List Of Catholic Schools In Hong Kong
This is a list of Catholic schools in Hong Kong, ordered by the operator. Some are operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Others are operated by other religious orders or by Caritas. Diocesan Diocesan secondary * Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School * Choi Hung Estate Catholic Secondary School * * Kwun Tong Maryknoll College * Lai King Catholic Secondary School * * * Newman Catholic College * Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School * * Raimondi College * * * * (聖安當女書院) * * St. Joan of Arc Secondary School * St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School * * St. Teresa Secondary School * (西貢崇真天主教學校(中學部)) * Tuen Mun Catholic Secondary School * Tung Chung Catholic School * Valtorta College * * Yu Chun Keung Memorial College No. 2 (余振強紀念第二中學) * Yuen Long Catholic Secondary School Diocesan primary * Aberdeen St. Peter’s Catholic Primary School * Bishop Ford Memorial School * Bishop Walsh Primary School * C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong Island in 1841–1842 as a consequence of losing the First Opium War. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and was further extended when the United Kingdom obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898. Hong Kong was occupied by Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. The territory was handed over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of one country, two systems. Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages,. the territory is now one of the world's most signific ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Hong Kong
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church. The diocese takes its name from the Episcopal see, see city, the metropolitan area where the bishop resides. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong is a ''de jure'' suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou, Archdiocese of Guangzhou (Canton). However, in practice it is an immediate subject of the Holy See. Also in theory, not only Hong Kong, but also a small part of Guangdong province belongs to the diocese. In practice, however, the diocese only comprises the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. There were about 395,000 local Catholic Church, Catholics as of August 2022, and 169,000 Filipino people, Filipino Catholics in Hong Kong. Most of the Hong Kong Catholics are Chinese. However, there are various national groups of Filipino, Korean, Japanese, Indian, French and German active Catholics. They are served by 279 priests, 36 deacons, 62 brother (Chris ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Caritas Internationalis
Caritas Internationalis (Latin for ) is a confederation of 162 national Catholic relief, development, and social service organisations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. The name Caritas Internationalis refers to both the global network of Caritas organisations and to its general secretariat based in Vatican City. Collectively and individually, their missions are "to serve the poor and to promote charity and justice throughout the world". Caritas Internationalis is the second-largest international humanitarian aid network in the world after the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. History The beginning: ''Caritas Catholica'' In 1891, Pope Leo XIII's encyclical ''Rerum novarum'' was published, addressing the condition of the working classes. ''Rerum Novarum'' is considered a foundational text of modern Catholic social teaching and provides the ideological background for the work of Caritas. In this context, the first Caritas organisations ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School
Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School ( zh, 長沙灣天主教英文中學, abbr. CSWCSS) is one of Hong Kong's leading English boys' schools. It was established on 20 November 1970 by the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. The school is situated on Fuk Wing Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Hong Kong. In 2017, the school ranked 73 among the top 100 schools in Hong Kong. It is one of the best schools in Sham Shui Po. Most Form 1 new students are in band 1. Campus The campus is located at 533 Fuk Wing Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Student life Sports The school places strong emphasis on sports education, volleyball in particular. Being well known in sport area, the school has consecutively acquired the championship of boys' overall grades in Hong Kong Catholic Diocesan Secondary Schools Joint Athletics Meet 16 times from 1976 to 2010. The school has recaptured the boy overall champion of 21st Meet on 27 November 2013 with champions in Boy B and C grades and 1st runner ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Choi Hung Estate Catholic Secondary School
Choi Hung Estate Catholic Secondary School () is a boy's secondary school situated in Choi Hung Estate, Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong. Established on 28 February 1965 by Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Mission History 1960s School enrolled new students at Pui Shing Catholic Secondary School from March to August, and received them fees at Wong Tai Sin Catholic Primary School. In the early year, there were only 440 boys in 11 classes from form 1 to form 3, and 14 teachers. In first academic year, school shared its school building with Sanpokong Catholic Secondary School. On 28 February 1965, school was opened and inaugurated by Bishop Bianchi. 1967, there were already 847 boys in 22 classes from form 1 to form 5. Facilities Furnished Classrooms First aid room General office English society room English corner Catholic chapel Science lab Physics lab Gymnasium Social worker room Art room Library Playground Toilets Running tracks Motto 彩天精神,輸波打人 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kwun Tong Maryknoll College
