Sing Yin Secondary School
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38 New Clear Water Bay Road, Choi Hung, Kowloon Hong Kong | |
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| Type | Grammar Aided Boys' School |
| Motto | Being able to manifest one's highest morality |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Opened | 1970 |
| Founder | Fr. H.P. Canavan |
| President | Rev. Johnson Dhos |
| Principal | Mr. Wong Chi Keung |
| Faculty | 62 |
| Classes | 30 |
| Language | English |
| Campus size | About 70,000 Square Feet |
| Affiliation | Divine Word Missionaries |
| Website | www.singyin.edu.hk |
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| Traditional Chinese | 聖言中學 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 圣言中学 | ||||||||||
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Sing Yin Secondary School (聖言中學), founded in 1970, is a Catholic, boys' grammar school and band 1 secondary school in Hong Kong. The campus is around 70,000 Sq. ft. The School Was Dubbed "The Greenest School On Earth" By U.S. Green Building Council in 2013 [1][2]
Overview
Sing Yin Secondary School was organized by Fr. H.P. Canavan, the priest of The Divine Word Missionaries. Later, he became the principal and the supervisor of the school for more than 20 years. Under his leadership, Sing Yin Secondary School quickly developed into a quality school to provide students with a good and comprehensive education.
As a Catholic school, Sing Yin Secondary School follows the teachings from Jesus, especially putting the focus on moral education and community service. The school's goal is to help students to establish a set of values that are meaningful, and become the true pillars of society.
Facilities
Old Lam Tin Campus
Sing Yin Secondary School Old Lam Tin Campus is located at 11 On Tin Street, Lam Tin.
New Choi Wan Campus
Sing Yin moved to the new campus at 38 New Clear Water Bay Road, Choi Hung. It is the first environmental demonstration school in Hong Kong .[3]
The new campus includes different kinds of new facilities comparing with the old campus, such as[4] :
- Motion Sensors in every classrooms
- Electricity regeneration Lift
- Solar tracking Photovoltic (PV) panels
- Water chiller plants
- Vertical wind turbine
- Sun tubes
- Solar powered water sprinklers
Clubs
Religious Clubs
- Catholic Society
- Christian Fellowship
Academic Clubs
- BAFS Club
- Biology Club
- Chemistry Club
- Chinese Club
- Chinese Debating Club
- Chinese History Club
- Computer Club
- Economics Club
- English Club
- English Debating Club
- Geography Club
- History Club
- Integrated Science Club
- Liberal Studies Club
- Mathematics Club
- Physics Club
- Putonghua Club
- Sports Clubs
Athletic Club
- Badminton Club
- Basketball Club
- Canoeing Club
- Fencing Club
- Football Club
- Handball Club
- Health and Fitness Club
- Shuttlecock Club
- Sports Climbing Club
- Swimming Club
- Table Tennis Club
- Tennis Club
Interest Clubs
- Astronomy Club
- Board Games and Chess Club
- Bridge Club
- Cookery Club
- Design and Technology Club
- Environmental Protection Club
- Gardening Club
- Hong Kong Award for Young People
- Journalism Club
- Mock Trial Club
- Orienteering Club
- Quiz Team
Art Clubs
- Dance Club
- Drama Club
- Photography Club
- Visual Arts Club
Music Clubs
- Brass Band
- Choir
- Classical Guitar Club
- Music Club
- String Band
Social / School Services
- Students' Association
- Red House
- Yellow House
- Blue House
- Green House
- Sing Yin Pioneers
- Careers Club
- Community Service Group
- Community Youth Club
- Scout
- Sing Yin Bulletin
- Sing Yin Radio
- Sing Yin Television
- Sports Commission
- Stage Management Club
References
- ^ https://www.dexigner.com/news/27031
- ^ http://earthtechling.com/2013/12/worlds-greenest-schools-span-spectrum/
- ^ Announcing the 2013 Greenest School on Earth Recipients
- ^ "Facilities - Sing Yin Secondary School". www.singyin.edu.hk. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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