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Sing Yin Secondary School (), founded in 1970, is a Catholic, boys' grammar school and Band 1A secondary school in Hong Kong. It is a well-known boys’ school in Kwun Tong district with over 50 years of the history since its establishment. The campus is around 70,000 sq. ft. The School Was Dubbed "The Greenest School on Earth" By
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in 2013.


Overview

Sing Yin Secondary School was organized by Fr. H.P. Canavan, the priest of The Divine Word Missionaries. Later, he became the principal and the supervisor of the school for more than 20 years. Under his leadership, Sing Yin Secondary School quickly developed into a quality school to provide students with a good and comprehensive education. As a Catholic school, Sing Yin Secondary School follows the teachings from Jesus, especially putting the focus on moral education and community service. The school's goal is to help students to establish a set of values that are meaningful, and become the true pillars of society.


Facilities


Old Lam Tin Campus

Sing Yin Secondary School Old Lam Tin Campus is located at 11 On Tin Street, Lam Tin. It is opposite the St. Paul School (Lam Tin) which both of them are the well-known single-sex school in the Kwun Tong District.


New Choi Wan Campus

Sing Yin moved to the new campus at 38 New Clear Water Bay Road, Choi Hung. It is the first environmental demonstration school in Hong Kong. The new campus includes different kinds of new facilities comparing with the old campus, such as: * Motion Sensors in every classrooms * Electricity regeneration Lift * Solar tracking Photovoltic (PV) panels * Water chiller plants * Vertical wind turbine * Sun tubes * Solar powered water sprinklers


Clubs


Religious Clubs

# Catholic Society # Christian Fellowship


Academic Clubs

# BAFS Club # Biology Club # Chemistry Club # Chinese Club # Chinese Debating Club # Chinese History Club # Computer Club # Economics Club # English Club # English Debating Club # Geography Club # History Club # Integrated Science Club # Liberal Studies Club # Mathematics Club # Physics Club # Putonghua Club # Sports Clubs


Athletic Club

# Badminton Club # Basketball Club # Canoeing Club # Fencing Club # Football Club # Handball Club # Health and Fitness Club # Shuttlecock Club # Sports Climbing Club # Swimming Club # Table Tennis Club # Tennis Club


Interest Clubs

# Astronomy Club # Board Games and Chess Club # Bridge Club # Cookery Club # Design and Technology Club # Environmental Protection Club # Gardening Club # Hong Kong Award for Young People # Journalism Club (stop operating since Sep 2022) # Mock Trial Club # Orienteering Club # Quiz Team


Art Clubs

# Dance Club # Drama Club # Photography Club # Visual Arts Club


Music Clubs

# Brass Band # Choir # Classical Guitar Club # Music Club # String Band


Social / School Services

# Students' Association # Red House # Yellow House # Blue House # Green House # Sing Yin Pioneers # Careers Club # Community Service Group # Community Youth Club # Scout # Sing Yin Bulletin # Sing Yin Radio # Sing Yin Television # Sports Commission # Stage Management Club


See also

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Society of the Divine Word The Society of the Divine Word ( la, Societas Verbi Divini), abbreviated SVD and popularly called the Verbites or the Divine Word Missionaries, and sometimes the Steyler Missionaries, is a Catholic Church, Catholic clerical religious congregation ...


References


External links

{{Commons category, Sing Yin Secondary School
School Website
Secondary schools in Hong Kong Boys' schools in Hong Kong Catholic secondary schools in Hong Kong