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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep‎. Star Mississippi 21:55, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Quarry Bay School[edit]

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Please withdraw it. Does not meet Wikipedia notability guidelines. Notice that no other elementary school in the English Schools Foundation group has its own page. Besides, there is nothing significant about Quarry Bay school, compared to the others. See WP:MILL. WizardGamer775 (talk) 19:27, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to List of English Schools Foundation schools. Pasmorade (talk) 19:45, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think that's a good idea. WizardGamer775 (talk) 02:18, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. The subject passes Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies)#Schools, which says:

    All universities, colleges and schools, including high schools, middle schools, primary (elementary) schools, and schools that only provide a support to mainstream education must either satisfy the notability guidelines for organizations, the general notability guideline, or both. For-profit educational organizations and institutions are considered commercial organizations and must satisfy those criteria. (See also WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES)

    Sources

    1. Siu, Kwok-kin 蕭國健 (2023). 舊日足跡：香港地區與民生尋蹤 [Footprints of the Past: Tracing the Hong Kong Region and People's Livelihoods] (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Joint Publishing. pp. 92–93. ISBN 978-962-04-5095-2. Retrieved 2024-04-02 – via Google Books.

      The book notes: "前鰂魚涌英童學校 (Former Quarry Bay British School) 位於香港島鰂魚涌英皇道986號小山丘上。 ... 1907年後,隨着太古船塢及其他廠房設施開始投入運作, 鰂魚涌成為超過萬人生活的新社區,不少英籍員工攜同家人遷入 該地,以方便工作。1924年,港府決定特別為太古工業城的英 籍孩童在鰂魚涌興建鰂魚涌英童學校(Quarry Bay School),學校由 Messrs Little, Adams and Wood興建,於1926年建成啟用。... 該校於1980年搬遷到寶馬山,舊校舍由社會福利署接管, 改作培志男童院,並加建高欄。"

      From Google Translate: "Former Quarry Bay British School is located on a hill at No. 986 King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island. ...After 1907, as Taikoo Dockyard and other factory facilities began to operate, Quarry Bay became a new community where more than 10,000 people lived. Many British employees moved there with their families to facilitate their work. In 1924, the Hong Kong government decided to build Quarry Bay School in Quarry Bay specifically for British children in Taikoo Industrial City. The school was built by Messrs Little, Adams and Wood and opened in 1926. ... The school moved to Bramma Hill in 1980. The old school building was taken over by the Social Welfare Department and converted into the Pui Chi Boys' Home, with high railings added."

      The book notes: "該校於1980年搬遷到寶馬山,舊校舍由社會福利署接管, 改作培志男童院,並加建高欄。原址曾為香港青少年發展聯會轄 下的德育發展中心,並為學校提供日營訓練服務,其後空置。現 不對外開放。該建築被列為三級歷史建築。"

    2. Wong, Jacky (1997-07-06). "Relics sealed with a kiss e". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-02.

      The article notes: "As Hong Kong entered its new era as a Special Administrative Region of China, students at Quarry Bay School lovingly sealed their personal "relics" inside a time capsule and buried them in the school grounds. ... Hundreds of students and staff donated a wide variety of items for the capsule, the sealing of which marked the end of British sovereignty. ... Ms Mair and Ms Blaauw, who attended the school in the 1930s, both left mementos in the capsule, and so those students prising it open will get a taste of the school's life over 100 years or so. ... Students and staff wore T-shirts featuring the national flags of Britain and the People's Republic of China, plus a bauhinia, Hong Kong's symbolic flower which represents the transition of the territory to the "one country, two systems" policy."

    3. Allum, Jo (January 2011). "Primarily Mandarin". Teacher: The National Education Magazine. pp. 24–27. ISSN 1449-9274. Retrieved 2024-04-02.

      The Google snippet view notes: "Mandarin lessons at Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay School use various learning approaches, including educational games, songs, reading groups, role playing, poster making and poetry.

    4. Griffin, Kathy (2001-09-15). "Breaking the rules in the playground: One Quarry Bay school has embarked on a learning curve by turning its bare yard into a creative haven, says Kathy Griffin". South China Morning Post. ProQuest 2420279359.

      The article notes: "This, however, is less of an issue in international schools. At Quarry Bay School, the renovated playground was intended to be an extension of classroom learning. Everything from the decision on how to alter the playground to the use of the equipment once it was completed, was to be a learning experience. A student council with representatives from each year group, with children ranging in age from five to 11, was consulted on the major decisions. All students were allowed to add to a wish list that included swings, a swimming pool and a bouncy castle."

    5. There are a large number of newspaper articles from Hong Kong Public Libraries covering the school's establishment and history throughout the years.
    There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Quarry Bay School (traditional Chinese: 鰂魚涌學校; simplified Chinese: 鲗鱼涌学校) to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".

    Cunard (talk) 11:23, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep. Appears to satisfy WP:GNG. -- Necrothesp (talk) 12:15, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - Per Cunard. Secondary sources exist that discuss the history of the school and GNG is met. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 14:28, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per Cunard, Necrothesp and Sirfurboy. 59.152.195.28 (talk) 08:41, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. 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. I have added this piece of information, together with ref and a link to the conservation notice, which contains a historical background in English. Underwaterbuffalo (talk) 14:50, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Meets GNG through independent sources. I've added two of the links from Cunard (well done!).Oblivy (talk) 02:32, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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