St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese Primary School
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| Religion | Catholic |
| Sponsoring Body | Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong |
| Founder | Rev Bro. Paul Sun |
| Founding Year | 1958 |
| Supervisor | Rev. Vittorio Grioni |
| Principal | Mr. Lau Wai Ming |
| School Type | Private Boys School |
| School Motto | AD ASTRA |
| No. of Classes | 26 |
| Whole Day | P. 1, 2 |
| A.M. Session | P. 4, 6 |
| P.M. Session | P. 3, 5 |
| No. of Teachers | 36 |
| No. of Students | 879 |
| No. of Classroom | 18(equipped with LCD projector and computer) |
| Teaching Method | Traditional |
| Address | 57 Kwun Tong Road, Kowloon |
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| Homepage | http://www.sjacps.edu.hk |
St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese Primary School (聖若瑟英文小學) is a primary school located in Kowloon, Hong Kong, founded by Rev Bro. Paul Sun.
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[edit] History
[edit] School Founder
Bro. Paul Sun was born in Chek Feng in the Northern Province of Jehol. He was a member of a Chinese Congregation of Teaching Brothers, called the Brothers Disciples of the Sacred Heart, founded by the Scheut Bishop Jensen. He took up teaching as his life's mission and founded quite a number of primary schools, after graduating from Fu-Jen Catholic University. In 1940 he was elected Superior General of his congregation, which had at that time about 45 Brothers. In 1949 he left for the missions in Indonesia and founded a very famous secondary school there. Later he came to Hong Kong and taught at La Salle College . In 1971 he was made an Affiliated Member of the De La Salle Brothers.
In 1958 Bro. Paul Sun founded the St Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School in Ngau Chi Wan. This school, built on faith and love, was named after his great Patron - St Joseph. Bro. Paul Sun founded a large school, one of the biggest private schools, providing over 3000 school places offering excellent education. He guided the destiny of his school with his head as well as with his heart. He never advertised his school. He worked quietly and modestly to make his school earn a good name. He had long decided to rebuild the primary school to give pupils better opportunities for a fuller education.
But Bro. Paul Sun peacefully died on 13 March 1986, before the new primary school building was completed in 1987. Fittingly, he died in the month of St Joseph, and close to the feast of his great Patron. He was indeed a completely dedicated man of God, a true gentleman, an outstanding educator, and many say, a saint.
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[edit] School Aims
SJACPS a Catholic private non-profit making primary school for boys, founded by the Rev Bro Paul Sun. The school is named after the great Saint Joseph, and we seek to follow his virtuous example, to serve God wholeheartedly, to love our neighbour, and to show understanding and sympathy to others. We also seek to foster the younger generation by adhering to the spirit of the Gospel, and to help our pupils to grow in happiness by providing them with quality fundamental education.
[edit] Mission
- To provide quality teaching, to emphasize the importance of the learning process, and to encourage thinking and creativity.
- To help pupils to understand oneself, to build up self-confidence and self-esteem.
- To develop personal potential, and to strive for excellence.
- To encourage pupils to carry out their duty towards society, Country and God.
- To help pupils to know God, and to put the Gospel into practice.
[edit] School Motto
- Ad Astra
Ad astra is a Latin phrase meaning “to the stars”, it signifies our desire to excel in all fields of school life, and this motto is meant to animate the hearts of all Josephians.
[edit] Educational Theme
Learn together diligently, Strive for excellence through mutual encouragement.
[edit] School Badge
A school badge is a symbol signifying the ideals and traditions of a school.
- The motto at the top, Ad Astra, are Latin words meaning "to the star", signifying the desire to excel in the fields of school life and this motto is meant to animate the hearts of all Josephians.
- The Cross at the top left-hand corner symbolises the Catholic faith.
- The Chinese characters blow signify "benevolence", which means we should be kind and helpful to others.
- Next, there is the Lamp - it's the light of knowledge which we endeavour to acquire, especially during our school years.
- Finally, at the top right there is the "Lily of St Joseph", signifying the purity of life and great Patron of our school.
[edit] School Song
Verse 1 Come you loyal son-josephian, Sing your Alma-Mater's Praise. Let our youthful voices proudly sing, with the Love of our kindly way. Chorus: When the road of life is rough up hill, and the skies hang gray and grim, then our steps will be light and our eyes shining bright, like true sons of SJACS. Verse 2: Thoogh the days of boyhood speed away, never to return again. Though this day will be the morrow's past, yet are we tomorrow's men. Chorus
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[edit] School Facilities
Facilities of the School includes:
- Art Room
- Basketball Court
- Central Library
- Church
- Classroom
- Computer Room
- Covered Playground
- Multimedia Learning Centre
- Music Room
- School Hall
- Tennis Court
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[edit] Parent-Teacher Association
St. Joseph's Parent-teacher Association (PTA) was formed in 1971. PTA provides the means for the parents to actively support the school. It also plays a key role in providing funds and assistance for the facilities and extra-curricular activities. Regular meetings are held to keep all informed, to parents and teachers get to know each other better, and to prepare plans for the coming events.
[edit] Alumni
The Josephian Association is an association for the old boys of St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School. It is formed for the purposes of, amongst others, providing a platform for the old boys to gather together, to associate with our Alma Mater, and to pass on and promote the St. Joseph's Spirit........ a family spirit, a spirit of forgiveness and understanding, a team spirit and a spirit of offering assistance whenever required, an invaluable legacy that we inherited from the founder, our beloved late Rev. Bro. Paul Sun.
The Association holds sports meeting, annual dinner and other social functions annually. On the first Monday of every month, the board of directors will meet at Yau Yat Garden City Club at 7:30P.M. All are welcome to join us in our meeting.
