Salesian English School (Secondary Section), is a secondary

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religious institute the

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, Hong Kong Island. The school's patron saint is Blessed Filippo Rinaldi and the motto is "Alere Flammam".

History

In 1941, due to the great demand at the time, the Salesians of Don Bosco established the Salesian Children's Home under the Salesian Seminary, the progenitor of the Salesian English School. The school was operated by the Salesia
China Province of Mary Help of Christians
The primary section of the Salesian English School was established in 1950 with the secondary section following in 1955. In 1959, the first senior secondary students sat for the

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. The construction of the house of the secondary section was completed and started to operate in the same year. Then

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Sir Robert Brown Black was invited as guest in the opening ceremony. The new indoor playground and new wing construction project were launched in 1966 and completed in 1972. Three years later, the school has joined the scheme of subsidy school (DSS). In the 1990s, the first female teacher was employed at the school, which had not happened since the opening year. Entering the 21st century, the school has proposed reform schemes in improving teaching methods and campus environment. To help students adapt the technology-orientated era, the school was renovated and new equipment was imported to assist the new education system. Due to the education reform in 2000, the school was classified as ''Chinese as Medium of Instruction'' (CMI) school which has gravely affected the future development of the school. In 2018, the "Hing Yik Footbridge" was damaged in an accident and was permanently removed.

Notable alumni

* Tony F. Chan, mathematician, president of the

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, assistant director of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate at the US National Science Foundation *

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, member of the

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(representing the New Territories East constituency) and former chief executive officer of Hong Kong Reporter. *

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, Hong Kong actor * Yip Sai Wing, Hong Kong musician, drummer and co-founder of the rock band Beyond * Ng Cho-nam, SBS, JP, associate professor of geography at the

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, former director of the

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References

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* {{Salesians, state=collapsed Boys' schools in Hong Kong Shau Kei Wan Catholic secondary schools in Hong Kong Salesian secondary schools