Tai Po Sam Yuk Secondary School
Tai Po Sam Yuk Secondary School ("TPSY" Chinese: 大埔三育中學) is a co-educational Christian secondary school, located in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. The school is owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[2]
| Tai Po Sam Yuk Secondary School 大埔三育中學 | |
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| School type | Direct Subsidy Scheme[1] |
| Motto | 止於至善 (Strive for Excellence) |
| Denomination | Seventh-day Adventist |
| Established | 1956[2] |
| Principal | Lawrence Cheong Ning Yu [2] |
| Chaplain | Pastor Lin |
| Faculty | 64[3] |
| Gender | Co-educational[1] |
| Enrolment | 1,039[3] |
| Education system | Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority |
| Campus size | 6000m2 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Accreditation | Adventist Accrediting Association |
| Website | www.tpsy.edu.hk/ |
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| Traditional Chinese | 大埔三育中學 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 大埔三育中学 | ||||||||||
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It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[4][5][6][7]
History
The school was established and began teaching in 1956.[2] In January 1960, the President of the South China Union Mission, EL Longway, reported that funds had been collected and were available for a new school to be built at Tai Po, at a projected cost of about HK$200,000.[8] This was the first middle school ever to be established by any organization in the old market town of Tai Po. Tai Po was one of the first places where church evangelism was conducted in the early days, shortly after the pioneers established the Adventist church in Hong Kong. When the construction of the school began, the Tai Po church had grown to about 70 members.[9]
Facilities
All classrooms are air-conditioned with Internet access and digital projectors. There is a 300-square-metre library, a Physical Fitness Centre, a hall, a science (MML) Laboratory, a design (MML) Room, a campus TV station, four science laboratories, two computer rooms, a geography room, a music room, a home economics room, an art room, a Multi-Media Learning Centre, a Youth Centre and an elevator.[10]
See also
References
- Education Bureau - School Profile
- Adventist Yearbook
- General Information. Tai Po Sam Yuk Secondary School. Retrieved 2009-07-24
- http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
- "Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts". Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (1 April 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- Longway, E. L. (January 1960). "Excerpts from the Officers Reports to the Division Biennial Council. Union Mission Presidents Report to Council 'Delegates: South China Island Union Mission" (PDF). Far Eastern Division Outlook. Singapore: Far Eastern Division of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. 46 (1): 9. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- Longway, E. L. (September 1959). "Steady Progress in the Hong Kong-Macao Mission" (PDF). Far Eastern Division Outlook. Singapore: Far Eastern Division of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. 45 (9): 11. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- Facilities. Tai Po Sam Yuk Secondary School. Retrieved 2009-07-24
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