St. Paul's Co-educational College (SPCC; ) is an

Anglican Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...

secondary school located at 33

MacDonnell Road MacDonnell Road (, formerly ) is a street in the Mid-Levels area of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. MacDonnell Road is one of the most expensive roads in Central, Hong Kong, Central Mid-Levels, together with Old Peak Road, Magazine Gap Road, ...

Mid-Levels Mid-Levels () is an affluent residential area on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located between Victoria Peak and Central. Residents are predominantly more affluent Hong Kong locals and expatriate professionals. It has a population ...

, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1915 as a girls-only school until the outbreak of

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, after which it was converted into a co-educational school. It is the first school in the

Round Square Round Square is an international network of schools, based on the educational concepts of Kurt Hahn, and named after a distinctive building at Gordonstoun. Founded by a group of seven schools in the late 1960s, by 1996 it had grown to 20 member ...

network in Greater China, and offers the HKDSE and IBDP curricula in parallel. It, along with its affiliated primary school, has also been under the

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 wh ...

since 2001.

History

The college was founded in 1915 as St. Paul's Girls' College () by the Hong Kong Anglican Church. The school's motto is ''Faith, Hope and Love'', derived from 1 Corinthians 13 of the

Bible The Bible is a collection of religious texts that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and esteemed in other Abrahamic religions such as Islam. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally writt ...

. In 1918, the College was the first school in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

to require students to wear school uniforms. In 1927, the College was moved to 33

, and has remained as the location of the school since then. In 1932, the College adopted the school badge that is still used now. Amidst the outbreak of the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

and

Japanese occupation of Hong Kong The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when the governor of Hong Kong, Mark Aitchison Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of British Hong Kong, Hong Kong to the Empire of Japan on 25 December 1941. His surrender occurred after Batt ...

in 1942, the College suspended all operations. In 1945, the College resumed operation while St. Paul's Boys' College moved in. Since then, the College began to accept both boys and girls, and became the first co-educational school in Hong Kong. As the College transformed from a girls school to a co-educational school, a whole-day primary school was established, and Mr Maak Ying Kei was appointed as the Headteacher of the primary school. When St. Paul's Boys' College moved back to their campus in

Bonham Road Bonham Road (Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: 般咸道) is a main road in West Mid-Levels, Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, running mainly East-West. The road connects Pok Fu Lam Road in the west, near the University of Hong Kong, an ...

in 1950, the school continued to accept both boys and girls, remaining co-educational. Before the primary school changed into an AM and PM school in 1957, it moved to 1 Calder Path. The position of Headteacher in the PM primary school was taken up by Ms Fok Lan Hing. In 1959, the new west wing of the College was completed as part of the secondary school. In October 1969, the school established their first aid service for boys, the St Paul's Ambulance Cadet Division under Hong Kong St John Ambulance. A Nursing division for girls was later set up.

Exam results

St. Paul's Co-educational College has produced 13 perfect scorers "10As" in the history of Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) and 19 "Top Scorers" and "Super Top Scorers" in Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE). 7 x 5** "Top Scorers" are candidates who obtained perfect scores of 5** in each of the four core subjects and three electives. 8 x 5** "Super Top Scorers" are candidates who obtained seven Level 5** in four core subjects and three electives, and an additional Level 5** in the Mathematics Extended (M1/M2) module.

Notable alumni

Academics

Lawrence J. Lau Lawrence Lau Juen-yee, Gold Bauhinia Star, GBS, Justice of the Peace, JP ( zh, t=劉遵義; born 12 December 1944) is a Hong Kong economist and the former Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was a non-official member of the E ...

– former

vice-chancellor A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth of Nati ...

The Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public university, public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. Established in 1963 as a federation of three university college, collegesChung Chi College, New Asia Coll ...

; former member of the

Executive Council of Hong Kong The Executive Council of Hong Kong (ExCo) is the Cabinet (government), cabinet of the Government of Hong Kong, acting as a formal body of advisers to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong that serves as a core policy-making organ assisting the c ...

* Arthur Li – member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong; member of the Council of the University of Hong Kong; former Secretary for Education and Manpower of Hong Kong; former Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong * Chung-Kwong Poon – former president of the

Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU or HKPU) is a public research university in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The university is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Founded in 1937 a ...

* Kenneth Young –

theoretical physicist Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain, and predict natural phenomena. This is in contrast to experimental physics, which uses experi ...

; Professor of Physics and former Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong * Ngaiming Mok – Hong Kong mathematician specializing in complex differential geometry and algebraic geometry * Wai Chee Dimock – Writer, William Lampson Professor Emeritus of American Studies and English at Yale University, Researcher at the Harvard University Center for the Environment

Public services / professionals

* Vivienne Poy – the first Senator of Canada of Asian descent; former

Chancellor Chancellor () is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the (lattice work screens) of a basilica (court hall), which separa ...

of the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...

(the first of Chinese descent) * Rebecca Chan Chung – Decorated U.S.

veteran who served as a Nurse with the

Flying Tigers The First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force, nicknamed the Flying Tigers, was formed to help oppose the Japanese invasion of China. Operating in 1941–1942, it was composed of pilots from the United States Ar ...

