Heep Yunn School

Heep Yunn School (Chinese 協恩中學) is an Anglican girls' secondary school founded in 1936, commonly known simply as HYS. It is located in Ma Tau Wai, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The School commenced operation in the DSS (Direct Subsidy Scheme) mode starting from junior forms in September 2012. It is governed by the Council of Heep Yunn School, also the sponsoring body of the primary and kindergarten sections.

Heep Yunn School
Chinese: 協恩中學
Location
1 Farm Road, Kowloon

Hong Kong
Information
TypeDSS, Grant School, secondary
Motto"In strength and grace we stand united, In faith and love we are committed."
協力藉恩, 信主愛群
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity - Anglican
Established1936
PrincipalMs. Bella Leung
Area11,000 m2
Newspaper"Gatherine" Chinese: 聚曦
Yearbook"Vintage" Chinese: 思齊
AffiliationAnglican (Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui)
SupervisorThe Very Rev. Dr. H.C. Chan
Websitehttp://www.hys.edu.hk
Heep Yunn School

History

Heep Yunn School used to be a Sheng Kung Hui grant-in-aid school for girls before it turned to the DSS mode in September 2012. It was established when two schools founded by the Church Missionary Society - the Fairlea School (1886) and the Victoria Home and Orphanage (1887) were merged in 1936 at the present site in Farm Road. This accounts for the name "Heep Yunn" - meaning the union of the two schools through the grace of God.[1] Two buildings of the campus of Heep Yunn School are listed as Grade III historic buildings by Hong Kong's Antiquities and Monuments Office: The Main Building and St. Clare Chapel.[2]

House

The five houses are named after the school name.

House
Heep
Yunn
Chung
Hok
Hau

Extracurricular activities

The school offers over 20 school sports teams, four choirs, three orchestras, debating teams in both Chinese, Mandarin and English, an active drama group and team and over 60 other co-curricular programmes relating to languages, humanity studies, visual art, science, dance, community services and leadership training.[3] Participating in these groups enhances students' interpersonal skills, problem-solving skills, responsibility and innovation. The school holds a student-led fun fair every year on the second Sunday of January, where students build stalls from scratch and design games for the public to raise funds.

Inter-school sports

There are twenty one sports teams in HYS.

Inter-school competition results (2018–2019):

TeamOverall result
Archery Team5th
Athletics Team2nd runner-up
Badminton TeamChampion, Grand Slam
Basketball TeamChampion for the 26th consecutive year, Grand Slam
Beach Volleyball Team2nd runner-up
Cross Country TeamChampion
Fencing Team1st runner-up
Girls Football Team2nd runner-up
Handball TeamChampion for the 12th consecutive year, Grand Slam
Hockey TeamSenior: 1st runner-up, Junior: Champion
Indoor Rowing TeamChampion
Life Saving TeamChampion, Grand Slam
Netball TeamChampion for the 3rd consecutive year
Rugby Sevens TeamAB Grade: 1st runner-up, C Grade: Champion
Softball Team1st runner-up
Squash Team1st runner-up
Swimming Team1st runner-up
Table Tennis TeamChampion
Tennis Team1st runner-up
Tenpin Bowling Team4th
Volleyball Team2nd runner-up

Notable alumnae
  • Rebecca Chan Chung - Decorated U.S. World War II veteran who served as a Nurse with the Flying Tigers (China), the U.S. Army (China) and the China National Aviation Corporation (China and India), with work including flying over the Hump (1942-1948); the first Head (Sister-Tutor-in-Charge) of the Nursing School of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Hong Kong, 1964-1975; 1923 student of Fairlea Girls’ School (a forerunner of Heep Yunn School)[4][5][6]
  • Stephanie Ho - TVB actress and singer
  • Charmaine Sheh - Second runner-up in the 1997 Miss Hong Kong Pageant, TVB actress
  • Sheren Tang - Hong Kong actress, 2010 TVB Anniversary Award - Best Actress (No Regrets)
  • Elaine Chan (swimmer) - Two-time Olympic swimmer from Hong Kong, specialized in freestyle events

See also

References
  1. Lee, Jane (2018). Chiu, Patricia; Wong, Wai-Ching Angela (eds.). Christian women in Chinese society : the Anglican story. Hong Kong. pp. 239–251. ISBN 988-8455-37-0. OCLC 1066226424.
  2. "List of the Historic Buildings in Building Assessment (as of 21 September 2012)" (PDF). Antiquities and Monuments Office. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  3. http://www.hys.edu.hk/english/info.html
  4. Rebecca Chan Chung, Deborah D.L. Chung and Cecilia Ng Wong, "Piloted to Serve", 2011.
  5. https://www.facebook.com/PilotedToServe
  6. //www.cnac.org/rebeccachan_piloted_to_serve_01.pdf
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