St Stephen's College (Chinese: 聖士提反書院) is a Christian Direct Subsidy Scheme co-educational secondary school located in Stanley, Hong Kong. With an area of about 150,000 m² (15 hectares), the College is the largest secondary school in Hong Kong, and is one of the very few boarding schools in the territory, many buildings in the campus are listed in the list of historic Buildings and Declared Monuments by the Antiquities Advisory Board. When the College is founded in 1903, there were only six boarders and one day student; in academic year 2011-2012, there were 1200 students. The current principal is Ms. Carol C. Yang. St Stephen's College uses English as a medium of instruction, except for Chinese, Chinese History, Chinese Language and Culture, Putonghua, Visual Arts and Physical Education. St Stephen's College is the first school in the territory having its own Heritage Trail in the school campus.
The establishment of the College dates back to 1902. A group of prominent Chinese businessmen approached the Church Missionary Society to administer a school for their sons. The inspiration came from Dr. Pibi Nay Nay Yan. The aim was to maintain the standard of teaching and level of equipment which is comparable to the best Public Schools in England. In 1903, St Stephen's College was officially established on Bonham Road in Western District. In the 1920s, the government granted the school 25 acres (101,000 m²) on the Stanley Peninsula in recognition of outstanding contributions to education. The foundation stone was laid in April 1928 by the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Cecil Clementi, and in May 1929, the college was fully functional in its new buildings, many of which are still in use today.
During the battle of Hong Kong in the Second World War heavy fighting took place around the College, which was among the last British strongholds to surrender to the Imperial Japanese Army. Shortly after surrendering the Imperial Japanese Army broke into the College (which served as a military hospital during the battle) and murdered wounded soldiers of the Allied forces. (see St. Stephen's College incident) The Japanese later merged the College with part of Stanley Prison to form the Stanley Internment Camp.
The College reopened after the war and a chapel was built in 1950 to remember those who died during the Japanese occupation.
Originally a private school, St Stephen's College became a government-funded public school during the late 1900s. Since the 2008-2009 academic year, the College has become a Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) School, which is a historic change to the College as it freed the school from the centralised funding system that currently administers secondary education in Hong Kong. Students enrolled in the 2002 Primary 1 class at St Stephen's College Preparatory School, also based in Stanley, were the first group of students to enter the DSS system. In order to upgrade the school administrative level, this is the first secondary school in Hong Kong to employ a Registered Professional Housing Manager on its staff to manage and handle all property and facilities-related issues for and on behalf of the school.
Dr. Raymond Ch'ien (Chairman) - Non-Executive Chairman of MTR, Independent Non-Executive Director of Hang Seng BankMr. C. C. Tung (Vice-Chairman) - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Orient Overseas (International), Independent Non-Executive Director of Cathay Pacific, Brother of the Former Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee HwaMr. C. P. Lin (Emeritus Chairman)Mrs. S. F. ChoyDr. Moses Cheng - Non-Executive Director of Hong Kong Television Network, Former member of the Legislative Council, Honorary President and Chairman Emeritus of the Hong Kong Institute of DirectorsProf. Frederick K. S. Leung - Supervisor of St Stephen's College, Professor at the Faculty of Education of the University of Hong Kong, Winner of the 2013 Freudenthal Award, being the first Asian winnerMr. Christopher ToMr. Andrew WongMs. Lucile AuRevd. Peter KoonMr. Augusto King - President of the Alumni AssociationRevd. & Dr. Robin FungMs. Carol Yang - Principal of St Stephen's CollegeDr. Agnes Wai - Headmistress of St. Stephen's College Preparatory School1903 - 1914 : The Ven E. J. Barnett1914 - 1915 : The Revd. A. D. Stewart1915 - 1928 : The Revd. W. H. Hewitt1928 - 1953 : Canon E. W. L. Martin1953 - 1955 : The Revd. F. R. Myhill1955 - 1956 : Rev. R. W. Bowie (Acting)1956 - 1958 : Mr. C. T. Priestley1958 - 1965：Mr. J. R. F. Melluish1965 - 1973：The Revd. R. B. Handforth1973 - 1974：Ven. W. N. Cheung (Acting)1974 - 1999 : Mr. Luke J. P. Yip (葉敬平先生)1999 - 2004 : Mr. D. R. Too (朱業桐先生)2005 - 2011 : Dr. Louise Y. S. Law (羅懿舒博士)2011 - Now : Ms. Carol C. Yang (楊清女士)The Students' Association elections were held in late September or early October, and serves the College from October to September in the next year.
