St. Teresa Secondary School () is a

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girls secondary school in

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''. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018. It is directly governed by the

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. The school's

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is St. Teresa of Lisieux, since the school is located at the same district,

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, as St. Teresa's Church in Hong Kong.

History

The school's indirect predecessor is Precious Blood Golden Jubilee Secondary School, which was administered by the Sisters of the Precious Blood. In 1977, due to misusage of school funds and suspected corruption, some teachers contacted the ICAC and informed the students. It was followed by the

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's take-over and suppression, a series of student protests and sit-ins, and eventually the closure of the school on 14 May 1978. St. Teresa Secondary School was opened on its former site, with the protestors initiated the secular Ng Yuk Secondary School. During the

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epidemic in Hong Kong in 2003, because students suspected of infection, the school arranged education psychologists in schools to provide psychological counselling for affected teachers and students. In 2011, Ms. Teresa Tam took over as principal. On 7 December 2016, at 7 o'clock in the morning, a staff member returned to the school’s

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shop to start work. They found that the snack shop was messy and suspected of being burgled.

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officers arrived at the scene to investigate, and after counting the losses, about $2,000 was lost. Initially, it is not ruled out that the

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took advantage of the middle of the night to climb a window on the side of the mountain and sneak into the campus to commit the crime. The case was classified as

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for follow-up. In 2017, for the 40th anniversary of the school, the school held the main protection ceremony thanksgiving festival, and set up the career planning room at the school.德蘭中學40周年校慶. Page A7. ''

''. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018. On 9 September 2019, the human chain activity in the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests was launched. Students and alumni of various secondary schools in Hong Kong initiated the chain action to express their determination to fight for the ''five demands''. The students of this school participated. The activity starts at about 7 o'clock in the morning and ends at about 8 o'clock. Among the 18 districts in Hong Kong, apart from the island district, the remaining 17 districts have middle school students and alumni involved in this operation. Since 2020, the students in the school spent almost half of their high school career due to the

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. Those students lamented that during the suspension of classes, the opportunity to meet with classmates and teachers was greatly reduced. In some days they could only attend physical classes for half a day, and the time they spent with their classmates was also reduced. They said that their parents were doing business in the

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, and they were preparing for the

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(HKDSE) examination in the school year. The epidemic has separated them from two places. They can only gossip through the screen every weekend. They didn't have close relatives or teachers to accompany and supervise them. During the

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, the epidemic still isolates them from their relatives. As a result, those students felt very lonely. Those girls faced the DSE alone. On 25 June 2021, one of the distinguished contemporary Chinese scientists gave a public lecture at school. It was lectured by Zhang Xi, a scientist of the

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probe project, entitled "Building Dreams on the Moon and Comfortable Sleeves". Zhang Xi was communicating with students at the school. In an interview with

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arrived after receiving the report and confirmed that the student belonged to the school. They persuaded the other party, and took the female student back to a safe place and sent to the hospital. The school was used as a venue for the

examination and there were no classes. The police are investigating the cause of the incident in the night time.

School badge

The

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symbolizes

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and fortitude, the

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symbolizes the teaching of

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, the book symbolizes self-filling to practice the

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'', the symbol of the

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symbolizes the

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of St. Teresa of Lisieux, the pigeon symbolizes the presence of the

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, and the

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symbolizes tenderness and beauty.

Campus environment

St. Teresa Secondary School is located on a section of Sheung Shing Street between Pui Ching Road and Shek Ku Street in

. It is adjacent to the

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and is adjacent to Ho Man Tin Plaza, the

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and a luxury mansion. The school consists of four buildings. The southwest is a teaching building. It contains a school office, a teacher's office, a library, and six

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s on each floor. Each classroom has a

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and an electronic

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; the southeast is a special room building, including the Creative Media Lab, Maker Space, Technology and Living Room and four

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. The northeastern side is a new wing, which contains a student activity room, an

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hall and a computer room, is connected to the two old wings, and consists of an

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; the northwest is an independent

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with a

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. There is a

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next to the auditorium. Four buildings surround a

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with two

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courts. In the campus, the statue of St. Teresa of Lisieux was erected. The school laid a wireless network. The creative media lab is built with

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. Maker Space is established, allowing students to conduct scientific inquiry activities. An on-campus notification system is developed, which is made up of

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and linked with a

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website.

School characteristics

School spirit

St. Teresa Secondary School is a traditional girls school. Families who wish to attend the school believe that their school's spirit is calm and honest. The school encourages students to perform better by using ''praise

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''. A student will receive a praise cheque if she meets one of the following criteria: getting five or more marks in a test compared to the previous one, being one of the top 3 students in a test; or thinking critically, being responsible, having

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, being neat and tidy, showing improved

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, being honest by returning any lost item found, being helpful, being righteous, being active in services, or having active participation in activities.

