St. Stephen's Girls' College

St Stephen's Girl's College Chinese: 聖士提反女子中學
Location
2 Lyttelton Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°17′01″N 114°08′38″E
Information
School type	Primary and secondary
Motto	In Faith Go Forward Chinese: 本信而進前
Denomination	Anglican
Established	1906 (1906)
School district	Central and Western District
President	The Revd. KOON Ho Ming Peter Douglas (Chairman & Supervisor)
Principal	Ms Maggie CHAU
Staff	89
Grades	F.1 – F.6 (Equivalent of Grades 7–12)
Gender	Female
Number of students	approx 1,100
Classes offered	30
Area	approx. 930 square metres (10,000 sq ft)
Colour(s)	Royal blue, sky blue, red and cobalt blue
Newspaper	Vortex Chinese: 漩思
Yearbook	News Echo Chinese: 珏聲
Affiliations	Hong Kong St. Stephen's Church Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia
Website	www.ssgc.edu.hk

St. Stephen's Girls' College
Traditional Chinese	聖士提反女子中學
Simplified Chinese	圣士提反女子中学
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shèng Shìtífǎn Nǚ​zǐ Zhōngxué Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sing sih tàih fáan néuih jí jūng hohk Jyutping Sing3 si6 tai4 faan2 neoi5 zi2 zung1 hok6

St Stephen's Girls' College (SSGC) is a grant school in Hong Kong under the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican Church). Established in 1906, SSGC is a top girls' school and among the oldest schools in Hong Kong. It is managed by the St. Stephen's Girls' College School Council.

The school first opened in 1906. Originally on Caine Road, the school moved to its current location at Lyttelton Road, Mid-Levels, in 1923. SSGC counts 12 winners of the Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards, ranking 7th among all secondary schools in Hong Kong. The main building is listed as one of the declared monuments of Hong Kong.

Class structure

Form 1 -6: 5 classes Total : 30 classes

Principals since 1906

• Miss W.M. Carden (1905–1915)
• Miss W. I. Griffin (1915–1924)
• Miss E.M. Middleton-Smith (1924–1929)
• Miss E.S. Atkins (1929–1949)
• Miss K.D. Cherry (1949–1961)
• Dr. K.E. Barker (1961–1991)
• Mrs. K.C. Too (1992–2003)
• The Reverend Mrs. Jenny Nam (2003–2011)
• Mrs. Christine Shain (2011-2014)
• Miss CHAU Wai-chu, Maggie (2014-present)

Notable alumnae

• Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, 1997–2008, member of the council for Hong Kong Island.
• Winnie Yu, Director of the Commercial Radio.
• Sandra Ng, film actress, 18th Hong Kong Film Awards and 40th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Best Actress, TV and radio programme host.
• Susie Wong, famous Commercial Radio and Cook show host
• Elvina Kong, TVB actress
• Liz Kong, singer and actress
• Regina Ip, Former Secretary for Security, member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, 2008–present, New People's Party Chairperson
• Dr. Ellen Li Tso Sau Kwan M.B.E. O.B.E. C.B.E., first female member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, designer of SSGC's school uniform
• Dr. Rosanna Wong Yick Ming, former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
• Mrs. Annie Tse Yau On Yee, Chairlady and CEO of Tse Sui Luen Jewellery (International) Limited
• Mrs. Christina Lee Look Ngan-kwan, Television Broadcasts Limited Non-executive director
• Professor Angelina Yuen-Tsang Woon Ki, Vice President (Institutional Advancement and Partnership) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
• Doris Kwan, New People's Party Executive Committee
• Petrina Wong, former Hong Kong Cable Television Limited news presenter and reporter, now the senior broadcasting affairs officer of the Office of the Communications Authority
• Josephine Ng, DJ of Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CR2 FM 90.3)
• Lam Wing Sum, novelist
• Connie Lee, TVB news presenter
• Rachel Kar, singer and songwriter
• Stella Chow, singer and songwriter, winner of 22nd CASH Song Writers Quest
• Bonita Y. Lei (黎怡), author

External links

• St. Stephen's Girls' College website