the offices of the MECS and student guidance teachers are. One of the windows of the SGO Guidance Room is connected to the interior of the Board Games Area. The window is not exposed to the exterior of the school, and cannot be opened. There are also a lot of chairs and tables outside the room that can be used for doing homework or eating lunch or other activities. On the right side (from the hill/roadside) is the Drama Room which is used for drama lessons, performances, house meetings, and year level assemblies. To the opposite of the Drama Room is the Lecture Theatre. This room hosts IGCSE and IB assessments. It is also used for Table Tennis lessons, house meetings, year level assemblies, and as a back-up room for assembly. The smaller mini-library outside the library has some books, mostly for primary students. The mini-library is in the middle of the Outer Librarial Area. There is an artificial tree, some small chairs that look like barrels, and some small bookshelves in this mini-library.
Art Kiln Room

The Art Kiln Room is a small room located on the roof, inside the complex containing the entrance to the Second Stairwell, the lift and the Indoor Gym. It can be found on the side of the passage connecting the area connecting the Second Stairwell and the Dormitories 1–4 to the area with the lift. It is mainly for art projects as some of them include pottery and ceramics. The Art Kiln Room is usually locked and signs are stuck onto the door saying 'dangerous' and 'keep out'. There is a kiln inside.

The Art Kiln Room is rarely used. The temperature of the room when the kiln is operating can be hot. It is not recommended to enter the room due to it being off-limits to students and that it is quite dangerous.
IGCSE Students

IGCSE Students are students from Year 9 to Year 10. They are educated according to the IGCSE curriculum. It is their first external exam before the IB course.

Since 2018, IGCSE Students have a new subject, IGCSE Global Perspectives. It was added to help students learn more about different ideas before taking the Theory of Knowledge lessons in the IB course.

IGCSE Students do not have club time. They leave the auditorium during assemblies on Friday at 2:20 PM for lessons.

## Uniform

The IGCSE Students have the same uniform as Year 6 to Year 8 students do.
Year 6

Year 6 (or Y6) is the first year level consisting of Juniors students who are in their first year of Secondary school. Their classrooms are located in the Fourth Floor (4/F) , consisting classes 6A to 6F from Room 401 to Room 406.

Year 6 students used to go to Xi'an for their study tour. However in 2015, it was changed to Hangzhou and Shanghai. In 2020, it was announced that it would change again to Malaysia as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak. It was then suspended after the Coronavirus hit Malaysia.
Lunchtime

Lunchtime is a period where students can eat, play sports such as basketball, frisbee and volleyball and hang out in general. Primary students have their lunch period from 12:50–1:30 PM. Junior Secondary students have their lunch period from 12:50–1:30 PM while Senior Secondary students have their lunch period from 12:00–12:45 PM.

Primary students have lunch in their classroom while being supervised by their class teachers, whereas secondary students eat in the Canteen, Amphitheatre, Café on the Hill, Reading Galleries, the Outer Librarial Area or even their classrooms, despite it not being allowed.

Primary students can bring their own food from home or get ordered food provided by the school lunch company. Secondary students can bring their own food from home or buy/get ordered food from the canteen (provided by the school lunch company) or the Café on the Hill.

Lunchtime was initially cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and students have to eat at home. Afterwards, eating lunch at school was allowed, with limitations (see COVID-19 Pandemic Induced School Suspensions and Changes).

On 2020-11-25, full day school was cancelled, therefore the lunch period was also cancelled.

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End of Year Assembly

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The **End of Year Assembly** is the last school assembly of the year. It is typically hosted in the Auditorium. Primary and Secondary students have the End of Year Assembly on separate days (usually at the end of June). Each Assembly is split into two sessions, with Years 1-2 and Years 3-5 having separate sessions on the first day, and the Junior Secondary (Yrs 6-8) and Senior Secondary (Yrs 9-11) having separate sessions on the second day. Each sessions lasts about two hours, and includes the Welcoming of Guests, Opening Address and School Report (usually made by Principal Lau), Presentation of Awards, Presentation of Souveneirs, Student Project Presentations and Graduation Reflection.

Parents are encouraged to join this Assembly, although during the COVID pandemic, each student could only bring one parent to the Assembly to prevent overcrowding.