2001 - 2002 : (Chairperson: Kam Ho Yeung)2002 - 2003 : (Chairperson: Lam Wing Yin)2004 - 2005 : ?2004 - 2005 : (Chairperson: Yip Kwok Sun)2005 - 2006 : (Chairperson: Yeung Yam Min)2006 - 2007 : Perfect Solution (Chairperson: 6B Tsui Chun Lam) (Defeated Cabinet: The Beacon)2007 - 2008 : (Chairperson: 4H Chan Ying Tung)2008 - 2009 : Eternal Flame (Chairperson: 6M Yeung Jason) (Unopposed)2009 - 2010 : Stand by U (Chairperson: 6B Cheung Hei Lam) (Defeated Cabinet: Flame)2010 - 2011 : Alpha (Chairperson: 6B Lo Pak Lin) (Defeated Cabinets: Pioneer, Step)2011 - 2012 : SOAR (Chairperson: 4H Leung Chun Ho) (Defeated Cabinet: Voice)2012 - 2013 : ECHO (Chairperson: 4Y Cho Pui Shan) (Defeated Cabinet: Nexus)2013 - 2014 : VOCA (Chairperson: 4C Lau Pak Hei Cyrus) (Defeated Cabinet: Ignite)2014 - 2015 : AIR (Chairperson: 4J Kung Cheuk Ying) (Defeated Cabinets: PRIMA, Alitus)2015 - 2016 : HACER (Chairperson: 4H Nicole Chong) (Unopposed)2016 - 2017 : Spectrum (Chairperson: 4H So Wing Hang, Henry). (Defeated Cabinet: Mirror)The campus of St Stephen's College is very spacious across an area of 150,000 sq. ft. with many different buildings and facilities. The main buildings include:
School HouseThe building includes the East Wing (Code: EW) and West Wing (Code: WW), both built in 1929 and are the earliest buildings on the campus.On the East Wing, 2 classrooms, the Careers Office and 1 Music Room are located on the ground floor; first floor is boys' dormitory; second floor, or "Mok Tower", is staff quarters.The Ninetieth Anniversary Dr. Wilson Wang Tse-sam Library (Code: LB) and the Chung Po Yang Technology-aided Learning Centre is located between the Wings.The Library is located in where the school hall was. It was established in the 1990s and moved into the existing venue in 1994. The library is two-storeyed, made up of around 8000 sq. ft., and composed of more than 60,000 collections. The library is equipped with 15 computers for students on its ground floor.The Technology-aided Learning Centre is located inside the Library on the first floor. It is established since the late 1990s with 14 computers. However, computers were moved away since September 2013. Partitioned tables for self-study was installed.On the West Wing, Staff Room 2, Staff Room 3, Chinese Book Corner, Non-teaching Staff Room, Printing Room, Staff Room 4 and 1 classroom is located on the ground floor; first floor is girls' dormitory; second floor is staff quarters.The School House is listed as Declared Monuments since 17 December 2011.Martin Hostel (formerly: Hostel) (Code: M)The three-storey building was built in 1929. Staff quarters, Day Student's Dining Hall and Laundry Room are located on the ground floor; boys' dormitory is located on the first floor; staff quarters are located on the second floor.Martin Hostel is listed on the Grade II Historic Buildings since 16 April 2010.Bungalows 1–5The bungalows are built in 1931. Bungalow 1 is vacant, while Bungalows 2 and 5 are homes to the Principal and College Chaplain respectively. Bungalow 3 is the Heritage Gallery and was opened on 3 December 2011; Bungalow 4 will be used as Heritage Learning Annex.Bungalows 1-5 are all listed on the Grade II Historic Buildings since 16 April 2010.Block Eight / Old Laboratory (formerly: Science Building)It was built in 1931, and is now staff quarters.The Old Laboratory is listed on the Grade II Historic Buildings since 16 April 2010.Chapel and Chapel AnnexThey were built in 1950, in memory of those who died in the St. Stephen's College incident (which used to be a part of the Stanley Internment Camp), and was opened on 4 March 1950 by the Right Reverend Ronald Owen Hall. It is located on the highest point of the College. The glass painting over