Heep Yunn School

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Heep Yunn School
Chinese: 協恩中學
Location
1 Farm Road, Kowloon

Hong Kong
Information
TypeDSS, Grant School, secondary
Motto"In strength and grace we stand united, In faith and love we are committed."
協力藉恩, 信主愛群
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity - Anglican
Established1936
PrincipalMs.Leung
Area11,000 m2
Newspaper"Gatherine" Chinese: 聚曦
Yearbook"Vintage" Chinese: 思齊
AffiliationAnglican (Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui)
SupervisorAllan Yuen
Websitehttp://www.hys.edu.hk
Heep Yunn School

Heep Yunn School (Chinese 協恩中學) is an Anglican girls' secondary school founded in 1936, commonly known simply as HYS. It is located in Ma Tau Wai, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The School commenced operation in the DSS (Direct Subsidy Scheme) mode starting from junior forms in September 2012. It is governed by the Council of Heep Yunn School, also the sponsoring body of the primary and kindergarten sections.

History

Heep Yunn School used to be a Sheng Kung Hui grant-in-aid school for girls before it turned to the DSS mode in September 2012. It was established when two schools founded by the Church Missionary Society - the Fairlea School (1886) and the Victoria Home and Orphanage (1887) were merged in 1936 at the present site in Farm Road. This accounts for the name "Heep Yunn" - meaning the union of the two schools through the grace of God.[1] Two buildings of the campus of Heep Yunn School are listed as Grade III historic buildings by Hong Kong's Antiquities and Monuments Office: The Main Building and St. Clare Chapel.[2]

House

The five houses are named after the school name.

House
Heep
Yunn
Chung
Hok
Hau

Extracurricular activities

The school offers over 20 school sports teams, four choirs, three orchestras, debating teams in both Chinese, Mandarin and English, an active drama group and team and over 60 other co-curricular programmes relating to languages, humanity studies, visual art, science, dance, community services and leadership training.[3] Participating in these groups enhances students' interpersonal skills, problem-solving skills, responsibility, and innovation. The school holds a student-led fun fair every year on the third Sunday of January, where students build stalls from scratch and design games for the public to raise funds.

Inter-school sports

There are twenty-one sports teams in HYS.

Inter-school competition results (2018–2019):

Badminton TeamChampion, Grand Slam
Basketball TeamChampion for the 26th consecutive year, Grand Slam
Cross Country TeamChampion
Handball TeamChampion for the 12th consecutive year, Grand Slam
Hockey TeamJunior: Champion
Indoor Rowing TeamChampion
Life Saving TeamChampion, Grand Slam
Netball TeamChampion for the 3rd consecutive year
Rugby Sevens TeamC Grade: Champion
Table Tennis TeamChampion

Notable alumnae
  • Rebecca Chan Chung - Decorated U.S. World War II veteran who served as a Nurse with the Flying Tigers (China), the U.S. Army (China) and the China National Aviation Corporation (China and India), with work including flying over the Hump (1942-1948); the first Head (Sister-Tutor-in-Charge) of the Nursing School of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Hong Kong, 1964-1975; 1923 student of Fairlea Girls’ School (a forerunner of Heep Yunn School)[4][5][6]
  • Stephanie Ho - TVB actress and singer
  • Charmaine Sheh - Second runner-up in the 1997 Miss Hong Kong Pageant, TVB actress
  • Sheren Tang - Hong Kong actress, 2010 TVB Anniversary Award - Best Actress (No Regrets)
  • Elaine Chan (swimmer) - Two-time Olympic swimmer from Hong Kong, specialized in freestyle events
  • Ellen Cheung - Pen name Xi Xi, Hong Kong writer

See also

References
  1. Lee, Jane (2018). Chiu, Patricia; Wong, Wai-Ching Angela (eds.). Christian women in Chinese society : the Anglican story. Hong Kong. pp. 239–251. ISBN 978-988-8455-37-9. OCLC 1066226424.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. "List of the Historic Buildings in Building Assessment (as of 21 September 2012)" (PDF). Antiquities and Monuments Office. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  3. "Welcome to Heep Yunn School". www.hys.edu.hk. Archived from the original on 9 January 2008.
  4. Rebecca Chan Chung, Deborah D.L. Chung and Cecilia Ng Wong, "Piloted to Serve", 2011.
  5. https://www.facebook.com/PilotedToServe
  6. //www.cnac.org/rebeccachan_piloted_to_serve_01.pdf
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