## Sections

The End of Year Assembly typically contains the following topics/sections:

* Welcoming of Guests
* National Anthem and School Song
* Opening Address and School Report
* Presentation of Awards
* Presentation of Souvenirs
* Student Project Presentations
* Singing of We're the Future of Tomorrow and Shalom, to you my friend
* Group Photos

### Presentation of Awards

Awards are presented to students with outstanding achievements throughout the academic year. These include: The Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau Academic Scholarships, the Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau Subject Scholarships, the Po Leung Kuk Scholarship, special awards, and various other medals and awards.

### Student Project Presentations

In each End of Year Assembly session, student representatives are selected from their year level to present a certain project (Science Fair for yrs 1-2, and Graduation Projects for years 5, 8, and 11). These projects typically include one Chinese presentation and one English presentation.

### Singing of We're the Future of Tomorrow and Shalom, to you my friend

In the Years 3-5, Years 6-8 and Years 9-11 session, all the students in a specific year level (i.e. Year 5, 8 and 10) perform in the singing of the songs We're the Future of Tomorrow and Shalom, to you my friend. Students typicall walk down all four passageways from the second level of the Auditorium and onto the stage while singing We're the Future of Tomorrow. At the end of the song, all students have arrived onstage, and Founding Principal Dr. Lau is invited to come on stage to conduct the students to sing Shalom, to you my friend.
Football Pitch

The football pitch is a half size pitch located outside the school building. It can be accessed by crossing the road from the school building and then walking down hill until the metal gate.

It is the default evacuation location in the case of a fire emergency. However, there have been cases during a fire drill where students were told to evacuate to areas other than the football pitch.

The place is allocated by HKSAR government. The football pitch is on top of the *Piper's Hill High Level Fresh Water Service Reservoir*, to the north of *Piper's Hill Salt Water Service Reserviour*, to the west of *The Caldecott* and to the south of the school.

The place is under the lot GLA-NK115, and GLA-NK116, owned by the government. GLA-NK means Government Land Allocation of the North Kowloon District.

The storage room is marked as a 'TS' by the government, which means a temporary structure.

## Trivia

The football pitch is sometimes used by classes in PE lessons and also sometimes used for school team practice or football/frisbee tournaments. There is also a storeroom beside the pitch. It is used to store sports equipment. The inside of the storeroom is untouched for many years, and it is reinforced with a chain lock.

The football pitch was built before PLKCKY School was built, and was part of the old building complex. At that time, the pitch was divided into three smaller pitches. The two pitches nearest to the school were perpendicular to the road, while the third one was parallel to the road.
Year 9

Year 9 (or Y9) is the first year level consisting of Seniors and IGCSE Students who are in their fourth year of Secondary school. Students from 9A and 9B use Rooms 501 and 502 on the Fifth Floor (5/F), whereas students from 9C to 9E use Rooms 601 to 603 (before academic year 2021-2022 9C to 9F used Rooms 601 to 604) on the Sixth Floor (6/F).

However, once students enter Year 9, they not only have lessons in their form rooms, but they might also have lessons in other Year 9 classrooms or even Year 8 or Year 10 classrooms, or the various other rooms in the school.

In the academic year 2021-2022, due to many students leaving the school to study overseas, one class (9F) is removed so leaving 5 classes (9A to 9E) in this year level. This continued in 2022-2023.
STEM Room

The STEM Room is a room on theFifth Floor (5/F) . It is mainly for STEM  matters. It was used for (an) ECA  class(es) before.

It has blue carpet and some tables similar to the ones seen in science laboratories. It also has some soft chairs with wheels. It has some cupboards at the front and on the right and a shelve at the back-left corner. It has curtains at the windows. There are some bulletin boards on the back, usually diplaying some STEM projects. There is a projector and screen along with a computer.
Amphitheatre

The Amphitheatre is a small pit with stairs and wooden seats on the side. There are also garden chairs and tables on the lower part. There is a big tree in the middle of the lower part, however, it was cut in half by Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018. It has been replanted. There are also various pots of plants around the tree. In the lower part, there is a big wooden 'floor' square. It is used commonly on Open Day for various performances. The wooden 'floor' square is surrounded by grass. On the left of the tree, in the area with the garden chairs and tables, one can walk to the middle section of the Main Staircase.

