St. Francis' Canossian College

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St. Francis' Canossian College (Hong Kong) 嘉諾撒聖方濟各書院(香港)
Live by the Truth in Love Latin:Veritas in Charitate
School Badge of SFCC
School type	Grant-in-Aid Secondary School （Medium of Instruction:English）
Established	May 8th,1869
Affiliation	Canossian Daughters of Charity Roman Catholic
Grades	Form 1-7
Principal	Sr. Susanna Yu (Supervisor:Sr. Theresa Chien)
Faculty	51
Students	24 classes;800-900 students
Colors	Water Blue and White
Campus Area	8000m2
Location	9-13 Kennedy Road, Wan Chai,Hong Kong
Information	+852 2527 1007 （Fasmile:+852 2529 1758）
Website	http://www.sfcc.edu.hk

St. Francis' Canossian College (嘉諾撒聖方濟各書院; abbr:SFCC) was founded on May 8th,1869, the second school established by the Italian Canossian Daughters of Charity in Hong Kong. There is also an elementary school section, known as St. Francis' Canossian School (嘉諾撒聖方濟各學校; abbr:SFCS). Both of the school campuses are located at 9-13 Kennedy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. As a landmark on the Kennedy Road, the school building is sharply distinguished by the painting with four angels playing instruments on the wall.

Today, more than a hundred of years after the school was established, St. Francis' Canossian College is one of the most prestigious catholic girls' secondary schools in both Wan Chai District and Hong Kong, as well as one of the 22 earliest grant schools in Hong Kong, and one of the 114 EMI(English as the medium of instruction) secondary schools in Hong Kong.

Contents 1 History and Information 1.1 Principal and Supervisor 2 School Mission 2.1 Motto 2.2 School Vision 2.3 School Mission 2.4 Goals of The School 3 Admission 4 Class Structure 5 School Facilities 6 School Song 7 Subjects Offered 8 Extra Curricular Activities 8.1 Four Houses 9 Publications 10 Notable Alumni 11 External Links 12 Sister Schools in Hong Kong

[edit] History and Information

• 1869-----School was founded by Canossian Missions on May 8^th.
• 1870-----A piece of land was granted by government to build the campus,where included a hospital, a Chinese school,an English school and a Portuguese school.
• 1876-----First graduation of primary six students.
• 1920-1940-----School was known as "St. Francis' School", a government-aided English school with kindergarten,co-educational elementary school and middle school.
• 1945-----School reopened after World War II and was named as "Sacred Heart Junior School".
• 1953-----School was renamed as "St. Francis' Canossian College".
• 1956-----First phrase of the school building was completed. The first team of Red Cross Youth(Youth unit One) in Hong Kong was established on November 5^th.
• 1958-----Second phrase of the school building was completed.
• 1962-----First year of Sixth Form Classes.
• 1985-----School Hall completed.
• 1994-----School celebrated its 125^th Anniversary.
• 2002-----Project Learning curriculum was implemented in junior classes.
• 2004-----School celebrated its 135^th Anniversary.

[edit] Principal and Supervisor

Current Principal: Sr. Susanna Yu
Current Supervisor: Sr. Theresa Chien

[edit] School Mission

[edit] Motto

"Live by the Truth in Love"

• Latin: "Veritas in Charitate"
• Chinese: "力行仁愛 實踐真理"

[edit] School Vision

"We form the heart of our students leading them to embrace Christian values through a life of integrity and charity."

[edit] School Mission

"Through the Gospel values of Truth in Love we form women of dignity, instilling in them love for learning, commitment and compassion."

[edit] Goals of The School

• SFCC's aim is "to instill in students a love for learning and develop their ability to think critically."
• SFCC "encourages students to work and to develop fully their God-given abilities and talents."
• SFCC "inculcates the Christian values of self-respect and morality which are integral to individual growth."
• SFCC "prepares students to achieve clearly defined goals which give meaning to their life."
• SFCC "through education helps students to become responsible citizens who are committed to serving the needy, and to contributing to the well-being of the society."

