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List Of Girls' Schools In Hong Kong
Here are lists of schools which only admit girls in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Island ; Central and Western District Secondary Aided * St. Clare's Girls' School * St Stephen's Girls' College * Ying Wa Girls' School Primary Aided * Sacred Heart Canossian School (嘉諾撒聖心學校) * St Stephen's Girls' Primary School (聖士提反女子中學附屬小學) Primary Private * Sacred Heart Canossian School, Private Section (嘉諾撒聖心學校私立部) * St Clare's Primary School (聖嘉勒小學) Kindergarten * St Clare's Primary School (聖嘉勒小學) * St Stephen's Girls' College Kindergarten (聖士提反女子中學附屬幼稚園) ;Eastern District Secondary Government * Belilios Public School Secondary Aided * Canossa College (嘉諾撒書院) * Precious Blood Secondary School (寶血女子中學) ;Southern District Secondary Aided * Hong Kong True Light College * (嘉諾撒培德書院) * Sacred Heart Canossian College Primary Aided * Pui Tak Canossian Primary School ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single-sex Education
Single-sex education, also known as single-gender education and gender-isolated education, is the practice of conducting education with male and female students attending separate classes, perhaps in separate buildings or schools. The practice of single-sex schooling was common before the 20th century, particularly in secondary education, secondary and higher education. Single-sex education is practiced in many parts of the world based on tradition and religion; recently, there has been a surge of interest and the establishment of single-sex schools due to educational research. Single-sex education is most popular in English-speaking countries (regions) such as Singapore, Malaysia, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, South Africa and Australia; also in Chile, Israel, South Korea and in many Muslim majority countries.C. Riordan (2011). The Value of Single Sex Education: Twenty Five Years of High Quality Research, Third International Congress of the European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryknoll Convent School
Maryknoll Convent School (MCS, ) is a Roman Catholic girls' school with primary and secondary sections at Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. It was founded by the American Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong in 1925 at Kowloon Tsai, Hong Kong. MCS is a prestigious school well known for its distinguished academic results and school traditions. MCS counts a total of 15 winners of the Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards, ranking fifth among all secondary schools in Hong Kong. History In 1921, an organisation called Maryknoll Sisters went from the US to Hong Kong after its founder Mary Joseph Rogers said, "Let's see what God has in store for us." On 11 February 1925, Mary Paul began teaching 12 students various subjects in the Convent Parlour at 103 Austin Road. In 1931, due to the growing number of students and teachers, the school moved to 248 Prince Edward Road. The school moved again in 1936 to the current campus at 130 Waterloo Road. In 1941, the Maryknoll Sisters left Hong Kong and clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mary's Canossian College
St. Mary's Canossian College () is a Catholic girls secondary school in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The school was founded in 1900, and is situated at the junction of Austin Road and Chatham Road South. The school, known as St Mary's School in the past, was originally aimed at educating the Portuguese girls living in Kowloon, Hong Kong. In 2010, the school's main building and St. Michael Building were both confirmed to be Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong. Other Catholic buildings, like the Rosary Church and the St. Mary's Canossian School, are adjacent to the school. School history St. Mary's Canossian College was founded in 1900 by the Institute of the Canossian Daughters of Charity, a Catholic religious institute founded by Magdalen of Canossa of the ancient noble family of Verona, Italy. Magdalen was canonised on 2 October 1988 for her sanctity and is honoured by the Church as St. Magdalen of Canossa. The school started with only two classrooms f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Hope School
Good Hope School (GHS; ) is a prestigious girls' school in Hong Kong with primary and secondary sections, founded in 1954. It is conducted by Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (M.I.C.). It is located at the junction of Ngau Chi Wan Street and Clear Water Bay Road, on the hill in the eastern outskirt of Ngau Chi Wan. History Originally, Good Hope was founded as a kindergarten on Waterloo Road. Good Hope is a Catholic school conducted by the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (MIC) and was established in 1954. In 1955, the Primary School opened at its current location. The Secondary School accepted its first Form 1 students in 1957: These students sat for the HKCE Examination in 1962. To accommodate the increasing number of students, a new wing was opened in 1963. Eventually, Good Hope School, Secondary Section grew to its current size of 36 classes in 1975. The Secondary Section became fully subsidised under the Hong Kong Education Department in 1978. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tak Oi Secondary School
Tak Oi Secondary School () is a girl's secondary school situated in Tsz Wan Shan, Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong. It was established in 1970 by the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, M.I.C. It was founded in 1970 in response to the needs of the Hong Kong society and the request of the Catholic Bishop Lawrence Bianchi Lorenzo Bianchi (; 1 April 1899 – 13 February 1983) was born in Italy, at Corteno, near Brescia. Mons. Lorenzo Bianchi was ordained Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) on 23 September 1922 and arrived in Hong Kong o .... At that time, the Government was developing the area of Tsz Wan Shan, a district near Wong Tai Sin in East Kowloon. The official opening of the school and unveiling of the plaque was officiated by Mr. J. Canning, Director of Education in 1971. The name of the school "Tak Oi" meaning "Good Love", was specially chosen to complete the theological Virtues of Faith, Hope and Love, which are also the names of the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady's College, Hong Kong
