Quarry Bay School is the oldest

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primary school in

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. There are around 720

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s. Its current campus is on

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on Hong Kong Island. The principal is currently Sue Yee who started her role in August 2021. Mina Dunstan was principal from 2012 until June 2021. The previous principal was Debra Gardiner who had been at Quarry Bay School for 4 years from 2007 until Christmas 2011. The previous principal before Gardiner was David James Harrison who, before he retired, had been at Quarry Bay School for 23 years.

History

The juvenile hall was opened in 1926 to educate the children of expatriate dockyard workers. It remained at 986

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until the 1970s, briefly interrupted by

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when it was forced to operate in the

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. In 1980 it relocated to temporary premises in Victoria Barracks, and then in 1984 to its current location on

. A time capsule filled with children's work, messages and other items was buried in its gardens during the academic year of 1996-97 and still remains under the ground near the terrapin pond to be exhumed in 2027 to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the

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Conservation

The former building of Quarry Bay School, located at No. 986 King's Road, in Quarry Bay, has been listed as a Grade III historic building since 2010.

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List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results
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References

External links

Official site
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. Historic Building Appraisal
Former Quarry Bay School, No. 986 King’s Road, Quarry BayPictures
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