St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School
Coordinates: 22°19′56″N 114°13′1″E / 22.33222°N 114.21694°E
St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School 聖若瑟英文中學 | |
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46 New Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon | |
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Type | Aided Secondary Schools |
Motto | Ad Astra (Latin) To the stars |
Established | August 1958 |
Founder | Rev. Bro. Paul Sun |
School district | Kwun Tong |
President | Mr. Chu Fu Yau, Dominic |
Principal | Mr. Poon Wing Keung |
Teaching staff | 60 |
Grades | Form One to Form Six |
Gender | Boys |
Enrollment | About 900 |
Houses | Red、Yellow、Blue、Green |
Student Union/Association | Sparkle |
Colour(s) | Blue, white |
Athletics | Football, Badminton, Track |
Affiliations | Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong |
Feeder Primary School | St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese Primary School |
Website | http://www.sjacs.edu.hk/ |
Kwun Tong Road Ex-premise | |
Choi Hing Road New Campus |
St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School | |||
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Traditional Chinese | 聖若瑟英文中學 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 圣若瑟英文中学 | ||
Literal meaning | St. Joseph English Language Secondary School | ||
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St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School (Chinese: 聖若瑟英文中學; often abbreviated as SJACS) is an aided boys' secondary school in Kwun Tong District,[1] Hong Kong. It was the first secondary school located in Kwun Tong and founded in 1958 by Rev. Bro. Paul Sun. It is a Roman Catholic school and the affiliation is Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. The Patron saint of the school is Saint Joseph. The school anniversary day is 19 March.
The school was moved from Kwun Tong Road Ex-premise, which was completed in 1967, to Jordan Valley New Campus in January 2011.
History[]
The school was founded by Rev. Bro. Paul Sun in 1958 in a villa on Kwun Tong Road, which is the premise of SJACPS now. At first, the primary and secondary sections operated together. In 1967, the secondary section moved to 61 Kwun Tong Road, which is now the ex-premise. In 2008, the school celebrated its Golden Jubilee.
In the academic year of 2017-18, the school celebrated its 60th Anniversary (Diamond Jubille), whose celebrations included several open days and carnivals, facility upgrades, the Diamond Jubilee Walkathon, Brother Paul Sun's Memorial Rites, and several others, all with the theme of "Homecoming" - featuring alumni as the star of the theme. Due to the packed frequency of events, the cancellation of the second term joint-test was required.
School Song[]
The school song has four stanzas. However, in all occasions, only the first two stanzas will be sung.
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Campus[]
- Jordan Valley New Campus 22°19′56″N 114°13′1″E / 22.33222°N 114.21694°E
The campus is located at 46 New Clear Water Bay Road, Jordan Valley, Kowloon, near Ngau Chi Wan, Choi Wan Estate, Ping Shek Estate, Shun Lee Estate.
- Kwun Tong Road Ex-premise 22°19′49″N 114°12′40″E / 22.33028°N 114.21111°E
The campus was located at 61 Kwun Tong Road, Ngau Chi Wan, Kowloon, near Kai Yip Estate, Kowloon Bay, Jordan Valley, Ping Shek Estate, Choi Hung Estate.
Playground
Classroom
Corridor
School Hall
No. 1 Staircase
Corridor of 2/F
Library
Staff Room
Extra-Curricular Activities[]
A wide variety of extra-curricular activities are created for students to participate in. Separated as ECA A (Sports), ECA B (Academic) and ECA C (Variable), each ECA session spans two lessons on each Friday. Students are to select 1 ECA A program, and 1 ECA B program (first Friday would be ECA A, the next would be ECA B, as it goes on.); or 1 ECA C program to participate in (spanning all ECA sessions). For a complete list, please visit the school website.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "District Council Constituency Boundaries - Kwun Tong District" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- Secondary School Profiles
- SJACS History from Official Website
- "Item for Public Works Subcommittee of Finance Committee of the Legislative Council【PWSC(2008-09)16】", 262ES – A secondary school at development near Choi Wan Road and Jordan Valley, Kwun Tong, 21 May 2008.
External links[]
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- SJACS Official Website
- SJACS Library
- The Josephian Association
- SJACS Alumni Vancouver
- Rev. Bro. Paul Sun Education Foundation
- SJACPS Official Website
- SJACS - Linkedin Alumni Group
- Catholic secondary schools in Hong Kong
- Educational institutions established in 1958
- Boys' schools in Hong Kong
- Secondary schools in Hong Kong
- Ngau Chi Wan
- Kwun Tong
- 1958 establishments in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong education stubs