St. Louis School, Hong Kong

"Scientia et Pietas"
("Knowledge and Piety")
("學問與虔敬並重")

Established	1927
School Type	Catholic Govt. Subsidized
Organizing Body	Salesians of Don Bosco
Supervisor	Fr. Simon Lam
Principal	Fr. Ng Dor Lok Peter
Students	Boys
Enrolment	Approx. 1,200 students
Grades	Form 1 to 7
Medium of Instruction	English
School Song	All Hail, All Hail
School Colours	Red, Blue and White color box|#CC0033 color box|#333365 color box|#FFFFFF
Patron Saint	St. Aloysius
Area	Approx. 100,000 sq. ft.
Location	179 Third Street, West Point, Hong Kong
Website	http://www.stlouis.edu.hk

St. Louis School (Chinese: 聖類斯中學), located in Western District, Hong Kong, is a Catholic primary (privately-run) and secondary (government-subsidized) school run along the lines of an English grammar school.

With the exception of Chinese subjects and Religious Studies which are taught in Chinese, the official medium of instruction is English and the school is, therefore, an EMI school.

The school was founded in 1864 by the Fathers of the Catholic Mission. St. Aloysius was chosen as the Patron of the school, which since then has been known as St. Louis School. The Brothers of the Christian Schools succeeded the Fathers in the management of the school in 1875. In 1921, the Maryknoll Fathers took over and in 1927 the school was given to the Salesian Fathers and has, since then, been run by them.

St. Louis School aims to "provide an education which embraces the joy of learning and stresses the spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical, communal and aesthetic development of students." The motto of the school is "Scientia et Pietas", which means "Knowledge and Piety".

The school is famed for its culture of "freedom and discipline". Students and members of staff enjoy an extent of freedom unseen in other schools in Hong Kong. As a result, its students develop a sense of responsibility, self-reliance and independence that makes them prominent in the community through their contribution and achievements.

There are currently approximately 1,200 secondary and 800 primary school students. As of 2004, Fr. Ng Dor Lok Peter is the principal of both the secondary school and primary school sections. Fr. Simon Lam is the supervisor of St. Louis School.

The school's sports facilities include a soccer-field (with a stand for about 1,300 pupils) a basketball court and a covered playground. The school's soccer playground is the largest among those of all the schools in West Point. The St. Louis school song "All Hail, All Hail" was written by Rev. Fr. Janssen in 1957.

Notable alumni

* Andrew Wong(黃宏發) - former President of the Hong Kong Legislative Council
* Joseph Yam(任志剛) - current Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)
* Tony Kwok(郭文緯) - former Deputy Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption
* William Lo(盧永仁) - Vice Chairman of I.T. Limited
* Gary Chow(周鼎文) - Managing Director of commercial group of PCCW Limited
* Ronald Cheng(鄭中基) - Canton pop singer and actor
* Ho Fai(何輝) - football commentator
* Lai Yiu Cheung(黎耀祥) - actor

Fathers

* （Fr. Patrick Deane）田惠民 神父1926-2007
* （Fr. Bruno Gelosa）伊思高 神父1914-2005
* （Fr. William Joyce）曹文值 神父1918-2005
* （Fr. Julian Carpella）家思齊 神父1923-2006
* （Fr. Clement Wong）黃光照 神父
* （Rev. Fr. Peter Ng）吳多祿 神父
* （Fr. Lam）林仲偉 神父
* （Fr. Anthony Bogadek）鮑嘉天 神父

External links

* [http://www.stlouis.edu.hk/ St. Louis School Official Website]
* [http://www.stlouis.edu.hk/oursls/Profile/profile.asp St. Louis School Profile]