CCC Heep Woh College
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| Other name | 中華基督教會協和書院 |
| Type | Hong Kong Secondary School |
| Motto | When you know the TRUTH, the TRUTH will set you free. 爾識真理，真理釋爾 |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Established | 1970 |
| Principal | Dr. Chu Kai Wing |
| Staff | 60 people |
| Number of students | about 1200 people |
| Area | 4,654 m² |
| Affiliation | Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China |
| Website | SchoolWebsite：http://www.ccchwc.edu.hk/ CampusTV：http://www.ccchwc.edu.hk:8080/webpage/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=33 |
The Church of Christ in China Heep Woh College (中華基督教會協和書院), is a Christian secondary school in Tsz Wan Shan of Hong Kong. Located at Po Kong Village Road, the college is a standard grammar school founded by The Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China. The school hosts a student body of approximately 1200, aged 11 to 20, with 57 teachers. Most courses are taught in English. With pastoral care and a balanced curriculum, the school aims to promote a holistic education, addressing the moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and spiritual needs of our students, enabling then to achieve their personal best to glorify God and to serve mankind.
History
In 1911, Mrs. Lear Bigelow, from the United States, founded the Heep Woh Kindergarten in Xiguan, Guangzhou, dedicating to early childhood education. In 1947 and 1970 respectively, the Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China established CCC Heep Woh Primary School and CCC Heep Woh College.
In 1998, a management committee was created to supervise school operation and set targets and priorities of school development. This committee is composed of School Supervisor, Principal, Vice-Principals, representatives of teachers, parents, alumni and the C.C.C.
School badge
The school badge consists of two main parts - the shield and the ribbon. The former comprises the open bible with the Greek words "Jesus is the Christ", the "Nestorian Cross", the seal with the school name written in Chinese clerical script and the interconnected three "Cs". The latter incorporates the name of the school in English.
School Song
The school song is in English. It consists of five parts. The melody of each part is the same.
Heep Woh, our name, we gladly sing until the rafters ring With pride and grace we bear this name, with pride and grace we bear this name To add unto its fame, to add unto its fame
In old Canton Heep Woh began, by serving God and man And from its teaching of virtue, and from its teaching of virtue came people trained and true, came people trained and true
Our aim to learn and then to serve, with joyfulness and verve So, help us God through Thy great strength, so help us God through thy great strength To do this every hour, to do this every hour
United thus in name are we, and through our pledge to be United too in heart and mind, and long may live our heart and mind For service to mankind, for service to mankind
So long may live the name Heep Woh, For ever and ever more And long may live our unity, united, too, in unity In love and service free, in love and service free