Our Lady's College, Hong Kong

Our Lady's College (Chinese: 聖母書院) is an aided girls' secondary school in Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1953 and is sponsored by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. It uses English as the medium of instruction.

Our Lady's College
Chinese: 聖母書院
New extension of Our Lady’s College
Location
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3 Lung Fung Street
Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Coordinates22°20′41.87″N 114°11′47.47″E / 22.3449639°N 114.1965194°E / 22.3449639; 114.1965194
Information
TypeAided
MottoPurity and Charity
Religious affiliation(s)Catholicism
Establishedc. 1953; 71 years ago (1953)
School districtWong Tai Sin District
SupervisorSr Tso Enid
PrincipalSr Amy Lim Lai-ling
GradesForm 1–Form 6
GenderGirls
Enrollmentapprox. 1,100
LanguageEnglish
PublicationOur Ladian
AffiliationThe Daughters of Mary Help of Christians
Websiteolc.edu.hk
Our Lady's College, Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese聖母書院
Simplified Chinese圣母书院
Literal meaningSaint Mother (Virgin Mary) College
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShèngmǔ Shū​yuàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingsing3 mou5 syu1 jyun6*2
Aerial view

History

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Year School Events
1953 Laying of the foundation stone of Our Lady's School in Chuk Yuen.
1954 Our Lady's School opens with two classes of kindergarten, one class of Primary One and one class of Primary Two.
1960 The English Secondary Section begins. The Primary Section is divided into the English and the Chinese sections. The construction of a new building of Our Lady's School begins.
1962 The school is renamed as Our Lady's College. Opening of the Chinese Secondary Section.
1965 The first class of Form Five pupils joins the Hong Kong School Certificate Examination.
1969 The school becomes private assisted.
1979 The Secondary Section becomes fully aided. 11 and 12 May - Open Day to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Our Lady's College.
1984 The school begins operating F.6 classes.
1986 The formation of the Students' Association.
1996 The Parent-Teacher Association is officially established.
1998 The government approves that the school's continued use of English as the medium of instruction.
2003 Handover of the site for construction of the new extension. The school celebrates its golden jubilee.
2006 An external school review is conducted on the school by the EMB.[clarification needed]
2007 Completion of the annex.
2008 55th Anniversary. Completion of the conversion: CAL[clarification needed] room, Language room and CAL preparation room.
2013 60th Anniversary. Diamond jubilee reunion dinner was on 18 May.[1]

Facilities

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The school occupies an area of 66,000 sq ft (6,100 m2) and has 30 classrooms, 17 special rooms, a chapel, an assembly hall that can accommodate all staff and students, two playgrounds, and a spacious basement.

Class structure

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Secondary No. of class  
S.1 4
S.2 4
S.3 5
  Arts Stream Science Stream
S.4 3 2
S.5 4 2
S.6 3 2

School Uniform and accessories

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  • Hair accessories: Black, white and blue colours only.
  • Form 1–Form 2: the school badge is pink in colour
  • Form 3–Form 6: the school badge is blue in colour

Students' Association

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The aims of the Students' Association are to enhance communication between the school and the students, promote the interface of the students and strengthen the sense of unity among students. Moreover, students are encouraged to participate actively in extra-curricular activities and community service. Committee members include representatives of all levels.

School Press

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School Press is in its 22nd year.[when?] Each year, it publishes three issues of Our Ladian. By the effort of its members, it provides schoolmates with interesting news about the school and the world.

Houses

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  • Faith House
  • Hope House
  • Love House
  • Wisdom House

See also

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References

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