Bishop Hall Jubilee School

Bishop Hall Jubilee School (Chinese: 何明華會督銀禧中學) is located at 2C Oxford Road in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Bishop Hall Jubilee School
Chinese: 何明華會督銀禧中學
Bishop Hall Jubilee School
Location

Hong Kong
Information
TypeSecondary school
MottoNon nascor mihi solum
(I was not born to myself alone)
Established1961
School districtKowloon City
DeanWong Kwok Chun; Chan Hin Cheung (Honorary Chaplain)
PrincipalWong Lee Lee
Staff54 (including the Principal)
GradesF1 - F6
Colour(s)Blue, white and grey      
AffiliationHong Kong Sheng Kung Hui
Websitewww.bhjs.edu.hk
Bishop Hall Jubilee School stone

Bishop Hall Jubilee School was founded by the Sheung Kung Hui in 1961 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the consecration of Ronald Hall as the Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong, Macao and South China. It is a co-educational government-subsidized EMI secondary school.

History

Bishop Hall Jubilee School, a band one EMI school, was established in 1961 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Ronald Hall, who was Anglican Bishop of Victoria from 1932 to 1951 and Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong and Macao from 1951 to 1966. The school first used the campus of Heep Yunn School, relocating in 1962 to its present address in Oxford Road, Kowloon Tong.

The school has had four principals:

  • first principal: Helen Wong - 1961 to 1973.
  • second principal: Chan Chee-Yum - 1973 to 2001.
  • third principal: Peter Kwok - 2001 to 2010.
  • fourth principal: Dorothy Pang became principal in September 2010.
  • present principal: Wong Lee Lee.

There have been over 7,000 graduates of the school.

YearChinese nameEnglish name
1961–1973黃徐仲霞女士Helen Wong
1973–2001陳志欽先生C.Y. Chan
2001–2010郭始基先生Peter Kwok
2010–2012彭淑美女士Dorothy Pang Shuk Mei
2013-present王莉莉女士Wong Lee Lee

School teams

  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Football
  • Handball
  • Indoor rowing
  • Swimming
  • Table tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Quiz
  • English Debate
  • Chinese Debate
  • English Drama
  • Chinese Drama
  • Folk dance
  • Taekwando
  • Senior Mixed Choir
  • Senior Boys' Choir
  • Senior Girl's Choir
  • Junior Choir
  • Orchestra
  • Chinese Orchestra

Sister schools scheme

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