Our Lady's College (), founded in 1953, is an aided girls school affiliated with the Daughters of Help of Christians. It is currently located at 3 Lung Fung Street in Kowloon East, Hong Kong. It uses English as the medium of instruction. Mission statement * Promote whole-person education to foster students' moral and academic development. * Provide a great variety of extra-curricular activities to enrich their school life. * Emphasize home-school co-operation to help students develop their positive values. History Facilities The school occupies an area of and has 30 classrooms, 17 special rooms, a chapel, an assembly hall, which can accommodate all staff and students, two playgrounds and a spacious basement. Class structure School Uniform and accessories * Hair accessories: Black, white and blue colours only. * S.1-S.2: the school badge is pink in colour * S.3-S.6: the school badge is blue in colour Students' Association The aims of the Students' Association are to enh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tak Nga Secondary School
Tak Nga Secondary School () is a Hong Kong aided secondary school founded in 1962, a subsidised Girls' Catholic School sponsored by Sisters Announcers of the Lord. The school is located in 18 Tat Chee Avenue, Yau Yat Chuen, Sham Shui Po of the Kowloon District of Hong Kong. Founder of school Mr. late rev. Cucchiara. Motto *Wisdom (智): to pursue knowledge *Courage (勇): to accept challenges and responsibilities *Diligence (勤): to be a lifelong learner *Perseverance (奮): to achieve targets *:) Founder Joseph Cucchiara (郭怡雅) Sisters Announcers of the Lord (顯主女修會). Joseph Cucchiara (郭怡雅) was born on the island of Sicily in Italy in 1889. He joined the Salesians of Don Bosco in 1907. After the outbreak of World War I, he followed the armies and served in hospitals. He was delegated to the diocese of Shiu Chow of Kwangtung (Guangdong) in 1911. He founded many churches and schools in the area. After communists came to the area, most of these struc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tack Ching Girls' Secondary School
Tack Ching Girls' Secondary School () is a girls school in the Sham Shui Po District of Kowloon, Hong Kong. In 2004 The school was relocated to a new school building at Hing Wah Street West and Sham Mong Road in Cheung Sha Wan. History The schoolTack Ching Girls' Secondary School.jpg grew out of a primary school Tack Ching School founded by the Sisters of the Precious Blood in 1923 at Nam Cheong Street. It was later relocated to Un Chau Street in 1929. In 1929 the primary school expanded to secondary education and thus was renamed ''Tack Ching Girls' Secondary School''. The school suspended operation from 1941 and 1945 during the period of Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. In 1945 the school resumed teaching and opened a branch in Wan Chai, which became Precious Blood Secondary School in 1946. In 1949 the school moved to a new building in Un Chau Street near the junction of Yen Chow Street and Castle Peak Road Castle Peak Road is the longest road in Hong Kon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of The Rosary College
Our Lady of the Rosary College (OLR, ) is a Catholic female secondary school in Kowloon Tong Kowloon Tong () is an area of Hong Kong located in Kowloon. The majority of the area is in the Kowloon City District. Its exaclocationis south of the Lion Rock, north of Boundary Street, east of the East Rail line and west of Grampian Road. It i ..., Hong Kong. It was founded in 1971. The motto of the school is "Purity and Charity". Most of the subjects are taught in English. Students are divided into four houses including white, yellow, red and green. External links * Our Lady of the Rosary College at the Hong Kong Education Bureau Catholic secondary schools in Hong Kong Secondary schools in Hong Kong Girls' schools in Hong Kong 1971 establishments in Hong Kong {{Sham Shui Po District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Trinity College (Hong Kong)
Holy Trinity College (HTC, ) is a band 1A Roman Catholic girls' secondary school in the Shek Kip Mei area of Hong Kong, near Shek Kip Mei station. School Name The school name is a reference to the Holy Trinity within Christianity, referring to the three forms of God. History In 1966, the school was founded as a private school by Sr. Rose Mary, who was principal of the school for 30 years. In 1968, when the school had changed to a private assisted school, the formal opening ceremony was held. In 1973, its matriculation (form 6 and 7) courses were initiated. On HTC's 10th anniversary, in the year of 1976, the new wing of the campus was opened. Two years later, the school had become a fully subsidized school. In 1984, the school garden was opened. Stepping into the 90s, the school underwent a series of modernization and improvement. In 1990, the Students' Association was established. In 1993, air-conditioners were installed in the hall. In 1996, upon Sr. Rose Mary's re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother Teresa
Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, MC (; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), better known as Mother Teresa ( sq, Nënë Tereza), was an Indian-Albanian Catholic nun who, in 1950, founded the Missionaries of Charity. Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu () was born in Skopjeat the time, part of the Ottoman Empire. After eighteen years, she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived most of her life. Saint Teresa of Calcutta; was canonised on 4 September 2016. The anniversary of her death is her feast day. After Mother Teresa founded her religious congregation, it grew to have over 4,500 nuns and was active in 133 countries . The congregation manages homes for people who are dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy, and tuberculosis. The congregation also runs soup kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, children's and family counselling programmes, as well as orphanages and schools. Members take vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience and also profess a fourth vow: to give "wholehearted free ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Paul's School (Lam Tin)
Saint Paul's School (Lam Tin) () is a Catholic girls secondary school run by the Sisters of St. Paul de Chartres in Lam Tin, Kowloon Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt .... St. Paul's School (Lam Tin), established in 1970, is a Catholic secondary school run by the Sisters of St. Paul de Chartres. School's Facilities * No. of classroom: 30 * No. of tutorial rooms: 2 * No. of science laboratories: 4 * No. of computer-aided learning room: 1 * No. of multi-media learning center: 1 * No. of Music room: 1 * No. of art room: 1 * No. of cookery room: 1 * No. of needlework room: 1 All the classrooms are equipped with a class library. The multi-media learning centre, computer-assisted learning center, study room and school library are open to students dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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