## Amphitheatre Garden

The garden can be accesed on the right (from the seats) of the big tree. The garden has two small water pools that were once science lab sinks, as well as flower bushes. Many tadpoles live in the water pools. A stone path passes through it, which then leads to an area with the same garden chairs and tables as the ones outside. The path also leads to entrances to the Indoor Parking Lot and the Running Track. There are some Art/DT projects, for example, paintings, in this area. There is also a mulberry tree that is a food source for birds and monkeys.
Prank Day

Prank Day is an unofficial name given to the day marking the last day of school for Year 12 IB students. Year 12 IB students has a study break starting from 16th April, to study for the IB final exams. Therefore, they are allowed by the teachers to prank the students and teachers. A classic prank is to set up some sort of obstacle in front of the staff room entrance, or play music instead of school bells. Various posters, memes and images are sometimes also printed out and stuck onto walls.

## 2021

The Prank Day in 2021 was air travel themed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting flight schedules. An "airport border control" station was set up in front of the staff room entrance. Fake "airline tickets" were given out as entry tickets to the Auditorium.
Year 1

Year 1 (or Y1) is the year level consisting of students who are in their first year of Primary school. Their classrooms are located in the First Floor (1/F) , consisting classes 1A to 1F from Room 101 to Room 106.

There are also two classes added to this year level from September 2020, 1G and 1H, but the classroom location is currently unknown. These 2 classes only existed in this academic year due to many enrollments for 2020-2021, so G and H classes continued in Year 2 for 1 year in 2021-2022 and Year 3 in 2022-2023.
School Song

The PLKCKY School song is the Po Leung Kuk secondary school song. Most likely all Po Leung Kuk secondary schools use the same school song.

The school song is played in the first Friday Assembly of every month as well as in the Opening Ceremony and the End of Year Assembly. Students have to stand up while the school song is played. Students also have to sing the lyrics of the song. If it is played in the Auditorium, the lyrics are usually displayed across multiple slides of a PowerPoint presentation projected to the screen.

An old version of the school song played had low audio quality. A newer version was introduced, which had better audio quality and seems to be played by an orchestra (it could be produced digitally).

A musical score of the school song, along with lyrics, are printed in the student diaries.
Subjects (Primary)

The Primary Students in PLKCKY School take a limited amount of subjects. All of the subjects are mandatory. They are usually taken in the students' classrooms. The subjects below are listed in no particular order and are for reference only.

## Subjects

* English
* Chinese
* Putonghua (Year 1 students only)
* Mathematics
* Moral Education
* Science
* Art
* Music
* Physical Education (PE)
* Instrument
* Information Technology (IT)
The Building

*Not to be confused with the Glass Structure next to the swimming pool, the Outdoor STEM Room.*

The Building is a 2-storey building to the right (hillside) of the swimming pool, in the area where the green rubbish carts are stored. It is next to the Outdoor STEM Room. It was built before PLKCKY School was built, and was part of the old building complex.

There is a small and short staircase leading down to it. It is fortified with barbed wire, steel gates and fences, and several CCTV cameras on both the south side and the east side.

It is on the edge of the school boundaries.

It is currently being refurbished for a dormitory with 2 floors.

There will be 3 dormitories on each floor, a total of 6. Each dormitory will have 1 toilet each. The estimated finish date is currently unknown. There are no observable surveillance cameras on either floor. The building will have its glass panes refurbished, as observed on the Second Floor.

An estimate of 3 workers are on-site. Two are observed working on the Lower Floor of The Building while one is observed eating lunch in the canteen at 12:20. A workstation full of tools such as drills is on site. The current site is very slippery as it is covered in dust. It is not recommended to enter The Building, as being caught may result in moderate to severe punishments and/or consequences.

Entering the Building requires keys, and there is an ornate metal door (like the ones in public housing apartments) (the swinging kind).

## Trivia

On an unknown date in 2016, some secondary student(s) were caught trying to access The Building via the nearby residential building - The Piper's Hill Quarters (8-10 Caldecott Road). It is believed that they were trying to access the school quickly without walking up to the Main Gate and turning back, therefore, they wanted to explore a rapid way of access (i.e exit/enter whenever they wanted) the school. However, they were caught on the roof of The Building, where there were concrete trapdoors with presumably burglar alarm systems.

