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Primary Timetable*

	Lower Primary (Years 1 - 3)	Upper Primary (Years 4 - 6)
Session 1	8:30am - 9:30am	8:30am - 9:50am
Break	9:30am - 9:50am	9:50am - 10:10am
Session 2	10:10am - 11:50am	10:10am - 12:10pm
Lunch	11:50am - 12:35pm	12:10pm - 1:00pm
Session 3	12:35pm - 3:00pm	1:00pm - 3:00pm

*Primary timetable effective from the start of the 2025-26 school year

School hours are from 8.30am to 3.00pm.
No students should be on campus before 7.50am.
The school bell rings at 8.20am.
Students should arrive at school before 8.25am. This is a safety precaution that allows our faculty to identify who is on-site (and not yet in class) at the start of the school day.
Primary students board buses by 3.15pm. They depart each day at 3:20pm.
The Primary library is open from 8.15am to 4.30pm (8.15am to 3pm on Fridays).
Students should leave campus immediately after 3pm unless they are involved in after-school activities. Students staying on campus for after-school activities must be supervised by parents/guardians or your designees. This also applies to students using the library.

Secondary Timetable
Monday to Thursday		Friday
Advisory	8:25am - 8:40am	Advisory	8:25am - 8:40am
Period 1	8:40am - 10am	Period 1	8:40am - 10am
Period 2	10am - 11:20am	Period 2	10am - 11:20am
Break	11:20am - 11:40am	Break	11:20am - 11:40am
Period 3	11:40am - 1pm	Period 3	11:40am - 1pm
Lunch	1pm - 1:50pm	School ends	1pm
Period 4	1:50pm - 3:10pm	Buses depart	1:20pm
School ends	3:10pm	CAS activities	N/A
Buses depart	3:20pm	Students leave campus by:	1:30pm
CAS activities	3:15pm - 4:30pm
Students leave campus by:	4:30pm

From Mondays to Thursdays, school hours are from 8.25am to 3.10pm.
On Fridays, school hours are from 8.25am to 1pm.
Students should arrive before 8.25am
No students should be on campus before 7.50am.
The school bell rings at 8.20am.
Students should arrive at school before 8.25am. This is a safety precaution that allows our faculty to identify who is on-site (and not yet in class) at the start of the school day.
The Secondary library is open from 8am to 4pm (8am to 1.30pm on Fridays).
Students should leave campus immediately after 3.10pm (1pm on Fridays) unless they are involved in after-school activities or are studying.

Arrival time

Students are required to arrive at school before 8.25am. This is a safety precaution that allows our faculty to identify who is on-site (and not yet in class) at the start of the school day.

Students are considered late if they arrive after 8.25am. If a student is late, they must sign in using an iPad (with assistance from a parent or guardian) or tap their student card (Years 12-13).

After-school hours, weekends & public holidays

After school hours and during weekends/public holidays, the school campus is open only to students (and their accompanied guardians) who have signed up for supervised activities. RCHK ID badges must be worn and visible at all times while on campus.

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