Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College

Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College is a co-educational secondary school in Hong Kong. The school opened in 1977 and has approximately 350 students (2016).[1] It is run by the Hong Kong Buddhist Association and sponsored by Po Lin Monastery.[2] It is a Direct Subsidy Scheme institution that charges tuition fees. Students can pick between English or Cantonese as their medium of instruction. Situated in Tai O, it is the first co-ed secondary school on Lantau Island.

Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College
佛教筏可紀念中學
Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College, Tai O, Hong Kong
Location
Hong Kong
Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College
Traditional Chinese佛教筏可紀念中學
Simplified Chinese佛教筏可纪念中学

Circa 2009 it had annual losses of $5 million HKD and the school had 280 students. Circa that time it became a Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) school. According to Elaine Yau of the South China Morning Post conditions improved subsequently during the principalship of Eric Yuon Fuk-lung who changed staff.[3]

Student body

Elaine Yau wrote in 2015 that "a number of students come from troubled families or have a chequered past".[3]

Facilities

The Po Lin Monastery has a boarding house with spaces for thirty students.[3]

References
  1. Zhao, Shirley. "School passes the popularity test". South China Morning Post. South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  2. "Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College". Hong Kong Buddhist Association. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. Yau, Elaine (6 April 2015). "Tough love: how failing school in remote Hong Kong village became a success story". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

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