St. Stephen's Girls' College
| St Stephen's Girl's College Chinese: 聖士提反女子中學 | |
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| Coordinates | 22°17′01″N 114°08′38″E / 22.28361°N 114.14389°E |
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| School type | Primary and secondary |
| Motto | In Faith Go Forward Chinese: 本信而進前 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 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 |
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| Website | www.ssgc.edu.hk |
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| Traditional Chinese | 聖士提反女子中學 | ||||||||||||
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St Stephen's Girls' College (SSGC) (Chinese: 聖士提反女子中學) 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.
History
[edit]The school first opened in 1906. The first principal was Miss Carden.[1] Originally on Caine Road, the school moved to its current location at Lyttelton Road, Mid-Levels, in 1923.[1] It has a history of voluntary social service and involvement in charitable work going back to 1920.[2]
In 2001, the school was one of a group of "traditional élite schools" criticised by the then Secretary of Education and Manpower Fanny Law for what she saw as reliance on rote teaching.[3] Staff from the school defended it.[3]
School buildings
[edit]The Main Building of St. Stephen's Girls' College has been listed as a declared monuments of Hong Kong since 1992.[4][5]
Notable alumni
[edit] | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (January 2023) |
- Rita Fan, politician
- Regina Ip, politician
- Ellen Li, politician
- Sandra Ng, actor, director and producer
- Suzie Wong (TV host)
- Winnie Yu, radio broadcaster and the deputy chair of Commercial Radio Hong Kong
- Xian Yuqing, academic, poet and painter
References
[edit]- ^ a b Patricia P. K. Chiu (2 June 2020). Promoting All-Round Education for Girls: A History of Heep Yunn School, Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 25–. ISBN 978-988-8528-39-4. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Kim Christiaens; Idesbald Goddeeris; Pieter Verstraete (15 November 2020). Missionary Education: Historical Approaches and Global Perspectives. Leuven University Press. pp. 283–. ISBN 978-94-6270-230-1. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b Deborah A. Brown; Tun-jen Cheng (15 November 2005). Religious Organizations and Democratization: Case Studies from Contemporary Asia. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 218–. ISBN 978-0-7656-3899-1. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Annex I Listing of Declared Monuments". Environmental Protection Department. Government of Hong Kong. 1 January 1999. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Declared Monuments in Hong Kong - Hong Kong Island. Main Building of St. Stephen's Girls' College, Lyttelton Road, Mid-Levels
Further reading
[edit]- Change and Continuity: a history of St. Stephen's Girls' College, Hong Kong, 1906-1996, by Kathleen E Barker (Chinese University Press, 1996)
External links
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