St. Francis' Canossian College

Infobox_School | name = St. Francis' Canossian College
(Hong Kong)
嘉諾撒聖方濟各書院(香港)


imagesize = 150px
caption=School Badge of SFCC
motto=Live by the Truth in Love
Latin:Veritas in Charitate

established=May 8th,1869
type=Grant-in-Aid Secondary School
（Medium of Instruction:English）
affiliation =Canossian Daughters of Charity
Roman Catholic
principal = Sr. Susanna Yu
(Supervisor:Sr. Theresa Chien)
Vice principal= Mr K. Law
faculty = 51
grades= Form 1-7
enrollment = 24 classes;800-900 students
free_label = Campus Area
free_text = 8000m²
colors=Water Blue and White color box|#6EC9E8 color box|#FFFFFF
location = 9-13 Kennedy Road,
Wan Chai,Hong Kong
information = [phone]
（Fasmile:[phone]）
website = http://www.sfcc.edu.hk/

St. Francis' Canossian College (嘉諾撒聖方濟各書院; abbr:SFCC) was founded on May 8th,1869, the second school established by the Italian Canossian Daughters of Charity in Hong Kong. There is also an elementary school section, known as St. Francis' Canossian School (嘉諾撒聖方濟各學校; abbr:SFCS). Both of the school campuses are located at 9-13 Kennedy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. As a landmark on the Kennedy Road, the school building is sharply distinguished by the painting with four angels playing instruments on the wall.

Today, more than a hundred and thirty eight years after the school was established, St. Francis' Canossian College is one of the most prestigious catholic girls' secondary schools in both Wan Chai District and Hong Kong, as well as one of the 22 earliest grant schools in Hong Kong, and one of the 114 EMI(English as the medium of instruction) secondary schools in Hong Kong. It is one of the best seconday schools on Hong Kong Island.

History and Information

* 1869-----School was founded by Canossian Missions on May 8^th.
* 1870-----A piece of land was granted by government to build the campus,where included a hospital, a Chinese school,an English school and a Portuguese school.
* 1876-----First graduation of primary six students.
* 1920-1940-----School was known as "St. Francis' School", a government-aided English school with kindergarten,co-educational elementary school and middle school.
* 1945-----School reopened after World War II and was named as "Sacred Heart Junior School".
* 1953-----School was renamed as "St. Francis' Canossian College".
* 1956-----First phrase of the school building was completed. The first team of Red Cross Youth(Youth unit One) in Hong Kong was established on November 5^th.
* 1958-----Second phrase of the school building was completed.
* 1962-----First year of Sixth Form Classes.
* 1985-----School Hall completed.
* 1994-----School celebrated its 125^th Anniversary.
* 2002-----Project Learning curriculum was implemented in junior classes.
* 2004-----School celebrated its 135^th Anniversary.

Principal and Supervisor

Current Principal: Sr. Susanna Yu
Current Supervisor: Sr. Theresa Chien
Current Vice Principal: Mr. Kenneth Law and Ms W Y Lee

School Motto

"Live by the Truth in Love"
*Latin: "Veritas in Charitate"
*Chinese: "力行仁愛 實踐真理"

Admission

Criteria for Secondary One Discretionary Places:
*Stage 1: Assessment of applicants' performance in primary school (60%)Selection criteria: academic performance - 30%, conduct - 20%, performance in extra-curricular activities, talents, skills, awards and services - 10%
*Stage 2: Individual & Group Interview (40%)Selection criteria: Power of expression in English and Chinese, logical thinking and interactive skills

Class Structure

There are 24 classes in total, with 4 classes at each level from Form One to Form Five (A,B,C,D) and 2 classes for Forms Six and Seven (Art, Science) respectively.

School Facilities

All classrooms, special rooms and School Hall are air-conditioned and provided with Internet access. Each classroom is equipped with a TV set, a projector, a display screen and a video-cassette recorder. Special rooms include four computer rooms, Multimedia Learning Center, Independent Learning Center, Library, Laboratories, Needlework Room equipped with computer facilities.

Subjects Offered

Extra Curricular Activities

SFCC has 4 houses, 20 clubs and interest groups, which are divided into 5 categories:
*School Teams
*Service and Uniform Groups
*Religious Groups
*Interest Groups
*Academic Groups

Four Houses

*St. Gabriel House (仁社)
House Color: Red ●
*St. Nicolaus House (愛社)
House Color: Blue ●
*St. Patrick House (忠社)
House Color: Green ●
*St. Valentina House (信社)
House Color: Yellow ●

Publications

*Bloom (School Newspaper)
*蕾報 (Chinese version of Bloom)
*Yearbook

Notable Alumni

*The Hon Audrey EU Yuet-mee, SC, JP(余若薇)-Hong Kong Legislative Council Member
*Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor(林鄭月娥)-Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs of Hong Kong,Former Director of Social Welfare
*Lorna Wong Lung-shi-(黃浪詩)-Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing of Hong Kong
*Erica Li Man(李敏)-a famous writer in Hong Kong

External links

* [http://www.sfcc.edu.hk/ St. Francis' Canossian College]
* [http://www.sfcc.edu.hk/sfccpsa/index.html Past Student Association of SFCC]
* [http://www.geocities.com/sfccaaon SFCC Alumni Association Ontario]

Sister Schools in Hong Kong

*Sacred Heart Canossian College
*St. Mary's Canossian College
*Canossa College
*Holy Family Canossian College
*Pui Tak Canossian College