| De La Salle Secondary School, N.T. | |
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| Motto | FIDES ET CARITAS |
| (Faith and Love) | |
| Established | 1965 |
| Supervisor | Brother Alphonsus Breen |
| Principal | Mr. Koo Wing Kong |
| Students | 661 |
| Area | Approx. - sq. meters |
| Medium of Instruction | Chinese (Cantonese) |
| Member of | Brothers of the Christian Schools |
| Homepage | http://www.delasalle.edu.hk |
De La Salle Secondary School, N.T. (DLS,Chinese: 新界喇沙中學) is a Catholic secondary school in Kam Tsin Tsuen, near Kwu Tung in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It was established by the Brothers of the Christian Schools in 1965. It is one of the Lasallian schools in Hong Kong. (N.T. is the acronym of New Territories, a region in Hong Kong.)
From form 1 to form 4 only boys are accepted, but form 5, 6 and 7 are fully coeducational.
Initially English was used as the medium of instruction. The school began to use Chinese (Cantonese) to teach in 1987, and in 1997 it became the sole instructing language in classes.
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De La Salle Secondary School, N. T. was established in 1965 under the zealous leadership of its first Principal, Brother Felix Sheehan.
Among the Lasallian schools in Hong Kong, it has the distinction of being our only school with nature at its doorstep. The school has a grass football field and a large multi-purpose playground with basketball, handball and volleyball courts. There are also 2 covered areas, one where students can play badminton and the other where many extra-curricular activities are held.
With the support of teachers and parents, De La Salle Secondary School, N.T. has adopted Chinese as the medium of instruction.
At De La Salle, Forms 1 to 3 are streamed. Students in Forms 4, 5, 6 and 7 are placed in classes according to their interests in either arts or science. Forms 1 to 4 were all boys but Forms 5 to 7 were co-educational. Starting from 2007, all forms are now co-ed.
The school badge has as its motto Fides et Caritas-- Faith and Love -- which reminds the school community that their spiritual values should manifest true love in action.
De La Salle Secondary School, N.T., in keeping with good Lasallian tradition, fulfils a real need for quality education in the New Territories.
The school became notable in Hong Kong when a video clip about violence in the school was circulated in the Internet in 2003. A form 5 student was tortured by over 10 classmates with kicks and chairs from 21 November to 1 December 2003. The scenes were captured by one of his classmates and published on the web. Part of involved were arrested by Hong Kong Police Force and made trials in court later. The incident aroused much concern about violence in Hong Kong schools and remedial actions were taken by the Education and Manpower Bureau.