WELCOME TO YEAR 9

MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD

I am delighted to welcome your child into Year 9 at Harrow Hong Kong. I am confident that your child’s first year in the Senior School will be a happy and fulfilling one. It is during the course of this year that your sons and daughters will choose their GCSE options. Please be assured that we will offer guidance and support to our pupils and their parents throughout the option choice progress. This booklet is designed to give you an insight into the curriculum and other key events and activities which are due to take place in Year 9. At Harrow Hong Kong the House structure is embedded in the ethos of who we are and pastoral care is very important to us. We are fully committed to our pupils’ personal and social development alongside their academic success; if they are to achieve their best they need to be confident and happy. House Masters / House Mistresses, Assistant House Masters / House Mistresses, Tutors and Matrons are aware of the individual circumstances and needs of each pupil in their House and monitor their academic progress and personal development. Boarding is an essential part of the Harrow House system and the Houses are places where our pupils learn, lead and have fun within a family atmosphere. Dedicated, creative and experienced teachers deliver an intellectually rigorous curriculum in order to feed curious minds. We value every boy and girl as a unique individual and ensure that all relationships are based on mutual respect. All staff take special care to ensure that children settle down quickly and happily into their new year group. We know that a true education can only be gained by a strong and trusted partnership between teachers and parents. The School’s motto, Educational Excellence for Life and Leadership, encourages respect for and service to others. This underpins all that we do. The School aims to provide an excellent education within a community in which each pupil is recognised, cared for and valued. The School embraces its responsibility to develop the whole person and to instil a sense of service so that each pupil will wish to play an active part in society. Harrow Hong Kong is an extraordinary place where pupils are offered support and encouragement to develop their potential to the full. I look forward to meeting you soon and seeing your child flourish as they move through the School.

Ann Haydon

Head