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| St. Joseph's College | |
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7 & 26 Kennedy Road, Central | |
| Coordinates | 22°16′36″N 114°9′31″E / 22.27667°N 114.15861°E |
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| Type | Catholic, Grant-in-aid, All-boys, day classes, secondary school |
| Motto | Latin: Labore et Virtute English: Labour and Virtue |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Christian Brothers) |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint Joseph |
| Established | 7 November 1875 |
| Founder | Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools |
| Principal | Ms. Wong Yuen Fan (2020 - 2024) |
| Supervisor | Brother Jeffrey Chan FSC |
| Grades | Form 1 – Form 6 |
| Number of students | c.1,000[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Yearbook | Green and White Magazine |
| Demonym | Josephian |
| Medium of Instruction | English |
| School Rally | |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 聖若瑟書院 | ||||||||||||||
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St. Joseph's College also referred to by its acronym SJC is an elite Catholic all-boys secondary education institution run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Central Mid-Levels district, Hong Kong. It was established by the French De La Salle Christian Brothers on 7 November 1875. It is the oldest Catholic boys' secondary school and one of the leading boys' schools in Hong Kong.[2] It typically has about 1,000 students.[1] Subjects are taught in English, except for Chinese-related subjects and French and Japanese language studies.
The sponsoring body of the College is the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, incorporated in Hong Kong under the St Joseph's College Incorporation Ordinance, Cap. 1048 of the Laws of Hong Kong. The stated mission of the College is "to educate students in areas of intellectual, physical, social, moral and emotional development" and "to impart a human and Christian education...and to do so with faith and zeal".[1]
The north and west blocks of the College are declared monuments of Hong Kong.[3] The extension of the campus at 26 Kennedy Road is also a Grade I historic building.
The school has educated Olympians, local public figures and a Nobel laureate (Professor Charles Kao, Father of fibre optics),[4] and members of Hong Kong's most prominent families.
- ^ a b c "About SJC" (PDF). St. Joseph's College. Retrieved 2 September 2022. Link to current plans and reports, updated annually.
- ^ Ho-him, Chan (1 February 2020). "Hong Kong's oldest Catholic boys' school to get swimming pool, arts centre and hostel in HK$500 million upgrade". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "List of declared monuments of Hong Kong as at 12 Jan 2007". Archived from the original on 1 May 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2007.
- ^ "Prominent Old Boys". St. Joseph's College.