St. Paul's Co-educational College

St. Paul's Co-educational College (SPCC; Chinese: 聖保羅男女中學) is an Anglican secondary school located at 33 MacDonnell Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1915 as a girls-only school until the outbreak of World War II, after which it was converted into a co-educational school. It is the first school in the Round Square network in Greater China, and offers the HKDSE and IBDP curricula in parallel. It, along with its affiliated primary school, has also been under the Direct Subsidy Scheme since 2001.

St. Paul's Co-educational College 聖保羅男女中學
St. Paul's Co-educational College in 2021
Location
33 MacDonnell Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°16′33″N 114°09′30″E
Information
Type	Grant, DSS, secondary, co-educational, day, boarding, through-train.
Motto	Faith, Hope and Love (1 Corinthians 13:13)
Established	1915; 110 years ago (1915) (as St. Paul's Girls' College)
Principal	Frederick Poon Siu Chi[1]
Forms	Form 1 to Form 6
Enrollment	approx. 1,200
Average class size	14-34 (varies according to subject combination)
Language	English, Chinese
Website	www.spcc.edu.hk

St. Paul's Co-educational College
Traditional Chinese	聖保羅男女中學
Simplified Chinese	圣保罗男女中学
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shèngbǎoluó Nánnǚ Zhōngxué Wu Romanization 5sen-pau3-lu2 2noe-gniu4 2tson-ghoq8 Yue: Cantonese Jyutping sing3 bou2 lo4 naam4 neoi5 zung1 hok6
St. Paul Girls' College
Traditional Chinese	聖保羅女書院
Simplified Chinese	圣保罗女书院
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shèngbǎoluó Nǚ Shūyuàn Wu Romanization 5sen-pau3-lu2 4gniu-syu1-yoe6 Yue: Cantonese Jyutping sing3 bou2 lo4 neoi5 syu1 jyun6*2

History

The college was founded in 1915 as St. Paul's Girls' College (聖保羅女書院) by the Hong Kong Anglican Church.^[2] The school's motto is Faith, Hope and Love, derived from 1 Corinthians 13 of the Bible.

In 1918, the College was the first school in Hong Kong to require students to wear school uniforms. In 1927, the College was moved to 33 MacDonnell Road, and has remained as the location of the school since then.

In 1932, the College adopted the school badge that is still used now.

Amidst the outbreak of the Second World War and Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in 1942, the College suspended all operations. In 1945, the College resumed operation while St. Paul's Boys' College moved in. Since then, the College began to accept both boys and girls, and became the first co-educational school in Hong Kong. As the College transformed from a girls school to a co-educational school, a whole-day primary school was established, and Mr Maak Ying Kei was appointed as the Headteacher of the primary school.

When St. Paul's Boys' College moved back to their campus in Bonham Road in 1950, the school continued to accept both boys and girls, remaining co-educational. Before the primary school changed into an AM and PM school in 1957, it moved to 1 Calder Path. The position of Headteacher in the PM primary school was taken up by Ms Fok Lan Hing. In 1959, the new west wing of the College was completed as part of the secondary school.

In October 1969, the school established their first aid service for boys, the St Paul's Ambulance Cadet Division under Hong Kong St John Ambulance.^[3] A Nursing division for girls was later set up.

Exam results

St. Paul's Co-educational College has produced 13 perfect scorers "10As" in the history of Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) and 22 "Top Scorers" and "Super Top Scorers" in Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE).^[4][5]

7 x 5** "Top Scorers" are candidates who obtained perfect scores of 5** in each of the four core subjects and three electives.

8 x 5** "Super Top Scorers" are candidates who obtained seven Level 5** in four core subjects and three electives, and an additional Level 5** in the Mathematics Extended (M1/M2) module.^[6]

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Alumni of St. Paul's Co-educational College

Academics

• Lawrence J. Lau – former vice-chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong; former member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
• Arthur Li – member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong; member of the Council of the University of Hong Kong; former Secretary for Education and Manpower of Hong Kong; former Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Chung-Kwong Poon – former president of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Kenneth Young – theoretical physicist; Professor of Physics and former Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Ngaiming Mok – Hong Kong mathematician specializing in complex differential geometry and algebraic geometry
• Wai Chee Dimock – Writer, William Lampson Professor Emeritus of American Studies and English at Yale University, Researcher at the Harvard University Center for the Environment

Public services / professionals

• Vivienne Poy – the first Senator of Canada of Asian descent; former Chancellor of the University of Toronto (the first of Chinese descent)
• Rebecca Chan Chung – Decorated U.S. World War II veteran who served as a Nurse with the Flying Tigers (China), the U.S. Army (China) and the China National Aviation Corporation (China and India), with work including flying over the Hump (1942-1948); the first Head (Sister-Tutor-in-Charge) of the Nursing School of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Hong Kong, 1964-1975; 1933 graduate of St. Paul's Girls School (the forerunner of St. Paul's Co-educational College)^[7]
• Andrew Li – former Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong; Also Vice Chairman of the School Council
• Audrey Eu – former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, party leader of the Hong Kong Civic Party, former Chairperson of the Hong Kong Bar Association
• Marvin Cheung – member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, Chairman of the Council of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Chairman of the Airport Authority Hong Kong
• Moses Cheng – Chairman of the Hong Kong Education Commission, former chairman of the Council and Court of the Hong Kong Baptist University, former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
• Selina Chow – former member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and Legislative Council of Hong Kong
• Priscilla Leung – Kowloon City District Councilor (Elected)
• Maria Tam – former member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and Legislative Council of Hong Kong
• Eric Li – former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, former president of the Hong Kong Society of Accountants

Business

• Johnny Hon – Venture capitalist
• Victor Li – Managing Director of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited; elder son of multibillionaire Li Ka-Shing
• Richard Li – Chairman of PCCW; younger son of multibillionaire Li Ka-Shing
• Ronnie Chan – Chairman of Hang Lung Properties
• Adrian Cheng – CEO of New World Development
• Sonia Cheng - CEO of Rosewood Hotel Group
• Kenneth Fok - VP of Fok Ying Tung Group and Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China

Musicians

• Warren Lee – Artist, concert pianist; Music Director of St. Paul's Co-educational College
• Kenneth Chan – Actor
• Danny Chan – Singer
• Michael Kwan – Singer
• Justin Lo – Singer-songwriter
• Samuel Wong – Conductor
• Mark Lui – Songwriter
• Eugene Pao – Jazz guitarist
• Stephen Fung - Singer, actor and director

Others

• Sham Yen Yi – 2014 Miss Earth China

See also

• Education in Hong Kong
• Lists of schools in Hong Kong
• Robert Kotewall