the Chapel door was donated by Mr and Mrs Cooks in 1995, which reflected the hard times during the Japanese occupied in the College. A glass painting of Saint Stephen as well as a stele from St. Barbara Church in memory of soldiers who died in the Lisbon Maru Incident and those in the Royal Regiment of Artillery who died in the Battle of Hong Kong.The Chapel is listed on the Grade III Historic Buildings since 22 January 2010.North HouseThe two-storey building was built in 1952, and renovated in 2005. Girls' dormitory is located on the ground floor and first floor; staff quarters are located on the ground floor. A Basketball Court is located outside the North House, as well as 3 Tennis Courts and some Barbecue Pits.Classroom Block (Code: CR)The three-storey building was built in 1964. The Design and Technology Workshop is located on the ground floor together with 23 classrooms are located in the building. Rumour states that it was built front-side-back due to communication problems.Classroom Block is listed on the Grade III Historic Buildings since 22 January 2010.Ng Wah Hall (Code: NH)The Hall was built in 1970. The hall is located on the first floor; Piano Rooms 5-7, Music Society Room, PE Store Room and Gymnastics Room are located on the ground floor.Ng Wah Hall is listed on the Grade III Historic Buildings since 22 January 2010.Piano Rooms 1-4, Cello Room and Percussion RoomLocated beside Ng Wah Hall, the rooms were renovated in 2010.Tang Shiu Kin Sports Field (Code: F)Tang Chiu Kin Sports Field, commonly known as Big Field, was built in 1920 by flattening a swamp to stop the spread of malaria, was resurfaced in 1975 and 2010. A 6 Lane 350 m Running Track, 1 Standard Football Field (which can be sub-divided into 2 small football fields), 1 Archery Range and 1 Shot Put Field is located in the Tang Shiu Kin Sports Field.Special Room Block (Code: SR)The three-storey building, which is composed of Ho Tim Building, Li Ka Shing Building, Pao Siu Long Building and Tang Shiu Kin Hall (Code: TH/T) was built in 1980. Each floor of each building was connected together.Ho Tim Building consists of 2 triangular-shaped three-storey buildings. 1 Audio-visual Theatre (AV Theatre), 2 Physics Laboratories and Computer Room 2 are located on the ground floor; 1 Multi-media Learning Centre (MMLC) and 1 Server Room and 2 Biology Laboratories are located on the first floor; 2 Chemistry Laboratories are located on the second floor.Li Ka Shing Building is three storeys tall. 2 Integrated Science Laboratories are located on the ground floor; 1 Geography Room and Computer Room 1 are located on the first floor; the roof top on the second floor is an open area.Pao Siu Long Building is a two storey building. 1 Visual Arts Room and 1 Ceramics Room are located on the ground floor; 2 Home Economics Rooms are located on the first floor; the roof top on the second floor is an open area.Tang Shiu Kin Hall was built in 1980; air conditioning was added in 2002. Entrances are located on the ground floor whereas a Control Room is on the first floor. 1 Basketball Court / Volleyball Court (or can be sub-divided into 3 Badminton Courts) is located inside the Hall. This is the gymnasium and hall for assembly of the College.A Bell Tower is located in the opening area outside the Block. 