| Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School | |||||||||||||
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 Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon) | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 官立嘉道理爵士中學（西九龍） | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 官立嘉道理爵士中学（西九龙） | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | gūn laahp gādouh léih jeuk sih jūng hohk (sāi gáu lùhng) | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Government-operated Kadoorie Sir Secondary School (West Kowloon) | ||||||||||||
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Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon) (SEKSS(WK)) is a secondary school in Tai Kok Tsui,Yau Tsim Mong District, [1] Kowloon,Hong Kong.
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It was established on 16 October 1916 as The Ellis Kadoorie School for Indians by the Governor of Hong Kong. [2] Its purpose was to educate children of South Asian descent. [3] The school states that its heritage originates from the Kadoorie School set up in Sai Ying Poon in the 1890s. [4]
The initial institution was primary only but secondary levels were added in the 1960s. [4] Form 4 came in 1977,and Form 5 came in 1978. [5] In 1980 the Kadoorie School was divided into separate schools for primary and secondary levels. [3]
In 1994 Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary was the sole government-operated secondary school with a programme catering to non-ethnic Chinese students. [5]
Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School is south of Nam Cheong Station,along a short walk.
