Rosaryhill School

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Rosaryhill School
Address
41B Stubbs Road Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island Hong Kong
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Veritas (Truth)
Established	1959
Colour(s)	Black and white
Affiliation	Dominican Fathers of Holy Rosary Province
Website	www.rhs.edu.hk

Rosaryhill School (Chinese: 玫瑰崗學校) is a private Catholic co-educational institution founded by the Dominican Fathers in Hong Kong in 1959, at 41B, Stubbs Road. Its four sections are Kindergarten, Primary, Secondary (including sixth-form), and Business Studies (which also provides sixth-form courses independent from the Secondary Section).

Co-Curricular Activities Committee (For Secondary Section only)

The Co-Curricular Activities Committee was established by Mr. Jonathan Kwok Kin-kei (郭健基老師) in 1994. The departments of Co-Curricular Activities Committee are as follows:

• Student Council Executive Committee - In the beginning of school term every year, the election of "Student Council" is held which enables two cabinets to compete for becoming the ruling council of the year. Students take part in the election under a "one-man, one vote" basis. Members from the Student Council Executive Committee have to bear up with the prefect duties as they are also the "Student Leaders".

• Student Council Representative Committee - It is formed by the "Student Leaders". It implements the duty of supervising the works done by "Student Council Executive Committee".

• Student Council Service Team - Assists the "Student Council Executive Committee" to carry out the charitable works of caring for the needs of underprivileged minorities within the Wanchai community.

• Rosarian Editorial Board - Reports the campus news and publishes the literary articles, which is accountable to the supervision of "Student Council Executive Committee"

• House Captain Liaison Committee - Each House appoints two captains to form this Committee

• House Executive Committee - The House Captains, who are elected under a "one-man, one vote" basis, form this Committee. All elected captains have to bear up with the prefect duties as they are also the "Student Leaders".

• Sports Association - Formed by representatives of different sports teams

• New Youth Society - Formerly known as "Catholic Students Society", which is administered by the Religious Department of the Dominican Priests

• Altar Service Team - Administered by the Religious Department of the Dominican Priests

• Discipline Team - "Student Leaders" from different Houses accomplish the prefect duties, and they elect their favourite Head Prefects.

• Library Service Team

• Red Cross Youth Unit

• Boys Scouts Team

• Youth Ambassadors Team

• School Choir

• Singing and Guitar Club

• Lion Dance Team

• Mobile Apps Programming Club

• Horticulture Club

• School Annual Editorial Board - Publishes School Annual every year. Members are responsible for the editorial tasks of reporting the official event news of Kindergarten, Primary Section and Secondary Section.

Between September 1994 and July 2004, the "Student Council Executive Committee", "Student Council Representative Committee", "Student Council Service Team", "Rosarian Editorial Board", "House Captain Liaison Committee", "House Executive Committee" and "Sports Association" under the "Co-Curricular Activities Committee" were independent from the operations of "Discipline Team". Since September 2004, Fr. Francisco de las Heras, Principal of Secondary Section, and Mr. Jonathan Kwok Kin-kei (郭健基老師), Panel Head of Co-Curricular Activities Group, began to implement a system called "an integration among Student Council, Houses, Sports Association and Discipline Team". Members from the four Student Council units, the elected captains from the six Houses, and representatives from "Sports Association" are consistently regarded as "Student Leaders". They have to bear up with the prefect duties assigned by the "Discipline Team" while tackling with their leadership duties within the "Co-Curricular Activities Committee". Moreover, all the "Student Leaders" have to elect several "Head Prefects" under a "one man, one vote" basis.

According to the report by Rosaryhill School Old Student Association, Kelly Chen (陳慧琳), a renowned Canto-pop star in Hong Kong, was a member of the Unicorn House during her days at Rosaryhill School (Secondary Section). Kelly Chen was a member of Flower Arrangement Club and a member of School Choir at her Alma Mater.

