St Stephen's College (Hong Kong)

St Stephen's College
聖士提反書院
Address
Map
22 Tung Tau Wan Road[1]


Hong Kong
Coordinates22°12′57″N 114°12′57″E / 22.21583°N 114.21583°E / 22.21583; 114.21583
Information
TypeDSS secondary school
MottoLatin: Fortitudinis Fundamentum Fides
(Faith is the Foundation of Fortitude)
Religious affiliation(s)Anglican
Established1903; 121 years ago (1903)
Founders[2]
PresidentFrederick Leung[3]
PrincipalJulie Ma[4]
Staff146[5]
GradesGrade 7 to Grade 12
GenderCo-educational
Number of students914 students in 30 classes (34 groups), 301 borders
(Academic year 2014-2015)[5]
LanguageEnglish, Cantonese Chinese, Mandarin Chinese
Campus sizec. 15 hectares (37 acres)
Houses
  • Barnett
  • College
  • Hewitt
  • Martin
  • Priestley
  • Stewart
PublicationChimes
Websitewww.ssc.edu.hk
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese聖士提反書院
Simplified Chinese圣士提反书院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShèng Shìtífǎn Shūyuàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingsing3 si6 tai4 faan2 syu1 jyun6*2

St Stephen's College (Chinese:聖士提反書院) is a Christian Direct Subsidy Scheme co-educational secondary school in Stanley, Hong Kong. With an area of about 150,000 m2 (15 hectares), the college is the largest secondary school in Hong Kong, and is one of the very few boarding schools in the territory. Many buildings in the campus are listed in the list of historic Buildings and Declared Monuments by the Antiquities Advisory Board. When the college was founded in 1903, there were only six boarders and one day student; in the academic year 2014–2015, there were approximately 910 students studying in the college. The current principal is Mrs Julie Ma, commencing duty since 2023. St Stephen's College uses English as the medium of instruction except for Chinese-based subjects. St Stephen's College is the first school in the territory having its own Heritage Trail in the school campus. The college's oldest building, the School House, was declared a monument in 2011, being one of the few schools in Hong Kong to own a Declared Monument in its campus.

East Wing Building, built in 1929
  1. ^ [http://www.ssc.edu.hk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&, St Stephen's College Website
  2. ^ History, St Stephen's College Website
  3. ^ College Council, St Stephen's College Website
  4. ^ Staff, St Stephen's College Website
  5. ^ a b St Stephen's College Annual School Report (2013-2014)