St. Paul's Co-educational College

St. Paul's Co-educational College (Chinese: 聖保羅男女中學), (often abbreviated as St. Paul's Co-ed., St. Paul's or SPCC) is an Anglican secondary school located at 33 MacDonnell Road, Mid-levels, Hong Kong, founded in 1915. It follows the HKDSE and IBDP curriculum and is the first Round Square school in greater China. It was the first school in Hong Kong to require a school uniform. Until after World War II, it was a girls-only college. Since 2001, it has been under the Direct Subsidy Scheme. It has an affiliated primary school, making it a school of the "through-train" system.[2]

St. Paul's Co-educational College
聖保羅男女中學
St. Paul Co-ed
Location
33 MacDonnell Road
Mid-levels
Hong Kong
Coordinates22°16′33″N 114°09′30″E
Information
TypeGrant, DSS, secondary, co-educational, day, boarding, through-train.
MottoFaith, Hope and Love
信望愛
Established1915 (as St. Paul's Girls' College)
Principal(Debated) Mr Frederick Poon Siu Chi[1]
FormsForm 1 to Form 6
Enrollmentapprox. 1,200
Average class size15-33
Alumni AssociationWebsite
Websitewww.spcc.edu.hk
St. Paul's Co-educational College
Traditional Chinese聖保羅男女中學
Simplified Chinese圣保罗男女中学
St. Paul Girls' College
Traditional Chinese聖保羅女書院
Simplified Chinese圣保罗女书院

History

The college was founded in 1915 as St. Paul's Girls' College (聖保羅女書院) by the Anglican church.[3] The school's motto is Faith, Hope and Love, derived from the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13. In 1918, the College was the first school to require students to wear school uniform.

In 1927, the College was moved to 33 MacDonnell Road, and became the site of the school since then.

In 1932, the College adopted the school badge that is still used now.

In 1945, the College resumed operation while St. Paul's Boys' College moved in. Since then, the College began accepting both boys and girls, becoming the first co-educational school in Hong Kong. As the College transformed from a girls school to a co-educational school, a whole-day primary school was established. Mr Maak Ying Kei was appointed as the Headteacher of the primary school.

When St. Paul's Boys' College moved back to their campus in Bonham Road in 1950, the school continued to accept both boys and girls, remaining co-educational. Before the primary school changed into an AM and PM school in 1957, it moved to 1 Calder Path. The position of Headteacher in the PM primary school was taken up by Ms Fok Lan Hing. In 1959, the new west wing of the College was completed as part of the secondary school.

In 1961, Ms Lee Quay Ying was appointed as the Headteacher of the AM Primary School after the retirement of Mr Maak Ying Kei. In 1966, the PM Primary School appointed Ms Chan Kwong Ying to become the Headteacher. In 1967, after Ms Lee Quay Ying resigned, Ms Lui Shui Ying took up the post as the Headteacher of the AM Primary School.

In 1971, a new campus in 33 MacDonnell Road was completed for the primary school.

In 1985, the swimming pool at 1 Calder Path has completed. Later in 1989, the whole 1 Calder Path Annex is completed.

Principal

The College's first principal was Mrs Martin, from 1915-1916. In 1916, Dr. Catherine Woo became principal. In 1952, Ms Bobbie M Kotewall became principal, and retired in 1984.[4] In 1984, Mrs Chen Lam Ngar Sheung became the principal. In 1999, Mr. Poon Chun Kau became the principal. In 2004, Dr. Anissa Chan became the principal. In 2017, Mr. Frederick Poon Siu Chi became the seventh principal of the College.[4][1]

Campuses

Located in the Mid-levels, the campus has four parts: the Main Campus, the Li Chong Yuet Ming Building, the West Wing and the Calder Path Annex.

Notable alumni

Academics

Public services / professionals

Business

Musicians

Others

See also

References
  1. The Council of St. Paul’s Co-educational College. "Letter to stakeholders: appointment of Mr Frederick Poon" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ""Through-train" Mode". Education Bureau, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. "School History - The School - About - St. Paul's Co-educational College". spcc.edu.hk. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. "School History". spcc.edu.HK. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  5. Rebecca Chan Chung, Deborah D.L. Chung and Cecilia Ng Wong, "Piloted to Serve", 2011.
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