Kelly’s Secondary School Days: Although Kelly was a member of the Unicorn House, she admits that she was not particularly active during her secondary days. Since she was not very good at sports, Kelly had never taken part in the athletic meets or other sports competitions. On the other hand, she did take part in some extra-curricular activities “I remember I had joined a flower arrangement club and Miss Amy Lo was the teacher-in-charge. I even took part in a flower arrangement competition in school once, I clearly remember after that competition when I returned home, I found that I had left my scissors in school, so I rushed back to school to look for my scissors as I knew my mom would definitely blame me for being so absent-minded if I lost my scissors.” Moreover, Kelly tells us that she had performed Chinese dance and drama in her primary and secondary days respectively.

Kelly has been recognized as a very good singer and she tells us that she has always been fond of singing; she used to be a member of the School Choir both in Hong Kong (i.e. the School Choir of Rosaryhill School) and Japan. ( — "The Rosarians": Interview with Kelly Chen)

House System (For Secondary Section only)

There are six Houses in total, which are administered by the "House Captain Liaison Committee" from the "Co-Curricular Activities Committee". "Student Leaders" from six Houses have to take part in the prefect duties of the Discipline Team at the same time. Each teacher, including the two Deputy Principals and the Officer of Student Affairs, is given a House identity as well. Captains from the six Houses are elected by their corresponding housemates within the campus under a "one-man, one vote" basis. The elected Captains form the "House Executive Committee":

• Dragon House

Yellow is the House colour, whereas dragon is the auspicious animal.

• Eagle House

Brown is the House colour, whereas eagle is the auspicious animal.

• Flamingo House

Red is the House colour, whereas flamingo is the auspicious animal.

• Peacock House

Blue is the House colour, whereas peacock is the auspicious animal.

• Phoenix House

Orange is the House colour, whereas phoenix is the auspicious animal.

• Unicorn House

Green is the House colour, whereas unicorn is the auspicious animal.

School Buses

Rosaryhill School is the college with the largest number of school buses within the education field of Hong Kong.

For each school bus, the upper part of the vehicle is ivory white in colour, whereas the lower part is dark grey. Rosaryhill School is the first-ever college providing school-bus services for students in the history of Hong Kong.

There is one student passenger from each school bus who succeeds the position as a "Bus Prefect". Each "Bus Prefect" is selected by teacher passengers from his/her corresponding bus route. "Bus Prefects" are administered by the "Office of Student Affairs".

School Song

Fairlady of the Rosary,

To Your School I come.

The seedbed of eternity,

And maker of my crown.

The seedbed of eternity,

And maker of my crown.

Forever, Rosaryhill School,

My Alma Mater true.

Radiates the Light of Truth to all,

With warmth of Love most pure.

My tender mind, my budding heart,

Need guidance to the goal.

The Truth and Love, you then impart,

To my immortal soul.

The Truth and Love, you then impart,

To my immortal soul.

Supervisor

Since the establishment of Rosaryhill School, the position of Supervisor was accomplished by foreign Dominican priests.

Since 2014, there was a change which Fr. Christopher Chor Yuk-wah (左旭華神父), a Chinese Dominician priest, succeeded the position as the Supervisor of Rosaryhill School. Fr. Christopher Chor Yuk-wah became the first-ever Chinese Dominican priest to serve as the Supervisor in the history of Rosaryhill School.

List of Principals (For Secondary Section only)

Since the establishment of Rosaryhill School, the position of Secondary Section Principal was accomplished by foreign Dominican priests.

Since September 2006, there was a change which Mr. Francis Tsung Pui-sum (叢培森先生), a Chinese intellectual, succeeded the position as the Principal of Rosaryhill School (Secondary Section). Mr. Francis Tsung Pui-sum became the first-ever Chinese intellectual to serve as the Principal of Secondary Section in the history of Rosaryhill School.