## Image Gallery

Entrance to The BuildingTemporary Workstation for Workers on the First FloorView of the Building from aboveJust Right to the Entrance of the BuildingInterior of Suite of the First Room on the Second FloorThe Second Floor CorridorDesign of the toilet of one of the suitesCorridor on the First FloorStaircase Leading to First FloorStaircase leading to the exit of The BuildingStairs on the First Floor leading to the Second FloorSuite on the Second Floor, with Refurbished FacilitiesThe Entrance and the Electric Control Unit of the Staircase LobbyTop view of the inaccessible BuildingTrench between the slope and The BuildingView of the Staircase Lobby
ID Cards

There are two types of ID Cards, one for students, and one for teachers.

## Student Cards

Student cards are issued once at Year One, and once at Year Six. It allows students to borrow books and devices such as ChromeBooks from the library and retrieve lunch from the canteen.

The student cards show:

* the school logo and wordmark,
* the title "Student Card"
* a photo of the student,
* the student's student ID,
* the student card's date of issue,
* a barcode,
* and the student card's expiry date.

## Teacher Cards

There are two types of teacher cards, Staff Issue and Temporary.

Staff Issue cards have a photo of the staff member on it. It allows the staff member to enter the Staff Rooms and rooms that only teachers can enter (they are locked and can be unlocked with a teacher's card by tapping it on a small black RFID device on the wall next to the door to the room).

The Staff Issue cards show:

* the school logo and wordmark,
* the title "Staff Card"
* a photo of the staff member,
* the staff member's staff ID,
* the Staff Issue card's date of issue,
* a barcode,
* and the Staff Issue card's expiry date.

Temporary cards have no photos on them and are only labelled by which "temp" the card is (e.g. "Temp 1", "Temp 2" and so on). They have the same functions as a normal teacher's card. Due to an editor's past experience, it is also worth noting that the Temporary cards are considered "all-access" the card system configuration, with "Teacher" cards being unable to access some locations that "Temp" cards are allowed into, such as the IT Technician Room and the Security Guard Centers.
IB

IB is an acronym for International Baccalaureate. Year 11 and Year 12 IB Students study the IB curriculum.

The International Baccalaureate (IB), formerly known as the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), is an international educational foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968. It offers four educational programmes: the IB Diploma Programme and the IB Career-related Programme for students aged 16 to 19, the IB Middle Years Programme for students aged 11 to 16, and the IB Primary Years Programme for children aged 3 to 12. To teach these programmes, schools must be authorized by the International Baccalaureate.

The organisation's name and logo were changed in 2007 to reflect a reorganisation. Consequently, "IB" may now refer to the organisation itself, any of the four programmes, or the diploma or certificates awarded at the end of a programme.

## Courses

IB students have to take specific subjects in order to take the IB exam. The IB curriculum provides subjects including both HL (higher level) and SL (standard level). HL subjects have 3 double periods per week whereas SL subjects have 2 double periods per week. In addition, there are two double periods of free lessons for each student and 1 double period of mandatory TOK lesson per week. Before the Friday Assembly, Year 11 students will have its CAS period whereas for Year 12 students would have an additional TOK period and CAS period after finishing the TOK curriculum.

Education at CKY is an on-going continuum with clear links between the different stages. The IB Diploma builds upon the previous knowledge, skills and interests of each student. Diploma students take six courses during the IB Diploma: three at Higher Level (HL) and three at Standard Level (SL). The HL courses enable students to undertake more work in disciplines relevant to their intended university course. Students at CKY will have two lessons per week at HL, and four lessons per week at SL. The SL lessons form the common core of the subject, and HL students, in some subjects, share the same four lessons with SL students. The two additional lessons which HL students attend enable them to study them in greater depth. The IB Diploma is not exclusively for the academically able. There are many paths and course combinations which cater for a wide range of interests and aptitudes. Students choose to take one SL or HL course from each of the following groups:

* English A Language & Literature
* Chinese A Literature
 (2) Language Acquisition
* Chinese B (HL only)
* French ab initio (SL only)
* Spanish ab initio (SL only)

 (3) Individuals and Societies
* Economics
* Geography
 (4) Experimental Sciences
* Chemistry
* Design Technology
 (5) Mathematics
 (6) The Arts
* Visual Arts

 CORE (taken by all students)
* Extended Essay
* Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS)

Note that students are not allowed to take the same language for literature, language and literature, language B and/or language ab initio. Only one language ab initio should be taken.

