Inside SFS

Gong Up

/ɡäNG əp/

The school year for Elementary and Middle School students is bookended by opening and closing ceremonies that close with the ringing of a gong. The closing ceremony is the “gong up” ceremony that marks the passage of the students to the next grade and the graduation of the Eighth Graders.

Inside SFS

The San Francisco School

Preschool through 8th Grade

300 Gaven Street

San Francisco, CA 94134

415.239.5065

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The San Francisco School admits students of any race, color, and national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, or sex in the administration of its educational and employment policies, financial aid programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.