(China), the U.S. Army (China) and the China National Aviation Corporation (China and India), with work including flying over the Hump (1942-1948); the first Head (Sister-Tutor-in-Charge) of the Nursing School of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Hong Kong, 1964-1975; 1933 graduate of St. Paul's Girls School (the forerunner of St. Paul's Co-educational College)Rebecca Chan Chung, Deborah D.L. Chung and Cecilia Ng Wong, "Piloted to Serve", 2011. *

Andrew Li Andrew Li Kwok-nang (; born December 1948) is a retired Hong Kong judge, and a former Chief Justice of Hong Kong, who was the first to preside over the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, established on 1 July 1997. Li was succeeded by Geoff ...

– former Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong; Also Vice Chairman of the School Council * Audrey Eu – former member of the

Legislative Council of Hong Kong The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, colloquially known as LegCo, is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under People's Republic of China, China's "one country, two systems" c ...

, party leader of the Hong Kong

Civic Party The Civic Party (CP) was a pro-democracy camp, pro-democracy liberalism in Hong Kong, liberal political party from March 2006 to May 2023 in Hong Kong. The party was formed in 2006 on the basis of the Article 45 Concern Group, Basic Law Ar ...

, former Chairperson of the

Hong Kong Bar Association The Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA) is the professional regulatory body for barristers in Hong Kong. The Law Society of Hong Kong is the equivalent association for solicitors in Hong Kong. Jose-Antonio Maurellet is the current chairman of t ...

* Marvin Cheung – member of the

, Chairman of the Council of the

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public research university in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991, it was the territory's third institution to be granted university status, and the firs ...

, Chairman of the Airport Authority Hong Kong * Moses Cheng – Chairman of the Hong Kong Education Commission, former chairman of the Council and Court of the

Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) is a public Liberal arts education, liberal arts university with a Christian ethics, Christian education heritage in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The university was established as Hong Kong Baptist ...

, former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong * Selina Chow – former member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and Legislative Council of Hong Kong * Priscilla Leung – Kowloon City District Councilor (Elected) * Maria Tam – former member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and Legislative Council of Hong Kong * Eric Li – former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, former president of the Hong Kong Society of Accountants

Business

* Johnny Hon – Venture capitalist * Victor Li – Managing Director of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited; elder son of multibillionaire

Li Ka-Shing Sir Ka-shing Li (; born 29 July 1928) is a Hong Kong billionaire business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the senior advisor for CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings, after he retired from the Chairman of the Board in May ...

Richard Li Richard Li Tzar-kai is a Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist. The founder and chairman of the private investment group Pacific Century Group (PCG), Li started his career in the 1990s with the founding of STAR TV, a pan-Asian televisi ...

– Chairman of

PCCW PCCW Limited (formerly known as Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited) is a Hong Kong–based information and communication technology (ICT) and telecommunications company. The company is the major owner of telecommunications company HKT Limited, ...

; younger son of multibillionaire

* Ronnie Chan – Chairman of Hang Lung Properties * Adrian Cheng – CEO of

New World Development New World Development Company Limited (NWD) is a Hong Kong–based company focused on property, hotels, infrastructure and services and department stores. It was established on 29 May 1970 by Cheng Yu-tung. The company is publicly listed on t ...

* Sonia Cheng - CEO of Rosewood Hotel Group * Kenneth Fok - VP of Fok Ying Tung Group and

Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (; in short SF&OC, ) is the National Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. As such it is a separate member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It is also a me ...

Musicians

* Warren Lee – Artist, concert pianist; Music Director of St. Paul's Co-educational College * Kenneth Chan – Actor *

Danny Chan Danny Chan Pak-Keung (; 7 September 1958 – 25 October 1993) was a Hong Kong singer, songwriter and actor. One of the first Cantopop idols in Hong Kong, he gained fame alongside performers Alan Tam, Anita Mui, and Leslie Cheung, who wer ...

– Singer * Michael Kwan – Singer *

Justin Lo Justin Lo Ting Wei (, born 1 July 1976), known professionally by his stage name Jak Teen (), is a Hong Kong American singer-songwriter, actor and record producer working in Hong Kong. Biography Lo was born in Syracuse, New York, and moved t ...

– Singer-songwriter * Samuel Wong – Conductor *

Mark Lui Mark Lui (, born 9 July 1969) is from Hong Kong. He is a composer and producer of Cantopop music with the "On Your Mark" creative team, and part of the Artists and Repertoire Artists and repertoire (or A&R for short) is the division of a reco ...

– Songwriter * Eugene Pao – Jazz guitarist *

Stephen Fung Fung Chun-choi (born 9 August 1974), known professionally as Stephen Fung Tak-lun, is a Hong Kong actor, singer, writer, and film director. Biography Fung Tak-lun was born in Hong Kong and studied at German Swiss International School. He is a gr ...

- Singer, actor and director

Others

* Sham Yen Yi – 2014 Miss Earth China

References

External links

SPCC Official WebsiteSPCC Alumni Association
*

Antiquities Advisory Board The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Secretary for Development, Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monum ...

. Historic Building Appraisal
School building of 1927, St Paul's Co-educational College, No. 33 MacDonnell RoadPicture
*

Antiquities and Monuments Office The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) is a Hong Kong government organization established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO ...

. Heritage Impact Assessment Report
Redevelopment of St. Paul's Co-educational College (Phase 2)
February 2011 *

. Central and Western Heritage Trail
St. Paul's Co-educational College
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Paul's Co-Educational College Central, Hong Kong Educational institutions established in 1915 Protestant secondary schools in Hong Kong Anglican schools in Hong Kong Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong International Baccalaureate schools in Hong Kong Round Square schools Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Through-train schools 1915 establishments in Hong Kong