Evangel College (Hong Kong)

Evangel College is a co-educational school in Hong Kong, located at 7 Chi Shin Street, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories. Founded in 2008, the school's mission is to "Proclaim the Truth, Nurture our Youth". The school commenced operation in the Direct Subsidy Scheme since its foundation. It uses English as the medium of instruction.

Evangel College
播道書院
Address
7 Chi Shin Street, Tseung Kwan O, N.T., Hong Kong
Information
TypePrimary and Secondary School under the Direct Subsidy Scheme
MottoProclaim the Truth, Nurture our Youth
Religious affiliation(s)Evangelism
Founded2006
School districtSai Kung
SuperintendentMr Ho Wing Ip
PrincipalMr Vincent Lo, M.H.
Vice-principalMs Celia Ip
Deputy Vice-principalMr Cannon Ng
ChaplainRev. Patrick Hui
HousesAllamanda, Bauhinia, Carnation, Daffodil, Edelweiss
Color(s)      Orange
SongLord Made Us All (Primary Section)
On You, We Rest Our School, O Lord! (Secondary Section)
NicknameEC
AffiliationEvangelical Free Church
Telephone No.2366 1802
Fax No.2366 1732
Websitehttp://www.evangel.edu.hk
Basketball Court of Evangel College

School Facilities

Adopting orange and white as its fundamental colour, the Z-shaped school campus is mainly divided into the Primary and Secondary Sections, connected on the first, second and fourth floors. The campus design is a winning work of "In Search of Diversity in School Design: Architectural Design Competition" held by Education Bureau and is original from its 3 designers, co-operating with the school's activity approach on teaching and making good use of space.

EFCC Evangel College Wendell Memorial Church was founded in 2008 as a gospel partner of the school, serving the school itself and the nearby neighbourhood.

The school plans to build a new education complex at a site near the school's car park, covering an area of about 20,000 sq. feet and providing a gross floor area of 100,000 sq. feet. The estimated cost for the new complex is HK$460000000, and will end its construction in 2023. As the fundraising process is not as ideal, the construction work has not yet begin until now.[1]

Facilities in the school campus are distributed as follows (Classrooms are on the second to fifth floors):

G/F 3/F
  • Activity rooms
  • Geography Room
4/F
  • I.S. Laboratory
  • Staff Room E
1/F 5/F
  • Physics Laboratory
  • Chemistry Laboratory
  • Biology Laboratory
2/F 6/F
  • Secondary V.A. Room

Subjects

Secondary One to Two

Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, Humanities (includes Economics, Geography and History), Chinese History, Integrated Science (includes Physics, Chemistry and Biology), Physical Education, Christian Education, Music, Visual Arts

Secondary Three

Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, Economics, Geography, History, Chinese History, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Education, Christian Education, Music, Visual Arts

Secondary Four to Six (NSS)

Core subjects: Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, Liberal Studies, Physical Education, Christian Education

First elective: Chinese History (A), Economics (B), Geography (C), Chemistry (D&E)

Second elective: History/Business, Accounting and Financial Studies/Mathematics (Extended Part 1)/Chinese Literature/English Literature (A-C), Biology (D), Physics (E)

Third elective: /English Literature/Economics/Geography/Biology/Physics/Business, Accounting and Financial Studies/Information and Communication Technology/Visual Arts

Fourth elective: Mathematics (Extended Part 1) (A-E), Mathematics (Extended Part 2) (A-E)

Remarks: It is not a must for students to attempt a fourth elective. Students have to attend after-school trial lessons and meet certain requirements before taking any of the fourth electives.

House

House are defined by the student's class in primary and junior secondary forms, while senior secondary students follow their house as when they were in junior secondary forms.

  Allamanda

  Bauhinia

  Carnation

  Daffodil

  Edelweiss

Environmental-friendly Policies

The campus itself is of environmental-friendly design. The school also sets up Environmental Protection Team, regularly holding activities and raise awareness on environmental issues, for example: recycling moon-cake boxes and red envelopes, visiting Hoi Ha Wan and Mai Po, etc.

Student Union

Established in 2018, the Student Union is a democratically elected body by the student population at the end of each calendar year. Their main function is to organise events throughout the year for students to participate in. The Student Union is composed of four main posts, the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. Alongside, there is a body of committee members to help deliver events that the Student Union has planned.

# SU Cabinet Other Cabinets of the same election Tenure Activities held
1 (2) Nebula (1) ATOM、(3) Genesis 2018 Stationery Bargain, Mario Kart Gaming Competition, Casual Wear Day
2 (1) Epoch N/A 2019 PTA Carnival Booth, Casual Wear Day, Talent show
3 (1) Astral (2) TriEunoia 2020 --

Principals, Vice-principals and Deputy Vice-principals

# Principal Tenure Remarks
Principal
1 Mr Vincent Lo, M.H. 2006-
  • Taught in St. Paul Co-educational College, father of 3 daughters.
  • Held talks occasionally to share parenting experiences.
  • Collected opinions from students and transferred them to the Chief Executive Carrie Lam during the pro-democracy movement in 2019.
  • Often requests parents, teachers and students to "give a round of applause to our children" on stage.
Vice-principal
1 Ms Polin Cheng 2006-2018
  • Vice-principal of the Secondary Section, often shares classic Chinese quotes like "Be responsible for your actions." and "Punctuality is a virtue of the emperor." in morning devotions and assemblies.
  • All senior secondary students stand at attention to show their respect on Ms Polin Cheng's day of retirement in 2018.
2 Ms Celia Ip 2006-
  • Vice-principal of the Primary Section, teaches Chinese Language in the Primary Section at the same time.
  • Well-known for singing "Know me so well (如此認識我)" in morning devotions.
3 Mr. Cannon Ng 2019-
  • Vice-principal of the Secondary Section, teaches English Language in the Secondary Section at the same time.
  • Lived in Chicago for many years, making him proficient in American English.
Deputy Vice-princiapl
1 Mr. Cannon Ng 2006-2019
  • Formerly deputy vice-principal of the Secondary Section, teaches English Language in the Secondary Section at the same time.
  • Promoted to Vice-principal of the Secondary Section in 2019/20 school year.

Recent Events

Misunderstanding for damge after Super Typhoon Mangkhut

Citizens living around the campus claimed that 1/F platform of the school building was damaged after the typhoon. [2]It was later confirmed as a visual illusion. [3]。Mr Ho Wing-ip, the superintendent and an architect, also checked the building plan and confirmed it is an illusion caused by high-altitude. Besides, Staff Room F and G, 3 Activity Rooms, 4 Laboratories and Visual Arts Room were claimed to have windows broken by strong wind. ,[4] which was also confirmed as illusion on 17th September.

Anti Extradition Protests Human Chain

On September 12th, 2019, a human chain activity was held jointly with a few schools in Tseung Kwan O district, spanning from Po Lam to Tseung Kwan O Station in response to the anti extradition protests. Participants yelled slogans regarding the protests and sang the song May Glory be to Thee, Hong Kong. All parties responsible were dismissed at 08:00.

The mass turnover of teaching staff

After the school year of 2017/2018, 20 or more teachers from both the primary and secondary section resigned.

Scotland Exchange Controversy

The Scotland exchange programme sparked controversy when it was first held in 2017. The school was accused of rigging the selection of candidates. It was later confirmed that the auditions were not publicised as the programme was held for the first time. In 2018, the school publicly held the auditions. In 2019, the programme was cancelled due to safety issues induced by the Hong Kong Protests.

References

Official website

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