Areas of learning

The school organises a

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at the

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every autumn. In the sports competition, students use

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to measure and record in the competitions. The students of the school have won awards in

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, dance,

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and

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. The school's dance group,

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, and orchestra have been invited by different agencies to perform outside the school or even abroad. The school organises overseas study each year. Students travelled to the

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, the

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etc. There are

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and business practice programmes.

STREAM education

Students are encouraged to study

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, which cultivate their spirit of

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. The implementation of STEM education utilities the adjustment of curriculum, use of resources from the

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, and programming activities, allowing students to learn basic STEM knowledge, and arise the interest in those subjects. Students use the knowledge across the curriculum for STEM inquiry, map analysis and discussion of

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etc. In response to the characteristics of

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who love art creation, visual arts is merged to the school-based curriculum, further expanding STEM to STEAM. With the integration of reading and religious elements in the STEAM education, a STREAM course suitable for girls was developed, allowing them to learn

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from reading

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. While the school implemented STREAM education, it was selected by the Education Bureau as a pilot school and conducted video

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s for future sharing. Students' works like App inventions obtained awards from the competitions hosted by

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, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks,

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, and

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etc.

Language policy

Mathematics, junior science,

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, business, etc. are taught in English, whereas

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, music, visual arts, and

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are taught in Chinese. The school's Chinese and English subjects include drama sessions which train students'

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, creativity and oral presentation skills. Students obtained awards in drama,

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and debating competitions. The school also has courses teaching

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and

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Enhancement and remedial classes

Some students were nominated to attend the

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courses organized by the

and the

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. Some Form 6 students obtained the

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's scholarships, equivalence to four-year university's

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. In terms of academics, the school holds summer bridging courses to establish students'

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of preparatory studies and

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learning.

Teaching team

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, student support, school-based textbook design and curriculum planning. There is also teacher of the Hong Kong FlippEducators Association who serve in the school and implement

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. The teaching team also organized competitions on different subjects and invited primary schools in

and

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to participate.

Class structure

In St. Teresa Secondary School, there are four classes in F.1 through F.6, some of which are split into smaller groups. All classes are named after

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or Christian virtues, which are: ''Love'' (愛), '' Filial Devotion'' (孝), ''Respect for elder brothers'' (悌) and ''

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'' (忠). Before 2015, there were six classes in each form, and thus ''

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'' (信) and ''

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'' (禮) were also used.

House system

Recently the four

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in St. Teresa Secondary School are named after

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. From 2016 to present, the houses are

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House, St. Cecilia House, St. Catherine House and St. Faustina House.

Famous / Outstanding alumni

* Quenby Fung: Well-known youth and children's literary writer *

Wan Kin Yee Wan Kin Yee (; born July 20, 1975) is a track and field Sprint (running), sprint athlete who competes internationally for Hong Kong.

: A member of the Hong Kong

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team and a number of local track record holders *

Jo Kuk Jo Koo Cho-lam (谷祖琳; born 16 May 1977), sometimes credited as Jo Koo is a Hong Kong actress and singer. Personal life In 2010, Koo married businessman Andrew Lau Wing-hang (劉穎恆), whom she met while studying in Australia. The couple h ...

: Hong Kong actress * Miss Yellow: Hong Kong actress *Kwok Ting Ting: CFO of

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Limited and Director of Business Solutions in

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*Chan Wai Chi:

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Gardening Service Manager *Yeung Wai Ling: Coach of Hong Kong

Rhythmic Gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coord ...

Team * Ho Ching Ching: Hong Kong female singer and

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Lily Ho Ngo Yee Lily Ho () is a Hong Kong actress from Hong Hong. Ho is a Miss Hong Kong 2007 contestant and winner of Miss Tourism Ambassador. Ho is known for her role as Sammi in ''Pages of Treasures''. Career In 2007. Ho was a contestant of Miss Hong Kong ...

: Hong Kong actress and former

Miss Hong Kong 2007 Miss Hong Kong 2007 pageant, the 35th Miss Hong Kong pageant was held in the Hong Kong Coliseum on 21 July 2007. Sixteen delegates competed for the title. Contestant #3: Kayi Cheung was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Aimee Chan. R ...

contestant *

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: Hong Kong TV female artist,

Miss Hong Kong 2016 Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2016 was held together with Mr Hong Kong 2016 in TVB City on 11 September 2016. Ten delegates will competed for the Miss Hong Kong title. Miss Hong Kong 2015 Louisa Mak crowned her successor Crystal Fung. Results Place ...

contestant top 10 * Leanne Ho: Advertising model * Sarah Chan: Advertising modelFACE Magazine Vol. 199
Retrieved 10 March 2018.

References

External links

Official Website
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)
Secondary School Profiles 2017/2018
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