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St George's School has always been at the heart of the military community in Hong Kong and was originally sited in Minden Row, Tsim Sha Tsui, between the Whitfield Barracks, on Nathan Road (now the Kowloon Park) and the Chatham Road Barracks (now the Science Museum).
When the focus of military life shifted to Kowloon Tong, with the expansion of Osborn Barracks, the school moved to its present site on Norfolk Road.
The school reached its peak in the late 1970s when there were over 1,200 pupils and 54 teaching staff.
However, since the reduction of the garrison and the departure, last week, of the Sixth Form, there are now only 57 pupils and 23 staff, many of whom will take up new teaching posts with service schools in Germany and Cyprus.
Despite the drawdown, the school has maintained its very high standards and this year St George's General Certificate of Secondary Education results put them in the top 15 comprehensive schools in the United Kingdom.
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78,000 pupils allocated secondary one places
More than 78,800 pupils have been allocated secondary one places in this year's secondary school places allocation (SSPA) exercise, results of which will be announced on Friday (July 12).
"All 78,869 pupils participating in the SSPA exercise, irrespective of their age, have been allocated a place in government, aided or private bought-place secondary schools," Senior Education Officer, Mrs Lily S K Lai, said.
It includes 4,288 pupils, or 5.44 per cent, who have successfully obtained discretionary places they applied for earlier this year.
A total of 38,699 pupils, or 49.07 per cent, have been allocated places according to their first choice and 56,032 pupils, 71.04 per cent, according to their first three choices.
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