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The Chinese Foundation Secondary School (CFSS, ), is a
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The Chinese Foundation Secondary School (CFSS, ), is a co-education
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al secondary school located in Siu Sai Wan
Siu Sai Wan () is a residential area in the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located in the eastern part of Chai Wan, and is administratively under the Eastern District. The population was 59,729 in June 2011.
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, Hong Kong. It is a Direct Subsidy Scheme
The Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) is instituted by the Education Bureau of Hong Kong to enhance the quality of private schools at the primary and secondary levels. The Hong Kong government has been encouraging non-government secondary schools w ...
school.
Background
The school was founded in 2000 by Maxim's heiress and CPPCC member Annie Wu, through herChinese History and Culture Educational Foundation
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The premises occupy a total area of approximately 7,460 square metres.
Controversy
In 2019, school founder Annie Wu controversially put pressure on the school to punish staff and students who supported the ongoing pro-democracy protests. Alumni gathered outside the entrance on September 4, 2019 to express their disappointment and anger towards the school's unsupportive attitude.Green policies
Background
A Sustainable Development Team promotes sustainable development on campus, such as supporting energy-saving and environmental protection practices: temperature, lighting, green office procurement and operation principles, waste management and green laboratories.Awards
CFSS has joined the Sustainable Development School Award Programme, and won "Gold Award School" two sessions in a row in 2009-2010 and 2010-2012 from the Council for Sustainable Development Hong Kong. It has also achieved the award of the status of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Experimental Schools in China presented by UNESCO China in September 2012.International prizes
http://www.cfss.edu.hk/pdf/achievement/2012-2013.pdfAnnual summer music event
Since 2003, CFSS has organized various cultural programs. There are varied activities, ranging from Chinese calligraphy to Western painting; from folk dance to opera. A number of professionals and maestros were invited to broaden students' horizons in special topics: Percussion maestro Lung Heung Wing, shadow play master Wong Fai and explorer Rebecca Lee Lok Szeetc.See also
*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- ...
References
External links
School website
Secondary schools in Hong Kong Direct Subsidy Scheme schools Siu Sai Wan Educational institutions established in 2000 2000 establishments in Hong Kong {{HK-edu-stub