St. Paul's Co-educational College

St. Paul's Co-educational College (Chinese: 聖保羅男女中學), (often abbreviated as St. Paul's, St. Paul's Co-ed., Co-ed. or SPCC) is an Anglican secondary school located at 33 MacDonnell Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. Founded in 1915, it was a girls-only college until after World War II. The college offers the HKDSE and IBDP curricula in parallel. It is the first Round Square school in greater China. Since 2001, it has been under the Direct Subsidy Scheme. It has an affiliated primary school, making it a school of the "through-train" system.[2]

St. Paul's Co-educational College
聖保羅男女中學
St. Paul's Co-educational College in 2021
Location
33 MacDonnell Road
Mid-Levels
Hong Kong
Coordinates22°16′33″N 114°09′30″E
Information
TypeGrant, DSS, secondary, co-educational, day, boarding, through-train.
MottoFaith, Hope and Love
信望愛
Established1915 (1915) (as St. Paul's Girls' College)
PrincipalMr Frederick Poon Siu Chi[1]
FormsForm 1 to Form 6
Enrollmentapprox. 1,200
Average class size14-34 (varies according to subject combination)
Alumni AssociationWebsite
Websitewww.spcc.edu.hk
St. Paul's Co-educational College
Traditional Chinese聖保羅男女中學
Simplified Chinese圣保罗男女中学
St. Paul Girls' College
Traditional Chinese聖保羅女書院
Simplified Chinese圣保罗女书院

History

The college was founded in 1915 as St. Paul's Girls' College (聖保羅女書院) by the Hong Kong Anglican Church.[3] The school's motto is Faith, Hope and Love, derived from 1 Corinthians 13 of the Bible.

In 1918, the College was the first school in Hong Kong to require students to wear school uniforms.

In 1927, the College was moved to 33 MacDonnell Road, and has remained as the location of the school since then.

In 1932, the College adopted the school badge that is still used now.

Amid the outbreak of the Second World War and Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in 1942, the College suspended all operations. In 1945, the College resumed operation while St. Paul's Boys' College moved in. Since then, the College began to accept both boys and girls, and became the first co-educational school in Hong Kong. As the College transformed from a girls school to a co-educational school, a whole-day primary school was established, and Mr Maak Ying Kei was appointed as the Headteacher of the primary school.

When St. Paul's Boys' College moved back to their campus in Bonham Road in 1950, the school continued to accept both boys and girls, remaining co-educational. Before the primary school changed into an AM and PM school in 1957, it moved to 1 Calder Path. The position of Headteacher in the PM primary school was taken up by Ms Fok Lan Hing. In 1959, the new west wing of the College was completed as part of the secondary school.

In October 1969, the school established their first aid service for boys, the St Paul's Ambulance Cadet Division under Hong Kong St John Ambulance.[4] A Nursing division for girls was later set up.

Exam results

St. Paul's Co-educational College has produced 13 perfect scorers "10As" in the history of Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) and 17 "Top Scorers" and "Super Top Scorers" in the history of Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE).[5][6]

7 x 5** "Top Scorers" are candidates who obtained perfect scores of 5** in each of the four core subjects and three electives.

8 x 5** "Super Top Scorers" are candidates who obtained seven Level 5** in four core subjects and three electives, and an additional Level 5** in the Mathematics Extended (M1/M2) module.[7]

Notable alumni

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See also

References
  1. The Council of St. Paul’s Co-educational College. "Letter to stakeholders: appointment of Mr Frederick Poon" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ""Through-train" Mode". Education Bureau, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. "School History - The School - About - St. Paul's Co-educational College". spcc.edu.hk. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. http://www.stpaulsambulance.com/
  5. "DSE狀元". HK01. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  6. "歷屆223狀元". Ming Pao Daily News. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  7. "HKDSE exam results reveal eight top scorers from eight schools". The Standard. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  8. Rebecca Chan Chung, Deborah D.L. Chung and Cecilia Ng Wong, "Piloted to Serve", 2011.
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