Chinese Foundation Secondary School

The Chinese Foundation Secondary School (CFSS, Chinese: 中華基金中學), is a co-educational secondary school located in Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong. It is a Direct Subsidy Scheme school.

The Chinese Foundation Secondary School
Location
9 Harmony Road, Siu Sai Wan,

Hong Kong
Information
TypeDSS, secondary, co-education
Established18 March 2000
PrincipalHo Tik Shun (2019)
GradesSecondary 1 - 6
Websitehttp://www.cfss.edu.hk
Chinese Foundation Secondary School
Traditional Chinese中華基金中學
Simplified Chinese中华基金中学
Chinese Foundation Secondary School

Background

The school was founded in 2000 by Maxim's heiress and CPPCC member Annie Wu, through her Chinese History and Culture Educational Foundation.[1]

The premises occupy a total area of approximately 7,460 square metres.

Controversy

In 2019, school founder Annie Wu controversially put pressure on the school to punish staff and students who supported the ongoing pro-democracy protests.[2] Alumni gathered outside the entrance on September 4, 2019 to express their disappointment and anger towards the school's unsupportive attitude.[3]

Green policies

Background

A Sustainable Development Team promotes sustainable development on campus, such as supporting energy-saving and environmental protection practices: temperature, lighting, green office procurement and operation principles, waste management and green laboratories.

Awards

CFSS has joined the Sustainable Development School Award Programme, and won "Gold Award School" two sessions in a row in 2009-2010 and 2010-2012 from the Council for Sustainable Development Hong Kong. It has also achieved the award of the status of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Experimental Schools in China presented by UNESCO China in September 2012.[4]

International prizes

YearAward TitleRanking
2017 Microsoft Office Specialisr (MOS) World Championship 2017-Microsoft Word 2016 World Championship
2013-14World Robot Olympiad Hong Kong2nd Runner-up
2013Australian Informatics Competition 2013Distinction & Credit
2013International Junior Science Olympiad Hong Kong Screening 20133rd Class Honor
2012The World Finals of the 64th Intel International Science and EngineeringThe Third Place Grand Award

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Annual summer music event

Since 2003, CFSS has organized various cultural programs. There are varied activities, ranging from Chinese calligraphy to Western painting; from folk dance to opera.

YearProgram Title|
Since 2003Cultural Festival
Since 2006Culture & Knowledge Fair
Since 2008Cultural Programs Scheme

A number of professionals and maestros were invited to broaden students' horizons in special topics: Percussion maestro Lung Heung Wing, shadow play master Wong Fai and explorer Rebecca Lee Lok Szeetc.

See also

References

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