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St. Mark's School (Hong Kong)

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School type
  
Aided (Grant School)

Religious affiliation(s)
  
Christianity

Status
  
Open

Phone
  
+852 2560 1261

Founded
  
1949

Motto
  
ΕUΘUΣ ("Straightway")

Established
  
1949

Authority
  
Sheng Kung Hui

Color
  
Navy blue

Patron saint
  
Mark the Evangelist

St. Mark's School (Hong Kong)

Address
  
18 Oi Yin St, Aldrich Bay, Hong Kong

Similar
  
The Chinese Foundati, Hong Kong Chinese Women's, Cheung Chuk Shan College, Belilios Public School, Queen's College

The St. Mark's School (聖馬可中學) is a school located in the Eastern District of Hong Kong

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History

St. Mark's School was founded at Glenealy in Central in 1949, first known as St. Paul's English PM School. The founding Principal was Mr. Leslie Wah-Leung Chung 鍾華亮 (1917-2009) . It was renamed St. Mark's School in 1953, and moved to Shaukeiwan Road in 1956. In 2001, it was relocated to its present site, a brand new building in Aldrich Bay.

In 2009, St. Mark's celebrated its Diamond Jubilee.

The Parish Church of this school is the Holy Nativity Church.

School Logo and Motto

The logo of St. Mark’s School is a lion with outstretched wings, a symbol of the undaunted spirit of St. Mark. The ribbon beneath the feet of the winged lion carries the Greek word "", which translates as "straightway" in old English.

"Straightway" has a two-fold meaning. Character-wise, it means one should be honest, frank, and morally upright. It also means straight-away, doing at once what should be done now and not putting it off.

As students of St. Mark’s School, we should always be truthful to others, as well as be ready to take up responsibilities and act immediately.

Academics

St. Mark's School adopts English as the medium of instruction. With the exception of a few subjects, the entire curriculum is taught in English. These subjects are: Chinese Language, Chinese Literature, Chinese History, and Religious Education. St. Mark's School is regarded as one of the top schools in the Eastern District, with students obtaining excellent performance in public examinations. It is also one of the 22 members of the Council of Subsidised Schools in Hong Kong.

Extra Curricular Activities

There are 5 houses in St. Mark's School, namely Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and Mercury. There are various inter-house sports competitions over the academic year as well as the annual Sports Day and Swimming Gala. In addition, students are encouraged to enrol in many different student societies and to take up numerous leadership opportunities.

School Hymn

Father in heav'n, who lovest all,
O help thy children when they call;
That they may build from age to age,
An undefiled heritage.


Teach us to bear the yoke in youth,
With steadfastness and careful truth;
That in our time, thy grace may give
The truth whereby the nations live.


Teach us to rule ourselves alway,
Controlled and cleanly night and day;
That we may bring, if need arise,
No maimed or worthless sacrifice


Teach us to look in all our ends
On thee for judge, and not our friends;
That we, with thee, may walk uncowed.
By fear or favour of the crowd.


Teach us the strength that cannot seek,
By deed or thought, to hurt the weak;
That, under thee, we may possess
Man's strength to comfort man's distress.


Teach us delight in simple things,
And mirth that has no bitter springs;
Forgiveness free of evil done
And love to all men 'neath the sun.

References

St. Mark's School (Hong Kong) Wikipedia