1 half-sized Basketball Court is located beside the Hall.Designer Dr. Tao Ho was awarded Merit in the Annual Award of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects in 1982.The Wilson Wang Water Sports Centre (Code: WS)The Water Sports Centre was built in the 1980s, with an Outdoor Swimming Pool of 6 lanes (50 m x 14 m), a spectators stand capable of holding 1000 spectators, a Boys' Changing Room, a Girls' Changing Room, a Control Room, and a Pumping Room. Changing Rooms are modernized, as well as adding cover to sections without roof on the spectators stand, in 2011.Luke Yip Building (formerly: Administration Building)The two-storey building was built in 1984. The building changed its name to the existing one in remembrance to the efforts made by the first Chinese principal of the College in 1999. Staff Room 1 is located on the ground floor; the General Office, Principal's Office, 3 Deputy Principal's Offices, Office of the Secretary to the Principal and a Medical Room is located on the first floor.Leung Kau Kui Student Centre (Code: SC)The four-storey Student Centre was built in 1988. The exercise books storing room is located on the ground floor; Prefect Room, Student Association (SA) Room and the Campus Channel TV Room are located on the first floor; the Alumni Association Room, Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Room, the Social Worker's Room, Chinese Society Room and Photography Club Room are located on the second floor; 3 classrooms are located on the third floor.Alex Y. D. Au BuildingThe Tuck Shop is located on the ground floor of the two-storey building; whereas the Staff Dining Hall and the Boarder's Dining Hall are located on the first floor.Centenary Building (Code: CB)Centenary Building was built in 2006, celebrating the College's centennial anniversary; and one more storey was added between 2009 and 2010. The now four-storey building has 1 Student Activity Centre, 2 classrooms, 1 Computer Assisted Learning Room (CAL Room), 1 Computer Assisted Learning Preparation Room (CAL Preparation Room) and 1 Language Room located on the ground floor; 1 Conference Room, 1 Multi-purpose Room and 5 classrooms are located on the first floor; 8 classrooms are located on the second floor; a covered playground is located in the lower ground floor; Solar Panels are located on the green roof, generating electricity for some lighting in the building.A Centenary Garden is located beside the Building, with some fountains and a memorial tower in the shape of the school logo.College House (Code: CH)The three-storey building was constructed between 2010 and 2011, was opened since November 2011. The four-storey building is mainly used as students' dormitory, where one side is for boys and another for girls; staff quarters and lift lobbies are located in the connecting part.Every room in the college has a code for the convenience of students. (e.g. CB001)
1 Standard Football Pitch/2 Small-sized Football Field3.5 Basketball Courts1 Tennis/Volleyball Court3 Tennis Courts1 Outdoor Swimming Pool with 6 lanes 50 m (shared with the Preparatory School)1 Indoor Sports Hall (including 1 Indoor Basketball Court/1 Volleyball Court/3 Badminton Courts)6 lanes 350 m Running Track1 Archery Range1 Shot Put Field1 Gymnasium1 Cross-Country TrackThe College set up a heritage trail in 18 December 2008, which is the first one in a school campus among all schools in the territory.The College set up a Android App for the Heritage Trail in late 2011.St Stephen's College has divided its students into six houses with six different colours. Some names of the houses came from the names of the first few principals of the College:
Barnett House (Orange) - The Ven. E. J. Barnett;Stewart House (Purple) - The Revd. A. D. Stewart;Hewitt House (Red) - The Revd. W. H. Hewitt;Martin House (Blue/White) - Canon E. W. L. Martin;Priestley House (Green) - Mr. C. T. Priestley;College House (Yellow)Before the 2009-2010 academic year, as a local school in Hong Kong, the College had been providing three years of junior secondary, two years of senior secondary and two years of matriculation education under the English 3223 education system.
