Stamford American School Hong Kong

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

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History

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

Stamford American School Hong Kong took over the former 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]

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