Buddhist Sin Tak College
Buddhist Sin Tak College (Chinese: 佛教善德英文中學) is a secondary school in Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It uses the English and Chinese languages as the media of instruction.
| Buddhist Sin Tak College | |
|---|---|
 School building pictured in 2014 | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 22.3626°N 114.1299°E |
| Information | |
| Established | 1 September 1973 |
| Supervisor | Ven. Ku Tay |
| Principal | Chan Sai Wing |
| Language | English |
| Affiliation | Hong Kong Buddhist Association |
| Website | bstc |
History
The school was established by the Hong Kong Buddhist Association (HKBA), which applied to the Hong Kong government in June 1969 for a piece of land in Tsuen Wan upon which to build a school. The proposal was accepted in July 1969 by the former Education Department. Chairman of the Hang Seng Bank, Ho Sin Hang, and his wife Madam Ho provided a donation toward the construction of the school. The school's name therefore incorporates characters from the Chinese names of the two donors ("sin", meaning kindness, and "tak", meaning virtue).[1]
A foundation stone for the new school was laid in February 1973 by HKBA president Kok Kwong, Ho Sin Hang, Madam Ho, and New Territories district commissioner Denis Bray.[2][3]
Classes began in September 1973.[4]
School building
The six-storey school building has 39 teaching rooms.[4] It is located opposite Kwai Hing station of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system.
Faculty
As of 2021, the school employed 54 teachers. The principal is Ms. Chan Sai Wing.[5]
References
- "Buddhist Sin Tak College 35th Anniversary Issue 1973-2008" (PDF). Buddhist Sin Tak College. 2008.
- "Moral code vital". South China Morning Post. 2 March 1973. p. 5.
- "Buddhist Sin Tak College 40th Anniversary" (PDF). Buddhist Sin Tak College. 2013.
- "法團校董會及學校簡介". Buddhist Sin Tak College. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- "School Information, Buddhist Sin Tak College" (PDF). Committee on Home-School Co-operation. 2021.
