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Australian International School Hong Kong (Traditional Chinese: 香港澳洲國際學校), also known as AISHK, is a co-educational, international school in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon of Hong Kong. It follows the New South Wales curriculum where final year (grade twelve) students can either take the New South Wales Board of Studies Higher School Certificate examinations or the International Baccalaureate IB Diploma Programme. (after September 2005 when it became an IB World School) 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... International schools are private schools that cater mainly to children who are not nationals of the host country, often the children of the staff of international businesses, international organizations, embassies, missions, or missionary programs. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon refers to the urban area made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutters Island in the west, Tates Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and... Mossy, green fountain in Wattens, Austria. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Standard atomic weight 196. ... Chinese (written) language (pinyin: zhōngw n) written in Chinese characters The Chinese language (汉语/漢語, 华语/華語, or 中文; Pinyin: H nyǔ, Hu yǔ, or Zhōngw n) is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... International schools are private schools that cater mainly to children who are not nationals of the host country, often the children of the staff of international businesses, international organizations, embassies, missions, or missionary programs. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon refers to the urban area made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutters Island in the west, Tates Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Board of Studies logo The Board of Studies is the state government education board in New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about the New South Wales Higher School Certificate. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into International Baccalaureate Organization. ... The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, often colloquially referred to simply as IB[1], is a prestigious and rigorous educational programme taught in one of three languages (English, French or Spanish) and is intended for students in their final two years of secondary school, often before entering university. ... A total of 1470 schools (as of September 2005) offer one or more of the three International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes; the majority of these offer the IB Diploma Programme. ...

Campus

AISHK first started in February 1995 at 113 Boundary Street, Kowloon Tong, shortly before it moved to Gun Club Hill, 127 Austin Road, Tsim Sha Tsui where, back then, it provided only primary education from reception to grade six. Each year after, the school extended to providing education to one more grade until reaching grade twelve in 2001. In 1998, the school moved to 3A Norfolk Road, Kowloon Tong, the current and permanent location of the school. Due to the lack of facilities and teaching space, the school was moved temporarily to 5 Tonkin Street, Cheung Sha Wan while the Kowloon Tong campus was renovated. AISHK returned to Kowloon Tong when the renovation finished in 2001. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cheung Sha Wan (長沙灣) is an area between Lai Chi Kok and Sham Shui Po in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. ...

Facilities

AISHK was the winner of the 2001 HKIA (Hong Kong Institute of Architects) Medal of the Year - Hong Kong's foremost architectural award. The building is nine stories high with many facilities such as an artificially turfed sports field, a gymnasium, a multi-purpose hall, a well equipped and resourced K-12 library, an auditorium and, located on the top (ninth) floor, a 25-metre swimming pool. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

School system

The school follows a southern hemisphere custom where school year starts in February and ends in mid December. Mondays to Fridays are school days. Unlike at other Hong Kong local schools there are four term breaks during the school year, usually in April, July and October.

Academics

Emphasis is given to Australian English competence, sports and knowledge of Australian culture and history. Putonghua spoken Chinese and Chinese reading are also taught intensively for students of Chinese ethnicity whereas separate classes for Westerners teach these topics at a more basic level.

Junior secondary students study Australian geography and history. The School Certificate exam is undertaken in the end of Year 10. Year 11 to 12 students are able to choose between the Higher School Certificate course and the International Baccalaureate course. The Higher School Certificate is based on the New South Wales Stage 6 curriculum. This article is about the New South Wales Higher School Certificate. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into International Baccalaureate Organization. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ...

Society

The school has two distinct groups of students: Hong Kongers and Australians. According to the 2005 census, around 40% of students were Australians, 50% of students were Hong Kongers and the remainder came from other countries.

Notable alumni

• Stephanie Cheng, singer

Stephanie Cheng Stephanie Cheng (鄭融) (born October 10, 1984) is a budding female singer and starlet in Hong Kong, who was being introduced by Go East Music, which was consolidated with Universal Music in 2003. ...

External links

• Official website
• AISHK as the winner of the HKIA Medal of the Year