Sha Tin College (STC) is a

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secondary school in

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and a member of the

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. Established in 1982 as the Shatin Annexe based in the campus of KGV School in

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, the school relocated to 3 Lai Wo Lane,

Fo Tan Fo Tan is an area of Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was developed as a light industrial area, but this activity has declined markedly in recent years. There are residential areas to the east, alongside the MTR line, and in the ...

in 1985, adopting its present name.

Students

For the 2020-21 school year, the school had 1389 students. In 2020, 65.8 percent of students were Chinese, a total of 894 students. The next largest group was Eurasians, then Caucasians.

Curriculum

Sha Tin College currently follows the

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curriculum. Year 12-13 students have the option to choose between the IBDP and the IBCP (IB Career-related Programme).

Academics

Sha Tin College's IBDP program achieved a so-called 40-40 status (where over 40% of students achieve 40 points or above). One student at the college achieved the world's highest IGCSE maths score. In the college's history programme, a team won first place in the Hong Kong Bowl in MS category, and William Huang (Y9 as of 2016-2017) won the Bee, also for MS category on 22 April 2018. In the 2018 International History Bowl Asian Championships, the Sha Tin College History Bee and Bowl team achieved second in bowl (team) and Darren Ho Ching Lau (Y9) achieved third and William Huang achieved fifth.

Notable alumni

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– Singer-songwriter *

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– Singer, actress and golfer * Vivian Kong – Professional Olympic Fencer * Kaylin Hsieh - Professional Olympic Fencer * Wesley Wong - Actor

As a Filming Location

Due to the school's location in the Hills as well as for logistical reasons, Sha Tin College has been a filming location for several TV shows and movies, most noticeably

Fight Back to School ''Fight Back To School'' () is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Gordon Chan and starring Stephen Chow. This movie is set in Shatin College, Hong Kong. It was Hong Kong's highest-grossing film of 1991. It was followed by sequels ''Fight ...

Notes and references

External links

* {{International schools in Hong Kong English Schools Foundation schools Educational institutions established in 1982 Secondary schools in Hong Kong Fo Tan International Baccalaureate schools in Hong Kong 1982 establishments in Hong Kong