## Further Reading

* CKY IB Diploma 2020–2021 Prospectus and Handbook
House Meetings

House meetings are hosted once a month, typically during Period 0 (Form Tutor Period) on a Monday. Each house goes to their respective locations. Usually, the Activity Room, Auditorium, Gym, or Lecture Theatre is used, and the locations are rotated between the houses for each meeting. House Captains preside over the meeting. Various inter-house competitions are often discussed during this time, with each meeting starting and ending with a House Chant.
Auditorium Glass House

The Glass House is a structure next to the Auditorium, consisting of glass. There are two entrances, one at the wide side and one at the thin side. The entrances have glass doors. There is an exit, with the common wooden doors leading to a passageway that leads to another set of wooden doors that open to the Auditorium. It is air-conditioned. It contains the entrance to the Auditorium Female Toilet. On the wall, there a framed images of all of the Annual Concerts with a caption stating the year and name of the concert. There is a new, large image covering half to the entire of the wide glass wall side every year with that year's Year 12 graduates group photo with the principal. During the winter, the Café on the Hill queue is inside the Glass House, with the cashier table, to protect the students and staff from the cold.

During the full-day school resumption after the second school suspension period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Glass House was converted into one of the four venues where students eat their lunch.

Trivia: The thin side glass door was originally a two-side sliding door.
Third Stairwell

The Third Stairwell is located near the entrance to the school (right side). It is one of the two exposed stairwells of the six stairwells. The bottom of the stairwell (at Ground Floor) has an extending staircase to the lower ground floor, at the entrance of the school. This stairwell ends at the top at the roof.

There are 23 steps from the lower ground floor to the ground floor

There are 28 steps from the Ground Floor and 1/F.

There are 22 steps between each floor, from 1/F up to 6/F.

The number of steps between 6/F and the roof is currently unknown. It has previously been blocked by fence gates. It is now open.

Hence, it takes 161 steps to walk from the Ground Floor to 6/F using the Third Stairwell.

## Location

On the right of the top of the wide stairs at the right of the top of the main staircase (the wide one), at the right side of the school (from the road/hill side), near the main entrance.

## Entrances and Exits

All the exits from the first floor to the sixth floor are similar and are the same in location. They have a metal number plaque on the middle wall of the stairwell, labelling the floor. There is no plaque for the lower ground floor.

* Lower ground floor: an extension stairwell leads to the underground, there is an entrance in the exposed part where the road to the car park is, near the roundabout, in front of the extended staircase leading to the same aforesaid floor of the second stairwell
* Ground floor: on the right of the top of the main staircase (the wide one) at the right side of the school (from the road/hill side)
* First floor
* Second floor
* Third floor
* Fourth floor
* Fifth floor
* Sixth floor
* Roof
Circulars

Circulars are aimed for parents and sometimes students. They might be aimed at the entire school, an entire year level or other specific groups of people or individuals. They are mostly in two languages, English and Chinese.

Circulars used to be physically handed out copies and some had reply slips that could be cut out. Parents and/or students can then put their reply on the slip if needed, sign it and hand it in.

Afterwards, e-circulars were used instead. They are delivered to parents and students by a system developed by School Team Technology Limited. The system includes mobile apps and a website (https://plkcky.schoolweb.hk/) for parents and students to view e-circulars. The e-circulars can also be replied to digitally through the system.
Open Day

Open Day is a day to celebrate the school's opening. It is held during the third week of March on a Saturday. There are many activities during the day and most of the pupils, teachers and parents will come and help to do duties and assistances.

The activites include:

There is also a STEM Bus parked in the outdoor carpark, near the swimming pool and the flag poles, also the furthest from the main entrance. During this day, people will queue up from the front door of the bus and they can visit the whole interior of the bus. All guests can visit the bus to acknowledge about Science and Design Technology related work like an exhibtion.
School Suspensions

School suspensions are where school is suspended. There are lots of reasons for school suspensions, for example, weather conditions or other conditions, such as roads being roadblocked by protestors.