Visual Arts and Music Education (For Secondary Section only)

Since the establishment of Rosaryhill School, the Visual Arts Department (formerly known as "Art Department") only allowed Form 5 students to register for the Art examinations from the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination. Since 2001, Fr. Francisco de las Heras, Principal of Secondary Section, approved the opening of Visual Arts curriculum in Form 6 and Form 7 levels. Students were then allowed to register for the Visual Arts examinations from the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination and the Hong Kong Advanced Supplementary Level Examination. Since 2009, to keep abreast with the new 3-3-4 education system, students were allowed to register for the Visual Arts examination from the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education.

In the aspect of music education, Mr. Francis Tsung Pui-sum (叢培森先生), Principal of Secondary Section, kept abreast with the new 3-3-4 education system by opening the Music curriculum for Form 4, Form 5 and Form 6 students in 2009. Form 6 students were allowed to register for the Music examination from the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education.

According to the report by Rosaryhill School Old Student Association, Kelly Chen (陳慧琳), a renowned Canto-pop star in Hong Kong, has ever studied Art during her days at Rosaryhill School (Secondary Section). Kelly Chen stated that the heartfelt education of her Art teachers at her Alma Mater inspired her to study at Faculty of Graphics Design in Parsons School of Design in New York.

Talented artist: After Kelly left Rosaryhill, she spent three years in Japan where she completed her high school education there. Subsequently, she was admitted to the Faculty of Graphics Design in Parsons School of Design in New York. We are delighted to learn that Kelly’s interest in art started in Rosaryhill. “I already liked art very much when I was a student here. There were two art teachers who had a great deal of influence on me. Mr Tsui Yiu Cheung taught us how important it was to cut paper properly. Ms Helen Lai was my another art teacher. I remember she had given us an art assignment that required us to draw two paintings. I spent a lot of time to draw a portrait of Carina Lau, an artiste I admired a lot at that time; however, after I finished that painting, I found that I had only very little time left so I finished another one half-heartedly. Finally, I got an A for my portrait of Carina Lau and I won Miss Lai’s praises too; on the other hand, I only got a C for the other painting. Since then I realized that I did have some talents in art and my talents would be recognized by others if I made efforts to finish the task.” Now we get the clue why Kelly is always recognized to be one of the artistes who has good taste in art and fashion. ( — "The Rosarians": Interview with Kelly Chen)

According to the report by Rosaryhill School Old Student Association, Charlene Choi (蔡卓妍), a renowned Canto-pop star in Hong Kong, has ever studied Art during her days at Rosaryhill School (Secondary Section). Charlene Choi's creative expertise was "textile design".

Sitting in the room in the New Wing that was named after Charlene Choi, she shared with us how she joined Rosaryhill School. ‘I actually studied at Marymount Secondary School from Form 1 to Form 3 first before I came to Rosaryhill School to continue my secondary education. I decided to come to this school since I was not allowed to be promoted to Form 4 in Marymount because my academic results were not very satisfactory. I chose Rosaryhill School by myself after having conducted some research on different secondary schools in the district. At that time, there was a subject called ‘textile design’ that interested me and since I was always fond of art subjects, I then decided to give Rosaryhill School a try.’ ( — "The Rosarians": Interview with Charlene Choi)

Performing Arts Education (For Secondary Section only)

The "Performing Arts Education" of Rosaryhill School was established by Miss. Grace Tang Fung-yee (鄧鳳儀老師), Former Vice Panel Head of Co-Curricular Activities Committee and Former Panel Head of Chinese History Department, in 1994. There is "Inter-House Drama Competition" every year. The organizations which correspond with the "Performing Arts Edcuation" are as follows:

• English Drama Society
• Chinese Drama Society
• Dance Club
• Film Appreciation Club
• Stage Management Team

Major events (For Secondary Section only)

