| Sam Yuk Middle School | |
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| Address | |
| 1111 Clear Water Bay Rd Clear Water Bay, Sai Kung New Territories, Hong Kong China |
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| Information | |
| School type | Private, Day school |
| Denomination | Seventh-day Adventist |
| Established | 1903 [1] |
| Closed | 2008 |
| School district | Sai Kung |
| Principal | Ricky Shun On Lau [1] |
| Faculty | 35 [1] |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Education system | Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority |
| Campus | Hong Kong Adventist College |
| Campus size | 40,000 Square meters [2] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Accreditation(s) | Adventist Accrediting Association |
| Website | www.syms.edu.hk |
Sam Yuk Middle School was a co-educational Christian secondary school, located on the campus of Hong Kong Adventist College in Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong. The school was owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[1]
The school was closed in 2008 when it was integrated into Hong Kong Adventist Academy.
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In 1903, the Seventh-day Adventist church operating in Guangzhou founded its first school. This girls school was called “The Bethel Girls’ School”. In 1905, the church established "Yick Chi Boys’ School." In 1911, the Yick Chi Boy’s School was closed and re-opened as a middle school five years later as “Sam Yuk School".[3]
The Sam Yuk School grew and became successful. As a result, land was purchased in the eastern part of the Guangdong city (Canton) to meet the rapid growth of the school. In 1922, the buildings were erected. When the buildings were ready for use, the Bethel Girls’ School was integrated as a part of Sam Yuk School. The new school served the Guangzhou, Hakka, and Guangxi Missions in the South China region. In 1935, the South China Union Mission took charge of the Sam Yuk School and renamed it the “Canton Training Institute.”[3]
In 1937 the Sino-Japanese War broke out, plunging China into turmoil. To remain in operation, the school was moved to Hong Kong and temporarily operated in Shatin. At that time the school was renamed as the “South China Training Institute”. Later, the “China Training Institute” (Junior College), another Adventist education institution from central China, was also moved to the same premise. The two schools were merged together to form the “China and South China Training Institute.” Soon after, a piece of land consisting of 40 acres (160,000 m2) was purchased at Clear Water Bay in the New Territories. Development for a permanent campus began and after two years, the campus buildings were completed, with the school in Shatin soon arriving.[3]
In 1942, World War II erupted, bringing the people of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation. As a result, the school reverted to its prior name of “South China Training Institute” and moved back to Mainland China near the town of Laolung in Guangdong province. With the war was ending, the campus in Clear Water Bay was confiscated by the colonial British army. To continue the long suspended education work, the school was relocated back to its former site in the district of Tungshan in Guangdong for a year. It was not until 1947 that the school was able to move back to the Clear Water Bay campus.[3]
In 1981, the constituency of the South China Island Union Mission officially adopted the name “Hong Kong Adventist College” to identify the college as an independent entity separated from the school. This was followed by the registration and approval of Hong Kong Adventist College by the Hong Kong Department of Education.
The campus has 26 classrooms, including 5 science laboratories, a multi-media activity room, a multi-media Learning Centre, 2 computer rooms, a music room, a geography room, an art room, a library, an assembly hall, a football pitch, a basketball court, a volleyball court, a badminton court, a chapel, a cafeteria and a dormitory.[2]
To integrate information technology into teaching, the school has installed a broadband network; teachers and students have internet access. Students have their own individual account and can communicate with teachers or submit homework through the Internet. All parents can also get access to the school' s notices, calendar, homework and other information from the school's website.[2]