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True Light Girls' College (TLGC, ) is a
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. It was founded in 1973, to commemorate the centenary of the first True Light Middle School, which was founded in 1872 in Canton by the American missionary,
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 ...
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. Since it was built according to the standards of 30 years ago, much effort has been made to improve the basic facilities of the school premises to meet the needs of the a changing society. A new annex was completed in Autumn 2005,Official website: School Information
/ref> providing four more classrooms and some special rooms in addition to the 20 classroom in the main building. There are a total of 24 classrooms, 16 special rooms, a hall, a covered playground, a canteen, a library, a student activity room, a gymnastics room, a badminton court and two basketball courts. Student TV and a School History Gallery were established in 2013 to celebrate the school's 40th Anniversary. Later on, an E-learning Centre was built in 2014 to facilitate students' learning with the convenient use of gadgets and easy access to the Wi-Fi network.
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School Motto

Thou art the light of the world（Matthew 5:14）


Teaching Staff

There are in total 48 teaching staff in approved establishment with 6 staff who are not included in approved establishment. 100% teaching staffs have Teacher Certificate / Diploma in Education. 48% teaching staffs have Bachelor Degree while 50% have Master / Doctorate Degree or above. 33% teaching staffs have Special Education Training.


School uniform

The school uses a
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as the student uniform, and was the first Hong Kong secondary school to adopt the garment as such.


Class Structure

There are 24 classes under the New Senior Secondary (NSS) HKEDB: New Academic Structure Web Bulletin
/ref> curriculum: 4 classes at each level from S1 to S6.


Notable alumnae

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, Hong Kong pop singer (graduated 2008)


See also

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Kowloon True Light School Kowloon True Light School (KTLS, ) is a Protestant girls' secondary school , it’s founded in 1945 which situated in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. This school is located near Kowloon Tong station. Like all True Light Middle School in Hon ...
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True Light Middle School of Hong Kong The True Light Middle School of Hong Kong (TLMSHK) () is a well-known girls' school located at Tai Hang, Hong Kong Island. The school consists of a secondary, a primary and a kindergarten section, located at the same premises. While the secondar ...
* Hong Kong True Light College *
Education in Hong Kong Education in Hong Kong used to be largely modelled on that of the United Kingdom, particularly the English system. Since 2012, the overhaul of secondary school diploma has introduced changes to the number of school years as well as the two-t ...
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List of secondary schools in Hong Kong {{Use dmy dates, date=July 2014 The list of secondary schools in Hong Kong is arranged by 18 districts of Hong Kong. It includes government schools, aided schools, Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools, private schools, as well as English Schools F ...


References


External links


Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:True Light Girls School, The Girls' schools in Hong Kong Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China Protestant secondary schools in Hong Kong King's Park, Hong Kong