Stamford American School Hong Kong

Stamford American School Hong Kong
Location
25 Man Fuk Road, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Information
TypePrivate School
Established2017
Head of schoolMarco Longmore
GradesPre-primary to Grade 12
GenderCo-educational
CurriculumIB and American
Websitesais.edu.hk
SASHK
Stamford American School Hong Kong

Stamford American School Hong Kong is a private school in Hong Kong that offers K-12 international educational program with American standards-based curriculum for over 700 students from more than 30 nationalities in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon.[1] Opened in 2017, Stamford offers Pre-Primary to Grade 12 for students aged 5 to 18. Stamford is authorized to offer International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) and is an authorized IB World School.[2] Stamford American School Hong Kong is also a Council of International Schools (CIS) Accredited School.[3]

History

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Stamford was established in Hong Kong in August 2016 by Cognita and opened its doors to its first cohort of students in September 2017.[4] Stamford enrolled more than 350 students in its foundation year. In 2018, Stamford announced its on-campus facilities enhancement project[5] to support the development of its high school curriculum; the project was completed in 2021.[6]

Campus

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Stamford American School Hong Kong took over the former premises of New Method College on 25 Man Fuk Road, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong as its campus.[7] The school was refurbished before opening and fitted with new facilities including a swimming pool and a technology lab.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Education Bureau School List by District". www.edb.gov.hk.
  2. ^ "Stamford American School Hong Kong". www.ibo.org.
  3. ^ "Newly accredited". www.cois.org.
  4. ^ "Cognita Opens its First School in Hong Kong". www.cognita.com.
  5. ^ "Stamford's Exciting Future: Our Additional Facilities Design". www.sais.edu.hk.
  6. ^ "Our Campus". www.sais.edu.hk.
  7. ^ "International schools become hot property in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  8. ^ "New international school in Hong Kong set to profit from parental worries". South China Morning Post. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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