St. Stephen's Girls' College
St Stephen's Girls' College (SSGC) is a grant school in Hong Kong under the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican Church). Established in 1906, SSGC is a top girls' school and among the oldest schools in Hong Kong. It is managed by the St. Stephen's Girls' College School Council.
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2 Lyttelton Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates | 22°17′01″N 114°08′38″E |
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| School type | Primary and secondary |
| Motto | In Faith Go Forward Chinese: 本信而進前 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1906 |
| School district | Central and Western District |
| President | The Revd. KOON Ho Ming Peter Douglas (Chairman & Supervisor) |
| Principal | Ms Maggie CHAU |
| Staff | 89 |
| Grades | F.1 – F.6 (Equivalent of Grades 7–12) |
| Gender | Female |
| Number of students | approx 1,100 |
| Classes offered | 30 |
| Area | approx. 930 square metres (10,000 sq ft) |
| Colour(s) | Royal blue, sky blue, red and cobalt blue |
| Newspaper | Vortex Chinese: 漩思 |
| Yearbook | News Echo Chinese: 珏聲 |
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| Website | www.ssgc.edu.hk |
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| Traditional Chinese | 聖士提反女子中學 | ||||||||||||
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The school first opened in 1906. Originally on Caine Road, the school moved to its current location at Lyttelton Road, Mid-Levels, in 1923. SSGC counts 12 winners of the Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards,[1] ranking 7th among all secondary schools in Hong Kong. The main building is listed as one of the declared monuments of Hong Kong.
Class structure
Form 1 -6: 5 classes Total : 30 classes
Principals since 1906
- Miss W.M. Carden (1905–1915)
- Miss W. I. Griffin (1915–1924)
- Miss E.M. Middleton-Smith (1924–1929)
- Miss E.S. Atkins (1929–1949)
- Miss K.D. Cherry (1949–1961)
- Dr. K.E. Barker (1961–1991)
- Mrs. K.C. Too (1992–2003)
- The Reverend Mrs. Jenny Nam (2003–2011)
- Mrs. Christine Shain (2011-2014)
- Miss CHAU Wai-chu, Maggie (2014–present)
Notable alumnae
- Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, 1997–2008, member of the council for Hong Kong Island.
- Winnie Yu, Director of the Commercial Radio.
- Sandra Ng, film actress, 18th Hong Kong Film Awards and 40th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Best Actress, TV and radio programme host.
- Susie Wong, famous Commercial Radio and Cook show host
- Elvina Kong, TVB actress
- Liz Kong, singer and actress
- Regina Ip, Former Secretary for Security, member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, 2008–present, New People's Party Chairperson
- Dr. Ellen Li Tso Sau Kwan M.B.E. O.B.E. C.B.E., first female member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, designer of SSGC's school uniform
- Dr. Rosanna Wong Yick Ming, former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
- Mrs. Annie Tse Yau On Yee, Chairlady and CEO of Tse Sui Luen Jewellery (International) Limited
- Mrs. Christina Lee Look Ngan-kwan, Television Broadcasts Limited Non-executive director
- Professor Angelina Yuen-Tsang Woon Ki, Vice President (Institutional Advancement and Partnership) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
- Doris Kwan, New People's Party Executive Committee
- Petrina Wong, former Hong Kong Cable Television Limited news presenter and reporter, now the senior broadcasting affairs officer of the Office of the Communications Authority
- Josephine Ng, DJ of Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CR2 FM 90.3)
- Lam Wing Sum, novelist
- Connie Lee, TVB news presenter
- Rachel Kar, singer and songwriter
- Stella Chow, singer and songwriter, winner of 22nd CASH Song Writers Quest
- Bonita Y. Lei (黎怡), author
References
- Past Winners of the Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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| Schools started as Grant Schools but later joined the Direct Subsidy Scheme | |
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