New Method College

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{{Infobox School

| name = New Method College

| native_name = 新法書院

| image = HK NewMethodCollege.JPG

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| motto= 格物致知

| motto_translation = VERI SEQUACES

|fundingtype = Direct Subsidy Scheme, secondary

| established = 1951

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| students =

|gender = Co-educational

| grades = Form 1 - Form 7

(2010-2011 : F.5 to F.7, 2011-2012 : F.6 to F.7)

|country = Hong Kong

| free_label2 = Medium of Instruction

| free_text2 = English

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| location = 25 Man Fuk Road, Waterloo Hill, Homantin, Kowloon

| website = http://www.nmc.edu.hk/eng/index.html

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New Method College (abbreviated to NMC) was a secondary school located in Black Rock Hill, Kowloon City District, Hong Kong. Its stated mission was "to recognise each student as an individual".http://www.nmc.edu.hk/c_mission/mission.html Mission Statement It was the fourth school of the same name, with the first one built in 1951 on Hong Kong Island. It was also the first school to participate in the Direct Subsidy Scheme. It was announced that the school would close in 2012 due to a chronic decrease in enrollments. The former campus at 25 Man Fuk Road now houses Stamford American School Hong Kong.

The college had a small pool of notable alumni who have made their names in politics and the entertainment industry.{{cn|date=June 2021}}{{example needed|s|date=October 2022}}

History

The precursor to the college was New Method English Tutorial School, opened in 1949. New Method College opened in Wanchai in 1951.{{cite news |last1=Anakotta |first1=Ricky |title=No resting on your laurels at New Method |work=South China Morning Post |date=10 September 1975}}

References

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Further reading

  • New Method College: Hong Kong 1951-1971 (1971)