New Method College (abbreviated to NMC) was a
secondary school
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located in
Black Rock Hill
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,
Kowloon City District
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, Hong Kong. Its stated mission was "to recognise each student as an individual".
[http://www.nmc.edu.hk/c_mission/mission.html Mission Statement] It was the fourth school of the same name, with the first one built in 1951 on Hong Kong Island. It was also the first school to participate in the
Direct Subsidy Scheme
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. It was announced that the school would close in 2012 due to a chronic decrease in enrollments. The former campus at 25
Man Fuk Road
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now houses
Stamford American School Hong Kong
Stamford American School Hong Kong is a private school in Hong Kong that offers K-12 international educational program with American standards-based curriculum for over 700 students from more than 30 nationalities in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon. Opene ...
.
The college had a small pool of notable alumni who have made their names in politics and the entertainment industry.
History
The precursor to the college was New Method English Tutorial School, opened in 1949. New Method College opened in Wanchai in 1951.
References
Further reading
* ''New Method College: Hong Kong 1951-1971'' (1971)
External links
Official website
Secondary schools in Ho Man Tin
1951 establishments in Hong Kong
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