## COVID-19 Pandemic

*For a more detailed article aboutthe COVID-19 Pandemic induced school closure and changes, see the* ar*ticle "COVID-19 Pandemic Induced School Closure and Changes"**.***

## Weather

The third day of the 2019–2020 school year (2020-08-19) was cancelled due to the typhoon Higos. The typhoon's highest tier on this date was 9. This was during the second school suspension period due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 2020-10-13, school was cancelled due to the typhoon Nangka . The typhoon's highest tier on this date was 8. This was also during the second school suspension period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike the previous suspension due the typhoon Higos, students still had to attend online school in the afternoon. This was reported by 香港01 (article1, article2).
Second Floor (2/F)

The second floor is the fourth floor from the bottom and the second floor which contains classrooms 2E to 4B. This floor is also the location of one of the three main entrances to the Auditorium, the Principal's Office, General Office, and the PC Laboratories. The Music Rooms 1–4 are also located on this floor.

## Teaching Block

The Teaching Block of the Second Floor contains the classrooms 2E to 4B, numbered Rooms 201 to 210 in inverse order beginning with 4B, with 1 reading gallery.

## Activity Block

* 211 Language Lab
* 212 Music Room 4
* 213 Music Room 3
* Music Room 2
* 214 Classroom 4A (repurposed from a music room)
* 215 SG Room 1

## Administration Block

There is the general office, where the medical inspection room (or known as Nurse Room), Principal's Office are located.

## Amenities Block

There is passage to the Auditorium with a door adjacent to the General Office.

## Trivia

During free times of secondary students, lots of sounds would be made as people occasionally hang inside of the rooms playing the piano after their music class, most of the time in the Vivaldi Music Room (Music Room 4).
First Floor (1/F)

The first floor is the third floor from the bottom and the first floor which contains classrooms 1A to 2D. It also has Activity Room 1 and 2 and the entrance to the auditorium, in the glass room. It is where Café on the Hill is situated. The First Floor can also access the ground floor swimming pool and the outdoor parking lot for staff and school buses via a staircase.

Activity Rooms 1 and 2 are located near the auditorium. They are multi-purpose, used by both primary and secondary students. It is used by the secondary orchestra during Activity Period (14:20-15:50)

## Teaching Block

The Teaching Block of the First Floor contains the classrooms 1A to 1H and 2A to 2D and a reading gallery between classrooms 1B and 1C.

## Activity Block

There are two activity rooms, Activity Room 1 and Activity Room 2, which are adjacent to each other.

## Amenities Block

The only place that is in this block is the Auditorium, which is opposite to Café on the Hill.

## Trivia

At recess times (10:00-10:30) and lunchtimes (12:00-12:45/12:45-13:30), secondary students often accidentally hit volleyballs and frisbees from the Ground Floor's uncovered playground. Classrooms 1B to 2A are especially prone to risks as it is exposed to the area where many students play ball games. However, since 2018, it is not encouraged for students to play ball games in the area.

Loud noises are generated from Cafe on the Hill and corridors. Since 2017, entry to corridors near classrooms (usually used to walk to the Second Stairwell) is strictly prohibited due to a large amount of noise produced. It is normally 'guarded' by secondary prefects. Nevertheless, students still take the exit because prefects no longer care.

Classrooms 1G and 1H were constructed during the COVID-19 Pandemic Suspension.

The First floor is the only floor (excluding G, LG and Roof) that has male and female toilets located in the second stairwell, while all the other floors have it just to the left of the second stairwell.

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Main Staircase

*The Main Staircase is not a stairwell and is not to be confused with the other stairwells.*

The Main Staircase is the widest and largest staircase in the school. It is right next to the Main Gate and is the staircase that leads from the lower ground floor to the ground floor. Most students who do not use the school bus services use this staircase to leave and enter the school.
Security Guard Centers

There are two security guard centres in the school. They are used by security guards to monitor CCTVs and lifts and more.

## Security Guard Post

The Security Guard Post is on the right side of the Main Entrance is where guards check your identity (for students if they are late, or for guests and parent volunteers). The require late students to write down their names in a booklet, and also give out guest cards to guests and parent volunteers.

