St. Francis' Canossian College

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St. Francis' Canossian College
(Hong Kong)
嘉諾撒聖方濟各書院(香港)
Location
9-13 Kennedy Road,
Wan Chai,Hong Kong
Information
Affiliation(s) Canossian Daughters of Charity
Roman Catholic
Principal Sr. Susanna Yu
(Supervisor:Sr. Theresa Chien)
Enrollment

24 classes;800-900 students
Faculty 51
Type Grant-in-Aid Secondary School
（Medium of Instruction:English）
Grades Form 1-7
Motto Live by the Truth in Love
Latin:Veritas in Charitate
Color(s) Water Blue and White
Established May 8th,1869
Information +852 2527 1007
（Fasmile:+852 2529 1758）
Campus Area 8000m2
Homepage http://www.sfcc.edu.hk/

SFCC redirects here. For Spokane Falls Community College, click here.

St. Francis' Canossian College (嘉諾撒聖方濟各書院; abbr:SFCC) was founded on May 8th,1869, the second school established by the Italian Canossian Daughters of Charity in Hong Kong. There is also an elementary school section, known as St. Francis' Canossian School (嘉諾撒聖方濟各學校; abbr:SFCS). Both of the school campuses are located at 9-13 Kennedy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. As a landmark on the Kennedy Road, the school building is sharply distinguished by the painting with four angels playing instruments on the wall.

Today, more than a hundred and thirty eight years after the school was established, St. Francis' Canossian College is one of the most prestigious catholic girls' secondary schools in both Wan Chai District and Hong Kong, as well as one of the 22 earliest grant schools in Hong Kong, and one of the 114 EMI(English as the medium of instruction) secondary schools in Hong Kong. It is one of the best seconday schools on Hong Kong Island.

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[edit] History and Information

School song

Verse 1:

Do you hear our joyful voices
Ringing sweetly through the skies?
Day by day our heart rejoices
As our thanks to heaven rise.
For our school instructs and leads us
On the way to virtue and love.

Refrain:

Live St. Francis! Live forever
In our minds and in our heart!
Bless our teachers and companions
Be the bond when we depart! (2)

Verse 2:

Here we pray, we work together
For the love of God and men;
Here we study, here we gather
Here we play and here we gain.
And when troubles seem to double
To our school for peace we turn.
(Refrain)

Verse 3:

As the years fly off together
We, too, march on life's hard main,
But St. Francis' will forever
Live in mind and heart again;
To encourage, to uplift us
Till we reach our home above.
(Refrain)
School building in 1869
School building in 1869
School building in 1870
School building in 1870
School building in 1950
School building in 1950
  • 1869-----School was founded by Canossian Missions on May 8th.
  • 1870-----A piece of land was granted by government to build the campus,where included a hospital, a Chinese school,an English school and a Portuguese school.
  • 1876-----First graduation of primary six students.
  • 1920-1940-----School was known as "St. Francis' School", a government-aided English school with kindergarten,co-educational elementary school and middle school.
  • 1945-----School reopened after World War II and was named as "Sacred Heart Junior School".
  • 1953-----School was renamed as "St. Francis' Canossian College".
  • 1956-----First phrase of the school building was completed. The first team of Red Cross Youth(Youth unit One) in Hong Kong was established on November 5th.
  • 1958-----Second phrase of the school building was completed.
  • 1962-----First year of Sixth Form Classes.
  • 1985-----School Hall completed.
  • 1994-----School celebrated its 125th Anniversary.
  • 2002-----Project Learning curriculum was implemented in junior classes.
  • 2004-----School celebrated its 135th Anniversary.

[edit] Principal and Supervisor

Current Principal: Sr. Susanna Yu
Current Supervisor: Sr. Theresa Chien
Current Vice Principal: Mr. Kenneth Law and Ms W Y Lee

[edit] School Motto

"Live by the Truth in Love"

  • Latin: "Veritas in Charitate"
  • Chinese: "力行仁愛 實踐真理"


[edit] Admission

Criteria for Secondary One Discretionary Places:

  • Stage 1: Assessment of applicants' performance in primary school (60%)

Selection criteria: academic performance - 30%, conduct - 20%, performance in extra-curricular activities, talents, skills, awards and services - 10%

  • Stage 2: Individual & Group Interview (40%)

Selection criteria: Power of expression in English and Chinese, logical thinking and interactive skills

[edit] Class Structure

There are 24 classes in total, with 4 classes at each level from Form One to Form Five (A,B,C,D) and 2 classes for Forms Six and Seven (Art, Science) respectively.

[edit] School Facilities

All classrooms, special rooms and School Hall are air-conditioned and provided with Internet access. Each classroom is equipped with a TV set, a projector, a display screen and a video-cassette recorder. Special rooms include four computer rooms, Multimedia Learning Center, Independent Learning Center, Library, Laboratories, Needlework Room equipped with computer facilities.

[edit] Subjects Offered

[edit] Extra Curricular Activities

SFCC has 4 houses, 20 clubs and interest groups, which are divided into 5 categories:

  • School Teams
  • Service and Uniform Groups
  • Religious Groups
  • Interest Groups
  • Academic Groups

[edit] Four Houses

  • St. Gabriel House (仁社)
    House Color: Red ●
  • St. Nicolaus House (愛社)
    House Color: Blue ●
  • St. Patrick House (忠社)
    House Color: Green ●
  • St. Valentina House (信社)
    House Color: Yellow ●

[edit] Publications

  • Bloom (School Newspaper)
  • 蕾報 (Chinese version of Bloom)
  • Yearbook

[edit] Notable Alumni

  • The Hon Audrey EU Yuet-mee, SC, JP(余若薇)-Hong Kong Legislative Council Member
  • Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor(林鄭月娥)-Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs of Hong Kong,Former Director of Social Welfare
  • Lorna Wong Lung-shi-(黃浪詩)-Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing of Hong Kong
  • Erica Li Man(李敏)-a famous writer in Hong Kong

[edit] External links

[edit] Sister Schools in Hong Kong

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