history

Kellett School was founded over thirty-three years ago, in 1976. It was founded by an organisation of parents who wanted their children to have a British-style education. Joanne Elliott was the founder of Kellett. At the time there were no pre-schools operatinig in any of the five Government schools or three Government-aided schools run by the [|English Schools Foundation] (ESF). There was no school for her daughter to go to so she decided to start a school. The first location of the school was in Wan Chai. The costing revealed that 44 cheques in payment of school fees would make the school viable.To make it happen, 44 children had to come through the door on the first day of Kellett, and it did happen. As the school grew the amount of students grew. The board of government then had the idea of creating a secondary school for Kellett. Kellett only served children from [|age] 4-10 until 2005 when the [|construction] began for a new secondary school. It was developed out of parental vote. The purposes for building the secondary school were; that Kellett is the only school in [|Hong Kong] that follows the English national curriculum, therefore parents who want there children to go to school in England after school in Hong Kong, would help prepare their children. Also there is so much demand for secondary school places, Kellett activley decided to create another option. The secondary school was completed in 2007 and opened in September 2007, currently there is a year 7 class and a year 8 class, and Kellett has also found a new site for the secondary school and are looking to extend the years it provides.