[edit] Admission

Criteria for Secondary One Discretionary Places:

• Stage 1: Assessment of applicants' performance in primary school (60%)

Selection criteria: academic performance - 30%, conduct - 20%, performance in extra-curricular activities, talents, skills, awards and services - 10%

• Stage 2: Individual & Group Interview (40%)

Selection criteria: Power of expression in English and Chinese, logical thinking and interactive skills

[edit] Class Structure

There are 24 classes in total, with 4 classes at each level from Form One to Form Five (A,B,C,D) and 2 classes for Forms Six and Seven (Art, Science) respectively.

[edit] School Facilities

All classrooms, special rooms and School Hall are air-conditioned and provided with Internet access. Each classroom is equipped with a TV set, a projector, a display screen and a video-cassette recorder. Special rooms include four computer rooms, Multimedia Learning Center, Independent Learning Center, Library, Laboratories, Needlework Room equipped with computer facilities.

[edit] School Song

School Choir performing the School Song
Do your hear our joyful voices
Ringing sweetly through the skies?
Day by day our heart rejoices
As our thanks to heaven rise.
For our school instructs and leads us
On the way to virtue and love.

Refrain:
Live St. Francis! Live forever
In our minds and in our heart!
Be the bond when we depart! (2)

Here we pray, we work together
For the love of God and men;
Here we study, here we gather
Here we play and here we gain.
And when troubles seem to double
To our school for peace we turn.

Refrain

As the years fly off together
We, too, march on life's hard main,
But St. Francis' will forever
Live in mind and heart again;
To encourage, to uplift us
Till we reach our home above.

Refrain

[edit] Subjects Offered

• Form One - Three

Chinese as medium of instruction:
Chinese, Chinese History, Putonghua, Religious Education
English as medium of instruction:
English, Mathematics, Integrated Science, Personal & Social Humanities Education, History, Geography, Economics, Computer & Information Technology, Visual Arts,
Home Economics, Music, Physical Education

• Form Four - Five
  

Chinese as medium of instruction:
Chinese, Chinese History, Chinese Literature, Religious Education
English as medium of instruction:
English, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Geography, Economics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Computer & Information Technology, Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education

• Form Six - Seven
  

Chinese as medium of instruction:
Chinese Language & Culture, Religious Education, Chinese History, Chinese Literature
English as medium of instruction:
Use of English, Mathematics & Statistics, History, Geography, Economics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Computer Applications, Principles of Account, Pure Mathematics

[edit] Extra Curricular Activities

SFCC has 4 houses, 20 clubs and interest groups, which are divided into 5 categories:

• School Teams
• Service and Uniform Groups
• Religious Groups
• Interest Groups
• Academic Groups

[edit] Four Houses

• St. Patrick's House (忠社)
  House Color: Green ●
• St. Valentina's House (信社)
  House Color: Yellow ●
• St. Gabriel's House (仁社)
  House Color: Red ●
• St. Nicolaus' House (愛社)
  House Color: Blue ●

[edit] Publications

• Bloom (School Newspaper)
• 蕾報 (Chinese version of Bloom)
• Yearbook

[edit] Notable Alumni

• The Hon Audrey EU Yuet-mee, SC, JP(余若薇)-Hong Kong Legislative Council Member
• Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor(林鄭月娥)-Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs of Hong Kong,Former Director of Social Welfare
• Lorna Wong Lung-shi-(黃浪詩)-Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing of Hong Kong
• Erica Li Man(李敏)-a famous writer in Hong Kong

[edit] External Links

• St. Francis' Canossian College
• Past Student Association of SFCC
• SFCC Alumni Association Ontario

[edit] Sister Schools in Hong Kong

• Sacred Heart Canossian College
• St. Mary's Canossian College
• Canossa College
• Holy Family Canossian College
• Pui Tak Canossian College