Kowloon True Light School (KTLS, ) is a

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girls'

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, it’s founded in 1945 which situated in

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, Kowloon, Hong Kong. This school is located near

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. Like all True Light Middle School in Hong Kong, the predecessor is True Light Seminary, which is the first girl school in

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.Because of the Civil War in 1949, True Light Girl School in Guangzhou moved to Hong Kong and placed on Waterloo Road No.115 (which is Kowloon True Light Primary School for now) and named it as Kowloon True Light Secondary School. It moved to Suffolk Road in 1960.

History

On 16June 1872, True Light School, a

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, was founded in

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on the Chinese mainland by

Harriet Newell Noyes Harriet Newell Noyes (; March 5, 1844 – January 16, 1924) was an American Presbyterian educator, writer, and missionary for fifty years. She founded the True Light Middle School, the first women's school in Guangdong Province, China, and is cred ...

, a missionary from the American Presbyterian Church. In 1917, the True Light Middle School was established in Guangzhou as a

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section. In 1949, due to the communist takeover of Guangzhou, the school transferred to Hong Kong. It was finally relocated to the current site in 1960, with an affiliated primary school and

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opened on its original campus on Waterloo Road. In 1990, the basketball court was demolished, in order to build a new annex. In addition, a six-story new building was completed in 2006.

Principals

* Ms. Ma Yi Ying (1947-1973) * Ms. Li Wai Lim (1973-1978) * Ms. Butt Yee Har (1978-1991) * Ms. Chan Yuen Sheung (1991-2010) * Ms. Lee Yi Ying (2010–Present)

Motto

School Motto

*”Thou Art the Light of the World” reference from Matthew 5:14.

Motto of the year

*2011-2012: Born to love *2012-2013: Thanks giving, positive thinking *2013-2014: Love giving and logical thinking *2014-2015: Embrace uniqueness, uphold collectiveness *2015-2016: Thrive and Fly *2016-2017: It all begins with respect. *2017-2018: Optimism leads to power. *2018-2019: Work with assiduity, grow with perseverance *2019-2020: Only you *2020-2021 :MASTER me *2021-2022:In your shoes, be your pal. *2022-2023 :Where acceptance flows, gratitude can grow.

Uniform

Ever since the establishment, True Light students have always been in light blue Cheongsam and plaits. They can choose to have a ponytail or two plaits since 2011. For PE uniforms, there are four different colours on the shoulder because of the houses. They are Red House, Green House, Purple House and Blue House.

Form Councils

The council began and have kept a 6-year cycle since 1994.