After the educational system reform was launched by the government, the College has started providing three years of senior secondary education from Form 4 since the 2009-2010 academic year under the New Senior Secondary 334 Scheme. Meanwhile, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) will also commence in the academic year of 2014-2015. The IBDP is a two-year curriculum and is monitored under the International Baccalaureate Organization rather than the Education Bureau of Hong Kong. Since IBDP is two years long, the College will provide a one-year IBDP bridging course to help student adapt to the essay and discussion emphasized IBDP education mode.
This is the class structure of the College in the academic year of 2014-2015:
Form 1 students' Chinese Language and English Language lessons, and non-elite classes of Form 2 and Form 3 are subdivided into three groups every two classes; all Computer Literacy and Computer and Information Technology lessons are subdivided into two groups every class, in order to adopt "small class teaching". Students only have to take Design and Technology & Food and Home Management for one term each. Every class is divided into two groups, and one group takes Design and Technology while the other group takes Food and Home Management. Subjects are swapped in the second term. Putonghua lessons in Form 1 to Form 3 may be allocated with individual lesson time depending on teacher resources. If individual lessons are allocated, lesson time is taken from Chinese Language lessons. Otherwise, Putonghua subject contents will be taught during Chinese Language lessons.
Due to the implementation of Direct Subsidy Scheme, junior secondary students are divided into 6 classes in each form. One-third of the students in a grade, with better academic performance are allocated into "elite classes"
Form 1: 1C, 1D, 1H, 1J, 1L, 1YForm 2: 2C, 2D, 2H, 2J, 2L, 2YForm 3: 3C, 3D, 3H, 3J, 3L, 3YThe six letters represent six qualities of teenagers, namely Courage, Diligence, Honesty, Justice, Loyalty and Youthfulness.
Senior secondary students are divided into five classes and remain unchanged throughout their three years senior secondary school life. Originally they are allocated according to their subject choices. However, the disparity of the language and mathematics standards of students are large. Moreover, the number of students taking some subject combinations are small, creating a waste of resources. As a result, student are allocated according to their academic results in Form 3, with considerations to their subject choices, with effect from the academic year 2012-2013. Classes with more students are subdivided into two groups form language subjects. As for Mathematics and Liberal Studies, student are divided into either two groups per class, three groups every two classes or five groups every three classes. The representation of the five class letter are the same as those in junior secondary.
Many different publications are made by the College, including:
Official School MagazineChimes (鐘聲) (Biennially or triennially published since 1909) (Published in years ending in 2, 4, 7 and 9)Parent-Teacher AssociationNewsletter (會訊) (Triannually published since 1996)Students' Association (SA)Choi Choi/Choi Tsz (采茞) (Annually published)Stephen's News (提聞) (Quarterly published by SA 2010-2011 (Alpha) in 2010 to 2011)Paper Two Pieces (紙兩張) (Quarterly published by SA 2011-2012 (SOAR) in 2011 to 2012)Echo (回聲) (Semi-annually published by SA 2012-2013 (ECHO) in 2012 to 2013)Chinese Society思藻 (Quarterly published since 2010)English SocietySt Stephen's College Times (Semi-annually published since 2008)Mathematics SocietyMathematics Challengers Paper (2010 to 2011)Music SocietyMUSO Monthly (2012)St. Stephen's College Preparatory School (Chinese: 聖士提反書院附屬小學) is the preparatory primary school of St Stephen's College. St. Stephen's College Preparatory School was founded in 1938 with only one building for classrooms, boarding house and dining hall. During the Second World War, the Preparatory school was used for guard quarter by the Japanese. The Preparatory School re-opened in 1947, with a new building. Another building of dormitory was built in the 1950s. The Preparatory School has started to give boarding places for girls in the 1960s. The Preparatory School has 18 classes of 600 students.
Filming of TV shows and movies
St Stephen's College was used for filming advertisements, TV shows, movies and MVs.
