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Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School
長沙灣天主教英文中學
Location
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533 Fuk Wing Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Information
MottoSelf Strengthening and Continuous Improvement
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Established20 November 1970; 54 years ago (1970-11-20)
School districtSham Shui Po District
PresidentMr. Tsang Kin Wah Francis
PrincipalMr. Poon Shing Kai Calepodius
GradesSecondary 1 to Secondary 6
HousesSt Mathew, St. John, St. Mark and St. Luke
Colour(s)Green, Yellow
Websitehttp://www.cswcss.edu.hk/

Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School (CSWCSS) is one of Hong Kong's leading English boys' schools. It was established in 20 November 1970 by the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. The school is situated on Fuk Wing Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Hong Kong.

Curriculum and admission

The school uses English as the main medium of instruction (EMI), although certain subjects (other than Chinese itself) uses Chinese.

It follows the Hong Kong curriculum and the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education. Admitted to the school are all Band 1 students. Before the introduction of the 3-3-4 New Senior Secondary Curriculum, only boys were admitted from Form 1 to Form 5 according to the traditional policy of admission while co-education is introduced at the level of matriculation (i.e. Form 6 and Form 7 respectively). However, after the graduation of the last batch of matriculation students, no more female students will be admitted after September, 2012.

Campus

The current campus is located at 533 Fuk Wing Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The campus can be reached by several public transport such as the Cheung Sha Wan MTR (exit C) as well as buses.

Notable students and alumni

Entertainment Industry

  • Alton Chung Ming Chan (Traditional Chinese: 陳忠明)－Pianist, a Grammy Award nominee

Public Service

  • Dr Kenneth Chan Ka Lok (Traditional Chinese: 陳家洛)－Ex-chairman of Civic Party ; Legislative Councillor (Island); Associate Professor, Department of Government and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
  • Roy Tang Yun-kwong (Traditional Chinese: 鄧忍光)－Director of Broadcasting; Administrative Officer of HKSAR[1]
  • Michael Wong Wai-lun (Traditional Chinese: 黃偉綸)－Director of Information Services[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 處長風波. Yahoo!News 新聞香港 (20 April 2011). Archived from the original on 2012-09-11.

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