Kwun Tong Maryknoll College (; KTMC) is a Catholic boys' secondary school in Hong Kong. It was established in 1971 by the Maryknoll Fathers, a society of Catholic priests and brothers founded in the United States in 1911. The college's anniversary day is the first Friday in May. KTMC is one of the limited number of schools in Hong Kong which uses English as the medium of instruction ( EMI schools). It uses English as the medium of instruction in all subjects, except Chinese-related subjects. History Foundation In the late 1950s, the Maryknoll Fathers had begun working in the Kwun Tong area. In 1962, the Maryknoll Father Society asked the Education Department for assistance in building a subsidised Anglo-Chinese secondary school in Kwun Tong. The planning of the school was delayed by the unrest of the late 1960s and the serious inflation which upset all cost estimates. Groundbreaking occurred in the summer of 1971 and the construction of the school building began. The sc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lai King Catholic Secondary School
Lai King Catholic Secondary School () is a Catholic secondary school in Lai King Lai King, or Lai King Hill, is the colloquial name for a residential area including a number of private housing and public housing estates, located on Mo Shek Shan (), east of Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is centred on Lai King Esta ..., Hong Kong. It opened in 1979 and is one of the few schools on the Lai King Estate. The school has over sixty staff and the principal is Mr Lau Kwong Yip. References External links * Educational institutions established in 1979 Lai King Catholic secondary schools in Hong Kong Secondary schools in Hong Kong 1979 establishments in Hong Kong {{HongKong-edu-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Newman Catholic College
Newman Catholic College (formerly Cardinal Hinsley Maths and Computing College) is an all-boys Catholic school, located in the London Borough of Brent. The school has a student age range of 11–19 years old and is Voluntary Aided. Newman College (before the name change) was founded in 1958. Half of the school's students have English as a second language. Newman Catholic College also was one of the first Schools in London to obtain the School of Sanctuary Award on the 19th of June 2019. In May 2024 the school war rated 'outstanding' by Catholic Schools Inspectorate as it was in 2017. Notable staff *Mohamed Mohamud Ibrahim, Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia * Richard Pacquette, semi-professional footballer, QPR, Mansfield Town & Dominica Notable alumni *Cyrille Regis (1958–2018) - professional footballer, West Bromwich Albion F.C., Coventry City F.C. & England *Bashy/Ashley Thomas (b. 1985) - actor and rapper *Otis Roberts (b. 1968) - footballer, Crystal Palace, Harrow Boro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School
Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School (also referred to as NWC; ) is a boys' secondary school in San Po Kong, Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong. Founded in 1965 by Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. History Established in 1965 as Sanpokong Catholic College, the school is a government subsidized grammar school for boys, under the sponsorship of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Before moving into the new premises, with consent of the school authority of Choi Hung Estate Catholic Secondary School (CHESS), CHECSS was partially used by Ng Wah School in its first year of operation, with a total of 480 junior form students (S1 to S3) in 12 classes. On 30 March 1966, the present site in San Po Kong were completed and were inaugurated by the then Governor of Hong Kong, Sir David Trench on 14 April 1966. After a donation by Mr. Ng Ping Kin, an architect and Urban Councillor, the school was renamed Ng Wah College in commemoration of his father, Mr. (Chinese: 伍華). In the late 1970s, the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raimondi College
Raimondi College is an English-Cantonese college founded in 1958 by the Roman Catholic Diocese in British Hong Kong. The school building is located at in Mid-Levels West, Central, near the Hong Kong Caritas headquarters and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. History Founding Raimondi College takes its name from a PIME missionary, Bishop Gao Leimen. Gao was born in 1827. From 1874 to 1894, he went to Hong Kong to preach from Milan, Italy, and became the first apostolic vicar of Hong Kong. In 1955, Hong Kong Wah Yan College moved to its current Queen's Road East campus in Wanchai. In 1958, when the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions celebrated the 100th anniversary of its service in Hong Kong, Raimondi College was built by the then Bishop Lorenzo Bianchi, inviting the visiting Prefect of the Holy See's Communication Department Cardinal Ya Jing’an, who presided over the ordination of the school. Post Founding The Old Student Association, Parent-Teacher A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tuen Mun Catholic Secondary School
Tuen Mun Catholic Secondary School (TMCSS) is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor .... , John Siu Sze Chuen is the principal. It was established on 1 September 1987. References External links Tuen Mun Catholic Secondary School Tuen Mun Catholic Secondary School * Catholic secondary schools in Hong Kong 1987 establishments in Hong Kong Educational institutions established in 1987 Tuen Mun {{Hong Kong-school-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tung Chung Catholic School
Tung Chung Catholic School is a co-educational Chinese school located at Yat Tung, Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor .... The school offers primary and secondary education. History The school opened in 2000. There are currently 1686 pupils in the primary and middle schools, taught by 143 teachers. There are an additional 81 teachers in the secondary school. References External links * Roman Catholic primary schools in Hong Kong Catholic secondary schools in Hong Kong Tung Chung {{HongKong-school-stub 2000 establishments in Hong Kong Educational institutions established in 2000 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |