Our Lady's College, Hong Kong
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Our Lady's College
{{zh|c=聖母書院}}
| image = New extension.jpg
| caption = New extension of Our Lady’s College
| image_size =
| motto = Purity and Charity
| established = c. {{Start date and age|1953}}
| district = Wong Tai Sin District
| oversight_label = Supervisor
| oversight = Sr Tso Enid
| religion = Catholicism
| publication = Our Ladian
| affiliation = The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians
| type = Aided
| gender = Girls
| grades = Form 1–Form 6
| language = English
| principal = Sr Amy Lim Lai-ling
| enrollment = approx. 1,100
| location = 3 Lung Fung Street
Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon
Hong Kong
| coordinates = {{Coord|22|20|41.87|N|114|11|47.47|E|type:edu_region:HK|display=it}}
| website = {{url|olc.edu.hk}}
}}{{More citations needed|date=May 2024}}{{Chinese
| t = 聖母書院
| s = 圣母书院
| j = sing3 mou5 syu1 jyun6*2
| p = Shèngmǔ Shūyuàn
| l = Saint Mother (Virgin Mary) College
}}
Our Lady's College ({{zh|t=聖母書院}}) is an aided girls' secondary school in Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1953 and is sponsored by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. It uses English as the medium of instruction.
History
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! Year ! School Events |
| 1953
|Laying of the foundation stone of Our Lady's School in Chuk Yuen. |
| 1954
|Our Lady's School opens with two classes of kindergarten, one class of Primary One and one class of Primary Two. |
| 1960
|The English Secondary Section begins. The Primary Section is divided into the English and the Chinese sections. The construction of a new building of Our Lady's School begins. |
| 1962
|The school is renamed as Our Lady's College. Opening of the Chinese Secondary Section. |
| 1965
|The first class of Form Five pupils joins the Hong Kong School Certificate Examination. |
| 1969
|The school becomes private assisted. |
| 1979
|The Secondary Section becomes fully aided. 11 and 12 May - Open Day to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Our Lady's College. |
| 1984
|The school begins operating F.6 classes. |
| 1986
|The formation of the Students' Association. |
| 1996
|The Parent-Teacher Association is officially established. |
| 1998
|The government approves that the school's continued use of English as the medium of instruction. |
| 2003
|Handover of the site for construction of the new extension. The school celebrates its golden jubilee. |
| 2006
|An external school review is conducted on the school by the EMB.{{clarify|What is EMB?|date=June 2019}} |
| 2007
|Completion of the annex. |
| 2008
|55th Anniversary. Completion of the conversion: CAL{{clarify|What is CAL?|date=June 2019}} room, Language room and CAL preparation room. |
| 2013
|60th Anniversary. Diamond jubilee reunion dinner was on 18 May.http://www.olc.edu.hk/doc/SchoolReport.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917182134/http://www.olc.edu.hk/doc/SchoolReport.pdf |date=17 September 2014 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} |
Facilities
The school occupies an area of {{convert|66,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} and has 30 classrooms, 17 special rooms, a chapel, an assembly hall that can accommodate all staff and students, two playgrounds, and a spacious basement.
Class structure
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! Secondary !! colspan=2 align="center"| No. of class |
| align="center"
| S.1 | colspan=2 align="center"| 4 |
| align="center"
| S.2 | colspan=2 align="center"| 4 |
| align="center"
| S.3 | colspan=2 align="center"| 5 |
| style="background:#FAAFBE"
| |Arts Stream |Science Stream |
| align="center"
| S.4 | 3 | 2 |
| align="center"
| S.5 | 4 | 2 |
| align="center"
| S.6 | 3 | 2 |
School Uniform and accessories
- Hair accessories: Black, white and blue colours only.
- Form 1–Form 2: the school badge is pink in colour
- Form 3–Form 6: the school badge is blue in colour
Students' Association
The aims of the Students' Association are to enhance communication between the school and the students, promote the interface of the students and strengthen the sense of unity among students. Moreover, students are encouraged to participate actively in extra-curricular activities and community service. Committee members include representatives of all levels.
School Press
School Press is in its 22nd year.{{when|date=June 2019}} Each year, it publishes three issues of Our Ladian. By the effort of its members, it provides schoolmates with interesting news about the school and the world.
Houses
- Faith House
- Hope House
- Love House
- Wisdom House
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category|Our Lady's College, Hong Kong}}
- [http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=22.3444395&lon=114.1965616&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2&show=/9283124/Our_Lady_s_College_%E8%81%96%E6%AF%8D%E6%9B%B8%E9%99%A2/ Our Lady's College Wikimapia]
{{Wong Tai Sin District}}
Category:Girls' schools in Hong Kong