True Light Girls' College (TLGC, Cantonese: 真光女書院) is a

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girls'

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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.

Facilities

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
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Notable alumnae

* G.E.M., Hong Kong pop singer (graduated 2008)

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