St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School

St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School (Chinese: 聖若瑟英文中學; often abbreviated as SJACS) is an aided boys' secondary school in Hong Kong. It was the first secondary school located in Kwun Tong and founded in 1958 by Rev. Bro. Paul Sun. It is a Roman Catholic school and the affiliation is Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. The Patron saint of the school is Saint Joseph. The school anniversary day is 19 March.

St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School
聖若瑟英文中學
Address
46 New Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon

Hong Kong
Information
TypeAided Secondary Schools
Mottoad astra, caritas (Latin)
To the stars, Benevolence
Established1958
FounderRev. Bro. Paul Sun
School districtKwun Tong
PresidentMr. Chu Fu Yau, Dominic
PrincipalMr. Poon Wing Keung
Teaching staff60
GradesForm One to Form Six
GenderBoys
EnrollmentAbout 900
HousesRed、Yellow、Blue、Green
Student Union/AssociationGladiolus
Colour(s)Blue, white
AthleticsFootball, Badminton, Track
AffiliationsCatholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Feeder Primary SchoolSt. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese Primary School
Websitehttp://www.sjacs.edu.hk/

Kwun Tong Road Ex-premise

Choi Hing Road New Campus

The school was moved from Kwun Tong Road Ex-premise, which was completed in 1967, to Jordan Valley New Campus in January 2011.

History

The school was founded by Rev. Bro. Paul Sun in 1958 in a villa on Kwun Tong Road, which is the premise of SJACPS now. At first, the primary and secondary sections operated together. In 1967, the secondary section moved to 61 Kwun Tong Road, which is now the ex-premise. In 2008, the school celebrated its Golden Jubilee.

In the academic year of 2017-18, the school celebrated its 60th Anniversary (Diamond Jubille), whose celebrations included several open days and carnivals, facility upgrades, the Diamond Jubilee Walkathon, Brother Paul Sun's Memorial Rites, and several others, all with the theme of "Homecoming" - featuring alumni as the star of the theme. Due to the packed frequency of events, the cancellation of the second term joint-test was required.

School Song

The school song has four stanzas. However, in all occasions, only the first two stanzas will be sung.

First stanza
Come you loyal son Josephian,
sing your Alma Mater's praise.
Let our youthful voices proudly sing
with the love of her kindly way.
Refrain
When the road of life is rough up hill
and the skies hang grey and grim;
then our steps will be light,
and our eyes shining bright
like true sons of S J A C S.
Second stanza
Though 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.
Refrain
Third stanza
Dear St. Joseph be our lasting guide,
Be our strength through the years ahead.
On heart and mind, on home and friend,
your gracious influence shed.
Refrain
Fourth stanza
Come you loyal old Josephians,
sound your Alma Mater's praise.
With grateful voices now let's sing
the cherished joys of former days.
Refrain

Campus

The campus is located at 46 New Clear Water Bay Road, Jordan Valley, Kowloon, near Ngau Chi Wan, Choi Wan Estate, Ping Shek Estate, Shun Lee Estate.

The campus was located at 61 Kwun Tong Road, Ngau Chi Wan, Kowloon, near Kai Yip Estate, Kowloon Bay, Jordan Valley, Ping Shek Estate, Choi Hung Estate.

  • Playground
  • Classroom
  • Corridor
  • School Hall
  • No. 1 Staircase
  • Corridor of 2/F
  • Library
  • Staff Room

Extra-Curricular Activities

A wide variety of extra-curricular activities are created for students to participate in. Separated as ECA A (Sports), ECA B (Academic) and ECA C (Variable), each ECA session spans two lessons on each Friday. Students are to select 1 ECA A program, and 1 ECA B program (first Friday would be ECA A, the next would be ECA B, as it goes on.); or 1 ECA C program to participate in (spanning all ECA sessions). For a complete list, please visit the school website.

See also

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