## Security Guard Center

The Security Guard Center is located next to the Swimming Pool, on the ground floor. It is a room filled with CCTV Monitors, switches and keys that presumably control the lifts. Students can borrow sports equipment there during Lunch or Recess. Unlike the post, this Center has an RFID card lock that can only be unlocked by Staff Issue cards designated for security guards, or "Temp" cards.
Study Tour

## Aim

[Aim]

Y5 - Taiwan

Y6 - Hangzhou & Nanjing

Y7 - Singapore

Y8 - ? (assumed to be United Kingdom & France)

Y10 - Germany

Y5 - Taiwan

Y6 - Hangzhou & Shanghai

Y7 - Singapore

Y8 - United Kingdom & France

Y5 - Taiwan

Y6 - Hangzhou & Shanghai

Y7 - Singapore

Y8 - United Kingdom & France

Y5 - Taiwan

Y6 - Hangzhou & Shanghai

Y7 - Singapore

Y8 - United Kingdom & France

Y5 - Taiwan

Y6 - Hangzhou & Shanghai

Y7 - Singapore

Y8 - New Zealand

Y5 - Taiwan

Y6 - Hangzhou & Shanghai

Y7 - Singapore

Y8 - New Zealand

Y5 - Taiwan

Y6 - Hangzhou & Shanghai

Y7 - Singapore

Y8 - New Zealand

### 2019-2020

(All study tour cancelled in this academic year except for Y8 due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

Y4 - Beijing (Temporaily changed to Macau but still cancelled later)

Y5 - Taiwan (Temporaily changed to ? but still cancelled later)

Y6 - Hangzhou & Shanghai (Temporaily changed to ? but still cancelled later)

Y7 - Singapore (Temporaily changed to ? but still cancelled later)

Y8 - Germany (The only study tour held and the one before the pandemic started)

### 2020-2021

(All study tour cancelled in this academic year due to the continuous of COVID-19 pandemic)

Y4 - Beijing

Y5 - Taiwan

Y6 - Hangzhou & Shanghai

Y7 - Singapore

Y8 - Germany

## Airlines

\*Cathay Dragon is ceased.

Need airline and aircraft details for Nanjing / Xi'an

(and others? more details needed)
Recess

Recess is a former period in the school day. It is a 30-minute break where students can have some free time, eat snacks, play on the ground floor, go to the library, and chat with friends. The Café on the Hill is open to Secondary students during this period. The Recess time for Primary students is from 10:30 to 11:00, while the Recess time for Secondary students is from 10:00 to 10:30.

## Current Situation

Recess time was discontinued during the half-day school days due to COVID-19. However, there was a 15-minute break between Lesson 2 and Lesson 3 (10:15-10:30), which can be known as a recess.

Recess has now been recontinued.

Students have a 5 minute 'Short Break' between 14:15-14:20, but due to traveling time and lesson overrun, this short break is usually ignored.

## Patrols

Teachers are assigned to patrol the floors of the school during Recess. The teachers' patrol locations are changed every day based on a weekly schedule posted on the bulletin board facing the entrances of the First Stairwell on multiple floors. Prefects also do patrols, during recess, but only in Primary. Usually, they remind students to 'not run in the corridors' and 'please go back to your classrooms'.
General Office

The General Office acts as a reception for guests, and is also the place for administrative matters for the school. It is located outside the Auditorium, on the second floor. Non-teaching staff usually work here. The Head Principal also works here.

## The Reception Area

The Reception Area is where students can speak with people inside. They can ask for school supplies, absence notes, early leave notes or use the phone to make calls. Instrument teachers also have to check-in and check-out here.

You can buy notebooks from the General Office.

### Other School Sales

The General Office also sells CKY-emblazoned socks and House T-shirts.

* CKY Socks cost $20
* House T-shirts cost $80

### Reception Lounge

The Reception is where students can sit and wait for their parents. There is a trophy rack here, a glass table and sofas.

## Others

There is also:

* A pantry for staff
* the Principal's Office
* the Nurse Room
* a Backup Student Room (Unconfirmed)
Student Society

The student society is a society of students who manage and hold events and competitions for secondary students in school.

The voting system is complex. The societies have to be nominated by teachers to qualify as candidates first, then they will do a promotional campaign. After that, the students and maybe teachers will vote for a society. The winning society gets to be the official Student Society that year.

## Formation

A Student Society composes of a chairman, vice chairman, events manager, treasurer and secretary.

## List of Student Societies

2017-2018: Yau's Hub

2018-2019: Ohana

2019-2020: Vox Populi