Shine On You (《青出於藍》) (TVB Drama, 2004)HK ARTchitecture (《香港築跡》) (TVB Documentary, 2010)(《保育好風光》) (RoadShow Documentary, 2012)Pleasure & Leisure (《都市閒情》) (TVB Show, 2013)Hong Kong Stories (《香港故事 - 百年樹人》(Episode 24 of Hong Kong Stories))(RTHK Documentary, 2013)(《失業生》) (1982)(《仙樂飄飄》) (1995)(《天作之盒》) (2004)(《天作之盒》) (2006)Echoes of the Rainbow (《歲月神偷》) (Mei Ah Entertainment, 2010)(《雛妓》) (2015)Fu Bingchang (zh:傅秉常), Nationalist Chinese and Taiwanese politicianHon. Chee-chen Tung (董建成), SBS, JP - Member of the College Council of St Stephen's College, Chairman and Chief Executive of Oriental Overseas International Limited, Independent Non-Executive Director of Cathay Pacific; younger brother of the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Tung Chee Hwa, GBM who is a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Vice-President of Olympic Council of AsiaTimothy Fok Tsun-ting (霍震霆), GBS, SBS, JP - Former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Member of the International Olympic Committee, Chairman of the [[Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China]], son to the Vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of the China Dr. Henry Fok Ying-tungThe Hon. Albert Chan Wai-yip (陳偉業) - Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (New Territories West)Erica Yuen Mi-ming (袁彌明) - Chairman of People Power, participated in the 2012 Legislative Council Election and had enough votes for Raymond Chan (Slow Beat), who is on top of the list, for being electedDr. Raymond Chi'ien Kuo Fung (錢果豐), GBS, CBE, JP - Non-Executive Chairman of MTR, Chairman of Hang Seng Bank, Director of HSBC, Director of The Wharf Ltd., Chairman of CDC Corporation, Chairman of the College Council of St Stephen's CollegePeter Woo Kwong-ching (吳光正), GBM, GBS, JP - Chairman of Wheelock and Company Limited, Chairman of The Wharf Holdings LimitedRaymond Chow Man-Wai (鄒文懷), OBE, GBS - Founder of Golden HarvestRichard Eng (伍經衡) - Founder, Shareholder of and Teacher at the large scale tutorial school Beacon College (遵理學校); brother of artiste Christine Ng Wing-mei (伍詠薇)Sir Sik-nin Chau (周錫年爵士) CBE, JP - First Chinese Doctor of Ear, Nose and Throat in Hong Kong, Ex-Senior Unofficial Member of Legislative Council and Executive Council, Ex-Chairman of Kowloon Motor Bus, Ex-Chairman of Dairy Farm, Ex-Chairman of Federation of Hong Kong Industries, Ex-Chairman of HKTDC; brother of another alumnus Tsun-nin ChauSir Tsun-nin Chau (周埈年爵士) CBE, JP - Former Chairman of Canton Trust and Commercial Bank, Former Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, Former Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong; brother of another alumnus Sik-nin ChauYip Man (葉問) - Martial arts Wing Chun master, martial arts teacher of Bruce Lee, attended school in 1917 at the age of 18Professor Tony Mok (莫樹錦教授)-world leading lung cancer researcher based at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Erica Yuen Mi-ming (袁彌明) - Winner of the Tourism Ambassador Award of 2005 Miss Hong Kong PageantSammy Leung (森美) - Disc Jockey of Commercial Radio Hong Kong, TV Host and Master of Ceremony in TVBEllen Wong (王愛倫) - 2nd runner-up in the 1985 Miss Hong Kong PageantBrian Tse Lap-man (謝立文) - Author of "McDull" Story, husband of another author Alice Mak (麥家碧); the principal in the story are in accordance with the principal, Mr. Luke Yip, of the College while Tse was studyingKin-yee Wan - track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Hong Kong, 6 record breaker of Hong Kong; wife of another alumnus Kwok-wai PakRoyden Lam - Hong Kong's renowned professional dart player, winner of various international dart cups