• Integrated Learning Week
• Parent-Teacher Association English and Chinese Essay Writing Competition
• Teacher-Student Day
• Religious Week
• Cantonese Speech Contest for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Secondary Students
• Christmas Choral Performances at different shopping arcades - organized by School Choir
• Rainbow Connection - organized by School Choir
• Invitation of Overseas Choir Singers to Rosaryhill School - organized by Music Department and School Choir
• Eco-Fashion Show - organized by Visual Arts Department
• Athletic Meet
• Swimming Gala
• Inter-House Rope Skipping Competition
• Inter-House Drama Competition
• Inter-House Quiz
• Inter-House Floral Arrangement Design Competition
• Singing Contest - organized by Student Council Executive Committee
• Walkathon
• HKSAR Chief Executive Mock Election - organized by Student Council Executive Committee
• Commemoration of June 4 Victims - organized by Student Council Executive Committee
• Rosaryhill School Sports Tournament - organized by Sports Association
• Rosaryhill School Mentorship Programme - organized by Rosaryhill School Old Student Association

According to the report by Rosaryhill School Old Student Association, Charlene Choi (蔡卓妍), a renowned Canto-pop star in Hong Kong, has ever participated in the "Singing Contest" organized by the "Student Council Executive Committee" during her days at Rosaryhill School (Secondary Section).

On the other hand, Charlene admitted that she always enjoyed to perform in front of others, ‘I participated in singing contests every year and I remember I got 2nd runner-up when I was Form 4!” Ms Harriet Lo also said ‘I remember that too! I remember that I told you “Wow, you actually can sing!” The Editorial Team also found Charlene’s graduation year book and she put Ms Lo and Ms Au Miu Ling as her most respected teachers in it. Ms Lo was her class teacher and Ms Au was the teacher who taught Charlene textile and design. Charlene shared with us that she did remember the teacher in charge of discipline, Ms Elsa Tang, used to be very strict but she also could be quite friendly and approachable. Charlene said apart from the only one occasion in which she had had a verbal argument with her classmate during the class and eventually she was punished by Ms Elsa Tang to stand in the Discipline Office, she considered herself to be a well-behaved student in school. ( — "The Rosarians": Interview with Charlene Choi)

Award Scheme (For Secondary Section only)

The election of "Students of the Year" is held at the end of the school term. Nine teachers, including Principal, two Deputy Principals, Officer of Student Affairs, Visual Arts Panel Head, Music Panel Head, Physical Education Panel Head, Co-Curricular Activities Committee Panel Heads and Discipline Team Panel Head, form the election panel. The entire election is monitored by the "Office of Student Affairs". There are four awards:

• Student of the Year - to acknowledge the most distinguished student who performs brilliantly in academic pursuits, internal services, external services and external award experiences

• Sportsboy of the Year - to acknowledge the most distinguished sportsman who performs brilliantly in Physical Education and external award experiences

• Sportsgirl of the Year - to acknowledge the most distinguished sportsgirl who performs brilliantly in Physical Education and external award experiences

• Student Artist of the Year - to acknowledge the most distinguished student who performs brilliantly in Visual Arts, Music or Drama pursuits

Notable alumni

• Leslie Cheung - Cantopop singer and actor, considered as one of the founding fathers of Cantopop
• Kelly Chen - Cantopop singer and actress
• Charlene Choi - actress and singer, best known as a member of the Cantopop girl group Twins, alongside Gillian Chung
• Kenix Kwok - actress
• Barbara Yung - actress, popular during the early 1980s,
• Tony Leung Ka Fai - actor, known for his starring in the horror feature Double Vision. He has won three times Best Actor Award in Hong Kong Film Awards.
• Bobo Chan - former Hong Kong singer and model
• Queenie Chu - 1st Runner Up winner of Miss Hong Kong 2004 and actress of TVB
• Hon. Bernard Charnwut Chan 陳智思 - member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, and a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
• Eric Lee - Silver Medal winner in the English Billiards Competition during the East Asian Games 2009

See also

• List of schools in Hong Kong

External links

• RHS website
• School song
• RHSOSA (Rosaryhill School Old Student Association)

References

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• Hong Kong Composers' Guild - Chairman's Statement 2012-2013
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• RHSOSA (Rosaryhill School Old Student Association)